Jacquelyn Veatch

Dr. Veatch’s research interests are driven by the question “How do marine ecosystems respond to the way the ocean moves?” These interests span topics in biological-physical interactions, ocean transport of plankton and pollution, physical oceanography, marine technology, food web dynamics, coastal ecosystems, and polar ecosystems.

My primary goal as an educator is to ignite curiosity in students and give them the confidence, skills, and independence to pursue questions that matter to them. Whether students ultimately pursue careers in research, marine technology, conservation, or another field entirely, I want them to leave my classroom able to use science as a framework for analytical reasoning, problem-solving, collaboration, and continued learning. My teaching therefore emphasizes experiential learning, guided problem-solving, and a gradual progression toward student independence.

Veatch, J., Fredj, E., Oliver, M., Roarty, H., Kohut, J., 2025, Attractive Lagrangian Features in the Mid-Atlantic Bight: Using Lagrangian Coherent Structures to Describe Seasonal and Interannual Changes in CirculationJournal of Geophysical Research: Oceans,130,e2025JC022447. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JC022447

McKee, D., Veatch, J., Kavanaugh, M., Kohut, J., Doney,  S., 2025 Disentangling advection and Lagrangian evolution

of surface chlorophyll in a nearshore submarine canyon using remote sensing and high-frequency radar Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans,130, e2024JC022101. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JC022101

Veatch, J., Oliver, M., Fredj, E., Statscewich, H., Bernard, K., Hann, A., Voirol, G., Fuchs, H., Fraser, W., Kohut, J., 2025 Lagrangian coherent structures influence the spatial structure of marine food webs. Commun Earth Environ Vol. 6, p. 127. doi: 10.1038/s43247-025-02101-x

Veatch, J., Kohut, J., Oliver, M., Statscewich, H., Fredj, E., 2024, Quantifying the role of sub-mesoscale lagrangian transport features in the concentration of plankton in a coastal system ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2024, Vol. 0, Issue 0, 1-14 doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsae036

Marine Technology Society (Scholarship Chair), Association of Polar Early Career Scientists, Polar Science Early Career Community Office, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography

Hiking, rock climbing, backpacking, canoeing, teaching outdoor adventure, and anything that gets me outside with friends!