Research Mentees

  • Aisha Mardini, UCLA (May 2025 - present):
    Using Machine Learning and Satellite Measurement to Estimate Global Bottom Drag Dissipation. Supported by NSF Bridges-2 ACCESS program.
  • Tanner Shinkle, UCLA (Oct 2023 – Jun 2024):
    Observing Surface Submesoscale Flows with Unmanned Aerial Drones. Using Prof. Jeroen Molemaker's ocean observation tools, including UCLA Zodiac and an unmanned drone.



Academic Mentees

  • Yuzuna Kudo, UCLA (Sep 2024 - present)
    Headshot of yuzuna kudo, a mentee of sunny yeh

    Research experience: Oceanographic fieldwork experience (UCLA Marine Operations Program), Oceanography research (Biological, chemical, and physical), Remote Sensing and GIS
    Current job interests: Natural hazard mitigation and modeling (severe weather, natural disasters, risk assessment), Ocean-Atmosphere interactions, Atmospheric chemistry

  • Elena Dworak, UCLA (Sep 2023 – Jun 2024)
  • Athena Bamrick, UCLA (Sep 2021 – Jun 2023)