5/2012
-
Present
Chief Programmer/Analyst
SSAI,
Lanham, MD
- Create a GEOS-5 module that runs as a CTM (GEOS-5 CTM)
- Maintain the GEOS-5 CTM code to include new components and to facilitate the use of new forcing datasets
- Perform GEOS-5 CTM production runs to validate code changes
- Write Python scripts to visualize GEOS-5 CTM output data
- Maintain the GMI code to include new capabilities
- Maintain a Python distribution for scientific computing and data analysis
- Write technical documentations
1/2004
-
4/2012
Computational Scientist
AMTI,
Arlington, VA
- Analyzed the parallel performance of the GMI code
- Profiled and ported the GMI code on available parallel computers
- Studied of the GMI code reproducibility
- Componentized the GMI code to make it ESMF compliant
- Incorporated new modules and adding new diagnostics capabilities to the GMI code
- Added GMI related modules in GEOS-5
- Modified GEOS-5 to be able to run several instances of GMI
- Wrote technical documentations related to the GMI code modifications and use
1/1998
-
1/2004
Research Scientist
Morgan State University,
Baltimore, MD Worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on projects related to
- The benchmarking of weather/climate model codes on parallel computers
- The development of parallel algorithms for the numerical solution of steady-state partial differential equations
- The implementation of numerical atmospheric models on high performance computers
Instructor, School of Engineering, Morgan State University
Responsible of the undergraduate course Discrete Systems (EEGR.322, Fall 2001, 2002, 2003 and Spring 2002, 2003)
Responsible of the computational section of the graduate course Advanced Analytical and Computational Engineering Mathematics (EEGR.505, Fall 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003).
Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics, The George Washington University
Conduct recitations and grade quizzes. (01/1994 -05/1997).
Instructor, Department of Mathematics, The George Washington University
Responsible of the courses General Mathematics (Summer 94), and Pre-Calculus (Summer 95).
PhD, Scientific Computing, Department of Mathematics, The George Washington University, 1/98
MS, Electrical Engineering, Telecom Paris, 7/93
BS, Applied Mathematics, Université de Montpellier II, 6/91
- Tetra Tech AMT, Achievement Award, 2011
- NASA RHG Exceptional Achievement SCIENCE TEAM, 2010
- Advanced Management Technology Inc. Achievement Award, 2005
Refereed
Eastham, S. D., M. S. Long, C. A. Keller, et al. 2018. "GEOS-Chem High Performance (GCHP v11-02c): a next-generation implementation of the GEOS-Chem chemical transport model for massively parallel applications."
Geoscientific Model Development,
11
(7):
2941-2953
[10.5194/gmd-11-2941-2018]
Kouatchou, J., T. L. Clune, B. M. Auer, J. E. Nielsen, and A. M. Molod. 2017. "Parallel Performance Analysis of Two Infrastructure Frameworks for GMI Chemistry."
American Meteorological Society’s Third Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate,
Elshorbany, Y. F., B. Duncan, S. Strode, J. Wang, and J. Kouatchou. 2016. "The description and validation of the computationally Efficient CH4–CO–OH (ECCOHv1.01) chemistry module for 3-D model applications ."
Geoscientific Model Development,
9:
799-822
[doi:10.5194/gmd-9-799-2016]
Liu, H., D. B. Considine, L. W. Horowitz, et al. 2016. "Using beryllium-7 to assess cross-tropopause transport in global models."
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss.,
15
(18):
26131-26189
[10.5194/acp-16-4641-2016]
Kouatchou, J., A. Da Silva, and A. Oloso. 2015. "SIVO-PyD: A Python Distribution for Scientific Computing Visualization."
NASA Tech Brief GSC-16530-1,
[Full Text (Link)]
Strode, S. A., B. N. Duncan, E. A. Yegorova, et al. 2015. "Implications of carbon monoxide bias for methane lifetime and atmospheric composition in chemistry climate models."
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,
15:
11789–11805
[10.5194/acp-15-11789-2015]
Kouatchou, J., and A. O. Oloso. 2014. "Portable Distributed Scripts (PoDS)."
NASA Tech Brief GSC-16531-1,
[Full Text (Link)]
Clune, T. L., K.-S. Kuo, S. Freeman, et al. 2013. "Tool for Automated Retrieval of Generic Event Tracks (TARGET) ."
NASA Tech Brief GSC-16665-1,
[Full Text (Link)]
Meskhidze, N., R. Sotiropoulou, A. Nenes, J. Kouatchou, and J. M. Rodriguez. 2007. "Aerosol-cloud interactions in the NASA GMI: model development and indirect forcing assessments."
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ,
[10.5194/acpd-7-14295-2007]
Kouatchou, J. 2003. "Comparison of time and spatial collocation methods for the heat equation."
Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics,
150
(1):
129-141
[10.1016/s0377-0427(02)00656-8]
Halem, M., J. Kouatchou, P. M. Norris, M. Rancic, and J. V. Geiger. 2002. "Cloud field assimilation using simulated Triana satellite data."
Advances in Space Research,
30
(11):
2447-2454.
