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Summary

Education

• PhD Candidate, Oceanography | Dalhousie University | 2021 - present
• BSc, Integrated Science (Physics concentration) | McMaster University | 2016-2020

Publications

Peer reviewed

• Kelley, D., Richards, C., Yee, R., Hay, A., Klingbeil, K., MacAulay, P., & Musgrave, R. (2025). “Two-hour sea level oscillations in Halifax Harbour.” Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. doi:10.3390/jmse13071366
• Yee, R., Musgrave, R., Nash, J., St. Laurent, L., Fine, E., & Pickart, R. (2024). “Diffusivity profiles inferred from temperature microstructure at the southern edge of the Canada Basin.” Journal of Geophysical Research. doi:10.1029/2023JC019932

Non-peer reviewed

• Yee, R. (2025). “Basin-sized approaches to a global problem”. Current Tides: Dalhousie Oceanography Research Magazine. Vol. 6. https://currenttides.ocean.dal.ca/journal-volumes/

Research experience

• Graduate student researcher | Dalhousie Ocean Dynamics Group | Jan 2021 - present
• Visiting researcher | Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Reasearch | Oct - Dec 2024
• Research assistant | Dalhousie University Department of Oceanography | May - Dec 2020
• Thermal specialist | McMaster Interdisciplinary Satellite Team | Oct 2018 - Oct 2020

Teaching

• Guest lecture, OCEA 3003 | Dalhousie University | Jul 2024
• Teaching assistant, OCEA 1001 | Dalhousie University | Sep 2021/22/23 - Apr 2022/23/24
• Guest lecture, OCEA 3003 | Dalhousie University | Jul 2023
• Teaching assistant, ISCI 3A12 | McMaster University | Sep 2019 - Apr 2020
• Teaching assistant, ISCI 1A24 Physics | McMaster University | Sep 2018 - Apr 2019

Honours and Awards

• NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship - Doctoral. 40000 CAD/year | May 2024 - May 2027
• Mitacs Globalink Research Award | 6000 CAD | Oct - Dec 2024
• Keith Thompson Memorial Prize | 500 CAD| Dalhousie University | Dec 2023
• Kathy Ellis Award | 300 CAD | Dalhousie University | Oct 2022
• Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship | 10000 CAD/year | Apr 2021-Dec 2022
• First place, summer research 3-minute summary contest | Dalhousie Faculty of Science | Sep 2020
• NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Award | 4500 CAD | Dalhousie University | Feb 2020
• University Senate Scholarship | 800 CAD | McMaster University | Aug 2019
• A. B. McLay Scholarship in Physics | 500 CAD | McMaster University | Jul 2018
• President’s Award | McMaster University | 2500 CAD | Sep 2016
• Governor General’s Bronze Academic Medal | Jun 2016

Technical skills

• Proficient: MATLAB, LaTeX
• Intermediate proficiency: Git, Python
• Basic experience: C, R, NetLogo, QGIS, COMSOL, Solidworks

Current certifications

• Small Vessel Operator Proficiency (SVOP)
• Marine Emergency Duties (MED) A3
• Commercial Marine Radio Operation (ROC-MC)
• Rigid Hull Inflatable Operator Training (RHIOT)

Other employment

• Contract copy editor | Isometric | Mar 2024
• Inshore Rescue Boat Coxswain | Canadian Coast Guard | Apr - Sep 2019
• Inshore Rescue Boat Crewmember | Canadian Coast Guard | Apr - Sep 2017/18
• Canoe, hiking, and kayak tripper | YMCA Camp Waabanaki | Jul - Aug 2016

Service and volunteering

• Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility committee | Dalhousie Department of Oceanography | Jun 2023 - present
• Social, coffee, and peer support committees | Dalhousie Oceanography Student Association | Jan 2021 - present
• Reading and math tutor | United for Literacy | Jan 2022 - present
• Student representative for Halifax | Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society | Sep 2022 - Sep 2025
• Mentor for high school interns | Dalhousie University & Imhotep’s Legacy Academy | Jul - Aug 2023