Patricia Engel - WHOI



Patricia Engel

Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

54-1421

77 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

Email: engelp@mit.edu

Department of Physical Oceanography

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Clark 330, MS #21

Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543

Email: engelp@whoi.edu

EDUCATION

2006-present Graduate Studies, Physical Oceanography, MIT-WHOI Joint Program.

MS expected by June, 2009.

2006 B.S., Physics, summa cum laude, University of Notre Dame, Indiana.

2002 Punahou School, Hawaii.

EXPERIENCE

2007-present Graduate Research – Hudson Estuary Numerical Model Analysis

Department of Physical Oceanography

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)

Advisor: W. Rockwell Geyer

2006-2007 Graduate Research – Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab

Department of Physical Oceanography

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)

Advisor: John (Jack) Whitehead

2006 Society of Physics Students - American Institute of Physics Intern

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), D.C.

Mentors: Orkid Coskuner and Cynthia Lo (NIST)

Gary White and Liz Caron (APS)

An 8-week structural and thermodynamical study of aqueous arsenic

by first principles, significant for studies of contaminated ground water.

2005 NSF - Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Student

Molecular Physics Laboratory, SRI International, California

Mentor: Konstantinos Kalogerakis

A 12 week summer project focused on infrared spectroscopy of thin ammonia-

hydrocarbon ice films relevant to Jupiter’s atmosphere.

2004 NSF – Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Student

Department of Physics, Plasma Science Laboratory, Auburn University, Alabama

Mentor: Edward Thomas

A 10 week summer project involving the design, construction, installation, and

first tests of temperature gradient induced microgravity conditions in an argon-

dc dusty/complex plasma.

2004-2006 Undergraduate Research Assistant

Nuclear Structure Laboratory, University of Notre Dame, Indiana

Mentor: Philippe Collon

Accelerator Mass Spectrometry: Beam line and Browne-Buechner Spectrograph restoration, and detector calibration.

SHIPBOARD EXPERIENCE

2008 MAST Connecticut River Cruise, R/V Tioga, 7 days

Chief Scientist: W. Rockwell Geyer (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute)

Available to help however needed. Monitored preliminary MAST data and

function, aided in exploratory data collection transects.

Interest: Turbulent mixing of the salt wedge.

2006 PhilEx Exploratory Cruise, R/V Melville, 28 days

Chief Scientist: Arnold Gordon (Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory)

Watch stander responsible for collection and analysis of CTD data.

Assisted and observed deployment and recovery of ADCP moorings, ARGOS

floats, glider, and Microstar drifters.

Interest: two-layer hydraulics near sills, overflow through straits.

2005 MIT-WHOI Joint Program Introductory Cruise, SEA

SSV Corwith Cramer, 10 days

Watch stander. Assisted in collection and analysis of CTD data, shipec

grabs, Nansen tows, water sample analysis, lookout, navigation, steering,

maneuvering under sail, and cleaning the ship.

AWARDS / HONORS

2006 Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

2006 Honorable Mention, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

2006 University of Notre Dame Class of 2006 Outstanding Physics Major Award

2005-2006 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar

2005-2006 Society of Physics Students Leadership Award 2005-6

2005 Sigma Pi Sigma (ΣΠΣ) (National Physics Honor Society)

2004 Undergraduate Student Poster Award

American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics, Fall Meeting

2002-2006 Robert C. Byrd Scholar

2002, 03, 04 Shuichi, Katsu, and Itsuyo Suga Scholar

2002 University of Notre Dame Scholar

2002-2006 University of Notre Dame Arts and Letters/Science Honors Program

SUCESSFUL PROPOSALS / GRANTS

2007 MIT Student Assistance Fund – for travel to the Philippines (Cruise)

2005 American Geophysical Union Student Travel Grant

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

K. Kalogerakis, J. Marshall, A. Oza, P Engel, R. Meharchand, “The Coating Hypothesis for Ammonia Ice Particles in Jupiter: Laboratory experiments and optical modeling” Icarus, 196, 202-215, 2008.

ABSTRACTS and CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Wong, M. H.; Kalogerakis, K. S.; Marschall, J.; Oza, A. U.; Engel, P. A.; Meharchand, R. T., “Masking Jupiter's Ammonia-Ice Spectral Signatures - The Effects of Size, Shape, and Coatings” Workshop on Planetary Atmospheres, Greenbelt, Maryland, LPI Contribution No. 1376, p.130-131, November 6-7, 2007.

