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Our Scientific Team
7 - Team researchers

Audrey Morley, PhD
Principle Investigator
Audrey is a lecturer in Physical Geography at the National University of Ireland Galway, and affiliated with iCRAG, the Ryan Institute, and the PRU. In addition, she is the President of the Network of Arctic Researchers in Ireland (NARI) and the Director of the new BSc Programme in Geography and Geosystems. Audrey’s research focuses on the development of palaeoceaonographic tools and understanding climate dynamics of warm climates.

Dakota Holmes
Irish Research Council Scholar & PhD Candidate
Dakota obtained his B.Sc. in Biological Sciences from Mercyhurst University (2017) and later an M.Sc. in Coastal & Marine Environments from NUI Galway (2018). Currently, Dakota serves as the Network Administrator and Communications Officer for the Network of Arctic Researchers in Ireland. His Ph.D. research focuses on investigating abrupt high-magnitude climate events during past warm climates. Dakota is also interested in science communication and outreach as a means to inspire tomorrow's leaders today.

Marta Cabello
Galway Doctoral Scholar &
PhD Candidate

Jessica Crumpton-Banks,
PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Jess studied her MSci in Environmental Geoscience at the University of Bristol (2011 – 2015) and obtained her PhD from the University of St Andrews (2015 – 2020). Her postdoc research focuses on understanding how climate signals are incorporated into ocean sediments and applying geochemical techniques to reconstruct past climate change.

Michelle Curran
Galway Doctoral Scholar &
PhD Candidate

Megan Murphy O'Connor
iCRAG Scholar &
PhD Researcher
FORMER LAB MEMBERS
Léa Magot - M.Sc. Coastal & Marine Environments, 2020
Christine Loughlin - M.Sc. Coastal & Marine Environments, 2017
Kimberly Harris - M.Sc. Coastal & Marine Environments, 2017
Solenn Ni Dhonnabhain - M.Sc. Coastal & Marine Environments, 2017
Jake Martin - M.Sc. Coastal & Marine Environments, 2016
Fatimatuj Zohara Sonny - M.Sc. Coastal & Marine Environments, 2016
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