Research Interests

Tackling interdisciplinary problems in carbonate chemistry and carbon cycling through in-situ observational studies and sensor development

Ongoing projects include:

At Stony Brook:

• Monitoring and verifying ocean carbon removal methods as part of the SEA MATE project (Safe Elevation of Alkalinity for the Mitigation of Acidification through Electrochemistry)

From my WHOI thesis:

• The development of CHANOS II, an autonomous dissolved inorganic carbon sensor for mobile and stationary platforms including CTDs, buoys, and AUVs/ROVs
• Investigation of inorganic carbonate precipitation events triggered by flash flood and airborne dust deposition events, through both laboratory and instrumented in-situ experiments in the Red Sea
• Exploration of spatial and temporal variability in carbonate chemistry across deep coral reefs on the West Florida Slope via ROV instrumentation, benthic landers, and CTD casts

Previous work:

Master's thesis: investigation of environmental variability in soil carbonate clumped isotope paleothermometery methods, and investigation of links between the timing of soil carbonate formation and recorded paleotemperatures.