Jeff Polton
Physical Oceanographer at National Oceanography Centre
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJeff Polton is a Physical Oceanographer and head of the Ocean–Shelf Processes Group at the National Oceanography Centre in Liverpool, leading the Marine Systems Modelling subgroup and translating theory into operational shelf-sea models. With over 70 peer-reviewed papers, he specialises in wave dynamics, boundary layer processes and shelf-sea modelling, bringing a rigorous applied-maths perspective from a Cambridge MA and a PhD from Reading. His career spans academia and international research stints including Scripps, reflecting a strong track record in both fundamental dynamics and practical model development. Known for bridging detailed process understanding with predictive modelling, he combines deep domain expertise with nine years in senior research leadership.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D, Physical Oceanography, Ph.D, Physical Oceanography at The University of ReadingMA, Mathematics, MA, Mathematics at Girton College, University of CambridgeMaster of Arts - MA, Mathematics, Master of Arts - MA, Mathematics at University of Cambridge
Github Skills (31)
python10
prediction-model9
radial9
margin9
react9
ocean8
esp328
javascript8
hugo-theme8
hugo8
docsy7
docker7
prediction7
c-library6
oceanography6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
British-Oceanographic-Data-Centre/COAsT
May 2020 - Jan 2023
A Coastal Ocean Assessment Tool built as an extendable python framework for nemo models
Contributions:20 releases, 110 reviews, 904 commits in 2 years 8 months
python
JMMP-Group/SEVERN-SWOT
May 2021 - Dec 2022
Severn estuary 150m ocean model
Contributions:3 releases, 1 review, 10 PRs in 1 year 7 months
estuaryoceanutmatsocean-model
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