RiptideRemix began as a small project at Ocean Hack Week 2025, but we saw the potential to expand it into a larger and more impactful initiative. It will be presented in the Education, Public Engagement, and Arts category at the American Geophysical Union's 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting.
Contributors
Isabelle Brandicourt
University of Washington School of Oceanography
Isabelle is a second-year graduate student at the University of Washington studying marine mammal acoustics and new methods of acoustic sensing using fiber optics. She enjoys hiking and skiing in the Pacific Northwest, as well as the occasional cold water scuba dive.
Kasey Castello
University of California San Diego
Kasey is a second-year graduate student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography studying Applied Ocean Science. Her research focuses on developing new automated methods for acoustic data analysis. In her free time, she loves backpacking, scuba diving, and ballet. Her favorite oceanic sound is the crocodile bellow.
Derya Gumustel
Sound Data Science
Derya is a web developer based in Seattle, WA, with a varied background in oceanography, data analytics, and education. She enjoys building community and spends her time outside of work oil painting and volunteering at local galleries and hack weeks.
Mattie Toll
Ocean Science Analytics, Georgia Aquarium
Mattie is a bioacoustician and programmer for Ocean Science Analytics, where she works on projects to analyze marine animal presence and develop automated detection networks. She has also worked with marine mammals at accredited zoological facilities for more than a decade. Her favorite marine sound is the dwarf minke whale Star Wars blaster.
Oluwatofunmi Adeboye
University of Hawaii
More information coming soon!
Dwight Owens
Ocean Networks Canada
Dwight Owens’ career has been largely involved in training, education, science literacy, outreach and capacity development. Since 2008, he has been working for one of the world’s major ocean observing facilities, Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), where he coordinates ONC’s ArtScience fellowship and advances related Art & Science initiatives.