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Biography
I am a PhD student at the University of St Andrews, funded by the Jane Lively Stewart PhD Scholarship. My research explores at organic carbon dynamics within mid-latitude and Arctic fjord ecosystems, including how organic carbon accumulates, is preserved, and is potentially vulnerable to disturbance. My work is affiliated with the Polar Ocean Mitigation Potential (POMP) project, the University of St Andrew's Blue Carbon Research Centre, as well as the Environmental Change Research Group at the School of Geography and Sustainable Development.
Before coming to the University of St Andrews, I graduated with a Master of Environmental Science degree from the University of Toronto in 2021, with a specialization in climate change impacts and adaptations. I then worked for three years in both the private and public sector, most recently employed as a climate change policy analyst with Fisheries and Oceans Canada/Canadian Coast Guard.
Research interests
- Arctic fjord sediments
- Organic carbon
- Organic matter reactivity
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Environmental Science, Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations, University of Toronto
2020 → 2021
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science, Forest Conservation Science, Environmental Geography, University of Toronto
2016 → 2020
External positions
Climate Change Specialist, Dillon Consulting Limited
2022
Policy/Research Analyst, Innovation and Climate Resilience, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
2022 → 2024
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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The effect of sediment resuspension on organic matter reactivity and organic carbon content within a mid-latitude fjord in Scotland
South, L. E., Smeaton, C. & Austin, W., 13 Aug 2026, In: Marine Environmental Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Blue carbon in India: opportunities informed by the most recent science
Austin, W. E. N., Apine, E. & South, L., 28 Aug 2025, Zenodo. 94 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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