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Position
PhD Student
Affiliation
University of Rhode Island
Department
Graduate School of Oceanography
Research Interests
Laura uses her backgrounds in chemistry, physics, and math to study sea ice processes. Her work focuses on how we can use noble gases as geochemical tracers to quantify sea ice production, which is important to assess polynya productivity and the contribution of sea ice production to bottom water formation. Laura has conducted laboratory freezing experiments to measure noble gases in seawater and sea ice via membrane inlet mass spectrometry (MIMS), and participated in NBP22-02 to collect samples for isotopic noble gas analysis.
Antarctic Research Location(s)
RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer
Research Keywords
sea ice, ice cores, geochemistry, geochemical tracers, noble gases, mass spectrometry, ice shelf ocean interactions
NSF Antarctic Program
Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
SCAR Science Group Affiliation
Physical Sciences Group