On September 22nd my new group member Sydnie Lemieux started at UCLA. Sydnie is a new Master/PhD student in AOS and will be involved in studying biogeochemical reactions at the sediment-water interface of oxygen minimum zones in the ocean basins off Los Angeles (and beyond) to better understand why these zones are intensifying and what the consequences of this intensification are.

Sydnie recently received her Bachelor of Science in Earth Systems Geoscience at the University of Arizona. While there, she worked as a Research Assistant in Dr. Julia Cole’s Paleoclimate Variability Lab studying past climate behavior using coral cores and cave speleothems. Her independent research project observed sea surface salinity and temperature in the Eastern Pacific, using a 113-year-old coral record from a Papa New Guinea atoll. Sydnie loves hiking, playing soccer, snow skiing, and spending time with family and friends. ​

Welcome to UCLA, Sydnie!