VICE Lab Research Specialist
Ben Lewis earned his BS in Physics from the Univ. of Arkansas in 2012 and then completed a MS in Atmospheric Science from Oregon State in 2017, focusing on atmosphere/sea-ice interactions and lead formations in the Beaufort Sea. He has spent time studying photography and tropical marine ecology across Australia, fluid dynamics and real analysis in Univ. Canterbury, New Zealand, and sustainable energy in the arctic at UNIS in Svalbard, Norway. His research includes biodiversity measurements in reef systems, karst water analysis, stream bed roughness measurements and modeling, remote sensing of sea ice leads using AVHRR, and analyzing climate reanalysis data with future work including stream gauges, drone flights with image processing, and GIS analysis.