I’m a final year PhD student at the University of York in the Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories. My research aims to improve our understanding of the emissions from biomass burning through non-target screening and the development of atmospheric chemical mechanisms. I previously obtained my Integrated Master’s at the University of York where I first started research into air quality and decided I wanted to pursue a PhD in the analytical/atmospheric chemistry field.
MChem in Chemistry specialising in Environmental and Atmospheric Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry, The Aerosol Society.
Mass spectrometry, Non-target screening, Air pollution, Biomass burning, Analytical chemistry
Atmospheric chemistry and analytical chemistry.
Understanding the formation and evolution of biomass burning organic aerosol using non-target data approaches and mechanism development.
NERC PANORAMA DTP (2021)
Biomass burning is one of the largest sources of trace gases and organic aerosol (OA), a key component of particulate matter (PM),to the atmosphere. Wildfires, agricultural burning, and domestic combustion of solid fuels all fall under the umbrella of biomass burning therefore it represents a widespread source of air pollution. Approximately 6.7 million deaths are caused each year by exposure to poor air quality and in 2021 PM was the largest contributor to the global disease burden. My research aims to improve our understanding of the composition of organic aerosol from biomass burning (BBOA) and how it evolves in the atmosphere. There are two main strands to my PhD research: developing analytical methods for use in non-target screening of BBOA and evaluating the atmospheric chemistry of volatile organic carbon species emitted during biomass burning through experimental chamber studies.