Ellen joined the BOOMLAB in 2020, and she is a PhD candidate in chemical oceanography in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program. Broadly, her research uses Biogeochemical Argo (BGC-Argo) floats to better understand carbon and oxygen cycling.
More specifically, her thesis work explores:
- quantifying biological carbon pump parameters in the global ocean from the BGC-Argo float array
- characterizing the dynamic response time of oxygen optodes for profiling float applications
- oxygen dynamics in the Labrador Sea, as a part of the Gases in the Overturning and Horizontal circulation of the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (GOHSNAP)
Ellen’s research also leverages the power of machine learning to help maximize the utility of observational datasets.
Before pursing her doctorate degree, Ellen completed her undergraduate degree at Cornell University (2020), where she received a B.S. in chemical engineering and a B.S. in earth and atmospheric sciences.
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