​Yixin is broadly interested in the interaction between physical oceanography and marine ecology. In her PhD, she will use a coupled physical-biological model to simulate the evolution of the Red Sea ecosystem and explore the physical mechanisms that drive it. Yixin is currently investigating Red Sea coral connectivity using a particle-tracking model.

• ​M.Sc., Marine Science, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, 2018 
• B.Sc., Marine Science, Ocean University of China (OUC), China, 2016

• ​Physical Science and Engineering Division (PSE)