Research Interests
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Probing the ocean response to monsoon wind surges in the Philippines using coupled models (pdfs: special Oceanography issue, oc2011a and oc2011b; jpo2010; grl2008, highlighted by the editor) |
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Simulating two-way coupled ocean-atmosphere feedback in the Adriatic using coastal high-resolution nested modeling (pdfs: jgr2003, mwr2006, jgr2007) Air/sea transport, dispersion and fate modeling in the vicinity of the Fukushima nuclear power plant (pdf: bams2012) |
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Improving sea breeze and heat island prediction |
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Predicting flow around buildings using large eddy simulation (LES) for major cities to map contaminant transport pathways - e.g., in the event of a terrorist chem/bio/rad attack (pdf: ae2005) (Visualization by Bob Doyle) |
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Studying sediment and biology transport under complex combined forcing such as strong winds and large river discharge along the US west coast and Mediterranean (pdfs: tos2004, csr2000, jgr2001) |
Current Projects
Dr. Pullen is currently a principal investigator or co-lead for four grants:
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Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology, Borders and Maritime applied projects (2010-2012) |
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Office of Naval Research grant “Ocean coupling to topographically-enhanced atmospheric flow” for Coupled Processes Departmental Research Initiative (2009-2012) |
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Naval Research Laboratory basic research grant “Evaluation of Coastal/Urban NYC Predictions” (2010-2012) |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Program Office grant as part of the “Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast” – to assess combined sea level rise and storm surge impacts (2010-2012) |
Workshops & Conferences
- Panelist, Maritime Security Forum, Coast Guard Academy, 14 March 2012
- Organizer, DHS Port Security Center of Excellence Annual Review, Hoboken, NJ, 7-9 February, 2012
- Session chair, American Meteorological Society annual meeting, New Orleans, LA, 22-26 January 2012
- Special session chair and convener, "Fukushima Crisis: Air & Sea Transport Modeling," 15th Annual George Mason University Conference on Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion Modeling, 12-14 July, 2011
- Program committee member and moderator, Gordon Research Conference on Coastal Ocean Modeling, Mount Holyoke, MA, 26 June - 1 July, 2011
- Contributor, Homeland Security Modeling & Simulation Workshop, NIST, 14-15 June 2011.
- Speaker, DHS Port Security Center of Excellence Annual Review, Honolulu, HI, 10-12 January, 2011
- Scientific committee and session convener, 2nd International Waterside Security Conference, ITALY, 3-5 November, 2010 (pdf: MTS summary article)
- Speaker and moderator, 9th Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes, Annapolis, MD, 27-30 September, 2010
- Co-chair, speaker and session convener, Ocean Sciences 2010, Portland, OR, 22-26 February, 2010
- Speaker, "Evolution of a Mindoro Strait Flow Reversal," Philippines Straits Dynamics Experiment synthesis meeting, Honolulu, HI, August 26-28, 2009
- Speaker and moderator, Coastal Cities Summit, St. Petersburg, FL, November 17-20, 2008
- Organizer & Speaker, Philippines Straits Dynamics Experiment planning meeting, Monterey, CA, August 25-27, 2008
- Speaker, Philippines Straits Dynamics Experiment midpoint meeting, Manila, PHILIPPINES, May 13-16, 2008
- Speaker, Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 2-7, 2008
- Conference co-chair, 7th Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes (joint with 7th Symposium on the Urban Environment), San Diego, CA, September 10-13, 2007 (pdf: BAMS summary article)
- Speaker and moderator, Philippines Straits Dynamics Experiment planning meeting, Stennis Space Center, MS, February 14-16, 2007
- Speaker, 11th HYCOM Consortium Meeting, Stennis Space Center, MS, April 24-26, 2007
- Invited Speaker, "Coastal Upwelling: Coevolution of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Theory and Practices" session, Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, February 20-24, 2006
- Speaker, 6th Symposium on the Urban Environment, American Meteorological Society Meeting, Atlanta, GA, January 29-February 2, 2006
- Speaker, High-Resolution Coupled Coastal Prediction Workshop, NATO Undersea Research Centre, La Spezia, ITALY, November 29-December 1, 2005
- Session chair (and speaker), 9th Annual George Mason University, Conference on Transport and Dispersion Modeling (pdf), Fairfax, VA, July 18-20, 2005
- Speaker, International Ocean Research Conference, The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO), Paris, FRANCE, June 6-10, 2005
- Session chair (and speaker), 6th Conf on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes, American Meteorological Society Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 9-14, 2005 (and inducted as chair of the Coastal Environment Committee)
- Speaker, 8th Annual George Mason University Conference on Transport and Dispersion Modeling, Fairfax, VA, July 13-15, 2004
- Speaker, Venice Adriatic Workshop (pdf), Venice, ITALY, June 14-16, 2004
- Session chair (and speaker), "The Mediterranean Sea: Forcings and Dynamics" session, Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, OR, January 26-30, 2004
- Invited speaker, session chair, and panelist for special symposium: "Nexus of Coastal and Urban Environments", American Meteorological Society Meeting, Seattle, WA, January 11-15, 2004
- Session chair (and speaker), "The Mediterranean Sea: A Laboratory Basin for Interdisciplinary Studies" session, EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, Nice, FRANCE, April 6-11, 2003
- Speaker, Aegean Sea Workshop, Rhodes, GREECE, October 8 - 10, 2002
