Natalie is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Ocean Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). She is advised by Y.T. Lin at SIO and Andone Lavery at WHOI. Natalie’s current research involves using autonomous underwater vehicles and computational ocean acoustic modeling to study various components of physical, biological, and geological oceanography at the New England Shelf Break.

Natalie earned her B.S. from Northeastern University in 2018. Before starting graduate school, she worked for a few years as a robotics mechanical engineer in the Unmanned Systems Division at QinetiQ in Waltham, MA. Outside of research, she enjoys making pottery, baking, traveling, hiking, and taking care of her houseplants.