Dr. Karl R. Helfrich
Senior Scientist
Department of Physical Oceanography
Contact Information:
Work: 508-289-2870
khelfrich@whoi.edu
Building: Clark 321
Mailing Address:
266 Woods Hole Road, MS #21
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Research Interests
Theoretical, numerical and laboratory studies in geophysical fluid dynamics: stratified flows, nonlinear internal waves and tides, hydraulic phenomena, abyssal circulation in the presence of topography, geological fluid dynamics, bio-fluid dynamics.
Honors
- Fellow, American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2001
- J. S. Johnson Chair as Education Coordinator, 2001-2006
- H. B. Bigelow Chair for Excellence in Oceanography, 2014-2017
- Faculty member of the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Summer Program
Education
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985
S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982
B.S.E., Duke University, 1979