I’ve always had interest in a wide range of fields of study and disciplines, doing research and reading on all of it. I ended up doing marine and freshwater biology for my Undergraduate degree, due to believing marine and freshwater resources are understudied and protected compared to terrestrial resources, and our increasing reliance on them.
It is no wonder, due to my broad range of experiences and interest, that I settled on Conservation and Sustainability as my Master’s field of study, being the intersection of a broad range of sciences, as well as necessitating experience in a wide range of other fields of study, such as business, finance, governance, history, and economics, in no particular order.
I am currently working on assessing the biodiversity impacts of eco-engineering on floating structures for my research project.
Marine and Freshwater Biology; Coral reefs; Ecological Engineering; Floating Structures
Research group: Multifunctional and Adaptive Green-Grey Shorelines (MAGGShore)
Coastal urbanisation and climate change are driving ocean sprawl (the global proliferation of manmade structures such as seawalls), leading to losses of biodiversity and ecosystem services in urban coasts. The overarching objective of this project is to provide a comprehensive assessment of the ecological, physical, and engineering requirements for coastal protection systems, and to develop multi-functional, adaptive shoreline designs with ‘green’ element, integrating climate change and land use considerations.