Jennifer Le is a PhD candidate under the guidance of Dr. Lisa Levin at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Her thesis research is focused on the characterization of deep-sea ecosystem services and their incorporation into environmental management. Le is a fellow of the Program for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research with a BS in environmental systems and a … Continued
Dr. David Nicholson is an Associate Scientist in the Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. His research has the broad goal of understanding global biogeochemical cycles in the context of a changing climate. Towards this challenge, his research uses observations from autonomous platforms, such as underwater gliders, floats and surface … Continued
Beckett Colson is a 3rd year PhD student in the MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program. He is advised by Dr. Anna Michel. His research focuses on in situ instrument development for total dissolved inorganic carbon dioxide (DIC), dissolved gasses, and microplastics. On this cruise he will be testing low cost dissolved gas sensor prototypes … Continued
Jen Karolewski is a PhD student in the MIT/WHOI Joint Program advised by Scott Wankel. Her research focus is on the study of coupled cycling reactions between manganese and nitrogen in aquatic systems using stable isotopes of nitrogen and oxygen. She has also worked using isotopes to investigate sources of nitrous oxide (N2O) in the … Continued
Victoria is an MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program second-year graduate student and roboticist advised by Dr. Anna Michel. Victoria received a Bachelor’s degree in Robotic Systems at Olin College of Engineering, and worked with the Tallinn University of Technology’s Center for Biorobotics as a Fulbright student prior to joining the Joint Program in 2017. … Continued
Scott Wankel is a tenured Associate Scientist in Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). He received his PhD in stable isotope biogeochemistry from Stanford University, before extending his interests into the deep sea during his postdoc at Harvard University. At WHOI, his lab group’s research interests primarily focus on questions … Continued
Soobum Bae holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin, and a master of engineering degree in Ocean Engineering from Texas A&M University. With Dr. Socolofsky and Dr. Wang’s advice, Soobum’s research focuses on development of comprehensive understanding and knowledge about the near-field behavior of bubble plumes in different characteristics … Continued
Izzy is a PhD student in the Girguis Lab at Harvard University. She received both her B.A. in Biology and her M.S. in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology from New York University. Her research focuses on the creative ways that microbes mediate the chemistry of their environment in order to interfere with surrounding oxygen levels. She … Continued
Dr. Kristen Fauria is a postdoctoral scholar at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Kristen studies the physics of geological flows that contain multiple phases: for example density currents that contain both gases and particles. At WHOI Kristen is using observations, experiments, and theory to understand how volcanic eruption columns and plumes spread material in the … Continued
Daniel Hoer is a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University where his research centers on the biogeochemistry of seafloor hydrothermal vent and cold seep systems. He’s particularly interested in how mega- and micro-faunal communities modulate dissolved chemical flux. His work involves a focus on the development of new methods and technologies to facilitate addressing intractable questions. … Continued
