I am a PhD researcher in the Wheeler group working across institutions within the Marine Research Plymouth Alliance. I investigate phytoplankton repsonses to Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE), a marine carbon dioxide removal strategy. OAE works by increasing the alkalinity of seawater, which enhances the ocean’s ability to absorb and store atmospheric CO2 My research explores … Read more
Currently, my research focuses on how marine phytoplankton sense and respond to nutrient levels in their environment. I recently completed my PhD which investigated how algae-bacterial cocultures could be used to supply vitamin B12 to astronauts on long space missions. This was part of a wider collaboration, the MELiSSA project, or Micro-Ecological Life Support System … Read more
My role is to manage the research and lab facilities in our ecology department including general lab support, training and inductions of ecology staff, and lab health & safety. I run our research aquarium where I am responsible for animal welfare & husbandry and assist with the design and maintenance of experiments as well as … Read more
My MBA links commenced in1979 with a NERC Post-Doctoral Fellowship on interactions between intertidal limpets hosted by Alan Southward (AJS). This followed my PhD at Port Erin (Liverpool University) on experimental rocky shore ecology. When a Lecturer at Manchester University (1980), I became a frequent visitor to the MBA collaborating with AJS on long-term change … Read more
I am a Plankton Analyst at the MBA, where I support the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) Survey through sample processing, species identification, and ecological data analysis. My background spans marine conservation, ecological fieldwork, and visual analysis, with foundations in observational detail and pattern recognition. Before joining the MBA, I worked as a research diver in … Read more
I am a senior numercal ecologist with the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) team, as well as a data scientist at the Marine Biological Association (MBA). My research is focused on developing and using ecological concepts, statistical analysis and associated data processing piplelines to explain spatio-temporal variability in planktonic communities. Specialised in marine ecosystems, I have … Read more
I am a post-doctoral researcher in the Wheeler group at the Marine Biological Association with expertise in molecular biology and microbiology. I began my research career at the University of Leeds, where I undertook my PhD investigating cyanophages, infectious to filamentous species of cyanobacteria. This led to being involved in projects studying viruses infectious to … Read more
After graduating with a BSc (Hons) in Marine and Freshwater Biology from Aberystwyth University, and an MSc in Oceanography from the University of Southampton, I spent several years working in administration. More recently I’ve had the great pleasure of engaging with the public through a number of informal education roles that took me all around … Read more
The Marine Biological Association
The Laboratory,
Citadel Hill Plymouth,
Devon
PL1 2PB, UK
The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom is a registered charity in England and Wales (1155893), and is a company limited by Royal Charter (RC000865). The Marine Biological Association conducts, promotes and supports scientific research into all aspects of life in the sea.