Personal profile

Personal profile

I am an early career isotope geochemist, having completed my PhD in 2022 on the melt-phase geochemistry and magmatic timescales of Ōkataina Volcano, Aotearoa New Zealand. 

My current research at Royal Holloway focusses of using stable cadmium isotopes to better constrain the Earth's ancient marine organic carbon cycle, both in a steady state and during periods of rapid environmental change. This project is part of the DISTILL research programme headed by Dr. Alex Dickson.

My research interests span all aspects of analytical geochemistry, especially isotopes, and applying geochemistry to addressing challenges facing current society such as natural hazards and climate change. I have a broad experience of clean laboratory techniques and various analytical instrumentation (e.g. TIMS, MC-ICP, ICP-OES, SEM, FTIR, etc.), as well as working as part of an international, multi-disciplinary research team.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 14 - Life Below Water

Education/Academic qualification

Volcanology, Petrology and Geochemistry, PhD, Victoria University of Wellington

Jan 2018Feb 2022

Geological Sciences, BSc., MGeol, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds

Sept 2013Jul 2017

External positions

Ordinary Council member, Mineralogical Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland

20242026

Geochemistry Research Assistant, Victoria University of Wellington

Apr 2022Jan 2023

Keywords

  • Geochemistry
  • Trace Elements
  • Isotopes
  • Volcanology
  • Carbon Cycle