Battle within battle must be continually recurring with varying success. – Charles Darwin

I’m a marine biogeochemical modeler and biological oceanographer, fascinated by how the ocean’s physical motion — currents, mixing, temperature — shapes the tiny organisms and ecosystems living within it, from local reefs to entire ocean basins.

My work builds and applies computer models of the ocean to understand and predict how climate-relevant systems change over time. I combine large real-world datasets — from satellites, ships, and reanalysis products — with statistics and optimization techniques to make those models more accurate, and to understand how much we should trust their answers.

I’m also drawn to color and visualization, both in my science and in my art. Outside of work, I enjoy nature, painting, and writing.

Assistant Project Scientist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego (2023-)
Postdoctoral Scholar, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego (2017-2022)
Ph.D. Oceanography, Dalhousie University (2011-2017)
Researcher, Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands (2010-2011)
Undergraduate Fellow, Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands (2009-2010)
B.Sc. Oceanography, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (2004-2009)