Engel P, O. Coskuner, C. Lo, “Structural and Thermodynamical Studies of As(III) and As(V) by First Principles” Stanford Environmental Molecular Science Institute

2nd Annual Meeting, Palo Alto California August 7, 2006. Poster.

Engel P, Kalogerakis K “Infrared Spectroscopy of Ammonia – Hydrocarbon Ices Relevant to Jupiter’s Clouds” American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting San Francisco California, December 5, 2005. Poster.

Engel P, Silver J, Thomas E “Microparticle transport in an argon dc glow discharge dusty plasma due to an applied temperature gradient” American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics Fall Meeting Savannah Georgia, Nov. 16, 2004. Poster.

TALKS and PRESENTATIONS

2008 Student Lunch Seminar Series in Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole

Oceanographic Institute, Massachusetts, “Overtides in the Hudson Estuary

Model: Physics, Identification, & Spatial Distribution,” December 2, 2008.

2008 Jelly Talk, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Massachusetts, “Hawaii: Kamaaina Style,” July 25, 2008.

2008 Student Lunch Seminar Series in Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Massachusetts, “Salt Flux and Hydraulics in the Hudson Estuary Model” May 13, 2008.

2006 American Institute of Physics Summer Intern Final Presentations, American Center for Physics, Maryland, “Structural and Thermodynamical Studies of Aqueous Arsenic by First Principles” August 1, 2006.

2005 University of Notre Dame Honors Program Seminar, “Nuclear Astrophysics, Environmental Science, and Detector Calibration” Nov. 16, 2005.

2005 SRI International, Molecular Physics Laboratory, REU Presentation

“IR Spectroscopy of Ammonia-Hydrocarbon Ice Films Relevant to

Jupiter’s Atmosphere”, California, August 5, 2005

2005 19th National Conference on Undergraduate Research Lexington Virginia,

“Dust Transport in an Argon DC Glow Discharge Dusty Plasma” Apr. 22, 2005.

2004 Department of Physics, Auburn University, REU Final Presentations, “Microparticle Transport Driven by a temperature gradient in a dc glow discharge plasma” Alabama, July 29, 2004.

LEADERSHIP and SERVICE

2007-2008 Secretary, EAPS Department Graduate Student Advisory Committee, MIT

2007-2008 President, Green Hall Dormitory, MIT

2007 Fall Retreat Planning Committee, Program in Atmospheres, Oceans,

Climate, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science, MIT

2006-2007 Department Representative, Graduate Student Council

Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science, MIT

2006-2007 Council Member and Speaker Series Organizer,

MIT Tech Catholic Community

2006-2007 Floor Officer, Green Hall Dormitory, MIT

2005-2006 Past President, Society of Physics Students, University of Notre Dame

2004-2006 College of Science Undergraduate Representative, University Committee on the Academic Code of Honor, University of Notre Dame

2004-2005 President, Society of Physics Students, University of Notre Dame Chapter

2004, 2005 Judge, Northern Indiana Regional Science & Engineering Fair

2004 Undergraduate Representative, Physics Departmental Honor Code Committee, University of Notre Dame

2004 Treasurer, Society of Physics Students, University of Notre Dame Chapter

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2009 S2129: Exploring the World Oceans - A Sampling of Oceanography

SPARK instructor, MIT Educational Studies Program

One day event, two 1hr sections, grades 7-12.

2009 Atmospheric Refraction – “Why stars twinkle” station teacher,

King Open Middle School Astronomy night, Cambridge, MA.

2008-2009 TAs @MIT: Graduate Student Teaching Certificate Program

Participant, MIT Teaching and Learning Laboratory

2003 Collaborative Learning Group Leader, University of Notre Dame

Tutor of freshmen studying engineering physics.

2002, 2003 Summer School Teacher’s Aide, Punahou School, Hawaii

Book Cooks 1 & 2. Reading, writing, math, cooking and crafts with 25 first and second graders.

2000-2002 High School Math Tutor, Punahou School, Hawaii

Math tutor for Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus.

NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Engel P “An Exploratory Cruise: 28 days in the Philippines: S, T, O, v and Life at Sea” EAPSpeaks: Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Annual Newsletter, Vol 4, No. 1, 2008 page tbd.

Engel P "Spectography: Browne-Buechner Resurrected" Technical Review: University of Notre Dame Engineering Magazine, Vol 58, No.1, Winter 2005 page 22-23.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Meteorological Society 2007-present

American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2005-present

Society of Physics Students (SPS) 2004-2007

Society of Rheology (SoR) 2005-06

American Physical Society (APS) 2004-05

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