CV
Occupation
Marie Skłodowska Curie Research Fellow, Dept. of Marine Science, University of Gothenburg
2021-Present
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Marine Science, University of Gothenburg
2020-2021
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observatory, CSIR
2019-2020
Working Groups & Organising Committees
Co-chair SOOS Southern Ocean Flux Working Group
2021-Present
Co-lead Observing Air-Sea Observations Strategy (OASIS) FAIR Principles
2021-Present
APECS Representative SOOS Southern Ocean Flux Working Group
2019-2021
Association for Polar Early Career Scientists South Africa National Committee
2018-2020
Education
Ph.D. Ocean & Atmosphere Dynamics
Department of Oceanography, University of Cape Town
Disseratation: The impact of submesoscales on the stratification dynamics in the Southern Ocean
2015-2018
Master of Science in Physical Oceanography
Department of Physical Oceanography, University of Cape Town (Thesis)
2013-2014
Bachelor of Science in Ocean, Atmospheric and Environmental Science
Department of Oceanography, University of Cape Town
2009-2012
Meeting Organisation
SOFLUX webinar series (12 webinars hosted so far, found at https://soos.aq/events/soflux-webinars)
2021-2023
Observing Air-Sea Observations Strategy “Ocean Shots” for a Predicted Ocean Satellite Event [Report]
2021
Career development Workshop: Association for Polar Early Career Scientists South Africa
2020
SOFLUX Town Hall, Ocean Sciences Open Science Conference
2020
Research Visits
Prof Sabrina Speich, École Normale Supériere, Département de Physique
Visiting Reseracher – 1 month. Air-sea heat fluxes from Saildrone data in the Subtropical Atlantic.
2023
Dr Brian Ward, National University of Ireland, Galway
Visiting Researcher – 1 month. Processing of eddy covariance heat fluxes for the BENFLEx experiment.
2023
Dr Amala Mahadevan, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Guest Student – 3 months. During my PhD working on the submesoscale physics of the multi-annual glider observations in the Southern Ocean.
2015
Dr Amala Mahadevan, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Guest Student – 3 months. During my Masters to learn about how to apply submesoscale theory to glider observations.
2013
Training
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (PIL101, 3.5 weeks, University of Gothenburg)
2022
SeaExplorer Glider Pilot training course (1 week, ALSEMAR)
2020
Supervision in Postgraduate Programs (HPE201, 3.5 weeks, University of Gothenburg)
2020
Autonomous Surface Vehicle Sailbuoy pilot training course (1 week, Offshore Sensing)
2018
Seaglider pilot training course (2 weeks, Kongsberg Underwater Technologies)
2016
Fieldwork
Southern Ocean Carbon and Heat Impact on Climate research cruise.
Penguin Bukta, Antarctica, Weddell Sea, Southern Ocean
1 month – deploy autonomous underwater & surface vehicles, hydrographic survey, R/V S.A. Agulhas II.
January 2022
South African National Antarctic Program Winter Cruise – University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa, Weddell Sea, Southern Ocean
5 weeks – deploy autonomous underwater vehicles, hydrographic survey, R/V S.A. Agulhas II.
July 2015
Southern Ocean Seasaonal Cycle Experiment – Southern Ocean Carbon-Climate Observatory
Subantarctic Atlantic, Southern Ocean
5 weeks – deploy autonomous underwater vehicles, hydrographic survey, R/V S.A. Agulhas I.
March 2013
The Coldest Journey (expedition link) – Southern Ocean Carbon-Climate Observatory
Weddell Sea, Antarctica
6 weeks – underway CTD survey along Goodhope Line, R/V S.A. Agulhas I.
January 2013
South African National Antarctic Program Winter Cruise – University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa, Weddell Sea, Southern Ocean
5 weeks – underway CTD survey along Goodhope Line, R/V S.A. Agulhas II.
August 2012
Software Development
GliderTools, assisted with the development of an open-source interactive Python toolkit for processing ocean glider data. All code is available at https://github.com/GliderToolsCommunity/GliderTools.
2019
Mentoring
PhD, MSc, Bachelor Students
Theo Spira (PhD), University of Gothenburg. Lead supervisor: Prof Seb Swart. Role: co-supervisor. Dissertation: Observations of ventilation in the Southern Ocean.
