The main focus of Dr. Koracin's work is related to the application and development of high-resolution mesoscale meteorological models with turbulence and radiation parameterizations. Dr. Koracin is the head of the Atmospheric and Dispersion Modeling (ADIM) Program. His research has focused on investigation of the properties and evolution of atmospheric flows both in complex terrain and over the ocean. He has been developing a higher-order turbulence closure atmospheric model, a cloud-resolving model, and a large-eddy simulation model and applying them to various phenomena in the atmospheric boundary layer over the land and the ocean. His research also includes the development of models for the transport and dispersion of atmospheric pollutants (modified Gaussian, higher-order closure plume model, and Lagrangian random particle model) and their integration with meteorological model. Dr. Koracin's recent activities include real-time forecasting, investigating the effects of the winds, wind stress, and wind stress curl on the ocean dynamics, and linking atmospheric and ocean models.

Dr. Koracin is a teaching instructor for graduate level classes in the Atmospheric Science program at the University of Nevada Reno and is supervising and advising students in M.S. and Ph.D. programs.