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Emma Pidduck

 

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Miss Emma Pidduck

  • School of Marine Science and Engineering (Faculty of Science and Technology)
  • Address: B504, Portland Square, Drake Circus,
    Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
  • Telephone: +44 (0)1752 584560
  • Email: emma.pidduck@plymouth.ac.uk


Role
Research Student: 'The influence of suspended sedimentary processes on nutrient fluxes in turbid estuaries.'

Supervisors:

Dr. Andrew J. Manning (Director of Studies) (University of Plymouth & H.R Wallingford)
Dr. Mark Fitzsimons (University of Plymouth)
Prof. Paul Worsfold (University of Plymouth)
Dr. Alex Souza (CASE partner & supervisor) (National Oceanography Centre (Liverpool))



Overview:

Relationships between suspended sedimentary processes and nutrient cycling (and bioavailability), in fluvial and estuarine systems, are poorly constrained due to temporal and spatial variability, in addition to prevailing weather and climate forcing. As a dominant component in these systems, cohesive sediments can trap and release chemical species, including nutrients. Furthermore, with increasing anthropogenic pressure on estuaries, an understanding of the relationships between the physical properties of suspended sediments and subsequent nutrient dynamics is essential for effective ecosystem management globally.

To address these issues, an integrated approach will be undertaken to assess the sedimentary flux of macro-nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) from a physico-chemical perspective, in studies conducted on the River Seine (France), and the River Tamar (UK). 


 

Qualifications & background
BSc (Hons) Ocean Science (2006 - 2009) at the University of Plymouth:
Dissertation title: 'A laboratory examination of flocculation properties exhibited by sediments from Portsmouth Harbour.'  Supervised by Dr. A. Manning.
 

Professional membership

Member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Member of the Challenger Society for Marine Sciences
Member of the European Association of Chemistry and the Environment (ACE)
Postgraduate Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
 



UoP Research group membership

Biogeochemistry and Environmental Analytical Chemistry 
Biogeochemistry Research Centre (BGC) 
Petroleum and Environmental Geochemistry 

Grants & contracts
British Sedimentological Research Group (BSRG) Harwood Fund - Partial Award: £200 for field work in the Seine estuary. 


Publications

Papers & Reports

Pidduck, E. L. & Manning, A. J., 2010, 'A laboratory examination of flocculation properties exhibited by natural mixed sediments from Portsmouth Harbour, UK', Technical Report: H.R. Wallingford

Manning, A.J., van Kessel, T., Melotte, J., Sas, M., Winterwerp, J.C. and Pidduck, E.L. (2010). 'On the consequence of a new tidal dock on the sedimentation regime in the Antwerpen area of the Lower Sea Scheldt.' Continental Shelf Research, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2010.10.008.

Manning, A.J., Baugh, J.V., Spearman, J.R., Pidduck, E.L. and Whitehouse, R.J.S. (2011). 'The settling dynamics of flocculating mud:sand mixtures: Part 1 – Empirical algorithm development.' Ocean Dynamics, 61, 311 - 350 (DOI: 10.1007/s10236-011-0394-7)


Conferences Attended

September 2010, Challenger Society for Marine Science, 'Nutrient dynamics in the Seine estuary, France' (Oral Presentation)

December 2010, British Sedimentological Research Group, 'Marine nutrient dynamics in a turbid estuary' (Oral Presentation)
 



Links
University of Plymouth, Society of Marine Sciences