Otávio Mendes

Graduate Research Assistant at Oregon State University (2023-01 – Present)

• Member of OSU Glider Research Group; lead Dr. John (Jack) Barth
• Participated in lab work towards my master's degree completion
• Glider calibration, and deployment/recovery included
• Master's degree thesis heavily based on data analysis of oceanographic parameters using MATLAB

Graduate Teaching Assistant at Oregon State University (2023-01 – Present)

• Introduction to Physical Oceanography (Spring 2023; Spring 2024)
• Introduction to Biological Oceanography (Winter 2025)
• Instructors: Dr. Edward Dever (P.O); Dr. Maria Kavanaugh (B.O)

Ocean Observing Initiative Intern at Ocean Observing Initiative (2024-06 – 2024-08)

• Mentored by Stuart Pierce and Dr. Edward Dever
• Calibrated and maintained underwater Slocum gliders, ensuring high-quality data collection
• Participated in deployment and recovery of underwater Slocum glider missions
• Worked with MATLAB data processing of glider parameters

Undergraduate Research Assistant at Oregon State University (2021-01 – 2021-12)

• In collaboration with THWAITES international group
• Instructor: Dr. Maria Kavanaugh and Dr. Erin Pettit
• Research focused on sea-ice interactions with physicochemical processes in the Antarctic environment investigating consequences of sea-ice loss on biomass near the Thwaites glacier in the Western Antarctic Peninsula

Student Technical Assistant at Oregon State University (2020-01 – 2020-12)

• In cooperation with Dungeness Crab companies
• Instructor: Dr. Kipp Shearman
• Study of dissolved oxygen and hypoxia off the coast of Oregon

Master of Science in Oceanography – Oregon State University (2023-01 – 2025-12)

Bachelor of Science in Ocean Sciences – Oregon State University (2017-01 – 2021-12)