Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences, College of Engineering, University of Michigan

John P Boyd

Professor, also Civil & Environmental Engineering
Undergraduate Advisor, Meteorology Concentration

AOSS undergraduate advisor

Phone:
(734) 764-3338
Fax:
(734) 936-0503
Email:
jpboyd@umich.edu
Education:

Ph.D., S.M., A.B., Harvard University

Research:

Analytical and numerical studies of waves and wave-related phenomena

Specializations and Research Interests

  • Analytical and numerical studies of waves and wave-related phenomena in the oceans and atmosphere with emphasis on equatorial oceanography and nonlinear wave theory
  • Numerical analyses using Fourier and Chebyshev spectral methods

Honors, Awards and Accomplishments

  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • UCAR Graduate Fellowship
  • NCAR Postdoctoral Fellowship

Professional Service

  • Professional American Meteorological Society
  • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
  • American Geophysical Union
Updated: 2009-08-28