Martín Hoecker-Martinez Ph.D.
Department Chair; Associate Professor
Physics
Education
- Ph.D., oceanography, Oregon State University
- M.S., applied physics, California Institute of Technology
- B.S., physics, Harvey Mudd College
Professional Background
Martín Hoecker-Martínez’s research group focuses on boundary-layer flows and air–sea exchange of heat, momentum, and dissolved gases. He and his students are building a rotating fluid dynamics laboratory at the University of Redlands to study and model geophysical flows. The group’s research combines field observations with computer modeling and laboratory-scale experiments to better understand transport processes in the ocean and atmosphere.
Academic Experience
- Harvey Mudd College
- Mt. San Antonio College
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- Santa Ana College
- Glendale College
Publications
- “Buoyant Gravity Currents Released from Tropical Instability Waves.” S. J. Warner et al. Journal of Physical Oceanography (2018).
- “The O₂/N₂ Ratio and CO₂ Airborne Southern Ocean (ORCAS) Study.” B. B. Stephens et al. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (2017).
- “Oceanic Turbulent Energy Budget Using Large-Eddy Simulation of a Wind Event during DYNAMO.” M. S. Hoecker-Martínez, W. D. Smyth, and E. D. Skyllingstad. Journal of Physical Oceanography 46 (3): 827–840 (2015).
- “Trapping of Gyrotactic Organisms in an Unstable Shear Layer.” M. S. Hoecker-Martínez and W. D. Smyth. Continental Shelf Research 36: 8–18 (2012).
Awards and service
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Fellow, 2011
- AGU Fall Meeting Outstanding Student Paper Award, 2010
- Wayne V. Burt Outstanding Graduate Student Award, 2010
- Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award, Mt. San Antonio College, 2006–2007
Affiliations
- American Association of Physics Teachers
- American Geophysical Union
- American Physical Society
- American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
- National Association of Geophysics Teachers