OCEAN OPTICS
My doctoral research focused on understanding the roles of particle composition and size distribution in angle-resolved polarized light scattering by natural seawater samples through comprehensive experiments involving particle-size fractionation and measurements of light scattering.
My current research interests relate to the development and evaluation of optical proxies for characterizing natural assemblages of aquatic particles. This mainly involves experimental assessment of the inherent optical properties of water samples which have been characterized in terms of particle size distribution and composition. My work is concentrated in complex coastal environments, including those in the Arctic, and increasingly relates to the use of optical measurement systems on autonomous platforms to quantify the biological carbon pump.
Appointments
2022–current SEAS postdoctoral fellow at the University of Bergen, Norway
2020–2022 NRC postdoctoral associate at the Naval Research Lab, Remote Sensing Division
2019–2020 Postdoctoral scholar at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Ocean Optics Research Lab
Education
2012–2019 Ph.D in Oceanography, University of California San Diego. Advisor Dariusz Stramski. Degree conferred July 2019.
2008–2012 B.S. in Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Publications
2024. Measurements of the inherent optical properties of aqueous suspensions of microplastics
2024. Improved multivariable algorithms for estimating oceanic particulate organic carbon concentration from optical backscattering and chlorophyll-a measurements
2023. On the potential for optical detection of microplastics in the ocean
2022. A multivariable empirical algorithm for estimating particulate organic carbon concentration in marine environments from optical backscattering and chlorophyll-a measurements
2021. Characterization of suspended particulate matter in contrasting coastal marine environments with angle-resolved polarized light scattering measurements
2020. Polarized light scattering measurements as a means to characterize particle size and composition of natural assemblages of marine particles
2020. Assessing the effects of particle size and composition on light scattering through measurements of size‐fractionated seawater samples
2018. Measurements of the volume scattering function and the degree of linear polarization of light scattered by contrasting natural assemblages of marine particles