Achievements

Funding

2021 - RISE scholarship for PhD student, (€60,000/3 years)
2020 Marine Institute Cullen PhD Postgraduate Fellowship: Machine Learning assisted detection and prediction of climate change related anomalous events in complex marine systems, (€100,000/4 years)
2019: MARINE SFI Centres. Project: Evaluating the effects of harvesting knotted wrack Ascophyllum nodosum on Irish coastal ecosystems. Recommendations towards best practice and resource management (€106,500).
2019: EPA Industry Scholarship. Project: Ecosystem Effects of knotted wrack Ascophyllum nodosum Harvesting: Recommendations for environmental best practice and resource management in Ireland (€97,500) (Declined in favour of Marei Funding)
2014 – Sanderson, W.G.S, Fariñas-Franco, J.M. Dornoch Firth Environmental Enhancement Project (DEEP) Stage 1: Environmental review of the Dornoch Firth and neighbouring area. Glenmorangie Ltd. (£45000/6 months)
2012 - Queen’s University Belfast Special Research Scholarship. PhD fees and stipend (£17305/1 year)
2008-2011 - Queen’s University Belfast Staff Training and Development Unit. PhD fees (£3565/3 years)

Chartered Biologist (CBiol) by the Royal Society of Biology (2013).

Occupational First Aid (FAAA-QQI Level 5-5^TH April 2017 and DAN Divers First Aid 2020)

SCTW95 Personal Sea Survival Techniques (2014 and 2020)

ENG11 Seafarer’s Medical Certificate (May 2015 and March 2020)

JNCC Marine Mammal Observer and Gulf of Mexico BOEM/BSEE PSO Certification (2014)

NERC/INTD Scientific Diver (2014); ~600 scientific dives

HSE Professional Scuba/Part IV (2009)

TDI Decompression Procedures Diver (2012)

TDI Nitrox Diver (2008)

TDI Gas Blender Certification (2008)

PADI Divemaster (2006)

RYA/RNLI Powerboat Level 2 (2003/09)

RNLI Inshore Lifeboat Crew Training

RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance (2010)

VHF Radio Operator (2008)

Royal Society of Biology, UK (MRSB)

The British Phycological Society

British Ecological Society

Marine Biological Association of the UK (Mem.MBA)