Research Activities– 2024

2024

Thomas WILLIAMS (University of Tasmania, Australia)

Pb-Pb dating of Plagioclase Feldspar grains at ODP Site 1165A to study the provenance of iceberg
rafted debris during mid-Pliocene warmth

Awarded £3160

Aimee VAN DER REIS (University of Auckland, New Zealand)

Is the sub-ice platelet layer a biodiversity powerhouse fuelling the Antarctic marine ecosystem?

Awarded £6000

Victoria TAYLOR (University of Bergen and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Norway)

Antarctic ice sheet inception and the role of the Southern Ocean

Awarded £5900

Erica SPARAVENTI (Institute of Marine Science of Andalusia, Spain)

Assessing the biogeochemical composition of penguin guano

Awarded £6000

Amanda PETTERSEN (University of Sydney, Australia)

Early-life physiology of Antarctic krill in warming waters

Awarded £6000

Katherine GALLAGHER (Stony Brook University, USA)

Assessing the vertical distribution on microplastics along the West Antarctic Peninsula

Awarded £5980

Amy FEAKES (University of Southampton, UK)

Enhancing Understanding of Fin Whale Communication through Integrated Acoustic and Biotelemetry Studies in the Southern Ocean

Awarded £5876

Venkatesh CHINNI (Rutgers University, USA)

First field observations of iron chemistry inside the Dotson Ice Shelf cavity

Awarded £5980

Manon BAYAT (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)

Host Identity Role in Gut Microbiome Variability

Awarded £6000