Mr Alex Searle-Barnes is a Research Technician in Geochemistry within Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton at the University of Southampton.
2017 - present: National Oceanography Centre - Research Technician in Geochemistry
2016-2017: University of Southampton - Chemistry MSc
2013-2016: University of Plymouth - Chemistry BSc
Characterisation of tar balls collected from beaches in Devon and Cornwall to identify the geographical origin using organic biomarker ratios measured by gas chromatography - mass spectrometry.
Method development and optimisation of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for quantitatively analysing metals in seawater.
Research projects: Researching questions around how developmental plasticity influences speciation within the Palaeoceanography and Palaeoclimatology research group at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton. Computed tomography, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, isotopic analysis, and relational databases.
Palaeoceanography and Palaeoclimate
Room Number: NOCS/164/36