Jacob Buffo is a 4^th year PhD student whose line of research is Ice-Ocean interactions both here on Earth and on icy moons in our solar system. Right now Jacob is specifically studying sea ice and ice shelves here on Earth, and Jupiter's moon Europa, which harbors a large subsurface ocean.  He is working under the advisement of Dr. Britney Schmidt. Jacob received his B.S. from the University of Iowa, a double major, awarded in Physics and Astronomy.  In his spare time Jacob enjoys the outdoors, specifically hiking, biking, snowboarding and xc skiing.

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