Papers
10
Total Citations
121
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About
Victoria Preston is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of marine biogeochemistry and autonomous robotics, whose work is transforming how scientists study Earth’s most inaccessible aquatic environments. Her research focuses on methane emissions in Arctic and deep-sea systems, and the development of intelligent robotic platforms for environmental sampling. Preston’s most impactful study (57 citations) revealed that river inflow dominates methane emissions in Arctic coastal systems, providing critical year-round data during ice melt—a period previously underrepresented in greenhouse gas measurements. She has also advanced autonomous vehicle capabilities for underwater confined space mapping and remote sample collection in difficult conditions, enabling marine research that was once logistically impossible. Her innovative work includes using in situ methane instrumentation with change-point detection algorithms to discover hydrothermal vents from afar, and developing the Phortex framework for physically-informed robotic trajectory planning during scientific expeditions. With over 120 total citations across her publications, Preston is recognized for bridging robotics and oceanography, creating tools that allow scientists to study dynamic phenomena—from hydrothermal plumes to algal blooms—in real-time, fundamentally expanding the reach of expeditionary science.
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- 1River Inflow Dominates Methane Emissions in an Arctic Coastal System57 citations · 2020
- 2Underwater confined space mapping by resource‐constrained autonomous vehicle13 citations · 2018
- 3Autonomous vehicles for remote sample collection: Enabling marine research11 citations · 2015
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- 6Observations of Shallow Methane Bubble Emissions From Cascadia Margin6 citations · 2021
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- 8River inflow dominates methane emissions in an Arctic coastal system4 citations · 2019
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- 10Enabling Topological Planning with Monocular Vision2 citations · 2020