Title: Assistant Scientist
Institution: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Address: 266 Woods Hole Road, MS #12, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543
Email: madisonmsmith@whoi.edu
Phone: (508) 289-3675
Visit Maddie’s Research Website
Research Interests: surface waves, wave attenuation, upper ocean processes, wave-ice interactions, integrating observations and climate models
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Maddie Smith is an Assistant Scientist in the Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Department at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Motivated by the loss of sea ice in a rapidly changing climate, her research uses observations and modeling approaches to understand how sea ice interacts with the ocean. Her fieldwork has taken her to the oceans at both ends of the earth, including participation in the summer leg of the year-long MOSAiC expedition.
Education:
Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering from University of Washington (Seattle, WA) granted 2019
M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering from University of Washington (Seattle, WA) granted 2016
B.A. with Honors in Earth & Oceanographic Science, and Environmental Studies from Bowdoin College (Brunswick, ME) granted 2014