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The physical oceanography lab at SkIO combines observation and modeling to describe variability in coastal ocean environments. Our focus is lent heavily to the influence of meteorological events and other air-sea interactions on the physical and chemical properties of coastal waters.


Team Members

SkIO Lab

Catherine Edwards
Principal Investigator
Karen Dreger
Glider ops lead technician
Kristopher Maedke-Russell
Radar ops lead technician
James Bird
Lab and field technician
 
 

Students

Frank McQuarrie
PhD candidate, UGA
Mengxue Hou
Postdoc, Purdue
GENIoS development team
Ruochu Yang
GA Tech graduate program
GENIoS development team

Pilots

Ben Hefner
Past SkIO Lab team member
Garrison Hefner
Past SkIO summer intern
Drew Vincent
Past SkIO summer intern

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