About
Professor Tandon uses his knowledge of Fluid Mechanics and Physical Oceanography to address myriad problems involving mixing processes in the upper ocean. The research methods include analytical and numerical modeling, motivated by ocean observations and observational analyses, to address the importance of mixing and mixed layer processes for ocean circulation and climate. Tandon has also supervised graduate students on basic experimental fluid mechanics projects. His research interests span from small- scale turbulence and oceanic mixed- layer processes, to sub-mesoscale frontal gradients and mesoscale eddies, and their role in setting up the large scale balances in the ocean. His work has been continuously funded by the National Science Foundation since 1996, and by the Office of Naval Research since 2008. Additionally, he has been a Fulbright awardee with Fulbright Specialist and Fulbright-Nehru senior scholar awards.
Tandon is the USA lead for ONR funded India-US Arabian Sea Boundary Layer program (ASTraL 2023-2027) collaborating with the international program EKAMSAT. Tandon was also a leading scientist for the ONR programs MISOBOB (2017-2021) and ASIRI (2013-2017) which explored in the influence of the Ocean circulation and mixing on South Asian Monsoons, and on Monsoon Intra-seasonal oscillations involving the coupling of ocean and atmospheric boundary layers in the Bay of Bengal with partnering programs in India funded by the Indian Ministry of Earth Sciences's Monsoon Mission . Tandon is also co-Chair of the Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2, 2015-Current), Theme 4 on Circulation, climate variability and ecosystem response.