Personal Statement
Hannah Whitby is an aquatic biogeochemist, IsBlue and Marie Curie alumna, STEM ambassador and advisory board member for the Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation. She is Programme Director for Ocean and Climate Sciences programmes within the School of Environmental Sciences at Liverpool. Her work focuses on how elemental cycles shape ecosystems, and how these cycles are being altered by a rapidly changing climate.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0064-3052

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Research Overview
Aquatic biogeochemist with over a decade of experience leading research programs at the interface of ocean science, climate, and environmental change.

Dr Whitby's research focuses on how elemental cycles shape ecosystems along the land-ocean continuum, and how these cycles are being altered by a rapidly changing climate. Her research interests centre on metals and their interactions with organic matter and biology in aquatic systems. Her work spans terrestrial and marine interfaces, from the Arctic tundra to deep-sea hydrothermal vents, and has included the development of novel methods to study trace metals and carbon cycling.

Dr Whitby is Principal Investigator of a Royal Society APEX award: FOOD-INSIDE: Food Output OptimiseD - Innovation in Nutrient Sensing for InDoor Environments. The aim of this project is to increase efficiency and minimise nutrient waste within indoor food production.

She is also PI of a Royal Society International Exchanges Grant alongside collaborators at NC State University and Duke University in North Carolina, USA. This project aims to understand the wider implications of marine carbon dioxide removal approaches. Together, these projects reflect her broader commitment to using science and technology to strengthen the foundations of ecosystems and food systems in the face of global change.

Her research areas have expanded from coastal and open ocean research to working on terrestrial, glacial and freshwater systems, as well as consultancy roles and projects with industry involving water quality and water treatment, aquaculture and hydroponics.