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Education

Master of Science (by Research) with distinction, Ocean Global Change. Seasonal and interannual variations in phytoplankton assemblages in a near-shore Antarctic sea-ice environment. University of Edinburgh 2008.
Bachelor of Science (Hons), Biology and Oceanography. Copper requirements of coastal and oceanic diatoms. University of British Columbia 2006.
Dogwood Diploma in English and French. Earl Marriott Secondary School 2001.

Awards

Conference Travel Funding PAGES 2011
Conference Travel Funding APECS 2010
Postgraduate Scholarship National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada ($63,000) 2009
Canada Graduate Scholarship National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (declined $105,000) 2009
Doctorate Studies Scholarship College Endowment Funds (Geosciences) (£15,650) 2009
Antarctic Science Bursary Supplemental fieldwork funding (£4,100) 2009
Short Term Scientific Mission training funding, GEOTRACES (€1,600) 2009
Overseas Research Student Award Scheme University of Edinburgh (£27,500) 2008
Full MSc by research funding Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (£28,000) 2006
Undergraduate Summer Research Award in biological oceanography. Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada. 2004 and 2005
Honorable Mention Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference, UBC 2006
Best Student Presentation 19th North West Algal Symposium 2005
Undergraduate Scholar Program Scholarship University of British Columbia 2001, 2002, 2004
J. Fred Muir Memorial Scholarship in Science University of British Columbia 2003
Dean’s Honour List University of British Columbia 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Science Scholar University of British Columbia 2003, 2004
Provincial Scholarship British Columbia 2001
Surrey Teachers' Federation Scholarship 2001
Passport to Education Scholarship 2001

Research experience

PhD research
Technical skills
   -diatom identification and taxonomy
   -nutrient analysis
   -flow-injection analysis of dissolved iron concentrations
   -bulk and isotopic analysis of dissolved and particulate silicon, including MC-ICP-MS analysis
   -trace element analysis using ICP-OES
   -collection and detection of short-lived radium radioisotopes in natural marine waters
MSc research
Research interests
   -ecology and taxonomy of Antarctic diatoms
   -sea-ice variability and algal dynamics
   -the role of sea-ice and the biological pump in global climate change, past and present
   -paleoceanography; reconstruction of past oceanic productivity
   -current climate change
Technical skills
   -unsupervised field work in remote location (Adelaide Island, Antarctica)
   -phytoplankton taxonomy
   -light and scanning electron microscopy
   -sample preparation for mass spectrometry
BSc research
Research interests
   -trace metal physiology of phytoplankton
   -biogeochemical cycling of macronutrients and trace metals in iron-limited open ocean regions
   -evolutionary physiological adaptation to chronic nutrient shortage
Technical skills
   -trace-metal clean phytoplankton culture techniques
   -use of radiotracers
   -determination of trace-metal concentration by spectrophotometric and chemiluminescence methods
   -field sampling

Presentations

“Algal ecology of coastal Antarctic waters in response to climate change.” Graduate School Conference. Edinburgh University School of GeoSciences, January 2011, Pitlochry.
“Linking sea ice variability with diatom assemblage changes and nutrient dynamics in the Antarctic sea-ice environment.” 9th Antarctic Funding Initiative Workshop. British Antarctic Survey, September 2010, Cambridge.
“Changes in diatom community structure associated with reduced sea ice coverage in Ryder Bay, Antarctica.” (Poster presentation) IPY Oslo Science Conference, June 2010 Oslo.
“Iron and macronutrient sources and impacts on phytoplankton growth in nearshore waters of the Antarctic Peninsula,” (Poster presentation) Biogeochemistry of Marine Waters, Present & Past. Geologial Society, September 2009, London.
“Diatom ecology and biogeochemistry of the Antarctic sea-ice zone,” 8th Antarctic Funding Initiative Workshop. British Antarctic Survey, September 2009, Cambridge.
“Due South: Surviving sampling at 67° South,” Earth Sciences GradTalk Series, November 2009, Edinburgh.
“Ecological influences on δ13C of particulate matter in seasonally ice-covered Ryder Bay, Antarctica.” International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences, U of C Santa Barbara, August 2007, Santa Barbara.
“Phytoplankton community dynamics and carbon isotopes in Ryder Bay, Antarctica.” 2nd Neogene Polar Marine Diatom Workshop. August 2007, Lincoln.
“Sea ice trace element geochemistry and isotopes.” 6th Antarctic Funding Initiative Workshop. British Antarctic Survey, September 2007, Cambridge.
“Ecology and Biogeochemistry of Ryder Bay, Antarctica.” Global Change Symposium. March 2007, Edinburgh.
“Copper uptake kinetics in marine phytoplankton.” Mulitdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference, UBC, March 2006, Vancouver.
“Copper requirements of coastal and oceanic diatoms.” (Poster presentation). Ocean Sciences Meeting, AGU/ASLO/TOS, February 2006, Honolulu.
“Copper in the open ocean: An iron alternative?” Biogeocheminar Series, UBC Earth and Ocean Sciences Department, October 2005, Vancouver.
“Changes in copper quotas of coastal and oceanic diatoms in response to iron limitation.” 19th Northwest Algal Symposium, April 2005, Washington.

Publications:

Henley, S.F., A. L. Annett, R. S. Ganeshram, D. S. Carson, K. Weston, X. Crosta, A. Tait, J. Dougans, A. E. Fallick, A. Clarke. (2012) Factors influencing the stable carbon isotopic composition of suspended and sinking organic matter in the coastal Antarctic sea ice environment.Biogeosciences, 9, 1137-1157. Link to pdf
Annett, A. L., D. S. Carson, X. Crosta, A. Clarke, R. S. Ganeshram. (2010) Seasonal progression of phytoplankton assemblages in Ryder Bay, Antarctica. Polar Biology, 33: 13-29. Link to journal
Guo, J. A. L. Annett, S. Lapi, T. J. Ruth, M. T. Maldonado. (2010) Copper uptake kinetics of coastal and oceanic diatoms. Journal of Phycology. 46: 1218-1228. Link to journal
Annett, A. L., S. Lapi, T. Ruth, M. Maldonado. (2008). Effects of Cu and Fe on Cu requirements of coastal and oceanic diatoms. Limnology and Oceanography, 53(6): 2451-2461. Link to pdf
Annett, A. L. (2007) Seasonal and interannual variations in phytoplankton assemblages in a near-shore Antarctic sea-ice environment. MSc Thesis. University of Edinburgh. (Unpublished document.)
Annett, A. L., D. S. Carson, R. S. Ganeshram and A. E. Fallick. (2007) Ecological influences on δ13C of particulate matter in seasonally ice-covered Ryder Bay, Antarctica. Online Proceedings of the 10th ISAES X, edited by A. K. Cooper and C. R. Raymond et al., USGS. Link to pdf
Annett, A.L. (2005) Copper requirements of coastal and oceanic diatoms. Undergraduate honours thesis. University of British Columbia. (Unpublished document.)