About Eamon O'Cathain

Hello! I'm an environmental science student at Trinity College Dublin. My primary area of interest is in Blue Carbon. My research project will analyse the organic carbon storage capacity of different vegetation types in an Irish salt marshes via a quantitative survey of a salt marsh in Balydoyle, Co. Dublin. I will also compare the results of the commonly used Loss On Ignition protocol to the more high definition Elemental Analyser approach.

I am a/an:

Undergraduate Leadership & Research Scholar

University

Trinity College Dublin

Laidlaw Cohort Year

2021

Research Topic

Environmental Geoscience

Area of Expertise

Biomedical Sciences Environment Science

I am from:

Ireland Sweden

I speak:

English Swedish

My hobbies/interests are:

Art Cooking/Baking Crafts & DIY Houseplants/gardening Nature & environment Outdoor sports Photography Podcasts Politics & current events Running/jogging Yoga

I am open to participating in mentoring/buddy programmes

Yes

Influencer Of

Research Proposal - Investigation Into Blue Carbon Storage of Irish Salt Marshes.

Hi there, here is my research proposal for the undergraduate research scholarship. My project will focus on the organic carbon sequestration of an irish salt marsh. I will measure the carbon in the soils, compare healthy, damaged and recovering areas and analyse the commonly used techniques.