Research Interests

• Marine climate change impacts (acidification, oxygen loss)
• Ocean based carbon removal strategies (efficiency, environmental impacts and co-benefits)
• Biogeochemical processes (nitrogen fixation, denitrification, primary production, organic matter and nutrient cycling)

Training

• since 2023 - Doctor of Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.), Christian Albrechts-University Kiel, Germany
• 2019-2023 - Doktorate in the research area of Marine Biogeochemistry, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany
• 2015-2018 - Master of Science in Biological Oceanography, Christian Albrechts-University Kiel, Germany
• 2010-2014 - Bachelor of Science in Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, University of Eldoret, Kenya

Expeditions and field studies

• 2024 - Kiel, Germany, KOSMOS Mesocosm Study: Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement
• 2023 - Helgoland, Germany, KOSMOS Mesocosm Study: Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement
• 2022 - Bergen, Norway, KOSMOS Mesocosm Study: Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement
• 2020 - Lima, Peru, KOSMOS Mesocosm Study: Biogeochemistry of Upwelling Systems
• 2019-2020 - Callao, Peru, Bi-monthly research cruises: Nitrogen fixation & Primary productivity
• 2018-2019 - Research Cruise MSM80 with R.V. Maria S Merian, Peru: Nitrogen fixation & Primary productivity
• 2018 - Gran Canaria, Spain, KOSMOS Mesocosm Study: Artificial Upwelling
• 2017 - Lima, Peru, KOSMOS Mesocosm Study: Ocean Deoxygenation
• 2016 - Gran Canaria, Spain, KOSMOS Mesocosm Study: Ocean Acidification

Publications

ORCiD

OceanRep

PANGEA

Networks

LinkedIn