Fields of Research

Chemical oceanography
Biological oceanography
Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Glaciology
Ecosystem function
Atmospheric composition, chemistry and processes
Physical oceanography
Analytical spectrometry
Ecology
Physical geography and environmental geoscience
Pollution and contamination
Inorganic chemistry
Instrumental methods (excl. immunological and bioassay methods)
Climate change processes
Oceanography
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation
Animal immunology
Ocean engineering
Organic geochemistry
Behavioural ecology
Atmospheric aerosols

Research Objectives

Measurement and assessment of marine water quality and condition
Antarctic and Southern Ocean oceanic processes
Other environmental management
Effects of climate change on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic environments (excl. social impacts)
Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences
Biodiversity in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments
Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem)
Ecosystem adaptation to climate change
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Climate variability (excl. social impacts)
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Assessment and management of benthic marine ecosystems
Management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
Social impacts of climate change and variability
Climate change models
Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems
Effects of climate change on the South Pacific (excl. Australia and New Zealand) (excl. social impacts)
Antarctic and Southern Ocean ice dynamics
Clinical health
Fisheries - aquaculture
Effects of climate change on Australia (excl. social impacts)

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A preliminary model of iron fertilisation by baleen whales and Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean: sensitivity of primary productivity estimates to parameter uncertainty; Ecological Modelling
A proposed seasonal cycle of dissolved iron-binding ligands in Antarctic sea ice; Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
Advances in the offline trace metal extraction of Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Cd, and Pb from open ocean seawater samples with determination by sector field ICP-MS analysis; Analytical Methods
Analysis of trace metals in open ocean seawater samples using resin extraction methods with SF-ICP-MS detection; PACIFICHEM, 2015 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies
Biogeochemical iron budgets of the Southern Ocean south of Australia: Decoupling of iron and nutrient cycles in the subantarctic zone by the summertime supply; Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Biogeochemical observations during the winter-spring transition in East Antarctic sea ice: Evidence of iron and exopolysaccharide controls; Marine Chemistry: An International Journal for Studies of All Chemical Aspects of The Marine Environment
Biogeochemistry and microbial community composition in sea ice and underlying seawater off East Antarctica during early spring ; Polar Biology
Biogeochemistry of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice systems; Goldschmidt 2015
Calving event led to changes in phytoplankton bloom phenology in the Mertz polynya, Antarctica; Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Chlorophyll a in Antarctic sea ice from historical ice core data; Geophysical Research Letters
Chlorophyll-a in Antarctic landfast sea ice: a first synthesis of historical ice core data; Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Circumpolar deep water and shelf sediments support late summer microbial iron remineralization; Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Climate change impacts on sea-ice ecosystems and associated ecosystem services; Elementa
Concentration and isotopic composition of bromine and chlorine in Antarctic sea ice; Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Critical evaluation of a seaFAST system for the analysis of trace metals in marine samples; Talanta
Different processes drive biogeochemical iron budgets in the subantarctic and polar Southern Ocean; Gordon Research Conference: Polar Marine Science-Beyond IPY
Different processes drive biogeochemical iron budgets in the subantarctic and polar Southern Ocean; 2nd International Forum on the Sub-Antarctic (IFSA), Environmental Change in the Sub-Antarctic
Dissolved and Particulate Metals Distribution in Antarctic Sea Ice and their Role in Tracing Iron Sources; AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting 2010
Dissolved iron and iron(II) distributions beneath the pack ice in the East Antarctic (120 °E) during the winter/spring transition; Deep-Sea Research: Part II
Distribution and characterization of dissolved and particulate organic matter in Antarctic pack ice; Polar Biology
Distribution and export of particulate organic carbon in East Antarctic coastal polynyas; Deep-Sea Research. Part 1
Distribution of dissolved and particulate metals in Antarctic sea ice; Marine Chemistry: An International Journal for Studies of All Chemical Aspects of The Marine Environment
Distribution of dissolved iron in Antarctic sea ice: Spatial, seasonal, and inter-annual variability; Journal of Geophysical Research
Distributions of dissolved and particulate iron in the sub-Antarctic and Polar Frontal Southern Ocean (Australian sector); Deep-Sea Research. Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography
Effect of melting Antarctic sea ice on the fate of microbial communities studied in microcosms; Polar Biology
Effect of salinity and temperature on the determination of dissolved iron-binding organic ligands in the polar marine environment; Marine Chemistry: An International Journal for Studies of All Chemical Aspects of The Marine Environment
Enhanced iron flux to Antarctic sea ice via dust deposition from ice-free coastal areas; Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Field observations and physical-biogeochemical modeling suggest low silicon affinity for Antarctic fast ice diatoms; JGR Oceans
High temporal resolution observations of spring fast ice melt and seawater iron enrichment in East Antarctica; Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics
High variability in dissolved iron concentrations in the vicinity of the Kerguelen Islands (Southern Ocean); Biogeosciences
High-accuracy determination of iron in seawater by isotope dilution multiple collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ID-MC-ICP-MS) using nitrilotriacetic acid chelating resin for pre-concentration and matrix separation; Analytica Chimica Acta: International Journal Devoted to All Branches of Analytical Chemistry
