
Yoochan An (Leg 1)
Hello! My name is Yoochan An, and I am a rising junior at UW studying marine biology and oceanography. This will be my first time getting involved with research, and I look forward to learning how seafloor sensors and robotic exploration are integrated to help understand the interactions between geology, chemistry, and biology in the deep sea. I am excited to join VISIONS ’25!

Yoochan An (Leg 1)
Hello! My name is Yoochan An, and I am

Nathan Bodensteiner (Leg 2)
My name is Nathan Bodensteiner. I am a first-year

Jacqueline Dixon (Leg 2)
Dr. Dixon’s research interests focus on the role of

Megan Gonzalez (Leg 1)
My name is Megan Gonzalez, and I am a

Lacie Levy (Leg 1)
Lacie Levy is a graduate student pursuing a dual-title

Nicole Liew (Leg 2)
Hello, my name is Nicole! I am a senior

Nadia Martynenko (Leg 1)
Hello, My name is Nadia Martynenko, I am a

Mason McWilliams (Leg 2)
Hello! My name is Mason McWilliams, and I am

Oliver Parsons (Leg 2)
Hello! My name is Oliver, and I’m a third-year

Ari Paulik (Leg 1)
Hello! My name is Ari Paulik and am approaching

Isabelle Paulsen (Leg 1)
Hello! My name is Isabelle, and I just completed

Anshul Shah (Leg 1)
Hi, I’m Anshul, a rising junior studying computer science

Dax Soule (Leg 2)
Dax Soule (Assistant professor, SEES) is an Assistant Professor

Guangyu Xu (Leg 2)
Guangyu Xu’s research combines underwater acoustic and numerical modeling