Jamaica Bay

Mooring deployment at Jamaica Bay - New York

Professional Experience

  • 2023-present: Environmental Data Center Operations Specialist at Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (CBNERR -VA) at Virginia Institute of Marine Science - William & Mary, US.

  • 2020-present: Research Associate (Coastal Oceanography Lab - COLAB) at Virginia Institute of Marine Science - William & Mary, US.

  • 2017-2020: Research Associate (Coastal Oceanography Lab - COLAB) at Estuary & Ocean Science Center - San Francisco State University, US.

  • 2015-2017: Marine Scientist at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, US. Supervisor: Dr. Robert J. Chant.
    Project: “The Jamaica Bay Observing system: Process studies and Groundwork for Long-Term Ecosystem Studies and Resilience at Jamaica Bay, New York, US”.

Education

  • 2010-2014: Ph.D. in Oceanography from University of São Paulo and collaboration with Oregon State University, US. Advisors: Dr. Rob Holman and Dr. Eduardo Siegle.
    Dissertation: “Space-time variability of coastal morphology: Results from video remote sensing”.

  • 2008-2009: M.S. in Oceanography, University of São Paulo.
    Master Thesis: “Sand-spit dynamics associated with the Caravelas river mouth - Bahia, Brazil”.

  • 2003-2007: B.S. (Honors) in Oceanography, University of of São Paulo.
    Bachelor Thesis: “Wave refraction and littoral drift in Caravelas region - Bahia, Brazil”.

Cassia Jamaica Bay

Mooring deployment at Jamaica Bay - New York

Massa

Massaguacu Beach, Brazil - Video Remote Sensing Image from the Argus System