Hydrothermal contribution to the oceanic dissolved iron inventory; Nature Geoscience
Identifying potential sources of iron-binding ligands in coastal Antarctic environments and the wider Southern Ocean; Frontiers in Marine Science
Incorporation of iron and organic matter into young Antarctic sea ice during its initial growth stages; Elementa
Influence of organic complexation on dissolved iron distribution in East Antarctic pack ice; Marine Chemistry
Iron biogeochemistry in Antarctic pack ice during SIPEX-2; Deep-Sea Research II
Iron fertilization from the Amery Ice Shelf marine ice layer, East Antarctica; European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018
Iron fractionation in pack and fast ice in East Antarctica: Temporal decoupling between the release of dissolved and particulate iron during spring melt; Deep-Sea Research. Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
Iron in sea ice: review and new insights; Elementa
Iron partitioning in pack and fast ice in East Antarctica: potential for temporal decoupling between the release of dissolved and particulate iron during spring melt; AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting 2010
Iron study during a time series in the western Weddell pack ice; Marine Chemistry
Iron Whales
Large flux of iron from the Amery Ice Shelf marine ice to Prydz Bay, East Antarctica; Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Macro-nutrient concentrations in Antarctic pack ice: overall patterns and overlooked processes; Elementa
Mercury in the Southern Ocean; Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta
Methods for biogeochemical studies of sea ice: the state of the art, caveats, and recommendations; Elementa
Microplastic contamination in east Antarctic sea ice; Marine Pollution Bulletin
Modern sampling and analytical methods for the determination of trace elements in marine particulate material using magnetic sector inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry; Analytica Chimica Acta
Modern sampling and analytical methods for the determination of trace elements in marine samples using sector field ICP-MS; 18th RACI Research and Development Topics Conference in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
Natural iron fertilization of the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean by continental shelf sources of the Antarctic Peninsula; Journal of Geophysical Research G: Biogeosciences
Nutrient distribution in East Antarctic summer sea ice: a potential iron contribution from glacial basal melt; JGR Oceans
On the importance of hydrothermalism to the oceanic dissolved iron inventory; AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting 2010
Organic ligands control the concentrations of dissolved iron in Antarctic sea ice; Marine Chemistry
Organic ligands control the concentrations of dissolved iron in Antarctic sea ice; Goldschmidt2015
Organic matter controls of iron incorporation in growing sea ice; Frontiers in Earth Science
Physical and biogeochemical properties of rotten East Antarctic summer sea ice; Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Physical speciation and solubility of iron from baleen whale faecal material; Marine Chemistry
Phytoplankton let us breathe
Position analysis: Antarctic sea ice and climate change 2014
Position Analysis: Ocean Fertilisation
Position analysis: ocean fertilisation
Preliminary investigation into the stimulation of phytoplankton photophysiology and growth by whale faeces; Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
Role of sea ice in global biogeochemical cycles: emerging views and challenges; Quaternary Science Reviews: International Multidisciplinary Review and Research Journal
Sea ice in the global biogeochemical cycles: how much do we care?; Goldschmidt 2015
Sea ice meltwater and circumpolar deep water drive contrasting productivity in three Antarctic polynyas; Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Sea-ice algal primary production and nitrogen uptake rates off East Antarctica; Deep-Sea Research. Part II
Size fractionation and bioavailability of iron released from melting sea ice in a subpolar marginal sea; Marine Chemistry
Size fractionation of iron, manganese and aluminium in Antarctic fast ice reveals a lithogenic origin and low iron solubility; Marine Chemistry
Size fractionation of iron, manganese and aluminium in Antarctic fast ice reveals a lithogenic origin and low iron solubility; Ocean Sciences Meeting
Size fractionation of particulate metals during a time series in East Antarctic fast ice; EGU General Assembly
Southern Ocean CO₂ sink: the contribution of the sea ice; Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Southern Ocean iron fertilization by baleen whales and Antarctic krill; Fish and Fisheries
Spatial and seasonal distribution of dissolved and particulate bioactive metals in Antarctic sea ice; Elementa
Temporal evolution of decaying summer first-year sea ice in the Western Weddell Sea, Antarctica; Deep-Sea Research. Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography
The biogeochemical role of a microbial biofilm in sea ice: Antarctic landfast sea ice as a case study; Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
The Biogeochemical Role of Baleen Whales and Krill in Southern Ocean Nutrient Cycling; PLoS ONE
The characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in Antarctic sea ice; Deep-Sea Research. Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography
The determination of trace elements in size-fractionated marine particles using magnetic sector ICP-MS; The 4th Asia-Pacific Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry
The future of Arctic sea-ice biogeochemistry and ice-associated ecosystems; Nature Climate Change
The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2014; Marine Chemistry
The neodymium isotope fingerprint of Adélie Coast Bottom Water; Geophysical Research Letters
Trace metals (Fe, Mn, Co, Cu, Pb, Cd, Ni) analysis in open ocean samples using sector field ICP-MS; 2012APWC - Asia Pacific Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry
Trace metals Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, and Zn in waters of the subantarctic and Polar Frontal Zones south of Tasmania during the 'SAZ-Sense' project; Marine Chemistry: An International Journal for Studies of All Chemical Aspects of The Marine Environment
Trace Metals Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in Waters of the Sub- Antarctic and Polar Frontal Zones south of Tasmania - the 'SAZ-Sense' Study; AMSA 2010 - New Waves in Marine Science
Understanding the variability in the iron concentration of Antarctic krill; Limnology and Oceanography
What sea-ice biogeochemical modellers need from observers; Elementa

