ACE-CRC Postgraduate student. PhD project involving differential GPS field surveys of snow petrels and Wilson’s storm petrels nesting areas at Casey and Mawson. Modeling distribution and abundance of nesting seabirds in relation to habitat characteristics to help monitoring signs and potential effects of climate change. Intensive utilization of field GIS interfaces and ESRI software.
Antarctic Ecology
Marine biologist

Sea ice coring for Dimethyl Sulfide and phytoplankton measurements (spatial survey in the pack ice, 160 º E - 70 º E). Looking at the relationships between the production of Sulphur compounds (cloud formation nuclei) in seawater and zooplankton grazing rates helps understanding global climate issues.

Seabird and mammal observations (pack-ice seal surveys, APIS program) at sea.

Consultant to set up a collaborative study on the impacts of mining on benthic fauna of reef ecosystems in New Caledonia.

James Cook University/Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville.
MSc student Marine Biogeochemistry.

Carbon and Nitrogen cycling in the central equatorial Pacific Ocean
- a review of oceanographic studies

Scientific Diver Ecological study on the nutrient status of reef macro algae and sediment substrate in the central section of the Great Barrier Reef. “ Can algae be good bioindicators of reef eutrophication status ? ”Project involved field surveys and sampling, chemical analyses and statistical interpretations.
Research fellow (Australian European Awards Program) investigating the fate of Cadmium in North Queensland coastal ecosystems involving the use of bioindicators (oysters, fish, macroalgae),ultratrace metal water analysis (voltammetry, GFAAS, ICP MS) and survey methods.

Fish monitoring studies in reef and mangrove ecosystems: recruitment, bioindicator species, etc..

Tropical Marine Science
Davis station, Summer Scientist

Collection of lake invertebrates in the Laresemann and Vestfold Hills.
Aerial surveys and ground counts of Weddell seals along 250 km of coast west of Davis.

AAD, Human Impacts Branch - Research Assistant. Fuel composition and sediment invertebrate biota and metal analysis

Autralian Antarctic Division, AMLR Program Fisheries Observer.

8 weeks experimental work on mitigation measures limiting seabird bycatch in the Southern Ocean by longline fisheries. Field work onboard two New Zealand boats off the South Island.

Research assistant, 2 summers at Casey station, Antarctica.

Study on long term trends in Adelie penguins populations; monitoring of several petrels species for plastic ingestion; systematic collection of rubbish escaped from two Antarctic stations for a waste management study. Mapping of moss beds. Participation in Weddell behavourial studies on human disturbance. Seabird and marine mammals observations at sea.

Environmental Engineering
CIRAD FLHOR, Martinique. French West Indies. Environmental engineer.

Diagnosis on the human environmental impacts and sustainability of banana cropping systems in the French West Indies. Managed teams of local technicicans collecting data for crop research and environmental monitoring to contribute to an island scale management system (set up a G.I.S. and other monitoring tools).

CIPCRE, Cameroon. Environmental engineer. Community development.

Cameroonian NGO funded by the French cooperation. Sociologic study of tropical agricultural systems and management of small scale plantation projects with farming communities in Western Cameroon. Work followed by a 600 km solo trek through the Western Ranges - youngest woman sponsored by the “Guilde Europenne de l’Aventure”.