I completed both my BSc in Marine Biology and Oceanography and my MSc in Physical Oceanography here at Bangor University, and now I am studying for my PhD in Physical Oceanography here too. During my MSc, my research focused on Atlantic Ocean heat transport to the Arctic, and the effect of ocean heat loss in this region on jet stream stability and midlatitude climate. 

While my background is in ocean science, my PhD is based around my research interests of Archean Earth, deep time climate modelling, and exoplanet habitability.

My PhD research explores climate drivers in the Archean Eon, with a focus on the impact of continental distribution and topography. This period of Earth's history is crucial for our understanding of how a planet's climate can transition from inhospitable to a prolonged habitable state. Earth is the only planet that we know can and does host life, so the aim of my research is to inform the search for habitable exoplanets using Archean Earth as a proxy. This is justified because it is a period of Earth's history where the conditions could be similar to an Earth-like exoplanet, but we know ends up with a habitable climate. 

I am working with Prof Mattias Green, Prof Nathan Mayne (Exeter University), Dr Micheal Way (NASA GISS), and Joao Duarte (University of Lisbon). This project is funded by the Leverhulme Trust.

anya.taylor@bangor.ac.uk