About me

I am a scientist with mathematical training and expertise in ocean biogeochemical modelling. After spending the last few years investigating the ocean and its response to global warming, I am currently seeking new opportunities and looking for my next project. I hope to leverage my skills to contribute effectively to the fight against climate change.

Until recently I was a Contract Researcher for the CarbonLock Future Science Platform of CSIRO (Australia's National Science Agency), working on estimating the sequestration efficiency of the deep ocean from climate-model archives (with Dr. Richard Matear).

I am also an Adjunct Fellow of the School of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, where I was a postdoctoral Research Associate until September 2024, working on the response of the global ocean's oxygen and carbon cycles to climate change (with Associate Professor Mark Holzer).

Resume

For details, see my likely up-to-date CV in PDF format. For a visual summary, see the timeline below, which provides a month-by-month overview of my resume going back 25 years.

Research interests

I spend most of my time thinking about the fascinating mechanisms that drive the cycles of carbon, nutrients, and oxygen in the global ocean. To improve our understanding, I build numerical models of tracers in the ocean. This requires engaging with a diverse range of research fields including biology, geology, chemistry, and physics. It also requires deep knowledge of advanced mathematical and computational tools. My education —both as mathematician and engineer— helps me develop new ideas and methods to tackle challenging questions in Ocean Science. When possible, I also spend time developing open-source packages.

An overarching theme of my research is the interplay between the ocean's circulation and biogeochemical tracers. Understanding the transport of nutrients is critical because they sustain all life in the ocean, and their distributions are predicted to respond dramatically to climate change. This includes macronutients like phosphate and nitrate, but also trace metals such as iron, nickel, or cadmium. I am also interested in tracers of ocean circulation, such as neodymium, because they inform our understanding of the ocean's past circulation patterns. I have also been working on the response of the oxygen and carbon cycles to climate change. Our warming climate is driving the ocean to lose its oxygen, threatening marine life. This impacts global food security. In my latest research, I have been looking at the sequestration efficiency of the deep ocean for storing the carbon that we must remove from the atmosphere to limit global warming.

I firmly believe that scientists have a duty to make sure we understand our environment well enough to prepare for its abrupt change and prevent the worst outcomes. I commend my fellow sea-going oceanographers, who play a crucial role in this pursuit by providing us with an ever-growing set of observational data. As a mathematically inclined oceanographer, I am committed to contributing to that endeavour. I intend to put all my energy towards answering the critical science questions posed by our changing environment and towards educating the next generation of scientists that will eventually take over. Despite my work continuously exposing me to the grim outlook of climate change, I am regularly amazed by the scientific discoveries that we make and the positive outcomes that we can achieve. I remain scientifically fascinated by the complex interplay between the ocean, biology, and climate, and I look forward to making a difference by working alongside wonderful collaborators.