Jasmin Millar
Myfyriwr ymchwil, Ysgol Gwyddorau'r Ddaear a’r Amgylchedd
- millarjl@cardiff.ac.uk
- 1.71, Y Prif Adeilad, Plas y Parc, Caerdydd, CF10 3AT
Mae'r cynnwys hwn ar gael yn Saesneg yn unig.
Trosolwg
- Extremophile microbiology and micro-ecology
- Cryoconite geomicrobiology
- How life survived the neoproterozoic “Snowball Earth”
- Pre-cambrian life
Ymchil
Diddordebau ymchwil
Research interests: I am interested in how life could have survived the Cryogenian “Snowball Earth” global glaciations of ~650 million years ago. Cryoconite holes, meltwater pockets in glaciers containing dust and microbes, present an exciting opportunity to understand life in ice. I will be creating analogues for Snowball Earth cryoconite ecosystems in the lab, using modern day cold-climate microorganisms that resemble early life and culturing them under Cryogenian conditions. From this I hope to gain insight into organisms and microbial processes that may have been important during this time.
Dysgu
Demonstrating work has included:
- Glaciology
- Biogeochemistry
- Biological environments
- Data analysis
Traethawd ymchwil
Were glacial surface ecosystems refuges for life on Snowball Earth?
Ffynhonnell ariannu
NERC DTP GW4+
