SARAH PURKEY

Assistant Professor
Climate, Atmospheric Science & Physical Oceanography

Research Interests

  • Abyssal ocean circulation and variability

  • Ocean heat and sea level rise budgets

  • Observations of large-scale ocean hydrography and circulation

Education

  • B.A. Mathematics-Physics, Whitman Collage, May 2005
  • M.S. Oceanography, University of Washington, May 2010
  • Ph.D. Oceanography, University of Washington, Aug. 2014. Dissertation Title: The Abyssal Ocean’s Contributions to the Global Energy and Sea Level Budgets Between the 1990s and 2000s. Thesis committee: Drs. Gregory Johnson (Chair), Susan Hautala and Mark Warne.