E d u c a t i o n
PhD Marine Biogeochemistry
Photochemistry of surfactants in marine systems
2019
Supervisors: Dr Guenther Uher
Professor Robert Upstill-Goddard
Examiners: Dr Tom Bell
Dr Miguel Morales Maqueda
BSc (Hons) Environmental Science
First-Class with Distinction
2014
Supervisors: Professor Claire Hughes
Dr Katherine Selby
Dissertation: Reconstructing temporal variability in diatom biomass at a site on the western Antarctic Peninsula (Grade: 90%)
C e r t i f i c a t i o n
Introduction to Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
STCW Personal Survival Techniques
ENG1 Medical
Full clean UK Driving Licence
Outdoor First Aid
E m p l o y m e n t
Postdoctoral Research Associate
The Lyell Centre, Heriot-Watt University,
Edinburgh, UK
August 2022 - present
PI: Dr Ryan Pereira
Group: Carbon-Water Dynamics
Project: Breathing Oceans: Understanding the Organic Skin that Modulates the Exchange of Greenhouse Gases between the Atmosphere and the Ocean (BOOGIE).
Field campaigns:
30th Atlantic Meridional Transect: Falkland Islands to UK onboard RRS Discovery.
São Vicente, Cape Verde, West Africa; Ocean Science Centre, Mindelo.
Funded by the European Research Council.
Twin Fellow
Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Institute for Advanced Study,
Delmenhorst, Germany
June and August 2023
Project: Expanding our understanding of the surface ocean microlayer.
In collaboration with the Marine Geochemistry (ICBM-MPI Bridging Group) at the University of Oldenburg.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
School of Natural and Environmental Sciences,
Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
October 2019 - July 2022
PI: Professor Robert Upstill-Goddard
Group: Earth, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
Project: Control of air-water gas exchange rates in lakes by natural surfactants.
Field campaigns: Erken Laboratory, Lake Erken, Sweden.
In collaboration with Uppsala University, and funded by the Leverhulme Trust.
Environmental Modeller and Risk Assessor
Enviresearch Ltd.,
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
March - October 2019
Tier 2 and Tier 1 assessments of plant protection product active substances and formulations for registration in the UK and EU, through environmental fate modelling, degradation kinetics and ecotoxicological assessments.
Laboratory Demonstrator
School of Marine Science and Technology,
Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
February 2015 - July 2018
Assistance in laboratory practical classes for Marine Biology BSc and Zoology BSc students, and formal grading of any associated coursework.
Research Assistant
Environment Department,
University of York, York, UK
July - September 2013
PI: Professor Claire Hughes
Project: Using DNA markers to reconstruct past climate changes.
C o m m u n i t y R o l e s
UK National Representative:
Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study
2022 - present
Year-round liaison between the UK scientific community and the International Project Office of the Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS).
Chair: Carbon-Water Dynamics research group meetings
2022 - present
Chair and schedule weekly research group meetings, and facilitate a speaker, discussion or workshop each week.
Admin support: UK air-sea gas community
2022-2023
Ad hoc administrative support for UK scientific community mobilisation and collaboration.
Committee:
Postdoc Futures
2021-2022
National grassroots initiative in communication with Wellcome and UKRI to help shape a better future and create a more consistent policy structure across all institutions that will benefit Postdoctoral Researchers.
Committee: Fieldtrip and Off Campus Health and Safety,
SNES, Newcastle University
2020-2022
Routinely reviewed fieldwork protocols, risk assessments, and advised on fieldwork applications during the COVID-19 pandemic, for fieldwork activities in the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences.
Working Group: Inductions, SNES, Newcastle University
2020-2022
Development of a consistent department wide induction procedure for all new staff and postgraduate students in the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences.
Steering Group:
National Postdoc Conference
2021
Assisted with the organisation and promotion of the National Postdoc Conference 2021 and supported the sessions and networking events held throughout the conference, which was hosted virtually by the University of Liverpool.
Co-chair: National Postdoc Conference 2021 sessions
2021
Raising your research profile by writing for The Conversation.
More than “Just about Managing” Stepping up to Project Leadership.
How to get published with Nature – an ex-editor’s perspective.
Funding Panel:
Enviresearch Foundation
2019
Appraised applications and selected recipients of the Community Award, Travel Grant and Summer Bursary from the Enviresearch Foundation - a charitable organisation that supports Early Career Researcher projects, and science outside the classroom for 10-13 year olds.
G r a n t s + f u n d i n g
May 2022
£750
Early Career Researcher Travel Grant
The 8th International Symposium on Gas Transfer at Water Surfaces
Conference attendance
November 2023
Government of the Pitcairn Islands, facilitated by CEFAS. Supported by the Lyell Centre.
Pitcairn Islands Expedition 2024
£30,000
May 2022
£1,000
Ecosystems Group Fund
School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University
Further training
May 2021
£5,000
Ecosystems Group Fund
School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University
Away Day
December 2017
£10,000
Postgraduate Development Fund
Postgraduate Development School, Newcastle University
{react} magazine
December 2015
£1,000
Postgraduate Mobility Fund
School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University
Conference attendance
A w a r d s + p r i z e s
Best presentation in session, SOLAS summer school 2022
July 2022
$500
NHSA and N8 North Innovation Women
March 2022
Name listed
Best performance in BSc Environmental Science cohort
July 2014;
July 2012
Certificate
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