Frankie is an assistant professor in the University of Washington School of Oceanography and the PI of the group. He is an avid tennis player and misses surfing. CV

Helen is a (post-baccalaureate) undergraduate RA in the Pavia lab studying chemical oceanography. She is a big fan of swimming in Lake Washington and is also a member of the UW rowing team (though she prefers to keep the two pasttimes separate).