Clark Richards
Research Scientist at Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Top SchoolClark Richards is a research scientist and physical oceanographer based in Halifax with 16 years of experience studying ocean dynamics from microscale turbulence to large-scale circulation and climate-relevant mixing processes. At the Bedford Institute of Oceanography he applies observational and data-analytic approaches developed during postdoctoral work at WHOI and industry research at RBR, focusing on high-latitude processes, glacier–ocean interactions, internal waves, and sensor development. He co-authored the R oce package for ocean data analysis, bridging open-source tools and field observations to make complex datasets more accessible. A physicist by training (BSc Physics, MSc and PhD in Physical Oceanography), he combines rigorous measurement techniques with practical instrument know-how and a curiosity for how small-scale turbulence shapes climate-scale flows.
16 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physical Oceanography, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physical Oceanography at Dalhousie UniversityBachelor of Science (BSc), Physics, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Physics at University of New BrunswickMaster of Science (MSc), Physical Oceanography, Master of Science (MSc), Physical Oceanography at Memorial University of Newfoundland
English, French
Github Skills (111)
hydrology10
oceanography10
government-data10
r10
atmospheric-modelling10
r-package10
biodiversity10
mercury10
climate-science10
ess9
equation9
development-environment9
netcdf8
ecology8
os-agnostic8
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
richardsc/GNUdotfiles
Sep 2016 - Mar 2025
Contributions:52 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 8 months
AtlanticR/bioRworkshops
Oct 2017 - Feb 2021
R workshops at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Contributions:37 commits, 30 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 5 months
r-packagehydrologyrstatsoceanographyinstitute
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