Bronwyn Cahill - CV
Education
2006: Ph.D. Oceanography
Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, RI, USA
Thesis Topic: “A Regional Comparison Between the Seasonal Cycles of the Western Irish Shelf and the Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine Ecosystems: the Impact of Physical Variability”.
1993: BSc (Honours) Ocean Science
University of Plymouth, Plymouth, England
1989: BA (Honours) French and Philosophy
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Professional Appointments
June 2024 to date: Senior Scientist
Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde (IOW), Germany
- Research Group Leader - Integrated Optical Remote Sensing
2021 - 2024: Associate Scientist
Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde (IOW), Germany
- Coupled biogeochemical-hydrodynamic modelling of carbon pools and fluxes in the North Sea – Baltic Sea continuum and their sensitivity to climate change and anthropogenic activities (BMBF Carbostore project).
2018 - 2021: Research Scientist/Principal Investigator
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
- Coupled bio-optical-ocean-atmosphere modelling examining the impact of water constituents on radiative heat transfer in the open ocean and shelf seas (DFG Grant CA 1347/2-1).
2016 - 2018: Research Scientist
Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde (IOW), Germany
- Coupled sediment-biogeochemical modelling investigating the impact of changing climate on coastal sediment and water nutrient dynamics in the Western Baltic Sea (BMBF SECOS II project).
2016 - 2017: Scientific Analyst
SUBMARINER Network / s.Pro GmbH, Berlin, Germany
- Marine Data Policy consulting with a focus on marine data and information strategies to support EU Directives, e.g. “Study on data and knowledge gaps for Maritime Spatial Planning in European Sea Basins” (s.Pro on behalf of DG MARE).
2014: Research Associate
Space & Atmospheric Physics, Imperial College London, UK
- Ocean-atmosphere modelling with a focus on quantifying the radiative impact of dust aerosol over the Arabian Peninsula and Red Sea and its implications for local, regional and global climate (in association with KAUST).
2010 - 2016: Scientific Analyst
Informus GmbH, Berlin, Germany
- Scientific consulting with a focus on marine and earth observation data. Studies include:
- “Environmental Assessment of New Uses of Marine Resources in the Baltic Sea”, on behalf of the Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit (BMU) (German Federal Environment Ministry), in the frame of the EU Baltic Sea Region Programme, SUBMARINER project (2010 - 2013).
- “Benefits of Oceanography Measurements to National Meteorological Services” on behalf of EUMETSAT. Technical manager and senior analyst tasked with investigating the current and anticipated future uptake of space-based oceanographic measurements by national meteorological services (2010 - 2011).
2006 - 2012: Research Associate
Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, NJ, USA
- Biophysical ocean modelling and marine ecosystem dynamics research, with a focus on the impact of climate change and land use on coastal marine environments. Projects include:
- “Impacts of Changing Climate and Land Use on Carbon Cycling and Budgets of the U.S. Eastern Coastal Ocean Margin: Observations, Analysis, and Modeling (USECOS)”, (NASA Ocean Biogeochemistry program, 2008 – 2012).
- “Experimental System for Predicting Shelf and Slope Optics (ESPreSSO)”, (Office of Naval Research, Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative, 2007 – 2010).
- “Lagrangian Transport and Transformation Experiment (LaTTE), biophysical modeling and synthesis”, (National Science Foundation program, 2006 - 2008).
1993 – 2000: Manager (1996 - 2000) & Scientific Officer (1993 - 1996)
Irish Marine Data Centre, Marine Institute, Ireland
- Multidisciplinary data management, electronic data publishing, international liaison, and national marine data research strategy and development (e.g. led the development of an integrated coastal observing system for Bantry Bay and Fastnet, Southwest Ireland).