Sophia is currently a senior at Sweet Briar college in Virginia after transferring in from Piedmont Virginia Community College with her Associates degree in Engineering. She will be receiving her Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science in the spring of 2022. Her previous research experiences include working in the Thermodynamics lab at Sweet Briar, and a summer at the University of Virginia doing a study on water quality trading in the state of Virginia. In her free time, she enjoys going on walks and reading fantasy novels. ​

Zach is a graduate student in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program for Applied Ocean Science and Engineering. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT in June 2018. With MSEAS, Zach’s research focused on the intersection of numerical ocean modeling and the guidance of autonomous vehicles. Aside from research, Zach enjoys staying active by cycling, skiing, and playing basketball. As an undergraduate, he played varsity football for four years as a linebacker and defensive back.​

Aditya completed his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering at R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore (2017) before moving to Purdue University to pursue his M.S in the same field. Upon graduating from Purdue in 2019, he joined MIT to pursue his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. His previous work at Purdue focused on the development of numerical tools for investigating the self-similar propagation of low-Reynolds number gravity currents for geophysical applications. Presently his research interests lie in the areas of numerical methods and high-performance computing. Beyond research, Aditya enjoys reading, trekking, cycling, and would like to get involved in activities such as sailing, kayaking, and rowing.

Francesco is a junior researcher at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Bologna, Italy. He joins MSEAS for Summer/Fall 2019 as an MIT Visiting Scholar. One of his main goals while at MSEAS is to complete joint research on multiscale multi-dynamics relocatable ocean modeling for forecasting, including deterministic and stochastic predictions.

Francesco’s research interests span the fields of high-resolution ocean modelling, submesoscale processes in the ocean, and extreme value analysis. He is part of a research group which developed the relocatable ocean platform SURF (Structured and Unstructured grid Relocatable ocean platform for Forecasting), based on the NEMO code.

Joining MSEAS in June 2019, Serena is a rising high school senior from Manhasset, New York who is extremely passionate about environmental conservation, future sustainability, and the Earth. She has researched areas spanning neurodegenerative disease to environmental engineering, but her primary interests lie in water use and conservation, especially of the oceans. In her free time, Serena enjoys cooking (which is unrelated to oceanic research but yields delicious results), traveling, and working with others to help the environment and spread her passion for the Earth.

Flávia Barbosa is a visiting student from Portugal. She received her Master degree in Mechanical Engineering from the School of Engineering of University of Minho in 2015 and she is currently at her 2nd year of PhD. The focus of her research in MSEAS group is numerical simulation and uncertainty quantification. To stay focus and energetic, Flavia enjoys practicing sports in her free times. She is currently working on:

• Convection from multiple jets over a complex moving surface

Her publications so far include:

• Barbosa, F.V., Teixeira, J.C.F, Lima, R. A. M. M., Soares, D.F., Pinho, D. M. D., “Rheology of F620 Solder Paste and Flux”, Soldering & Surface Mount Technology, 2018 (accepted manuscript).
• Barbosa, F.V., Silva, J.P.V., Ribeiro, P.E.A., Teixeira, S.F.C.F., Teixeira, J.C.F., “An Experimental Setup for Multiple Air Jet Impingement over a Surface”, ASME 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition IMECE 2018, Nov 9 -15, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Barbosa, F.V., Silva, J.P.V., Teixeira, S.F.C.F., Soares, D.F., Santos, D.N.F.S., Delgado, I.A.C.C.F., Teixeira, J.C.F., “Multiple Jet Impingement in Reflow Soldering – A Numerical Approach”, World Conference Engineering 2018, London, UK.
• Barbosa, F. V., Ribeiro, P. E. A., Cerqueira, M. F., Delfim, F. S., Teixeira, J. C. F., Teixeira, S. F. C. F., Lima, R. A. M. M., Pinho, D. M. D. (2017). Proceedings of the ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition IMECE 2017, Nov. 3-9, Tampa, Florida, USA.
• Barbosa, F. V., Teixeira, J. C. F., Vilarinho M. C. L. G., Araújo, J. M. M. G. (2017). Gasification of RDF from MSW – an overview. Proceedings book of the 4th edition of the International Conference WASTES 2017 (p.). Porto.
• Barbosa, F.V., Afonso, J. L., Rodrigues, F. B., Teixeira & J. C. F. (2016). Development of a solar concentrator with tracking system, Mech. Sci., 7, 233-245, doi:10.5194/ms-7-233-2016, 2016.