2021-Present
Johan Edholm (PhD), University of Gothenburg. Role: Lead supervisor. Co-supervisor: Prof Seb Swart.
2023-Present
Gianlucca Gerich (MSc), University of Gothenburg. Lead supervisor: Prof Seb Swart. Role: co-supervisor.
2021-Present
Bongiwe Jojo (MSc), University of Cape Town. Lead supervisor: Dr Sarah Nicholson, Role: co-supervisor.
2019-Present
Graduated
David Hagman, MSc, University of Gothenburg. Lead supervisor: Prof Seb Swart. Role: co-supervisor.
Dissertation: Unraveling the uncertainties of bulk-derived heat fluxes: A case study for the Southern Ocean.
2021
Sean Evans, MSc, University of Cape Town. Supervisors: Prof I.J. Ansorge, Prof N de Bruyn, Dr M Wege. Role: co-supervisor. Dissertation: Seal-borne sensors reveal fine-scale foraging ecology and evidence for topographically enhanced downstream restratification at Marion Island.
2021
Johan Edholm, MSc, University of Gothenburg. Lead supervisor: Prof Seb Swart. Role: co-supervisor.
Dissertation: Atmospheric rivers contribute to summer surface buoyancy forcing in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean.
2020
Johan Edholm, BSc, University of Gothenburg. Lead supervisor: Prof Seb Swart. Role: co-supervisor.
Dissertation: Atmospheric rivers over the South Atlantic Ocean, and their impact on freshwater fluxes to the upper ocean.
2020
Student Collaborations
Ria Oelerich, PhD, University of East Anglia. Collaborating supervisors: Prof Karen Heywood, Dr Gillian Damarell.
2021
Internships
Bertrand Ducrocq, Sorbonne Université, Inter-annual Phytoplankton Dynamics over the Maud Rise, Weddell Sea. Lead supervisor: Dr J.B. Salleé. Role: co-supervisor.
2023
Johan Edholm, University of Gothenburg, Development and Integration of a DCPS on a Sailbuoy. Lead supervisor: Prof Seb Swart. Role: co-supervisor.
2021
Funded Research Grants
Marie Skłodowska Curie European Individual Fellowship (2 million SEK)
2021-2023
King Carl XVI Gustaf Foundation’s Award for science, technology and the environment (100 000 SEK)
2023
50% PhD funding support from Dept. of Marine Science, University of Gothenburg Internal Call (~2 million SEK)
2023
Awards
International Meteorological Institute of Stockholm guest funding (23 000 SEK)
2019
World Meteorological Organisation conference travel grant (USD 1 000)
2016
SCOR conference travel grant (USD 1 225)
2016
South African National Antarctic Program PhD Scholarship (R600 000)
2015
South African National Research Foundation Scholarship award (R70 000)
2013
South African National Research Foundation travel award (R10 000)
2013
University of Cape Town Marine-Research Institute travel award (R15 000)
2013
Teaching
Courses I’ve taught and developed material for
Global ocean buoyancy forcing, Masters level course (OC4920), University of Gothenburg. Includes 3 days at sea in the Kattegat on board the Skagerak teaching on board ocean instrumentation and cruise planning.
2020, 2023
SOLAS Summer School Tutorial on CO2 fluxes (tutorial and code available here)
2022
“From idea to action” – desiging and implementing ship fieldwork, Masters course (MAR440), 2 weeks. Includes 3 days at sea teaching on board ocean instrumentation and cruise planning.
2020-2022
Mixed layer physics to Ocean Science Masters, University of Cape Town
2019-2021
Introduction to Python for Climate Scientists, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
2019
Introduction to the Southern Ocean (SEA2005S), University of Cape Town, 1 week
2018
Introduction to the Southern Ocean (SEA2005S), University of Cape Town, 1 week
2018
Co-convener & lecturer to 50 students from 12 countries on the Antarctic Circumpolar Expedition Maritime University, S. Akademik Tryoshnikov. We sailed from Bremerhaven to Cape Town in 28 days.
