Group
Current Group Members
Earle Wilson
Assistant Professor in Earth System Science (CV)
I am an oceanographer interested in ocean and climate dynamics. Much of my work focuses on the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic margins, which play an outsized role in global sea level rise, ocean heat uptake, and carbon sequestration. I seek to further our fundamental understanding of the local ocean overturning circulation, sea ice dynamics, glacier-ocean interactions, and climate variability. I use a wide variety of tools and techniques to tackle these problems, ranging from deploying in situ observations (e.g., Argo floats and wave buoys) to designing idealized ocean simulations and applying novel statistical techniques to Earth system model output. I joined the ESS department at Stanford in the summer of 2022 and have courtesy appointments in the Oceans Department and Geophysics Department.
Lexi Arlen
PhD student in Earth System Science
I joined the Wilson Lab as a PhD student in 2022. Using discrete element modeling and remote sensing observations, I research sea ice dynamics in the seasonal ice zone focusing on fracture processes and floe-scale dynamics. I also did fieldwork in the Chukchi Sea where I observed wave propagation in the ice pack. When not working, you can find me exploring outside on foot, skis, or a bike!
JeongHyun Kim
PhD student in Earth System Science
Yuchen Li
Undergraduate researcher
I'm a third-year undergrad student majoring in physics and minoring in math. Currently, I'm working on interpretable deep learning methods in Earth system prediction—in particular, seasonal prediction of Antarctic sea ice.
Garrett Finucane
Postdoctoral researcher