Biography:
I am a NERC-funded PGR within the Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, as part of the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds. I am working with Professor Ben Murray investigating glaciation events which are occurring downwind of industrial sites. Cloud clearing events have been observed through satellite imagery (Velle Toll, Estonia), suggesting industrial emissions may be releasing ice nucleating particles (INPs) into the atmosphere, which affect cloud formation. My research assesses which industrial aerosol INP types are most significant for global INP concentration, and therefore climate impact, and compares the magnitude of anthropogenic INPs to natural sources such as mineral dust.
I was previously at the University of Kent where I completed my BSc in Chemistry, and my research masters in planetary geochemistry. During my masters I analysed the mineralogical and chemical composition of lunar and martian regolith through mechanochemical activation of simulants. Ball milling was employed to replicate small scale weathering, and assess how this alters chemical and physical properties. Mineral dust deposits and martian analogues have been discovered in Antarctica, sparking my interest even further when researching Earth-based simulants.
Outside of research, you can find me knitting and crocheting, baking, listening to music, reading, hiking, camping and spending time with nature as much as I can.
Qualifications:
- Masters by Research: University of Kent, 2024.
- BSc Chemistry (Hons): University of Kent, 2022.
Research Interests:
Ice chemistry, atmospheric chemistry, atmosphere-aerosol interactions, mineral dust, geochemistry, climate science, clouds.
Project Title:
Ice chemistry, atmospheric chemistry, atmosphere-aerosol interactions, mineral dust, geochemistry, climate science, clouds.