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Calvin Rose

I attend Eckerd College where I study marine science and physics, I enjoy aquascaping, calisthenics, and playing ultimate frisbee.

For this program, I will be working on a project to estimate the Labrador Current with Dr. Fu, which has strikingly direct implications for global public health and would align with my goals to link science with tangible change. I can pursue future projects and education, possibly through a master鈥檚 program with USF, by diving into this world of scientific modeling. This internship gives me a head start on my career by developing a network with professionals, evaluating statistical outputs, and manipulating large scale time series analysis. Gaining these technical skills is very important so I may continue to grow in my abilities to solve environmental issues in Florida. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is one of the largest and most important physical complexities on our planet. Learning about one of the most influential environmental factors in the North Atlantic directly through a research project deepens my understanding of this critical system. The wide scale implications for a possible shutdown of this system and the disastrous effects on the natural environment drive me to get involved in scientific research like this. Simulating present day climate for future projections helps to analyze the later variability of oxygen in this region on ecosystem health, something that aligns with my past coding and metal contaminants work. With my background in geophysics and marine science I can benefit from applied studies like this to direct future research I will do later. This work on the AMOC will make me into a more adept researcher.

The Making Waves NSF REU program gives me opportunities like no other, offering applied science research to make a large and significant impact on the scientific then global community. I鈥檓 coming into this REU to learn about the highly talked about AMOC. Learning more about the AMOC and the natural physics of the ocean gives me space to become, if not an expert, a more correctly informed student. Many ideas and speculations have been said about this system and working and learning firsthand should give me a solid basis to talk factually about the future of this debated system. Under guided mentorship I will conduct my own research, receiving immediate feedback to improve my work and how I think as a student. This internship also puts me in contact with professors and industry leaders in the field. Learning about their career path and current knowledge can help guide me to decisions I can make in the future, and where I should eventually end up in my own career.