Mike Wood

Biography: 

Mike is an assistant professor at MLML, starting in January 2023. He is the principal investigator
a Computational Oceanography lab at MLML and holds a joint appointment with the SJSU
Department of Computer Science. Mike is interested in any topic that uses satellites
observations, numerical ocean models, and/or in situ measurements to further our
understanding of the ocean and its role in climate change. His main research activities are
currently focused on ice-ocean-biology interactions and sea level rise from the Greenland ice
sheet. Being a California kid, Mike enjoys surfing and climbing when he can get a break from
prepping classes or debugging code.