Scientist researching marine chemistry to understand human-ocean-climate interactions. Publications: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=LQ_USh0AAAAJ&hl=en Bio: https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/geography/staff/9704/dr-alastair-j-m-loughhttps://bsky.app/profile/alylough.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alylough.bsky.social/post/3mkxxihazkk2hGreat to catch up with the PICCOLO team @pml.ac.uk on my lengthy road trip to collect Antarctic sea water for trace metal analysis in the @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social clean labs using our seaFAST-LTR system03 May 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:dsuigel673cippjg7upx3abf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxxihazkk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/alylough.bsky.social/post/3mfu6ihcnv22qGreat week at #OSM26 meeting up with everyone doing ocean science and presenting my work on deep sea mining and Antarctic iron fluxes. Big thanks to the @challengersoc.bsky.social and @biogeoscapes.bsky.social fellowships for funding my attendance! Goodbye Glasgow!27 Feb 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:dsuigel673cippjg7upx3abf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfu6ihcnv22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/alylough.bsky.social/post/3mfqz6tnwu225Check out some of the maps from Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition at the UK hydrographic office stall in the exhibit hall at #OSM26, still collecting data under extreme circumstances!26 Feb 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:dsuigel673cippjg7upx3abf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfqz6tnwu225https://bsky.app/profile/alylough.bsky.social/post/3mflyylvh4s2nGetting use to the #OSM26 silent disco format. Things move on when you haven’t been to an international conference for 6 years!24 Feb 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:dsuigel673cippjg7upx3abf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mflyylvh4s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/alylough.bsky.social/post/3m764jv7uwc2xUK hydrographic office looking for an oceanographer specialising in ocean and ice physics https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZwYWdlY2xhc3M9Sm9icyZzZWFyY2hzb3J0PWNsb3Npbmcmb3duZXJ0eXBlPWZhaXImam9ibGlzdF92aWV3X3ZhYz0xOTgwMTY5JnBhZ2VhY3Rpb249dmlld3ZhY2J5am9ibGlzdCZzZWFyY2hwYWdlPTEmdXNlcnNlYXJjaGNvbnRleHQ9MTYzNjA5NTMxJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY0ODU1MDUzLWRlYWY1MjI0ZDQwZjg0MDVmZDFmMTk4NmJlNzJmMjgzYjkzZDc3YjA=04 Dec 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:dsuigel673cippjg7upx3abf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m764jv7uwc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/alylough.bsky.social/post/3m5mllhapjk2iGreat to get out in the field (literally at a farm) to teach @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social students how to measure and assess water quality 🧪💧🚜14 Nov 2025 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:dsuigel673cippjg7upx3abf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5mllhapjk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/alylough.bsky.social/post/3lz72jnhwc225Lecturer position advertised at Leeds, UK, working at the interface between ecology, microbiology and biogeochemistry closes 2nd October https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOR986/lecturer-in-biosphere-geosphere-interactions19 Sep 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:dsuigel673cippjg7upx3abf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz72jnhwc225https://bsky.app/profile/alylough.bsky.social/post/3lq7zjlvlfc27Great discussions on all things marine microbes and biogeochemical cycles last week at our first in person meeting of the @biogeoscapes.bsky.social fellows second cohort in Santa Monica, CA. FYI no issues getting into and out of the states for any of us.28 May 2025 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:dsuigel673cippjg7upx3abf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq7zjlvlfc27https://bsky.app/profile/alylough.bsky.social/post/3lnndwttd7c2cExecutive order signed to expedite deep sea mining applications https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-expected-sign-deep-sea-mining-executive-order-thursday-sources-2025-04-24/25 Apr 2025 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:dsuigel673cippjg7upx3abf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnndwttd7c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/alylough.bsky.social/post/3llyhodbpmc2t2025 POGO-SCOR Fellowship is now open for applications! 🚀 Provides funding for early-career scientists, technicians, postgrads from developing countries to spend 1–3 months at a leading oceanographic institute abroad 🌏 APPLY by 27 April 2025 https://pogo-ocean.org/capacity-development/pogo-scor-fellowship-programme/04 Apr 2025 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:dsuigel673cippjg7upx3abf/app.bsky.feed.post/3llyhodbpmc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/alylough.bsky.social/post/3lljk7vzpds2dhttps://youtube.com/shorts/r7ISe4SWD64?si=ByVVMVusZ9OShZae29 Mar 2025 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:dsuigel673cippjg7upx3abf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljk7vzpds2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/alylough.bsky.social/post/3lljilvdgvs25These meetings are great! Much better for getting to know people outside your network than the big international conferences [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Mar 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:dsuigel673cippjg7upx3abf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljilvdgvs25https://bsky.app/profile/alylough.bsky.social/post/3lkvmtrvd3k23Great to meet up and discuss Southern Ocean biogeochemistry with team PICCOLO this week at Plymouth marine lab!21 Mar 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:dsuigel673cippjg7upx3abf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvmtrvd3k23