I am a postdoctoral fellow working jointly with Planetary and the Yang Environmental Fluid Mechanics Lab at Dalhousie University. In my current research, I work on nearfield models of alkaline minerals in discharge plumes, motivated by questions relating to environmental safety during mineral-based ocean alkalinity enhancement.
During my PhD, I worked with my advisor Ruth Musgrave on a mixed bag of mixing-related physical oceanography projects (check them out here). I use a mix of observations and numerical models (from highly idealized to realistic) to address questions that largely focus on the fate of “stuff”—such as heat, dye, and carbon—in coastal settings. I am excited by applications of physical oceanography to the field of marine carbon dioxide removal, where an understanding of tracer transport and dilution is critical for rigorous monitoring and verification. I am also passionate about science communication and exploring ways to share my science with wider audiences beyond academia.
Prior to my PhD, I completed a short stint as a research assistant working with both Ruth Musgrave (on an Arctic Ocean turbulence dataset) and Eric Oliver (on a data recovery project in northern Labrador). I completed my undergrad at McMaster University in the Integrated Science program, concentrating in physics. My honours project was supervised by Robin Zhao. In the summers during undergrad, I worked in search and rescue for the Canadian Coast Guard’s Inshore Rescue Boat program on the Great Lakes.
Please reach out if you are interested in my work or would like to collaborate: r.yee@dal.ca!