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Education

09.06-03.08

Joint Integrated Masters in Water and Coastal Management, (ERASMUS MUNDUS scholarship) University of Plymouth (UK) and Universidad de Cadiz (Spain).
Thesis: “Characterization of discarded boat paint chips and its impact on marine environments” under Dr A Turner, University of Plymouth, UK.

07.03-06.05

Masters in Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India.
Thesis: “Coral reefs- Are they climate monitors or are being monitored by climate? A literature review” under Dr AL Ramanathan, JNU, New Delhi (India).

07.00-05.03

Bachelor in Science (B.Sc.), Chemistry (Honors), Physics and Mathematics.

Research and Teaching

10.08 - to date

PhD student (SNF) and Research associate, Soil Science and Biogeography, University of Zurich

03.08-07.08

Research assistant (Voluntary), University of Plymouth (UK), under Dr A. Turner, Bioaccessibility of metals in soils and dusts contaminated by antifouling paint particles from Malta

08.07-03.08

Research assistant (ERASMUS MUNDUS Scholarship), University of Plymouth (UK). Chemical characterization of spent antifouling paint chips and the empirical evaluation of metal contamination load and its bioavailability to marine biota. 

07.05-07.06

Research assistant (JRF-Junior research fellowship under Union Grant Commission (UGC) of India). Relationship between coral reef development and climate change.

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