Pleased to have started a new job as a Research Engineer in Spatial Modelling at Umeå University. I have joined Associate Prof. Heidi Burdett’s research group in Umeå to investigate blue carbon storage potential in Vietnam and Cambodia using a numerical modelling approach. This will be used to inform policy intervention and community engagement research beginning next year within the VR-funded Sustainability and Resilience research project. I had the chance to visit Umeå Marine Science Centre during the International Coralline Algae Meeting in 2023.

I had the wonderful opportunity to take my family up to the Arctic circle – this time to Sommarøy, Senja (and Tromsø)!! Rendezvous from Ahmedabad (v. hot!), Delhi, London and Berlin after nearly a year of planning, they braved the Arctic autumn to really embrace the outdoor elements, coming home safe and sound!! Next time is a possibility!!

#ArcticAdventures #holiday #family

Today I made a seminar for my latest GIS course (as a student) on terrain analyses. Thanks to Avakaza GIS technologies for the opportunity. Please check it out here:  

Today is the day – I am making a presentation asking the question How do Marine Heat Waves affect cold-water corals in the deep -sea? at the GeoHab habitat mapping conference in Arendal, Norway. And just now yesterday/today’s BBC news headlines show that ocean temperature has seen a record breaking year of heat every single day. My presentation and recent desktop study examines 28 years of data from the cold-water coral area(s) addressing this deep ocean knowledge gap. It highlights how important this issue is today and in future. More information can be found at the following links:

Today’s BBC article: https://lnkd.in/eWJppXV5

Seabed Habitats blog post:
https://lnkd.in/eET5zUhZ

Brand new Shiny App- where one can examine the key MHW events from 1993-2021 from the SEUS region: https://lnkd.in/eFruq7Z4

#MarineHeatWaves #ColdWaterCorals

This March, the Royal Society and the UK Hydrographic Office brought together many of the participants of the UK Centre for Seabed Mapping. As an Early Career Researcher, I had the opportunity to present a poster and make an oral presentation at the event. 

The Challenger Society for Marine Science -Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA) Working Group have recently published an article in Oceanography, discussing numerous projects including FindAScienceBerth. Learn more at the link to the article in the Special Issue below:

https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2024.110