I am a biogeochemist with expertise in riverine and oceanic environments and a particular interest in the nitrogen cycle and associated biogeochemical cycles and how these will be affected by climate change. I utilise nitrogen isotopes to help understand the processes controlling nitrogen fixation and future changes to the marine nitrogen cycle in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Education
(2018 – 2019) The University of Edinburgh – Master of Science by Research in Riverine Geochemistry
(2014 – 2018) The University of Edinburgh – BSc with honours in Environmental Geoscience
Career
(2021 – Present) PhD Student at the Scottish Association for Marine Science and the University of Edinburgh
(February – March 2023) Scientist on board Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) research cruise
(2019 – 2020) Geochemistry Lab technician at the University of Edinburgh
(2018 – 2020) Tutor and demonstrator at the University of Edinburgh
(2018 – 2019) Chairman of the oceans research group at the University of Edinburgh
(July & October 2018) Scientist on board Arctic research cruises
(June – July 2016) Internship at the University of Edinburgh
Controls on nitrogen fixation in the subtropical North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
Francis, A., Ganeshram, R. S., Tuerena, R. E., Spencer, R. G. M., Holmes, R. M., Rogers, J. A., and Mahaffey, C.: Permafrost degradation and nitrogen cycling in Arctic rivers: insights from stable nitrogen isotope studies, Biogeosciences, 20, 365–382, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-365-2023 , 2023.
