Image: Carolina Ernani da Silva successfully defended her Master's thesis- titled "Mississippi River Plume Variability in the Gulf of Mexico based on MODIS-Aqua and SMAP observations"- on Friday. After this, her plans are to navigate Dutch waters while working towards her PhD in the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Congratulations and Good luck with your future endeavors- we know you're going to do great things, Carolina!