Edward Goldsmith

Education

Ms.C., Mathematics, University of Bristol, 2017
Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, University College London, 2022

Memberships

American Meteorological Society

Research Interests

Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Meteorology
Asymptotic Analysis

Recent Publications

Goldsmith, E. J., Biello, J. A., & Igel, M. R. (2025). The non-traditional Coriolis force drives zonal shear in the tropical atmosphere: A systematic multiple-scales exposition. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.

Goldsmith, E. J., Biello, J. A., & Igel, M. R. (2025). Convective circulations and the Coriolis force: A mechanism for upscale momentum fluxes in the tropics. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.

Goldsmith, E. J., & Esler, J. G. (2023). Wave propagation through a stationary field of clouds: A homogenisation approach. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 149(757), 3455–3476.

Goldsmith, E. J., & Esler, J. G. (2021). Wave propagation in rotating shallow water in the presence of small-scale topography. Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

Hogg, A. J., Goldsmith, E. J., & Woodhouse, M. J. (2018). Unsteady turbulent line plumes. Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

Courses Taught

MTH 120: Calculus I
MTH 220: Calculus II
MTH 320: Multivariable Calculus
MTH 340: Differential Equations
MTH 380: Mathematical Modelling
MTH 403: Real Analysis
MTH 405: Complex Analysis
MTH 425: Asymptotic Analysis
MTH 425: Fluid Dynamics

Biography

I am an applied mathematician who loves to use mathematics to understand the physical world. I am particularly interested in how the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans can be modelled most effectively.

Before coming to Hillsdale, I worked with Dr. Joseph Biello and Dr. Matthew Igel at the University of California, Davis, where we studied the effect of the Non-traditional Coriolis Force on the tropical atmosphere, and how it affects both convective storms and wind shear. Prior to this, I did my PhD at University College London with Dr. Gavin Esler, where I developed an enthusiasm for asymptotic theory, and its power to effectively quantify phenomena related to the oceans and atmosphere.

I love teaching mathematics to keen (and slightly less keen) students and am always happy to help wherever I can. Please feel free to drop by with any questions! Outside of mathematics, I love bluegrass music, and I play the banjo.