Heather Maran

Your name and pronouns: 
Heather Maran, she/her

Senior thesis title and a brief description:
The relationship between current flow direction and sediment distribution within slope-confined submarine canyons off the north coast of Moloka’i, HI.
I used multibeam mapping and shallow seismic reflection imaging to understand sediment deposition patterns along the continental shelf & slope associated with 8 submarine canyons.

What is your most memorable undergraduate experience in the School of Oceanography?
My most memorable undergraduate experience in the School of Oceanography is when we went on our senior thesis cruise from Hawaii to Fiji. I learned so much along the way and got to do it with the best people!