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Research Interests
While I consider myself a physical oceanographer, I also consider myself a sort of “jack of all trades” rather than a “master of one”. Broadly, I am interested in utilizing my background in industry, science, and engineering to leverage and develop different ocean-observing technologies to solve problems of practical and societal importance. At the highest level, my research centers on understanding how the ocean transports important tracers (heat, salt, nutrients, etc.). I am fundamentally interested in how global warming may change ocean circulation, thereby impacting the transport of these tracers and the feedbacks that connect these processes. My present research is focused on understanding the processes mixing climatically important water masses in the Caribbean Through-Flow using Slocum gliders and targeted modeling experiments. This work is part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) project that I am a Co-PI on along with Travis Miles (Rutgers), Ruoying He (NS State), and Doug Wilson (UVI).
Short History
While I grew up in New Jersey, only 10 miles from campus, I have zig-zagged throughout the US for schooling, research experiences, and jobs. I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2016 and my Master of Science degree in Oceanography from the University of Delaware under the direction of Dr. Matthew Oliver in 2018. My master’s research investigated the impacts of sea surface kinetic energy on phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Ocean through the use of remote sensing, ocean models, and biogeochemical Argo floats. From 2018 to 2020, I worked for Teledyne Webb Research on Cape Cod as a Slocum glider Customer Support Applications Engineer. From 2020 to 2024, I completed my PhD studying the circulation dynamics of the Caribbean Through-Flow under the supervision of Dr. Travis Miles. For my PhD research, I used a combination of Slocum gliders and ocean reanalysis output to investigate the volumetric transport and transformation of climatically important water masses that comprise the upper-limb of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) flowing through the Caribbean.