Damien Stuart Carson - CV

Education

(2004 - Present) PhD Candidate - Marine Geochemistry and Paleoceanography
School of GeoSciences, The University of Edinburgh

(2004) BSc (Hons) Marine and Freshwater Biology (1st Class)
School of Life Sciences, Napier University

Honours

Winner of Napier University Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Marine and Freshwater Biology

Awards

The University of Edinburgh small project grant to attend the 2006 V.M. Goldschmidt conference,
Melbourne, Australia.

Awarded 12 Radiocarbon Dates for Southern Ocean suspended particulare carbon and sediment trap
material by NERC Radiocarbon Laboratory steering committee (SUERC).

Employment History

(2004 – Present) Demonstrator
School of Geosciences, The University of Edinburgh
My responsibilities include; teaching concepts and analytical techniques to second and third
year undergraduates in the School of Geosciences and marking lab reports.

(2001 - 2004) Research Scientist / Senior Research Scientist
Charles River Laboratories (formerly Inveresk Research)
Department of Environmental Chemistry
My duties included; Assisting Study Directors in all aspects of ecotoxicology and environmental
fate contract research. Preparation of protocols and contracts for clients, carrying out live
phase experimental work, writing of scientific reports, project management during all phases of
studies. All work was carried out in compliance with regulatory guidelines and GLP.

(1998 - 2001) Research Assistant / Senior Research Assistant
Charles River Laboratories (formerly Inveresk Research)
Department of Environmental Chemistry
My duties included; Assisting Study Directors in live phase experimental procedures for contract
research studies in ecotoxicology, this also included routine laboratory maintenance, animal
husbandry of aquatic species of fish and invertebrates as well as insects.

Field Work

Summer field season resident scientist; Rothera Research Station, Antarctica (Nov 2005 – Mar 2006).
Scientist; RRS James Clark Ross Cruise 136/137, 15-17th February 2006.
Summer field season resident scientist; Rothera Research Station, Antarctica (Nov 2004 – Mar 2005).
Scientist; RRS James Clark Ross Cruise 112/113 24-25th January 2005.

Other Qualifications

Home Office Personal Licence - I am qualified to hold a home office personal licence for testing on
marine and freshwater species of fish. Awarded in 2001 after completing The Institute of Biology
modules 1 and 2 for working with marine and freshwater speices and passing Home Office examination.
I last held a personal licence in 2004 while employed by Charles River Laboratories

Qualified First Aider - 'First Aider Plus' level achieved, awarded by The British Antarctic Survey
Medical Unit, September 2004