Turbulence All the Way Down: Ten Weeks Rewriting a 40-Year Fortran Ocean Model in Python

The honest story of pyGOTM — an open-source Python translation of GOTM that brings forty years of ocean turbulence physics into the language the next generation of scientists already uses. Ten weeks of failures, pivots, and one invented validation methodology.

May 27, 2026 python fortran oceanography numerical-modeling
The Enduring Value of the Nuclear Engineer in the Age of Expanding AI

A reflective look at what AI can and cannot replace in high-consequence engineering — and why the nuclear engineer doing safety analysis work is positioned for elevation, not obsolescence.

Apr 15, 2026 nuclear-engineering artificial-intelligence safety-analysis professional-development
htcie: Why I Stopped Picking One Correlation and Started Running All of Them

A first-person account of building htcie — a deterministic, audit-first correlation selection engine for single-phase convection heat transfer — and what I learned chasing correctness through primary sources.

Apr 10, 2026 python heat-transfer engineering traceability