CV

View my full CV here. Below you’ll find the summary verision of my CV.

Education

• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • Ph.D in Physical Oceanography, MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography, 2026 (expected)
    • NSF GRFP Recipient, 2021-2026
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • B.S. in Applied Mathematics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2020
    • Dean’s Honor List, Rensselaer Leadership Award, Manuel J Cutillas ‘55 Scholar Award, Rensselaer Recognition Award

Research Experience

• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • MIT-WHOI Joint Program, 2021-Present, Advisors: Magdalena Andres & Glen Gawarkiewicz
    • Secondary research project, Spring 2022, Advisor: Chris Piecuch

  • Summer Student Fellow, Summer 2020, Advisors: Svenja Ryan, Magdalena Andres, Glen Gawarkiewicz, & Caroline Ummenhofer

  • Semester At WHOI, Fall 2019, Advisor: Hauke Kite-Powell
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Undergraduate Research Project, Spring 2020, Advisor: Sarah Cadieux

Teaching Experience

• JP Summer Math Review
  • Co-taught Ordinary Differential Equations II, Summer 2023
  • Taught Ordinary Differential Equations II, Summer 2024
• RPI Introduction to Logic TA, Spring 2019

Publications

• [Under review] Jensen, G. G., Gangopadhyay, A., Gawarkiewicz, G. G., Silver, A., Perez, E., Clark, J. (2025). Observational evidence of a new type of Cyclonic Eddy of the Gulf Stream. Nature Scientific Reports.
• Perez, E., & Andres, M. (2025). Gulf Stream Daily, Monthly, and Annual Paths (1993–2023, 75–55W) and an Updated Destabilization Point Time Series of the Gulf Stream (1993–2023, 75–55W) (Version v1) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15492047
• Perez, E., Andres, M., Gawarkiewicz, G. Is the Regime Shift in Gulf Stream Warm Core Rings Detected by Satellite Altimetry? An Inter-comparison of Eddy Identification and Tracking Products. JGR Oceans. (2024)
• Perez, E., Enders, L., Andres, M., Gawarkiewicz, Hummon, J., Genz, A., Carvalho, N., Limoges, A., Pereira, Z., & Smith, J. (2024). RR2407 Cruise Report. Zenodo..
• Perez, E., Ryan, S., Andres, M. et al. Understanding physical drivers of the 2015/16 marine heatwaves in the Northwest Atlantic. Sci Rep 11, 17623 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97012-0.

Presentations

• E. Perez, M. Andres, G. Gawarkiewicz. “Is the Regime Shift in Gulf Stream Warm Core Rings Evident in Satellite Altimetry? An Inter-comparison of Eddy Identification and Tracking Products.” Ocean Sciences Meeting, 18–23 February 2024, New Orleans, LA. Poster.
• E. Perez, C. Piecuch. “A first look! The relationship between U.S. northeast sea level & the Shelfbreak Jet.” Graduate Climate Conference, 2–4 November 2023, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA. Poster.
• E. Perez, M. Andres, G. Gawarkiewicz, A. Gangopadhyay & A. Silver. “Comparing SSH- to SST-derived rings (1993–2017).” Graduate Climate Conference, 3 November 2022, University of Washington. Poster.
• E. Perez, M. Andres, G. Gawarkiewicz, A. Gangopadhyay & A. Silver. “Comparing Chelton Eddies to Clark Charts (1993–2017).” Middle Atlantic Bight Physical Oceanography and Meteorology Meeting, 13 October 2022, University of Delaware. Talk.
• E. Perez, S. Ryan, M. Andres, G. Gawarkiewicz, C. Ummenhofer, P. Wagner, M. Scheinert, A. Biastoch, C.W. Böning, Understanding Physical Drivers of the 2016 Marine Heatwave in the Northwest Atlantic, Abstract for American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Virtual Session, December 2020. Poster.
• E. Perez, S. Ryan, M. Andres, G. Gawarkiewicz, C. Ummenhofer, Marine heatwaves in the Northwest Atlantic, WHOI Summer Student Fellows Final Presentations, Virtual Session, August 2020. Talk.

Workshops & Certificates

• MIT Grant Writing Training certificate for attending and completing all course requirements for the 3-day bootcamp in January 2025.

• MIT Graduate Certificate in Science, Technology, and Policy for attending and completing all course requirements for the 1-week bootcamp in January 2025.

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Service & Leadership

• JP-ASK, 2021-Present
  • Mentor
  • Executive Board Member, 2022-2024
• Graduate Climate Conference, 2023
  • Organizer
  • Chair of Audio/Visual Committee
• JP-SSF Mentorship Program, 2021–Present
  • Mentor
• MIT Summer Research Program, 2023–Present
  • Application Review Committee Member
• MIT Water Summit, 2021
  • Organizer
  • Social Media Director
• Undergraduate Recruitment Working Group, 2022–2023
  • Committee Member

Outreach

• Penikese Island School, 2022-Present
  • Guest science instructor
• Letters to a Pre-Scientist, 2022-Present
  • STEM Professional Correspondent
• Woods Hole Science Stroll, 2023
  • Volunteer Scientist

Ocean Cruise Experience

• R/V Roger Revelle, Summer 2024
  • Watch lead on RR2407, a 7-day cruise from Morehead City, NC to Woods Hole, MA. Primary objective to recover and deploy PIES near Cape Hatteras, Secondary objective to adapatively sample mid-Atlantic Bight on the transit back to port.
• R/V Neil Armstrong, Summer 2022
  • CTD watchstander on AR68, a 6-day cruise out to the New England Seamount chain to study acoustics of the region.
• R/V Neil Armstrong, Fall 2021
  • CTD watchstander on the MIT-WHOI Joint Program 3-day cruise for new graduate students.
• R/V Thomas G. Thompson, March-April 2021
  • CTD watchstander on the A20 line of a long-line, 4-week US GO-SHIP cruise.
• R/V Tioga, Fall 2019
  • Introductory 1-day cruise for undergradautes to learn data collection and sampling methods with array of oceanographic instruments and technology