Mitchell Chandler (he/him) is a PhD Candidate in physical oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. His research is on the large-scale ocean currents that transport water, heat, and salt around the ocean. In doing so, these ocean currents help to regulate the temperature and climate of the Earth – much like how arteries and veins help regulate body temperature. Although most of Mitchell’s work is unglamorously conducted on land at a computer, he has participated in seagoing research trips to deploy the free-drifting ocean robots that provide much of the data he uses.