Bangor Wetland Group, 4th Floor Brambell, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University

email: [email protected]

I currently hold a Mercator Fellowship (WETSCAPES2.0) and research in the fields of peatland metaecosystems, biogeochemistry and carbon sequestration. Current research is focussed on peatland carbon stocks, restoration, optimising drinking water treatment processes, and carbon fluxes in mangrove ecosystems.  I have work published in Nature, Nature Geoscience and other leading journals. 

I convene Freshwater ecosystems and currently supervise PGR students studying mangroves (in collaboration with UKCEH and Florida Gulf Coast University), peatland carbon sequestration and plant functional traits. 

Potential PhD and Masters by Research can be seen in the following section. Make a difference and study in a field that might help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, eutrophication or habitat degredation!

I would consider applications with funding to study in the following fields:

1. Peatlands
2. Mangrove Ecosystems
3. Drinking Water Quality
4. Waste Water Treatment
5. Carbon Sequestration 
6. Ecological and Geoengineering strategies 
7. Biodiversity
8. Carbon Neutral Biofuels

Mangrove Ecosystems - carbon sequestration and biodiversity themes

Drinking Water Quality (with particular focus on algal blooms and/or DOC)

Waste Water Treatment - novel approaches using constructed aquatic systems

Ecological and Geoengineering strategies - including carbon sequestration in wetlands and peatlands, but also aquatic ecosystems

Carbon Sequestration - in mangroves, peatlands, lakes and reservoirs

Biodiversity - focussing on lower trophic levels of aquatic ecosytems (e.g. algae and phytoplankton) 

Carbon Neutral Biofuels - focussing on novel sources and production