Alasdair O'Dell

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PhD student

A SCUBA instructor with experience working on the Bay islands of Honduras, the Musandam Peninsula of Oman and Koh Phangan in Thailand. Studied Marine and Freshwater Biology at the University of Hull (BSc) and worked with the marine toxicology lab to analyse micro-plastics in mussel samples collected on the eXXpedition voyage. Main academic interests include biological processes and ecology of underwater life such as coral and kelp, as well as the natural world and conservation. Currently working on quantifying the amount of carbon sequestered by kelp in Scottish waters annually by using biomarkers to establish seaweed traces in sediment. Passionate about photography, hiking, diving, swimming and travel.

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Alasdair.O'Dell@sams.ac.uk
+44 (0)1631 559 232

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Research

Since January 2018 PhD student. SAMS UHI

Project: Scotland's blue carbon: the contribution from seaweed detritus

Employment history

2016-17 Laboratory Assistant, Marine Toxicology. The University of Hull (Prof Jeanette Rotchell)

Education

2017 BSc (Hons - first class) Marine and Freshwater Biology. ECTS

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Publications

Chapman, E. C., O’Dell, A. R., Meligi, N. M., Parsons, D. R., & Rotchell, J. M. (2017). Seasonal expression patterns of clock-associated genes in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis. Chronobiology International, 34(9), 1300-1314.

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Brief appearance in Sky News 2017 documentary 'A Plastic Voyage', which documented the eXXpedition voyages around the UK.

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PADI and SSI instructor