Photo of Kylie Wells under a blue sky with the orange rocks of the Grand Canyon around her

Kylie Wells

She/her

M.S. Student

Oceanography


118 O'Neill
2150 Koyukuk Drive
Fairbanks, AK 99775
kjwells@alaska.edu

 

Education

St. Mary's College of Maryland
B.S. Marine Science
2025

 

 

Specialties

  • Turbulence
  • Bioluminescence
  • Phytoplankton
  • Biophysical Interactions

Research Overview

Currently researching ways to utilize shadowgraphs to define and understand turbulence throughout the water column. 

 

Internships

  • NREIP at the Naval Patuxent Air Station x2
  • Naval Oceanographic Office

 

Awards / Honors

  • DoD SMART Scholar, April 2024