William Pringle
Coastal Ocean And Earth Scientist 3 at Argonne National Laboratory
Lemont, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolWilliam Pringle is a coastal ocean and earth scientist with nine years of experience applying and developing wave and circulation models to forecast and assess coastal hazards such as tsunamis, storm surge, waves, and tides. Based at Argonne National Laboratory, he blends hands-on numerical modeling (ADCIRC, coupled wave-tide-surge systems) with ensemble forecasting and uncertainty quantification to inform risk assessments and operational forecasts. His work spans applied regional efforts—providing on-demand surge forecasts for NWS Alaska—to integrated climate-scale coupled modeling for the Great Lakes and offshore wind impact studies. A PhD from Kyoto University and a track record of integrating model developments into community releases reflect both deep research rigor and practical software stewardship. He has a history of securing competitive contracts (NOAA, USACE, FM Global) and building tools like OceanMesh2D that enable highly multiscale ocean modeling. Colleagues rely on him for bridging complex geophysical science, code development, and decision-focused forecast products.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) (Hons), Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) (Hons), Civil Engineering at University of CanterburyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Engineering (Civil, Coastal, Urban), Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Engineering (Civil, Coastal, Urban) at Kyoto University
Japanese, English
Github Skills (63)
mesh10
wave10
solve10
open-source10
water10
matlab10
post-processing10
octave10
noaa10
geophysics10
calculation10
triangular10
two-dimensional10
modeling9
pressure9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
WPringle/EnsemblePerturbation
Jun 2021 - Mar 2025
perturbation of coupled model input over a space of input variables
Contributions:126 pushes, 21 branches in 3 years 10 months
perturbationsnl-applicationscoupledcoupled-modelabaqus
WPringle/2CLOWNS-3D
Aug 2016 - Mar 2024
Contributions:15 pushes, 5 branches in 7 years 8 months
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