Iury Simoes-Sousa (Coastal PO Faculty Search Candidate) - SMSP Spring Seminar Series 2026

Iury Simoes-Sousa

Abstract: With the ever-increasing amount of observational and modeled data, we are at a pivotal moment in our ability to observe and understand the environment. Global change is no longer a distant forecast but a present reality, and scientific efforts to understand and mitigate its effects broadly follow two complementary approaches. The first seeks to improve circulation models by examining how small-scale dynamics influence large-scale system behavior. The second approach downscales global projections to better assess local impacts, often focusing on extreme events. This presentation highlights how high-performance computing can effectively bridge these scales. Through selected examples, we illustrate how computational methods reveal the role of oceanic vortices in biogeochemical processes, predict how changes in the coastal ocean affect conservation efforts for endangered marine species, and unravel the complex physics and impacts of recent extreme events. By integrating computational science with multi-scale dynamics, this work provides key insights into the challenges and opportunities for understanding, predicting, and responding to multiscale environmental changes.