My background is environmental and analytical chemistry with the research focus on developing and applying passive sampling techniques to monitor nutrients, heavy metals and other pollutants in water, sediment and soil, and understanding the biogeochemistry of pollutants in the environments. One of my research topics is to apply passive sampling techniques to understand the nitrogen cycle in sediments.
Now I am working on a "Healthy Coorong, Health Basin" project which is funded by Commonwealth and South Australian governments. This project will collaborate with different researchers of multi-disciplinary backgrounds from the University of Adelaide, Flinders University, Griffith University and other organisations. Part of the project is to apply the passive sampling technique and other techniques to measure the nutrient profiles and fluxes in the Coorong sediment. The information will be used to address scientific knowledge gaps and provide the scientific evidence base to inform what management actions might be required to reduce nutrient loads and algae abundance in the Coorong.