Team

Ruby is a postdoctoral fellow jointly working between the EFM lab and the company Planetary. She completed a PhD in oceanography at Dalhousie University in 2026, where she worked on a variety of ocean mixing-related projects, using physical observations, dye tracers, and numerical models to address questions that largely focus on the fate of passive and dynamic tracers in coastal settings. She is excited by the relevance of physical oceanography to the field of marine carbon dioxide removal, where an understanding of tracer transport and dilution is critical for monitoring, verification, and environmental safety. Her current work focuses on near-field models of mineral-based ocean alkalinity enhancement.   She is also passionate about science communication and exploring ways to share results with wider audiences beyond academia, and enjoys non-research time spent climbing, hiking, canoeing, and cooking.

Ricardo is currently an OFI Industry Postdoc fellow (EFM lab and pHathom technologies). He is an oceanographer, with a master’s degree in physical oceanography (University of Rio Grande – Brazil) and a PhD in chemical oceanography (Dalhousie University). His latest research focused on air-sea CO2 fluxes in the North Atlantic Ocean. Ricardo also has experience as a marine technician, having spent over 150 days at sea, on-board 6 different research vessels. His main interests are: marine carbon cycle, mCDR, biogeochemical sensors / ocean-tech, and all hands-on oceanographic operations and research.

Maziar is dedicated to advancing Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) and global ocean health. His research focuses on predicting the transport and fate of alkaline plumes, leveraging his specialized background in flow dynamics, oceanographic instrumentation, and numerical modeling. Maziar received his Ph.D. in Coastal Physical Oceanography, where he bridged the gap between high-resolution field observations and process-oriented numerical modeling. During his doctoral studies, he specialized in diagnosing the drivers of estuarine and coastal circulation by analyzing the interactions between baroclinic and barotropic forces. His expertise is grounded in extensive sea-going experience, including leading field campaigns that utilize moving-vessel and bottom-mounted ADCP surveys alongside CTD casts to investigate coastal hydrodynamics.

Andrés will join the Yang Lab on September 1, 2026. He completed his PhD in Civil Engineering at Queen’s University. His research will focus on the fate of mineral particles on beaches, with applications to marine carbon dioxide removal. He was awarded the TCA International Postdoctoral Fellowship and will be co-advised by Dr. Britt Raubenheimer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).

Tia graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. She earned her master's in the Joint Master Program in Coastal Hazards, Risks, Climate Change Impacts, and Adaptation from the University of Cantabria in Spain, IHE Delft in the Netherlands, and the University of Algarve in Portugal, which was supported by an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. During her master's, she investigated the sensitivity and interactions among drivers of compound flooding in Surabaya, Indonesia. Agustia's PhD research focuses on developing a computational hydrodynamic model for coastal compound flooding on the Chignecto Isthmus along the Bay of Fundy. Agustia's research is co-supervised by Dr. Barret Kurylyk and supported by an NSERC Alliance - Public Safety Grant (Open-FRANC). 

Haowei joined the research group as a Ph.D. student (Bruce and Dorothy Rossetti Engineering Research Scholarship and FGS scholarship) in September 2025. His current research integrates Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and experimental study with Physics-Informed Machine Learning to model geophysical flows, such as particle-laden flows and fluid instabilities. He received his Master's degree in Engineering from Shenyang University of Chemical Technology & Chinese Academy of Science (Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion) joint program (2025) and his Bachelor's degree from Guangdong Ocean University (2020). Prior to his doctoral studies, Haowei gained diverse technical experience as a Quality Control Inspector for piping systems at Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard, and later as a Research Assistant at the Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, where he studied hydrogen storage safety and compressible reactive flows. He brings energy, tenacity, and creativity to his research. Outside of research, he enjoys weightlifting, hiking, cooking Cantonese cuisine, and listening to Hi-Fi music.

Muhammad Sohail is a PhD student working on dispersion and settling of particle-laden jet flows for ocean alkalinity enhancement. His research focuses on hydrodynamic stability and particle-fluid interaction in stratified-shear ocean environments to improve the CO2 removal strategies. He completed his Master by Research at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Malaysia, where he worked on computational and experimental multiphase flow, and data-driven methods.

Vishan joined the research group as a MASc student (FGS award) in Civil Engineering at Dalhousie University in January 2026. He is currently working as a Research Assistant focusing on hydraulic modeling for the environmental flow assessment of the Salmon River. His research interests lie in hydraulic and hydrology modelling and water resources management, with a broader focus on river systems and sustainable water use. He earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Pulchowk Campus, Tribhuvan University in 2023, where he later worked as a Research Assistant and was involved in research related to hydraulic, hydrology and water resources. Through his academic and research experience, Vishan has developed a strong interest in applying modeling and analytical approaches to address real-world water engineering challenges. Beyond research, he enjoys hiking, playing football, and watching movies and series.

Aaron joined the Yang Lab in 2026. Before that, he completed his bachelor of Civil Engineering at Dalhousie University in 2025. His research at Dalhousie University will be focusing on the hydraulic modeling of particle dispersion for marine carbon dioxide removal.

Will joined the research group as an undergraduate student (NSERC USRA award) in January 2026 and is currently going into his final year of his bachelor of mechanical engineering at Dalhousie. His research currently focuses on the vertical transport and mixing of particle-laden flows, specifically for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement processes. Will is also broadly interested in oceanographic technology, and is working to develop a novel water monitoring device through his start-up company, Equlantic Aquatic Monitoring inc. Outside of academics, Will enjoys playing the guitar with his band and competes for Dalhousies Varsity swimming team.

Yiming Guo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment at Illinois State University. He is a physical oceanographer whose research combines numerical modeling, observations, and theory to investigate ocean multiscale dynamics, including mesoscale and submesoscale processes, air–sea interaction, regional ocean circulation, and shelf predictability. His current research also explores the role of physical ocean processes in marine carbon dioxide removal, particularly ocean alkalinity enhancement, by integrating high-resolution regional models with field experiments. More recently, his research has expanded to coastal and Great Lakes dynamics, with the goal of improving our understanding of ocean and lake processes across a wide range of spatial scales. He was awarded an Ocean Frontier Institute Visiting Fellowship while serving as a postdoctoral researcher at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.