About me
Welcome! I’m a Ph.D. candidate at Scripps Institution of Oceanography studying physical oceanography. I’m especially interested in problems that are easy to state yet difficult to solve as they tend to reveal a rich mathematical structure in things that are otherwise familiar.
My Ph.D. thesis broadly pertains to the dynamics of steep surface gravity waves and tries to answer the following questions:
- Why do surface gravity waves transport mass?
- How is this mass transport modified when waves superimpose and become locally steep?
- Why is the shape of a breaking wave so universal?
Prior to Scripps, I received a B.A. in Physics magna cum laude from Cornell University with a concentration in Earth Sciences. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, reading, and playing jazz piano.