Craig Smeaton
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Craig Smeaton
@coastalcarbon.bsky.social
Lecturer @standrewssgsd.bsky.social researching Coastal Carbon in sediments and saltmarsh.

All views are my own.

https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/geography-sustainable-development/people/cs244/
Abstract deadline (20th of Aug) is approaching quickly for #OSM26

CC010 - Fjords in Transition: Connecting Physical, Biogeochemical, and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Land-Ocean Continuum Under a Changing Climate.

tinyurl.com/ywmbpwd9

#OceanScience
August 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
There are now 5 scholarships available for the summer programme funded by @wwf.org.uk

We particularly welcome and encourage applicants from the Global South for these scholarships
April 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If successful the funding will cover Tuition fees *home and international), Stipend and research expenses (up to £2000 per year).

If you have an idea and want to discuss possibilities please reach out.
December 16, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Also if you are interested in fjords in Chile on Monday the 9th at 1 pm UK Prof Sebastien Bertrand will give an online @mastscot.bsky.social seminar on Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in Patagonia

Link - tinyurl.com/4cyjet9a
December 2, 2024 at 8:21 PM
If you are more interested in the seabed check out these projects at the University of Leeds

Submerged peatlands – carbon store or carbon source?
tinyurl.com/437u9fpu

Investigating the source and reactivity of Blue Carbon stocks
tinyurl.com/49kc6ff2
November 17, 2024 at 5:50 PM
This is from last year - check out updated post
November 17, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Full details of the project can be found:

iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships...
Blue Carbon accumulation, transformation and storage: Quantifying biogeochemical processes in saltmarsh ecosystems.
iapetus2.ac.uk
November 17, 2024 at 4:48 PM
The School of Geography and SD has a range of analytical facilities designed to quantify and characterize carbon in these environments. These includes EA-IRMS, TGA, py-GCMS, Gamma Spectrometry, UV-VIS spectrometry, XRF and thermal methods.

We also have links to gain ship time in UK waters.
February 27, 2024 at 10:06 AM