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I am a PhD student at the University of Manchester, and my research interests focus on heavy metal and radionuclide geochemistry and pollution management.
My current PhD project studies the chemical mechanisms that govern uranium, thorium and radium transfer from soil into plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). This research will build on current knowledge of radionuclide food chain transfer and bioaccumulation, and is also valuable for assessing the phytostabilisation potential of plants for managing old mining sites.
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Synchrotron radiation (SR) techniques, which use high‐energy photon beams to create high‐resolution images and spectra of a sample, are valuable analytical methods that have long benefited physical, geological, and biochemical research. Recent developments in synchrotron infrastructure have allowed SR techniques to become a more accessible resource...
In the face of danger, or when in need of
resources, plants, unlike most animals, cannot
run, hide or forage. Selection pressure has
led to plants evolving an array of physical
adaptations that enable them to thrive and grow in a
range of different environments. These adaptations
include photosynthetic leaves, poisonous spines
and insect-attracting...
Plants come under threat from a variety of harmful pathogens that can cause significant economic and social damage worldwide. Broccoli spear rot, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens, for example, costs the UK approximately £15 million per year in lost broccoli harvest. Potato blight, caused by the water mold Phytophthora infestans, was...
This oral presentation summarised my progress so far in the imaging of U and Pb within plant roots (with and without arbuscular mycorrhizal colonisation), alongside the results from initial XAS analysis to assess Pb and U speciation behaviour.
Academic poster presented at the annual British Universities Funding Initiative (BUFI) science festival 2021, an event which showcases the ongoing research conducted by PhD students funded by the British Geological Survey. This poster presenting my work on understanding uranium dynamics within the symbiosis between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal...
Short talk delivered for the "Tackling the Roots of Plant Blindness" special interest group meeting, in association with the British Ecological Society. This meeting discussed various factors that may contribute to the decreasing ability for students to identify plant species, and the tools and opportunities available to resolve this knowledge gap....
Understanding the risks of a developing unconventional hydrocarbons industry, including shale gas, to the chemical quality of surface water and groundwater involves firstly establishing baseline compositions against which any future changes can be assessed. Contaminants of geogenic origin are of particular interest and radon has been identified as...
This patent describes a novel method for the preparation of an expanded food snack using fruit or vegetable pomace produced as a by-product of the juice production process.
Awarded the prize for "Best Scientific Poster" at the 36th Annual CoGER UK conference.
