I am a PhD candidate in chemical oceanography at Florida State University. Throughout my doctoral research, I’ve integrated lab work with advanced modeling to investigate nitrogen and phosphorus cycling within ocean environments. Specifically, my research focus on the role of dissolved organic nitrogen and phosphorus as nutrient sources to sustain phytoplankton growth in oligotrophic gyres. In the lab, I undertake a versatile role — from conducting sample analysis to managing, compiling, and interpreting data. Complementing this lab work, I’ve constructed data-driven inverse models that effectively assimilate these data, resulting in robust outputs aligned with real-world observations!

Contact Information: zl18c@fsu.edu

Research Interests

1. Nutrient cycling in the ocean
2. Dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) and dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP)
3. Global biogeochemical inverse modeling
4. Ocean data science