Branko Kosovic
Associate Research Scientist
Boulder, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolBranko Kosovic is an experienced atmospheric and aerospace scientist with over 20 years in research roles across national labs and academia, now serving as Associate Research Scientist at Johns Hopkins’ Sustainable Energy Institute focusing on wind energy applications. He spent 15 years at NCAR as a project scientist and earlier contributed to advanced modeling and simulation at Lawrence Livermore, bringing deep expertise in atmospheric dynamics, computational fluid dynamics, and applied research for energy systems. Branko holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado and advanced degrees from Penn State and the University of Rijeka, blending rigorous theory with practical modeling skills. He is practiced at translating high-fidelity research into operational tools for renewable energy siting and performance assessment, often working at the intersection of meteorology and engineering. Colleagues rely on him for complex numerical experiments and for bridging domain science with stakeholders in academia and industry. Based in Boulder, he pairs long-term institutional experience with a pragmatic focus on delivering research that informs real-world wind energy decisions.
10 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Aerospace Engineering, Master's degree, Aerospace Engineering at Penn State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aerospace Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aerospace Engineering at Unviersity of ColoradoB.S., Mechanical Engineering, B.S., Mechanical Engineering at Sveučilište u Rijeci / University of Rijeka
Github Skills (8)
simulation10
forecast10
meteorology10
weather10
noaa10
atmospheric-modelling9
forecasting9
fortran9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
brankokosovic/WPS-GEO-LocalFilter
Oct 2020 - Mar 2021
Contributions:1 release, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
NCAR/NCAR-Boundary_Layer
Jul 2021 - Sep 2021
Contributions:3 PRs, 3 pushes in 1 month
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