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Rachel Cave, PhD

Lecturer
Earth and Ocean Sciences

Expertise: Chemical Oceanography

Phone: + 353 (0)91 492 351
Email: rachel.cavenuigalway.ie

Education

BSc (Hons), Geological Oceanography (University of Wales)

PhD, Marine Chemistry (University of Southampton)

General Research Interests

sources and sinks of dissolved and particulate matter in the oceans, in particular trace element inputs from Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD), and from Submarine Hydrothermal Venting

ocean acidification, in particular the alkalinity and dissolved inorganic carbon status of water masses off the west of Ireland

effects of shellfish aquaculture on the transformation of nutrient, trace element and carbon inputs to coastal embayments

Teaching

Earth and Ocean Sciences

EOS104 Introduction to Earth and Ocean Science

EOS213 Introduction to Ocean Sciences (Module Convenor)

EOS227 An Introduction to Field Techniques in Earth and Ocean Sciences

EOS313 Marine Geoscience

EOS413 Biophysical and Biogeochemical Interaction in the Oceans

EOS420 Climate Change & Natural resources

EOS427 EOS field projects/Honours dissertation and Field Trips

Marine Science

MR401 Advanced Topics in Marine Science

MR413 Research Project

MR412 Essay writing and Oral Presentation

OC421 Chemical Oceanography Specialist Topic

Research Projects

Griffith Geoscience Research Project (Biogeosicence Research Group)

Metals in the Marine Environment (MIME) Research group

Oceanography Research Group

Project Specific Research Interests & Roles

Griffith Geoscience Research Project: impact of intertidal and submarine groundwater discharge on the chemistry of coastal waters along the south Galway and Clare coast.

MIME: supervising postgraduate research into the development of semi-autonomous voltammetric methods for the measurement of trace metals in estuarine and marine waters, allied to research on the uptake of trace metals by macroalgae.

Oceanography Research Group: supervising postgraduate and postdoctoral research into the status of Irish continental shelf and off-shelf waters with respect to ocean acidification parameters

Links

Rachel Cave's publications

NUIG Biogeoscience Research Group

Impacts of Increased Atmospheric CO ₂ on Ocean Chemistry and Ecosystems

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Earth and Ocean Sciences, School of Natural Sciences
National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Phone: +353 (0)91 492 126, E-mail: Earth and Ocean Sciences
This page was last updated Monday, August 31, 2009

		Rachel Cave, PhD Lecturer Earth and Ocean Sciences Expertise: Chemical Oceanography Phone: + 353 (0)91 492 351 Email: rachel.cavenuigalway.ie

	Education BSc (Hons), Geological Oceanography (University of Wales) PhD, Marine Chemistry (University of Southampton)
	General Research Interests sources and sinks of dissolved and particulate matter in the oceans, in particular trace element inputs from Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD), and from Submarine Hydrothermal Venting ocean acidification, in particular the alkalinity and dissolved inorganic carbon status of water masses off the west of Ireland effects of shellfish aquaculture on the transformation of nutrient, trace element and carbon inputs to coastal embayments
	Teaching Earth and Ocean Sciences EOS104 Introduction to Earth and Ocean Science EOS213 Introduction to Ocean Sciences (Module Convenor) EOS227 An Introduction to Field Techniques in Earth and Ocean Sciences EOS313 Marine Geoscience EOS413 Biophysical and Biogeochemical Interaction in the Oceans EOS420 Climate Change & Natural resources EOS427 EOS field projects/Honours dissertation and Field Trips Marine Science MR401 Advanced Topics in Marine Science MR413 Research Project MR412 Essay writing and Oral Presentation OC421 Chemical Oceanography Specialist Topic
	Research Projects Griffith Geoscience Research Project (Biogeosicence Research Group) Metals in the Marine Environment (MIME) Research group Oceanography Research Group
	Project Specific Research Interests & Roles Griffith Geoscience Research Project: impact of intertidal and submarine groundwater discharge on the chemistry of coastal waters along the south Galway and Clare coast. MIME: supervising postgraduate research into the development of semi-autonomous voltammetric methods for the measurement of trace metals in estuarine and marine waters, allied to research on the uptake of trace metals by macroalgae. Oceanography Research Group: supervising postgraduate and postdoctoral research into the status of Irish continental shelf and off-shelf waters with respect to ocean acidification parameters
	Links Rachel Cave's publications NUIG Biogeoscience Research Group Impacts of Increased Atmospheric CO ₂ on Ocean Chemistry and Ecosystems
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