Lecturer in Chemical Oceanography at NUI Galway since 2004 Postdoctoral researcher at the University of east Anglia, UK 2001-2004                                                                                                          Eurocat project span class=EUGRISHeaderLargeEuropean catchments, catchment changes and their impact on the coast Postgraduate student at the Southampton Oceanography Centre, UK  1997-2001                                                                                    PhD thesis : A geochemical study of hydrothermal signals in marine sediments : The Rainbow hydrothermal area at 36N, Mid-Atlantic Ridge  (Supervisors C. R. German, J. Thomson and R.W. Nesbitt) Undergraduate students at the University of Wales, Bangor 1992-1997                                                                                                           BSc (Hons) in Geological Oceanography

Ocean Acidification and its effects on the biogeochemistry of marine waters, potential for socio-economic impacts of future ocean acidification. Nutrient biogeochemistry in coastal waters. Effects of rainfall on the biogeochemistry of surface seawater. Potential for use of lighthouses as marine measurement platforms. Recovery and use of historical marine biogeochemistry datasets.

My teaching interests were centered around chemical oceanography and its links to geological, biological and physical oceanography. I taught core modules for the denominated Earth and Ocean B.Sc., the Marine Science B.Sc. and contributed to the Environmental Science B.Sc. and the general Science B.Sc. at Galway. My teaching had a strong field-based component including seagoing on research vessels. I contributed to the M.Sc. in Coastal and Marine Environments and to the M.Sc. in Biodiversity and Land Use Planning.