Breanna Vanderplow

Lab Manager/Master's Student

Breanna Vanderplow is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Marine Science at Nova Southeastern University alongside her work in the Physical Oceanography Laboratory. Her research in the lab focuses on using computational fluid dynamic software (ANSYS Fluent) to model hurricanes. Specifically, she studies the effects of surface-active materials (surfactants) on sea spray generation, which may lead to changes in hurricane intensity. She also models freshwater lenses, internal waves, and magnetics. She earned her bachelor’s degree in both Marine Biology and Biology, with a minor in English, in 2013 from Nova Southeastern University, where she participated in the Honors Program and graduated with high honors. Her passion for marine and environmental studies, as well as experiences working in the NSU Organic Chemistry Laboratory, the Racine Zoological Society, Museum of Science and Discovery, and Wisconsin Humane Society Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, led her to move from Wisconsin to Florida to pursue a future in Marine Sciences in hopes of contributing to the scientific community and the environment.

Email: bv169@nova.edu