Fore a more concise overview, see my CV.
I am a PhD student at NIOZ and Utrecht University, advised by Matthew Humphreys, Olivier Sulpis and Mariette Wolthers. My research focuses on carbonate mineral dissolution in the ocean. More specifically, we try to understand what the drivers of dissolution are apart from the saturation state. In my project, I am combining laboratory experiments with field work, as well as modelling. Often, there is a gap between experimentalists and modellers and with my work I aim to bridge between them. I am excited about machine learning (ML) approaches and try to learn more about it and how I can use it in my work.
I very much enjoy diving into a new field and getting excited about different research topics. During my undergraduate degree, I spent a semester at the National University of Singapore and worked on organometallic catalysis in the lab. A few months later, for my bachelor thesis at the University of Tübingen, it was all theoretical work in Computational Chemistry. I continued with modelling (but this time in Atmospheric Chemistry) during my MPhil at the University of Cambridge, updating and improving dimethyl sulfide oxidation in Earth System Models. For my PhD, I can now draw on all these experiences and combine different approaches and methodologies in one project.
Outside of research, I like reading (fiction and fantasy mainly), buying (and drinking) tea and I tend to get into another creative hobby (painting, printmaking, knitting, cyanotype, photography, ….) every couple of months. And I really, really like clouds.