About
I am a PhD student in the Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at Princeton University in Prof. Gabriel Vecchi's research group. My research interests are in climate change, extreme events, ocean-atmosphere interactions, and interactions between climate and infectious diseases. I enjoy integrating models and observations to study climate on seasonal to multi-decadal timescales.
Current projects:
- The role of salinity in tropical Pacific variability
- Extreme El Niño events
- ENSO prediction and insights from machine learning
- Interactions between ENSO and airborne/vector-borne disease transmission
Education
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Ph. D.: Princeton University, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (2020-present)
- Advisor: Prof. Gabriel Vecchi
- Committee Members: Prof. Laure Resplandy, Dr. Sonya Legg, Dr. Andrew Wittenberg
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Bachelor of Arts: Harvard University, Earth and Planetary Sciences (2019)
- For my senior thesis, I worked with Prof. Peter Huybers and Dr. Jake Gebbie on improving ocean heat content estimates using the Argo array.
Funding
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP, 2021-present)
- American Meteorological Society Graduate Fellowship (2020-21)
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Summer Student Fellowship at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (2018)
- Advisor: Jake Gebbie
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Scripps Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) REU program (2017)
- Advisors: Ivana Cerovecki, Matthew Mazloff, Sarah Gille, Lynne Talley
Teaching & outreach highlights
- Princeton University Inclusive Leadership Learning Cohort (2020)
- City Year Boston AmeriCorps Member, Henry Grew Elementary School, 5th grade (2019-20)
- Children's School of Science in Woods Hole, MA, Teacher (2019)
I frequently mentor students who are applying to graduate school and fellowships, and encourage students to reach out to me, introduce themselves, and ask questions about the application process and personal/research statements.