Benjamin Jaimes de la Cruz, Ph.D.

Associate Scientist
Department of Ocean Sciences
Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science
University of Miami

Contact:

4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149
bjaimes@miami.edu

PDF version of my CV.


Research interest

  • Air-sea interaction in hurricanes over oceanic geostrophic flow.
  • Mixed layer cooling in mesoscale oceanic eddies during hurricane passage.
  • Near-inertial waves in geostrophic flow.
  • Non-linear upwelling in geostrophic flow.
  • Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico and Loop Current.

    • Education

    Ph.D.
    2009
     
         		 Meteorology and Physical Oceanography,
    University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
    Dissertation: On the Response to Tropical Cyclones in Mesoscale Oceanic Eddies.
    Mentor: Prof. Lynn K. Shay.
    M.S.
    2005
     
          		Meteorology and Physical Oceanography,
    University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
    Thesis: Energetics of the wind and Loop Current-driven circulation in the Gulf of Mexico.
    Mentor: Prof. Eric P. Chassignet.
    M.S.
    1995
          		Computer Science (major in numerical modeling),
    Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Morelos, Mexico.
    Thesis: Quasi-3D numerical model for beach sand transport (Honor Mention).
    B.S.
    1992
         		 Oceanology (major in Physics), Scholastic Merit,
    Universidad Autonoma de Baja California (UABC), Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Ensenada, Mexico.

    Professional Experience

  • Associate Scientist, Rosenstiel School, Ocean Sciences, University of Miami: Jan/2019-present.
  • Assistant Scientist, RSMAS/MPO, University of Miami: May/2013-Dec/2018.
  • Postdoctoral Associate, RSMAS/MPO, University of Miami: Dec/2009-Apr/2013.
  • Graduate Research Assistant, RSMAS/MPO, University of Miami: Aug/2001-Dec/2009.
  • Research Assistant, Instituto Politecnico Nacional (Mexico): Aug/1997-Mar/2008
  • Research Assistant, CNA/SMN (Mexican National Weather Service): Jul/1995-Jul/1997

    Selected Academic Honors and Awards

  • Fulbright Grantee at the University of Miami, Aug 2001-Jun 2004.
  • The Best Students of Mexico Award, Diario de Mexico and CONACyT, Nov 1992, Mexico.
  • Scholar Merit Award (Top student in Oceanology), Class of Dec 1991, UABC, Ensenada, Mexico.

    • Professional Affiliations

  • American Geophysical Union: Dec 1999-present.
  • American Meteorological Society: Jan 2002-present.
  • The Oceanography Society: Jan 2000-present.
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): Jan 2008-present.

    • International Summer Schools and Symposium

    Physical Oceanography Dissertation Symposium V, sponsored by NSF, NASA, ONR, and NOAA. October 5-10, 2008, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    Modern Mathematical Methods in Physical Oceanography, sponsored by NSF. Topics: large-scale ocean circulation, ocean modeling, geostrophic turbulence, dynamical systems theory, stochastic differential equations, information theory. Organizers: H. Dijkstra, W. Dewar, R. Kleeman. August 13-22, 2006, Breckenridge, CO.

    Hydrodynamic Loading on Cylindrical Structures in Offshore Engineering, Technical University of Denmark. Organizer: M. Sumer. August 2-6, 1999, Lyngby, Denmark.

    MM5 Tutorial, National Center for Atmospheric Research. Organizer: Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division. June 15-18, 1999, Boulder, CO.

    Invited Talks

    Air-sea interaction in tropical cyclones over mesoscale oceanic eddies, International Workshop on Tropical Cyclone-Ocean Interaction in the Northwest Pacific, 19 June, Jeju, South Korea.

    Enhanced wind-driven downwelling flow in warm oceanic eddy features during the intensification of tropical cyclone Isaac (2012): Observations and theory, AOML/HRD, 16 July 2015, Miami, FL.

    Impact of Ocean Eddies on Major Hurricane Intensity, CICESE, 7 Aug 2013, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico.

