Aylis Emerit
I graduated from a BSc (Hons) in Applied Freshwater and Marine Biology with first-class honours in 2021 in ATU Galway City, and was awarded the Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland (ESAI) Undergraduate of the Year award 2020/2021 for my 4th year project focusing on spatial distribution modelling. After graduation, I undertook the Marine Institute’s Bursary […]
Andrea Parisi
I am currently undertaking a PhD titled ‘Improving corncrake conservation status in Ireland by using passive acoustic monitoring and thermal imaging’. This project is part of the broader Corncrake LIFE that aims at increasing the Irish population of corncrakes by 20% by 2025. As part of my bioacoustics project, I am deploying twenty SongMeters SM4 […]
Tracy Paul
I graduated from the University of Mauritius after having completed an undergraduate degree in marine science in 2015. I am from an island nation (Mauritius/Rodrigues) where I have been living my whole life surrounded by the ocean and it only makes sense to me to pursue a scientific career that would help me protect and […]
Colin Guilfoyle
I completed my BSc degree in Zoology at NUI Galway in 2020, followed by an MSc in Conservation Behaviour at ATU Galway City (formally GMIT) in 2021. During my studies, I spent time researching species such as red squirrel and Eurasian lynx. This helped develop my interests in topics such as habitat connectivity, species reintroductions […]
Paule-Émilie Ruy
The complexity of interactions between livings beings has always fascinated me. At the age of eight I developed a very reliable mark-recapture method involving my glitter pink nail polish and the snails from my garden. Besides this relevant scientific experiment, I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Organisms and Populations from the University of Western Brittany. […]
Andrew Power
I am passionate about wildlife conservation and environmental protection. I have a degree in Zoology from Trinity College Dublin and a Master of Research (MRes) in Conservation Biology, from the University of Nottingham. For my MRes, I carried out the first ever study of the rare, endemic Sinai Hairstreak Butterfly and my work led to […]
Kristina Steinmetz
I am a PhD candidate at GMIT since 2016. As part of my research I am exploring population genetic structure of two seal species around Ireland and western Europe in order to delineate Management/Assessment Units and provide crucial baseline information for conservation and management of both species. Prior to the PhD project, I completed the […]
Paula Silvar Viladomiu
I received my BSc in Biology, and I specialized in marine biology. By pursuing the International Master of Science in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea), I was introduced to conservation science which aims to balance the needs of people and nature. Afterwards, I developed a growing interest in quantitative methodologies and bio-statistics. Currently, my research focuses […]
Haleigh Joyce
I was raised in County Galway in the west of Ireland where the sea was my back garden. My love for the ocean came from my Grandfather who used to take me out on his boats from a young age exploring the sea. My fascination for being close to water developed further from this point […]