About Me

I am a 4th year Physical Oceanography PhD student in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program advised by Magdalena Andres and Glen Gawarkiewicz. Since I passed my PhD qualifying exams in June 2023, I published a paper in JGR Oceans, entitled “Is the Regime Shift in Gulf Stream Warm Core Rings Detected by Satellite Altimetry? An Inter-comparison of Eddy Identification and Tracking Products,” on the work on Gulf Stream rings which is Chapter 1 of my thesis. I presented my thesis proposal to my thesis committee in April 2024 and am now working on what will become Chapter 2 of the thesis. Broadly, Chapter 2 will focus on extending the time series of the Gulf Stream’s daily position and exploring the dynamical drivers of the Gulf Stream path stability and variability.

Some of my past research projects include: understanding drivers of marine heatwaves in the North Atlantic, analyzing variability of Gulf Stream rings using sea surface height products, and modeling the relationship of the Shelf Break Jet to sea level variability on the U.S. NE coast. I am particularly interested in climate variability, mesoscale to large-scale ocean dynamics, sea level change, and extreme events.

In my free time, I enjoy biking around Cape Cod and Boston, walking in nature, swimming, listening to podcasts, and reading. During the summer I do pottery and in the winter I (attempt to work on my) knit(ting projects).

Last update: November 2024