PO’s New MIT/WHOI Joint Program Students
 | Katy Abbot (2020) Advisor: Amala Mahadevan Research Interests: Biophysical interactions, carbon export, oxygen minimum zone dynamics Education: UC Berkeley, B.S. in applied math and geophysics, 2017 Fun Fact: I brew my own kombucha — favorite flavor so far is pineapple basil. |
 | Theo Carr (2020) Advisor: Caroline Ummenhofer Research Interests: Climate variability, machine learning, subseasonal-to-seasonal forecasting Education: Northeastern University 2020, BS Mathematics Fun Fact: My cat is named after vorticity (i.e., “Zeta”). |
 | Sean Chen (2020) Advisors: Olivier Marchal (WHOI), Thomas Peacock (MIT) Education: University of Bristol, 2020, MSci Earth Sciences Research Interests: Abyssal ocean circulation, benthic storms, cyclogenesis, mesoscale eddies, nepheloid layers, modeling in paleoceanography Fun Fact: I am right handed but also wear my watch on my right wrist… |
 | Helena Cheslack (2021) Advisor: Amala Mahadevan Education: United States Naval Academy, B.S. in Oceanography 2016 Research Interests: Patchiness in Phytoplankton Fun Fact: Drove an aircraft carrier through the Singapore Strait. |
 | Lucas Herron (2021) Advisor: Steve Jayne Education: US Naval Academy; BS in Operations Research 2021 Research Interests: Tropical Meteorology and remote sensing Fun Fact: I can (could once?) solve a Rubik’s Cube blindfolded. |
 | Brynn Hamilton (2021) Advisor: Jake Gebbie Education: Northeastern, B.S. in Physics, 2021 Research Interests: Paleoclimate Modelling Ocean Circulation Fun Fact: I’ve been rock-climbing over half my life! |
 | Oaklin Keefe (2021) Advisor: Seth Zippel Education: University of Miami, B.S. in Marine and Atmospheric Science Research Interests: Air-Sea Interaction and Coastal & Marine Meteorology Fun Fact: I love to sail and specifically race dinghies (aka small sailboats) like FJs, 420s and Lasers. |
 | Elena Perez (2021) Advisor: Magdalena Andres Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, B.S. in Applied Mathematics 2021 Research Interests: Extreme Events, Climate Variability and Biophysical Interactions Fun Fact: I was a finalist in a NatGeo student photo competition. |
 | Shawn Wang (2019) Advisors: Caroline Ummenhofer and Delia Oppo Research Interests: Climate variability of the Indo-Pacific, Paleoclimate reconstructions using proxies and models Education: Columbia University, B.A. in Chemistry and Earth Sciences Fun Fact: I’m left handed for every sport but right handed for writing. |