Elizabeth Taylor Masters Student Department of Ocean & Resources Engineering University of Hawai’i at Manoa **This defense will be held in person (POST 723) and Zoom** In-person: POST 723 Meeting ID: 828 2791 1158 Passcode: Eliza2025 https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/82827911158 Acoustic tomography is a powerful technique for remote ocean sampling that measures ocean properties over integrated acoustic paths. The information gained can be used to refine ocean models and improve the understanding of oceanographic processes. Tomography has diverse applications, including the study of internal waves, temperature variability, gyre dynamics, tides, and other ocean phenomena. Acoustic tomography leverages the fact that sound speed is