Coming from Greece, Akis started his Master’s in Mechanical Engineering at MIT in Fall 2018. The focus of his research is in stochastics and more specifically uncertainty quantification and reduced-order ocean modelling using the Dynamically Orthogonal Primitive Equations framework of MSEAS. In his free time, he enjoys sailing, a sport in which he believes he can put his knowledge from ocean modelling into practice. He is currently working on:

• Coherent Lagrangian Pathways from the Surface Ocean to Interior (CALYPSO)
• Understanding and Predicting the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current

Manan joined the lab in Fall 2018. He is pursuing his Master’s in Computation for Design and Optimisation(CDO). His research interests include primarily include higher order methods (specifically, HDG). He is currently working on:

• Coherent Lagrangian Pathways from the Surface Ocean to Interior (CALYPSO)