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Dr Kate Hendry is Royal Society University Research Fellow and Associate Professor in Geochemistry in the School of Earth Sciences. Her research covers chemical oceanography 鈥� the changes in oceans and sea water nutrients caused by melting ice in the Arctic and Antarctic regions, as a result of climate change. Dr Hendry is a director of Antarctic Science Limited, a charity promoting Antarctic science nationally and internationally, and sits on the UK National Committee of Antarctic Research. She was awarded the European Association of Geochemistry鈥檚 Hautermans Award for early career geochemistry and is a member of the National Oceanography Centre Association steering board. She also sits on the UK NERC鈥檚 Marine Facilities Advisory Board (MFAB) and on its Cruise Programme Review Group (CPRG).

Education
2004 - MSci MA Natural Sciences, Queens' College, University of Cambridge, 
2008 - DPhil Biogeochemistry, Hertford College, Oxford University

Accomplishments 
2002 - 2004 - Harkness Prize, Venn Prize, and Wiltshire Prize, University of Cambridge,
2012 - Antarctic Service Medal, 
2016 - European Association of Geochemistry (EAG) Houtermans Award

Odeta Qafoku is chemist with the Biogeochemical Transformations team. Qafoku is an environmental soil scientist and geochemist with 20 years of research experience on a broad range of projects in the topics of soil science, geochemistry, geochemical and thermodynamic modeling, mineral synthesis, organic and contaminant interaction with soil minerals, CO2 sequestration, and mineral weathering. Her resent research interests are in studying organic mineral interactions using methods that extend from nano- to macroscale; studying iron mineral transformations induced by reductive reactions; studying mineral incipient weathering as function of biological inputs and environmental changes, and applying scanning electron microscopy to study reactivity and transformation at reaction boundaries.

I am a marine ecologist, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, and . My research spans marine and fisheries ecology, geochemistry, and animal biology with outcomes that support conservation, sustainable seafood production and food security. Everything I do is underpinned by my mission to ensure science is communicated to the media and public.
If like to know more about what I do, or have an opportunity to work together, please get in touch or check out my social media profiles (Twitter @Zoe_Doubleday, Instagram @drzoedoubleday) and lab website (www.marislab.org).
See below for more details about my research program:
- Over the past 10 years, I have used chemical fingerprints locked within the hard mineralised tissues of marine animals to understand how they move around, where they come from, and how the environment changes around them.
- More recently, I have applied my skills in marine ecology and geochemistry to the area of seafood provenance. By tracking the provenance of seafood, we can help combat seafood fraud and illegal fishing that is reducing the sustainability of our fisheries and their ability produce protein for millions of people.
- I have over 10 years experience working with octopus and other cephalopods to support their conservation and management. My lab group is currently working on several cephalopod projects, with a focus on sustainable fisheries and ecology.
- I investigate how to boost the readability and readership of what scientists write, particularly peer-reviewed publications. My goal is to not only boost public engagement in science, but support the next generation of STEM professionals to communicate with impact.

Usha Rao is a recipient of the Association for Women in Science’s Zenith award, a lifetime leadership and achievement award. She has also received the Distinguished Research Lectureship from the Association for Women Geoscientists, and the Bingham Mentoring Award from the Philadelphia chapter of AWIS, awarded to a “distinguished scientist who has significantly influenced the advancement of women in science”. Dr. Rao was selected by Pennsylvania Governor Wolf to participate in the 'PA Women in STEM' video series. She serves as a writer and speaker on the environment, leadership, and mentoring for many US and international organizations. Some recent partners include the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Swiss National Science Foundation's PRIMA Program, the American Association for Environmental Engineering and Science, and Lab Manager magazine. 
Dr. Rao's STEM teaching has been recognized with the Lindback Foundation's Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Medal for Distinguished University Teaching. She has also received three merit awards for "exceptional achievement in teaching" at Saint Joseph's University and was selected as a Most Valuable Professor (MVP) by the women's basketball team.
At Saint Joseph's, Dr. Rao co-developed the John P. McNulty Program for Leadership in Science and Mathematics, an initiative that has supported 130 emerging leaders since 2009. She also created the University’s first faculty development office to provide resources and mentoring to hundreds of faculty members, serving as the Founding Director. Dr. Rao’s board service includes the Ardmore Library of the Lower Merion Library System and the Frances M. Maguire Art Museum at the Barnes Foundation in Lower Merion.
Dr. Rao’s research focuses on water chemistry. She is a coordinating editor for Springer-Nature's Environmental Geochemistry and Health, the journal of the Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health. She serves as an Approved Expert Reviewer for the Nobel-prize winning United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (UN IPCC) and as a Mentor for former US Vice President Gore’s Climate Reality initiative.
Her research at SJU has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, the Lindback Foundation Minority Research Program, Purdue University’s PRIME particle accelerator laboratory, the Michael J. Morris Grant Program, and Saint Joseph’s University Board on Faculty Development and Research. She is currently accepting queries from graduate students.