Lia Siegelman
Assistant Professor
lsiegelman@ucsd.edu
As a physical oceanographer, I aim to understand how ocean dynamics impact our climate. I have a penchant for the high-latitudes and a keen interest in understanding how scale interactions affect the dynamics of geophysical fluids. I also study planetary atmospheres. My research leverages a combination of in situ data, remote sensing observations as well as realistic and idealized numerical simulations.
Kylie Kinne
Graduate Student
kykinne@ucsd.edu
I am a PhD student in physical oceanography. I study how icebergs affect fjord circulation both as sources of buoyancy and as mechanical barriers toflow. I’m also interested in the way that glacially-modified water exits fjords and participates in the large-scale overturning circulation. My research uses field observations from Sermilik fjord in combination with numerical modeling techniques.
Lucie Reymondet
Graduate Student
lureymondet@ucsd.edu
I am a PhD student in Applied Ocean Sciences. I am interested in how small-scale dynamicscontribute to heat fluxes between the ocean and atmosphere, how they can be estimated from combining satellite observations, models, and in situ data, and eventually what their impact is on larger-scale weather and climate. My current area of study is the Southern Ocean, which I investigate using a coupled, high resolution ocean-atmosphere simulation ran at NASA/JPL.
Lily Dove
NOAA Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow
dove@brown.edu
lily-dove.github.io
With my research, I seek to better understand and constrain the role of the ocean in the global carbon cycle. I am broadly interested in how mesoscale and submesoscale dynamics, particularly in the Southern Ocean, affect the efficiency with which carbon dioxide can be transferred from the atmosphere to the deep ocean. I use in situ observations from autonomous vehicles and numerical models. Outside of work, I engage high school students with the wonderful world of climate science through outreach in Providence Public Schools.
Katya Sumwalt
Undergraduate researcher
ksumwalt@ucsd.edu
I am an undergraduate student majoring in oceanic and atmospheric sciences and computational physics. My goal is to better understand submesoscale dynamics in the Southern Ocean through data collected by elephant seals as part of the MEOP project. I am particularly interested in vertical heat transport and understanding how the classical description of submesoscale dynamics deviates from what is seen in empirical data.
Victoria Lopez-Villa
GeoPath undergraduate researcher
vlovilla@ucsd.edu
I am an undergraduate student in Computer Engineering. My research focuses on studying submesoscale dynamics in the Southern Ocean using data from instrumented elephant seals. I am excited to enhance my data analysis and Python programming skills to understand theseasonality and spatial distribution of submesoscale motions. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, painting, and reading.
Summer Lenhart
Undergraduate researcher
slenhart@ucsd.edu
I am a third-year undergraduate student majoring in Oceanic and Atmospheric Science with an interest in submesoscale dynamics. My research focuses on investigating small-scale oceanic features, such as eddies, using high-resolution sea surface height observations from the recently launched SWOT satellite. I enjoy playing pickleball, snowboarding, and exploring the beaches of San Diego.
Past Lab Members
- Elisa Carli (2023, visiting graduate student, now PhD student at LEGOS, Toulouse, France)
- Félix Vivant (2024, visiting graduate student, now PhD student at LMD, ENS Paris, France)