Sam Eggins, PhD Candidate ANU

Affiliation with Antarctic Science Foundation

“Traversing The Covid Gap” Grant Recipient 2022

PhD Thesis

The role of iron and carbon uptake mechanisms in Southern Ocean phytoplankton communities.

More about Sam

My research interests lie in the complex interactions between marine chemistry and phytoplankton physiology, with a focus on the marine biogeochemistry of the Southern Ocean.  

Selected Publications

Fourquez, M.; Strzepek, R.F.; Ellwood, M.J.; Hassler, C.; Cabanes, D.; Eggins, S.; Pearce, I.; Deppeler, S.; Trull, T.W.; Boyd, P.W.; Bressac, M. Phytoplankton Responses to Bacterially Regenerated Iron in a Southern Ocean Eddy. Microorganisms 2022, 10, 1655. doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10081655

Marion Fourquez, Robert Strzepek, Michael J Ellwood, et al. Response of Subantarctic microbes to new versus regenerated Fe in a cold-core eddy. ESS Open Archive . December 10, 2021.
DOI: 10.1002/essoar.10509393

Schneider L, Eggins S, Maher W, Vogt RC, Krikowa F, Kinsley L, Eggins SM, Da Silveira R (2014) An evaluation of the use of reptile dermal scutes as a non-invasive method to monitor mercury concentrations in the environment. Chemosphere. 119C, 63-170.