Atmospheric Composition Intern
By Simon Thomas ‘25The Earth Sciences department at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center aims to “develop and implement global and regional models and data solutions for air quality and climate forecasting and their applications.”
Over the course of this internship, I worked with the MONARCH atmospheric model, a powerful air quality model developed at BSC.
My internship focused on evaluating and testing the databases used by the model, assessing resolution issues in coastal areas. I used the MareNostrum 4 supercomputer, the most powerful computer in Spain and one of the most powerful in Europe.
I was able to greatly improve my general skills and knowledge of computer science, as well as learn about the details of atmospheric model development, something I hope to learn more about in the future.
Funding provided by the Dr. Cheryl M. Coffin '75 Internship Fund.