
Curriculum Vitae.
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Education
2023-present: PhD in Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta
Supervisor: Prof. Kurt Konhauser & Dr Ross Anderson
Thesis: Topics in Precambrian Biosphere, Taphonomy, Early Evolution
2019-2023: MEarthSci in Earth Sciences, University of Oxford (First Class)
Supervisor: Prof. Julie Cosmidis
Thesis: ‘The formation of Carbon-Sulphur Biomorphs as protocells in Early Earth environments’
2008-2019: Manchester High School for Girls, UK
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Scholarships
2024-present:
Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship ($12000 CAD)
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Graduate Scholarship in Geology ($5000 CAD)
Evelyn Wigham (nee Linke) PhD Scholarship in Geology ($1600 CAD)
2-year Oxford-Canada Rhodes Scholarship ($20000/year CAD)
University of Alberta Doctoral Entrance Scholarship ($21000 CAD)
University of Alberta Graduate Recruitment Scholarship ($10000 CAD)
2023: St Anne’s College Oxford Academic Scholarship (£250)
2022: St Anne’s College Oxford Academic Scholarship (£250)
2021: St Anne’s College Oxford Academic Scholarship (£250)
2020: St Anne’s College Oxford Academic Scholarship (£250)
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Awards
2024:
Dr Russell Schnell Travel Award ($1200 CAD), University of Alberta
Life & Planet ECR Travel Grant (£100), The Geological Society
2023:
Excellent Poster Award, Origins 2023 Conference, Ecuador, International Society for the study of the Origin of Life, International Astronomical Union
Travel Grant ($1200 USD), Origins 2023 Conference, International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life
Burdett-Coutts Prize for Best 4th Year Performance in Paleobiology (£300)
2020: Undergraduate of the Term, St Anne’s College, University of Oxford (£50)
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Other Research
2025: Visiting Researcher, ‘Microfossil evidence for the origin of eukaryotes in Palaeoproterozoic succesions’
Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
2022-2023: Intern in Astrobiology, ‘Ecological Dynamics of Shadow Biospheres’
Dr E Mitchell, Dr P Rimmer, Dr O Shorttle
Initiative for Planetary Science and Life in the Universe, University of Cambridge
2021-2023: Intern in Palaeobiology, ‘New microfossils from the ~790-million-year-old Svanbergfjellet Formation of Svalbard: Investigating the emergence of green algae’ Check out our recent paper!
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
2022: Palaeontology Field Volunteer
Dr J Anquetin
Jurassica Museum, University of Florence, Switzerland
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Experience
2024-present:
Field Trip Coordinator, ATLAS Geological Society
Organiser, 3rd Geobiology Conference, Geobiology Society, Banff, Canada
‘Super Science Saturday’ volunteer, Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Data Entry Scientist, Palaeobiology Database (PBDB)
WISEST Summer Program Supervisor
Title: ‘What can the early fossil record tell us about evolution through the Proterozoic?’
2015-present: Mountains & Coefficients, Founder
2022-present: Freelance Graphic Design
2020-2023: Newsletter & Podcast Marketing Lead, UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (UKSEDS), National Student Space Conference (NSSC)
2020-2021: Junior Common Room President, St Anne’s College, University of Oxford
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Affiliations
Present:
The Palaeontological Society
The Palaeontological Association
Astrobiology Society of Britain
Royal Astronomical Society
Geological Society of America