    Detecting sources of oceanic thermal energy for rapid intensification of hurricanes, 1st Meeting on Databases and Extreme Hydrometeorological and Climatic Events in Mexico, REDESClim, 6 Mar 2013, Manzanillo Col., Mexico.

    Oceanography from NOAA's hurricane-hunter aircraft: Recent major hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Keynote Speech, 16th National Congress of Oceanology, 11 Nov 2010, Mexican Association of Oceanologists, Ensenada B.C., Mexico.

    Tropical cyclone-induced upwelling, near-inertial oscillations, and vertical mixing in a quasi-geostrophic oceanic vortex, 16th National Congress of Oceanology, 9 Nov 2010, Mexican Association of Oceanologists, Ensenada B.C., Mexico. (Special Session on Physical Oceanography in occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the University of Baja California's School of Marine Science)

    Ocean response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the Gulf of Mexico: implications for predicting storm intensity. Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, 4 February 2009.

    Mixed layer entrainment in mesoscale oceanic eddies during hurricane passage. Physical Oceanography Dissertation Symposium V, Honolulu, Hawaii, 6 October 2008.

    Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

    Jaimes de la Cruz, B., L. K. Shay, J. B. Wadler, and J. E. Rudzin, 2021: On the hyperbolicity of the bulk air-sea heat flux functions: insights into the efficiency of air-sea moisture disequilibrium for tropical cyclone intensification. Mon. Wea. Rev. In Press.

    Jaimes, B., L. K. Shay, and J. K. Brewster, 2016: Observed air-sea interactions in tropical cyclone Isaac over Loop Current mesoscale eddy features. Dyn. Atmos. Oceans, 76, 306-324. Abstract

    Jaimes, B., and L. K. Shay, 2015: Enhanced wind-driven downwelling flow in warm oceanic eddy features during the intensification of tropical cyclone Isaac (2012): Observations and theory. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 45, 1667-1689. Abstract

    Jaimes, B., L. K. Shay, and E. W. Uhlhorn, 2015: Enthalpy and momentum fluxes during Hurricane Earl relative to underlying ocean features. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 111-131. Abstract

    Jaimes, B., L. K. Shay, and G. R. Halliwell, 2011: The response of quasigeostrophic oceanic vortices to tropical cyclone forcing. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 41, 1965-1985. Abstract

    Jaimes, B., and L. K. Shay, 2010: Near-inertial wave wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita over mesoscale oceanic eddies. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 40, 1320-1337. Abstract

    Jaimes, B., and L. K. Shay, 2009: Mixed layer cooling in mesoscale oceanic eddies during hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Mon. Wea. Rev., 137, 4188-4207. Abstract

    Selected Conference Abstracts and Proceedings

    Jaimes, B., J. Rudzin, and L. K. Shay, 2018: Hyperbolicity of Bulk Air-Sea Enthalpy Fluxes in Major Hurricanes, In 33rd AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Paper 15C.5, AMS, 15-20 April 2018, Ponte Vedra, FL.

    Jaimes, B., L. K. Shay, and J. K. Brewster, 2016: A positive feedback mechanism for tropical cyclone intensification over warm oceanic mesoscale features, In 32nd AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Paper 3B.6, AMS, 17-22 April 2016, San Juan, PR.

    Jaimes, B., and L. K.Shay, 2010: Upwelling and mixed layer deepening in mesoscale oceanic eddies during the passage of tropical cyclones, 29th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Paper 12A.3, AMS, 10-14 May, Tucson, AZ.

    Jaimes, B., and L. K. Shay, 2008: Modulation of hurricane-induced mixed layer cooling in Gulf of Mexico's mesoscale oceanic eddies, Ocean Sci. Meet., Abstract 2386, 2-7 March 2008, Orlando, FL.

    Jaimes, B., L. K. Shay, E. Uhlhorn, T. M. Cook, J. Brewster, G. Halliwell, and P. G. Black, 2006: Influence of Loop Current ocean heat content on hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Paper C3.4, AMS 24-28 April 2006, Monterey, CA.

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