Lia Huang, a junior at John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, is a summer intern in the Tandon Lab. Her work contributes to a larger project focused on developing acoustic sensors on global drifters to measure precipitation, led by Dr. Tandon in collaboration with Dr. John Buck from the Electrical Engineering Department. She plans to finally submit her work to the Regeneron Science Talent Search competition.

Lia visited the Tandon Lab during the week of July 7 and participated in a coastal mooring retrieval and redeployment cruise with Dr. Buck on July 9, which lasted about six hours. The experience provided valuable exposure to oceanographic fieldwork and the practical aspects of conducting research at sea.

Mooring turnaround cruise on July 9: Lia Huang and Dr. John Buck (from left) on Fairhaven harbor after the cruise.