Dr Helen Findlay

Dr Helen Findlay is a biological oceanographer who uses a combination of experimental, observational and modelling tools to investigate the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on marine organisms and ecosystem functioning. She has an interest in understanding the biological, physical and chemical interactions within the marine environment, specifically relating to carbon biogeochemical cycling, with a particular focus in Arctic regions.

Helen was the first recipient of the PML Lord Kingsland Fellowship, allowing her to continue her research on ocean acidification in both temperate seas and in the Arctic. She is currently the co-chair for the North East Atlantic Ocean Acidification (NEA-OA) Hub for the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON), and an Executive council member for GOA-ON. Helen is currently involved in the European Space Agency OceanSODA project and was previously involved in the UK Ocean Acidification project and the UK Shelf Seas Biogeochemistry Programme. Helen participates in research cruises to investigate nutrient and carbon biogeochemical cycling, offers advice for setting-up and running CO₂ and multi-stressor experiments, and is lead on an Arctic project which couples ocean acidification resarch with outreach to schools across the globe. Helen facilitates PML's carbon chemistry research, with an aim to understand short-term variability relating to ocean acidification and climate change.

Helen is also involved in the outreach of marine science to schools and educators, working alongside Encounter Edu (previously known as Digital Explorer) and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) to promote ocean learning in the classroom.