Dr. Kieran Tierney

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Kieran Tierney is a Research Associate at the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC). His research focuses on ecosystem modeling, specifically investigating anthropogenic impacts on marine environments. He is involved in projects exploring the implications of climate change and offshore infrastructure on marine food webs, as well as tracing contaminant uptake. His work also delves into environmental radioactivity, particularly the fate of anthropogenically produced radiocarbon, and its applications in marine ecology. Kieran has participated in several significant research grants, including the ECOCHANGE project examining habitat changes, and CLIME, which assesses climate change impacts on UK regional marine ecosystems. He is actively supervising PhD candidates and contributes to various research initiatives aimed at understanding and enhancing marine ecosystems.

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