Biography:
My PhD research explores how ecosystem restoration and human disturbance influence peatland carbon cycling. Using a windfarm development and associated restoration sites in Shetland as a case study, I investigate how site-level actions shape carbon cycle processes at molecular and microbial scales. Specifically, I am interested in dissolved organic carbon (DOC), its composition, processing pathways, and role in the loss of peatland carbon through greenhouse gas emissions and fluvial export.
Before my PhD, I worked at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology researching soil biogeochemistry in agricultural systems, and have most recently worked at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Germany, where I focused on quantifying greenhouse gas emissions from Arctic wetland ecosystems.
Outside of research, you’ll can often find me at the climbing gym or out on my bike!
Qualifications:
- MRes Ecology Evolution and Conservation, Imperial College London, 2022
- BA Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, 2021
Research Interests:
Peatlands, Carbon cycle, DOC, Greenhouse gas flux, Ecosystem restoration.
Project Title:
The impact of a wind farm on carbon emissions from peat.