Zhang, J., J. Kouatchou, and L. Ge. 2002. "A family of fourth-order difference schemes on rotated grid for two-dimensional convection–diffusion equation."
Mathematics and Computers in Simulation,
59
(5):
413-429
[10.1016/s0378-4754(01)00418-9]
Zhang, J., J. Kouatchou, and M. Othman. 2002. "On cyclic reduction and finite difference schemes."
Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics,
145
(1):
213-222
[10.1016/s0377-0427(01)00576-3]
Halem, M., A. Hudson, and J. Kouatchou. 2001. "Chapter 5 A retrospective analysis of the pioneering data assimilation experiments with the Mintz-Arakawa general circulation model."
Circulation Model Development,
165-179
[10.1016/s0074-6142(00)80053-4]
Kouatchou, J. 2001. "Parallel implementation of a high-order implicit collocation method for the heat equation."
Mathematics and Computers in Simulation,
54
(6):
509-519
[10.1016/s0378-4754(00)00280-9]
Kouatchou, J. 2001. "Finite differences and collocation methods for the solution of the two-dimensional heat equation."
Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations,
17
(1):
54-63.
Halem, M., J. Kouatchou, and A. Hudson. 2000. "A Retrospective Analysis of the Pioneering Data Assimilation Experiments with the Mintz-Arakawa General Circulation Model."
General Circulation Model Development: Past, Present, and Future,
54:
165-179,
ISBN: 0-12-578010-9.
Kouatchou, J., and J. Zhang. 2000. "Optimal injection operator and high order schemes for multigrid solution of 3D poisson equation."
International Journal of Computer Mathematics,
76
(2):
173-190
[10.1080/00207160008805018]
Zhang, J., L. Ge, and J. Kouatchou. 2000. "A two colorable fourth-order compact difference scheme and parallel iterative solution of the 3D convection diffusion equation."
Mathematics and Computers in Simulation,
54
(1-3):
65-80
[10.1016/s0378-4754(00)00205-6]
Kouatchou, J., M. Rancic, P. Norris, and J. Geiger. 2000. "Implementation of an eta belt domain on parallel systems."
Proceedings 15th International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium. IPDPS 2001,
[10.1109/ipdps.2001.925173]
Dorband, J., J. Kouatchou, J. Michalakes, and U. Ranawake. 1999. "Implementing MM5 on NASA Goddard Space Flight Center computing systems: a performance study."
Proceedings. Frontiers '99. Seventh Symposium on the Frontiers of Massively Parallel Computation,
[10.1109/fmpc.1999.750601]
Kouatchou, J. 1998. "A dynamic injection operator in a multigrid solution of convection-diffusion equations."
Inter. Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids,
26
(10):
1205-1216.
Kouatchou, J. 1998. "Asymptotic Stability Of A 9-Point Multigrid Algorithm For Convection-Diffusion Equations."
Electronic transactions on numerical analysis,
6:
Gupta, M. M., J. Kouatchou, and J. Zhang. 1997. "Comparison of Second- and Fourth-Order Discretizations for Multigrid Poisson Solvers."
Journal of Computational Physics,
132
(2):
226-232
[10.1006/jcph.1996.5466]
Liau, B., J. Lutton, and J. Kouatchou. 1994. "Pricing a network service in a competitive environment."
Teletraffic Science and Engineering,
1195-1206
[10.1016/b978-0-444-82031-0.50121-9]
Non-Refereed
Kouatchou, J., A. Molod, J. E. Nielsen, and T. Clune. 2015. "GEOS-5 Chemistry Transport Model User's Guide."
GMAO Office Note
8:
Sotiropoulou, R., N. Meskhidze, J. Kouatchou, and A. Nenes. 2011. "Sensitivity of cloud radiative forcing to cloud formation parameterization under three different meteorological fields."
2011 European Aerosol Conference
Refereed
Eastham, S. D., M. S. Long, C. A. Keller, et al. 2018. "GEOS-Chem High Performance (GCHP v11-02c): a next-generation implementation of the GEOS-Chem chemical transport model for massively parallel applications."
Geoscientific Model Development
11
(7):
2941-2953
[10.5194/gmd-11-2941-2018]
Kouatchou, J., T. L. Clune, B. M. Auer, J. E. Nielsen, and A. M. Molod. 2017. "Parallel Performance Analysis of Two Infrastructure Frameworks for GMI Chemistry."
American Meteorological Society’s Third Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate
Elshorbany, Y. F., B. Duncan, S. Strode, J. Wang, and J. Kouatchou. 2016. "The description and validation of the computationally Efficient CH4–CO–OH (ECCOHv1.01) chemistry module for 3-D model applications ."
Geoscientific Model Development
9
799-822
[doi:10.5194/gmd-9-799-2016]
Liu, H., D. B. Considine, L. W. Horowitz, et al. 2016. "Using beryllium-7 to assess cross-tropopause transport in global models."
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss.
15
(18):
26131-26189
[10.5194/acp-16-4641-2016]
Kouatchou, J., A. Da Silva, and A. Oloso. 2015. "SIVO-PyD: A Python Distribution for Scientific Computing Visualization."
