People

Professor, MIT (2016-present), Associate Professor, MIT (2007-2016), Assistant Professor, MIT (2003-2007)
Fellow of the American Physical Society

Education
B.Sc., Manchester University (1994), D. Phil., Oxford University (1998), Research Associate, University of Colorado (1998-2000), Instructor, MIT (2000-2003)

Thomas Peacock is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas received his B.Sc. from Manchester University, UK (Physics), his D.Phil. from Oxford University, UK (Physics). He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award in Physical Oceanography. Over the past 20 years, Thomas has conducted international field programs in the Arctic Ocean, the South China Sea and the Western Pacific Ocean, among others. In the past decade, he has developed major research initiatives to investigate the topics of ocean carbon dioxide removal and deep-seabed mining.

Postdoctoral Scholar

Education
B.S. Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara (2016)
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, San Diego (2019)
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering/Applied Ocean Science, University of California, San Diego (2023)

Ian is a postdoctoral scholar researching ocean carbon dioxide removal. He joined ENDLab in 2024 to perform studies that can provide key insights into monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) at a pilot experiment in the port of Los Angeles. This experiment tests a cutting edge direct-ocean-capture technology. Ian’s research fuses in-situ field observations with numerical and analytical modeling techniques to assess carbon drawdown estimates.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Education
B.S. in Physics, MIT (2018)
Ph.D. in Oceanography, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD (2025)

Alex is a postdoctoral researcher developing oceanographic instrumentation, observation strategies, and numerical simulations that investigate the efficacy and environmental impact of novel marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) and deep-seabed mining technologies. His current projects include instrumentation to measure in-situ particle size and settling velocity of suspended sediment and precipitants, low-cost and modular autonomous surface vehicles to monitor near-field mCDR interventions, and high-resolution numerical simulations to model ocean surface boundary layer turbulence and air-sea fluxes. Alex is passionate about decarbonization and the transition to a green economy.

Graduate Student

Education
MSci Earth Science (Geology), University of Bristol

Sean is a PhD candidate student in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences and the MIT-WHOI (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) joint program in physical oceanography. He joined the ENDlab to investigate the physical characteristics and the dynamics of abyssal current flows in the eastern Pacific Ocean through field observations. He is interested in developing tools to understand the dispersal of particles in the deep ocean bottom boundary layer and assess the potential environmental impacts of anthropogenic pollution in the deep ocean.

Undergraduate Student (SuperUROP)

Education
Mechanical Engineering, MIT

Erin is an undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. She is passionate about the environmental applications of engineering and design principles, specifically in sustainable energy development and carbon storage. Erin joined the ENDLab in January 2024 to contribute to ongoing sediment transport experiments and field studies of marine carbon dioxide capture.