Biography
Carlos Rocha is an Associate Professor in Environmental Change at the School of Natural Sciences, TCD. After graduating in Technological Chemistry with honours in 1991, he went on to obtain a PhD in Marine Chemistry "suma cum laude" at the University of Lisbon in 1997. His contribution to the field was recognized at an early stage by two national science awards (1999 & 2000) and a prestigious nomination for the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Lindemann Award in 2001. Before joining Trinity College, he was a lecturer in Biogeochemistry and the deputy director of the Centre for Marine and Environmental research at the University of Algarve, Portugal. Currently, Carlos directs the taught Masters in Environmental Sciences at Trinity, and teaches various aspects of Earth System Science at both under- and postgraduate level. Carlos current leads the Biogeochemistry Research Group at Trinity College. Apart from him, the group counts today with 1 Associate Researcher, 2 postdoctoral fellows, 5 PhD students and an annual average of 3-4 MSc students. Our research focuses on the study of processes affecting the transport, fate and impact of chemical species, including contaminants, in aquatic ecosystems. These studies aim to increase, for example, our understanding of carbon and nutrient transport, bioavailability and reactivity in the aquatic environment. Our ultimate goal is to comprehend ecosystem functional plasticity in response to anthropogenic pressure, climate change and biological activity, leading to increased knowledge on the resilience of marine systems to environmental change.
Active iCRAG projects:
- Contribution of Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) to the marine carbonate biogeochemistry of western Irish coastal seas - Mariateresa Guerra
- Effects of Groundwater-Surface water Interactions (GSI) on the biogeochemistry of coastal areas hosting aquaculture activities - Maxime Savatier
Role
- Funded Investigator
Institution
- TCD
Research Area
- Earth System Change
Expertise
- Climate and Environment, Geosensing