NASA Tech Brief GSC-16530-1
[Full Text (Link)]
Strode, S. A., B. N. Duncan, E. A. Yegorova, et al. 2015. "Implications of carbon monoxide bias for methane lifetime and atmospheric composition in chemistry climate models."
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
15
11789–11805
[10.5194/acp-15-11789-2015]
Kouatchou, J., and A. O. Oloso. 2014. "Portable Distributed Scripts (PoDS)."
NASA Tech Brief GSC-16531-1
[Full Text (Link)]
Clune, T. L., K.-S. Kuo, S. Freeman, et al. 2013. "Tool for Automated Retrieval of Generic Event Tracks (TARGET) ."
NASA Tech Brief GSC-16665-1
[Full Text (Link)]
Meskhidze, N., R. Sotiropoulou, A. Nenes, J. Kouatchou, and J. M. Rodriguez. 2007. "Aerosol-cloud interactions in the NASA GMI: model development and indirect forcing assessments."
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
[10.5194/acpd-7-14295-2007]
Kouatchou, J. 2003. "Comparison of time and spatial collocation methods for the heat equation."
Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics
150
(1):
129-141
[10.1016/s0377-0427(02)00656-8]
Halem, M., J. Kouatchou, P. M. Norris, M. Rancic, and J. V. Geiger. 2002. "Cloud field assimilation using simulated Triana satellite data."
Advances in Space Research
30
(11):
2447-2454
Zhang, J., J. Kouatchou, and L. Ge. 2002. "A family of fourth-order difference schemes on rotated grid for two-dimensional convection–diffusion equation."
Mathematics and Computers in Simulation
59
(5):
413-429
[10.1016/s0378-4754(01)00418-9]
Zhang, J., J. Kouatchou, and M. Othman. 2002. "On cyclic reduction and finite difference schemes."
Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics
145
(1):
213-222
[10.1016/s0377-0427(01)00576-3]
Halem, M., A. Hudson, and J. Kouatchou. 2001. "Chapter 5 A retrospective analysis of the pioneering data assimilation experiments with the Mintz-Arakawa general circulation model."
Circulation Model Development
165-179
[10.1016/s0074-6142(00)80053-4]
Kouatchou, J. 2001. "Parallel implementation of a high-order implicit collocation method for the heat equation."
Mathematics and Computers in Simulation
54
(6):
509-519
[10.1016/s0378-4754(00)00280-9]
Kouatchou, J. 2001. "Finite differences and collocation methods for the solution of the two-dimensional heat equation."
Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations
17
(1):
54-63
Halem, M., J. Kouatchou, and A. Hudson. 2000. "A Retrospective Analysis of the Pioneering Data Assimilation Experiments with the Mintz-Arakawa General Circulation Model."
General Circulation Model Development: Past, Present, and Future
54
165-179
Kouatchou, J., and J. Zhang. 2000. "Optimal injection operator and high order schemes for multigrid solution of 3D poisson equation."
International Journal of Computer Mathematics
76
(2):
173-190
[10.1080/00207160008805018]
Zhang, J., L. Ge, and J. Kouatchou. 2000. "A two colorable fourth-order compact difference scheme and parallel iterative solution of the 3D convection diffusion equation."
Mathematics and Computers in Simulation
54
(1-3):
65-80
[10.1016/s0378-4754(00)00205-6]
Kouatchou, J., M. Rancic, P. Norris, and J. Geiger. 2000. "Implementation of an eta belt domain on parallel systems."
Proceedings 15th International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium. IPDPS 2001
[10.1109/ipdps.2001.925173]
Dorband, J., J. Kouatchou, J. Michalakes, and U. Ranawake. 1999. "Implementing MM5 on NASA Goddard Space Flight Center computing systems: a performance study."
Proceedings. Frontiers '99. Seventh Symposium on the Frontiers of Massively Parallel Computation
[10.1109/fmpc.1999.750601]
Kouatchou, J. 1998. "A dynamic injection operator in a multigrid solution of convection-diffusion equations."
Inter. Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
26
(10):
1205-1216
Kouatchou, J. 1998. "Asymptotic Stability Of A 9-Point Multigrid Algorithm For Convection-Diffusion Equations."
Electronic transactions on numerical analysis
6
Gupta, M. M., J. Kouatchou, and J. Zhang. 1997. "Comparison of Second- and Fourth-Order Discretizations for Multigrid Poisson Solvers."
Journal of Computational Physics
132
(2):
226-232
[10.1006/jcph.1996.5466]
Liau, B., J. Lutton, and J. Kouatchou. 1994. "Pricing a network service in a competitive environment."
Teletraffic Science and Engineering
1195-1206
[10.1016/b978-0-444-82031-0.50121-9]
Non-Refereed
Kouatchou, J., A. Molod, J. E. Nielsen, and T. Clune. 2015. "GEOS-5 Chemistry Transport Model User's Guide."
GMAO Office Note
8
Sotiropoulou, R., N. Meskhidze, J. Kouatchou, and A. Nenes. 2011. "Sensitivity of cloud radiative forcing to cloud formation parameterization under three different meteorological fields."
2011 European Aerosol Conference