2016
Ocean Instrumentation and Satellite Oceanography on SEAmester research school at sea, 10 days
2016
Teaching Assistant
Observing the Ocean from Micro to Macro Scale, Masters course (OC4920), 2 weeks, University of Gothenburg
2018
Tutoring
MATLAB for the University of Cape Town, Marine Masters course
2016
Ocean and Atmosphere Dynamics (SEA3004F), University of Cape Town, graduate levels course
2014
Seminars / Invited Talks
International Meetings
EGU General Assembly (26 May 2022)
Talk: The Daily Resolved Southern Ocean Mixed Layer
Ocean Sciences, San Diego, United States (16-21 Feb 2020).
Talk: Regional contrasts of the Southern Ocean mixed layer in response to summer forcing.
SCAR Biennial Meetings & Open Science Conference, Davos, Switzerland (15-26 Jun 2018).
Poster: Submesoscale restratification delayed by wind-front interactions. *Attended the Southern Ocean Flux working group of Southern Ocean Observing System side meeting.
Ocean Sciences, Portland, United States (11-16 Feb 2018).
Talk: Submesoscale instabilities drive enhanced variability of the Southern Ocean mixed layer.
Liège Colloquium of Submesoscale Ocean Dynamics, Liège, Belguim (23-27 May 2016).
Talk: Characterising the atmospheric interactions on the submesoscale instability in the Southern Ocean and their impacts on mixed layer stability.
IAPSO Open Science Conference, Cape Town, South Africa (27 Aug – 1 Sep 2017).
Talk: Glider experiment reveals enhanced submesoscale mixed layer instabilities in the Southern Ocean.
CLIVAR Open Science Conference, Qingdao, China (18-25 Sep 2016).
Talk: Ocean-atmosphere interactions on the submesoscale field of the Southern Ocean and its associated impacts on the mixed layer variability.
*Attended the two-day CLIVAR Early Career Scientists Symposium
SCAR Biennial Meetings & Open Science Conference, Auckland, New Zealand (25-28 Aug 2014).
Talk: Using high-frequency glider data to understand the effects of submesoscale processes and atmospheric forcing on the mixed layer
*Attended the APECS Workshop on the Antarctic Environments Portal
South African Marine Science Symposium Stellenbosch, South Africa (15-18 Jul 2014).
Talk: Using high-frequency glider data to understand the effects of submesoscale processes and atmospheric forcing on the mixed layer.
Invited Seminars
Observing Air-Sea Interactions Strategy USV webinar (17 May 2023).
Talk: Storm-ocean interactions in the Cape Cauldron from USVs
Marine Colloquium, University of Gothenburg Marine Science Dept (25 Nov 2020).
Talk: Introductory Seminar
Department of Oceanography Donut Talk, University of Cape Town (18 Apr 2018).
Seminar: Ocean seasonal restratication delayed by wind-front interactions: a four-year glider experiment
Southern Ocean Workshop. Bolin Center, Stockholm University.
Talk: Submesoscale instabilities enhance the variability of the SO mixed layer
Training Internationally on Gliders course (31 May 2017).
Invited seminar: Using gliders to observe mixed layer dynamics
Meteorological Institute of Stockholm (16 Nov 2016).
Seminar: Submesoscale processes in the Southern Ocean
Department of Oceanography Donut Talk, University of Cape Town (7 Aug 2013).
Seminar: Subantarctic mixed layer dynamics using ocean gliders
Workshops
FilaChange: The ocean fine scales and the climate system (29 August – 2 September 2022)
Talk: Storm-driven modification of the turbulent heat fluxes in the Southern Ocean
SOOS-Sweden Symposium (13 June 2022)
Talk: Storm-driven modification of the turbulent heat fluxes in the Southern Ocean
Talk: Gliders in the Southern Ocean
SOOS Weddell Sea Workshop, Online (21 Oct 2020).
Talk: A high-resolution view of the processes that modulate the Southern Ocean mixed layer.
Southern Ocean Seasonal Experiment Symposium, Cape Town (29 Nov 2019).
Talk: Robotics in SCALE: seasonal ice melt to storm-ocean-biological interactions: unlocking new domains with robotic platforms.
CSIR National Resources and Environment Science Week, Pretoria, South Africa (11-14 Apr 2016).
Flash talk: Seasonal cycle dynamics and variability of mixed layer submesoscale processes and phytoplankton biomass in the Southern Ocean.
Ocean & Climate Change Institute Retreat. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (4 Jun 2015).
Flash talk: Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment.
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