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Position
Post-Doctoral Scholar
Affiliation
University of Washington
Department
School of Oceanography
Research Interests
Hannah Dawson is a biological oceanographer with expertise in microbial ecology and geochemistry in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice and seawater. Her work involves field studies and metabolomic and genetic analyses to investigate the distribution of microbes, particularly sea-ice algae, within sea ice and their response to changes in environmental parameters such as temperature and salinity, associated with melting ice. This research addresses questions related to the impact of climate change on the base of polar food webs.
Antarctic Research Location(s)
Palmer Station
ARSV Laurence M. Gould
RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer
Research Keywords
Astrobiology, microbiology, metabolism, sea ice, mass spectrometry
NSF Antarctic Program
Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems
Other NSF Antarctic Programs
Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
SCAR Science Group Affiliation
Life Sciences Group