Driven by a commitment to safeguarding marine environments and leveraging a strong background in numerical modeling, particularly in tidal and mixing processes (e.g. My Ph.D. work), I serve as an oceanographer at NOAA, specializing in predicting the behavior of oil spills using the GNOME modeling suite. This work follows a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of British Columbia, supervised by Prof. Susan Allen, in which I helped co-develop and manage a model of fate and impacts for oil spills in the Salish Sea using the SalishSeaCast ocean circulation model and the MOHID oil spill model. More recently, I have helped with risk assessment of oil spilled from a World War II sunken vessel, used for a joint U.S. and Canada response exercise. I am actively contributing to the field with two forthcoming publications on oil spill risks in the Salish Sea, based on my work at UBC. Looking ahead, my professional goal is to leverage my knowledge and skills to inspire broader understanding of ocean circulation and its profound influence on our lives, while also developing actionable insights to protect lives and livelihoods from the devastating impacts of oil spills.
My interest in oceanography took hold while sailing on and exploring the oceans as a child. Being on the water enlivens me and piques my scientific curiosity unlike anything else. This innate curiosity fuels my scientific inquiry while math allows me to apply this curiosity in a meaningful and fulfilling way. When I am not doing science, I enjoy parenting, sailing, qigong, yoga, being active in nature, cooking, and working on ways to continually improve my and other people’s experience of living life, together, on this planet.