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PO’s New MIT/WHOI Joint Program Students

Katy AbbotKaty 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 CarrTheo 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 ChenSean 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 CheslackHelena 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 HerronLucas 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 HamiltonBrynn 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 KeefeOaklin 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.
PerezElena 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 WangShawn 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.