CV
Contact Information
| Name | Jacob M. Steinberg |
| Professional Title | Physical Oceanographer |
| steinberg.jake@gmail.com |
Experience
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2023 - present Princeton, NJ
Research Physical Scientist
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
- Assessment of the patterns and drivers of regional sea level variability
- Theoretical and model development of the representation of coastal sea level and ocean basin margin dynamics
- Ocean heat content, water mass transformation, and large-scale ocean circulation, western boundary current dynamics
- Observational datasets and state-of-the-art ocean and earth system models (GFDL-CM4X).
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2020 - 2023 Woods Hole, MA
Postdoctoral Investigator
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Ocean Transport and Eddy Energy Climate Process Team - geostrophic turbulence and mesoscale eddies
- NASA Ocean Surface Topography Science Team - ocean heat content and sea level
Education
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2013 - 2020 Seattle, WA
Ph.D.
University of Washington
Physical Oceanography
- Dissertation: Eddy Vertical Structure and Variability: Vortex Evolution and the Geography of Geostrophic Turbulence
- Advisor: Charles C. Eriksen
- Autonomous underwater vehicle (Seaglider, Deepglider) operations in the Northeast Pacific and Northwest Atlantic.
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2013 - 2018 Seattle, WA
M.S.
University of Washington
Applied Mathematics
- ordinary and partial differential equations
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2013 - 2018 Seattle, WA
M.S.
University of Washington
Physical Oceanography
- as part of the fulfillment of my PhD
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2009 - 2013 College Park, MD
B.S.
University of Maryland
Civil and Environmental Engineering
- water resources, surface and groundwater hydrology, and coastal engineering.
Teaching
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Temple University — EES8200: Introduction to Physical Oceanography (Fall 2025)
- Teaching Assistant, University of Washington — AMATH 505: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (Winter 2015, 2016)
- Teaching Assistant, University of Washington — OCN 286: Physics Across Oceanography: Fluid Mechanics and Waves (Fall 2017)
- Teaching Assistant, University of Washington — ATM 509: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics I (Winter 2018, 2019, 2020)
Mentoring
- Mentor, NOAA Hollings, NOAA Lapenta, and Princeton CIMES Scholarship Programs (2023–2025)
- PhD Advisory Committee Member, Temple University (2023–present)
Professional Activities
- U.S. CLIVAR - Phenomena, Observations, and Synthesis Panel Member (2024-2028)
- Ocean Sciences Meeting Session Co-Convener and Co-Chair (2024, 2022)
- NASA ROSES PO-22 Review Panel Member
- Peer reviewer — National Science Foundation, Nature Communications, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Climate, Journal of Physical Oceanography, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Journal of Advances in Modeling of Earth Systems, EGU - Ocean Science, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Continental Shelf Research, Advances in Space Research, Limnology and Oceanography, Earth’s Future, Journal of Marine Systems
Skills
Scientific Programming: Python (Xarray, Numpy, SciPy, Pangeo, Dask, SciKitLearn), MATLAB, Fortran
Ocean & Climate Modeling: MOM6, GFDL-CM4X, CMIP6, NeverWorld2, ECCO
Observational Data Analysis: Ship-based hydrography, Moorings, Argo, Gliders, Satellite Alimtetry/Gravimetry,
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: Seaglider, Deepglider — deployment, piloting, recovery, and data processing