Research Projects

An autonomous sea state monitoring system for the Australian research fleet; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DoIIS)
HydroBox: A containerised hydrochemistry lab for Australian oceanography; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Impact of the predicted changes in sea ice extent on primary productivity in the Southern Ocean: links between the iron and carbon ; Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) (DoEE)
Iron in the Antarctic Sea Ice Zone and Its Role in the Past and Future Climate; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Metals in the Southwest Pacific ocean: Participation in GEOTRACES, an international study of marine trace elements and their isotopes.; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Novel Analytical Technologies Using High Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for the Rapid and Accurate Determination of Biologically-important Trace Elements in Seawater; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Ocean fertilisation: a positive effect from Antarctica's great thaw?; Australian Research Council (ARC)
The Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science; Australian Research Council (ARC)
The Role of Antarctic Sea Ice as a Natural Ocean Fertiliser; Australian Research Council (ARC)
The Role of Iron as a Micro-Nutrient to the Antarctic Sea-Ice Zone Algal Community ; Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) (DoEE)
Using animal-borne sensors to unravel East Antarctic coastal productivity; Australian Research Council (ARC)
When Sinks Become Sources; Understanding Persistent Organic Pollutant Behaviour in Dynamic Polar Environments; Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) (DoEE)

Research Candidate Supervision

Effect of natural iron fertilisation by krill and whales on the Southern Ocean carbon cycle
Incorporation Mechanisms of Organic Matter and Iron into Sea Ice
Manganese Distributions in the Southern Ocean and the Co-impact Mn-Fe-Cu on Phytoplankton
Primary Production and Fate of Antarctic Sea Ice Algae