Member of the Royal Society of Biology

I am a NERC Independent Research Fellow at Queen's University Belfast, specialising in carbon cycling within terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. My expertise encompasses tracing carbon pathways in aquatic system using novel radiocarbon (¹⁴C) analyses, including ramped pyroloxidation (RPO) techniques.

Currently, I lead a NERC-funded Independent Research Fellowship (2024) investigating permafrost carbon loss and its fate in aquatic systems, aiming to determine whether the carbon is buried or emitted, using the novel Ramped Pyroxidation method to trace carbon fluxes from catchments to lakes, rivers and oceans. 

Previously I led a £52,752 NERC grant (NE/I01666X/1) developing a novel approach using radiocarbon as a biomarker alongside stable carbon isotopes (¹³C) to trace carbon sources in freshwater systems, particularly in Lough Erne.

In 2019, I led the establishment of the RPO facility at the ¹⁴CHRONO Centre, the first facility outside the USA, facilitating advanced carbon source attribution studies. My collaborative efforts with the Agricultural and Food Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and Natural England have been instrumental in advancing research methodologies. 

I am also an elected member of the Royal Society of Biology, and UK Young Academy, with whom I engage for public outreach (FameLab 2025, New Scientists Live to translate my research into realworld impacts.