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Dr. Erica Krueger

Research Fellow (Geography)

 


I am a postdoctoral research fellow in the Coastal Research Group in Geography under the REWRITE project, funded by Horizon EU. My background in coastal environments and oceanic-atmospheric interactions, along with experience in oyster restoration and estuarine ecosystems adds to my current research on climate change mitigation, adaptation, and coastal flood protection in Dublin Bay. I obtained a PhD in geology from Trinity College Dublin in 2024, where my research focused on the development of shelf-edge cold-water corals along the Irish margin, assessment of anthropogenic stressors on skeletal structure biomineralization, and geochemical proxies for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction. I hold a BSc in marine science with a minor in geology and an MSc in environmental science from Florida Gulf Coast University. During my undergraduate and postgraduate studies, I worked as a research assistant analysing modern and archaeologic oyster reefs through palaeogeography and salinity indicators to assess resource utilisation of Calusa Native Americans and reef development near Pine Island and on Mound Key, Estero Bay, Florida, USA. I am passionate about science communication and public engagement. Over the years, I've been involved in numerous events to educate the public on the importance of ocean literacy and continued research including Pint of Science, National Ploughing Championships, Féile na Bealtaine, Lego Freddy Adventures, and the award-winning Irish television programme 10Things to Know About.
 REWRITE

Details Date From Date To
Irish Ocean Literacy Network 2022 current
Network of Arctic Researchers in Ireland 2020 current
Scientific Committee on Ocean Research in Ireland 2020 current
Irish Geological Association 2021 2023
Krueger ET, Mouchi V, Monteys X, McCarron S, Lim A, Crowley QG, Development and physical characteristics of the Irish shelf-edge Macnas Mounds, Porcupine Seabight, NE Atlantic, International Journal of Earth Sciences (Geologische Rundschau), 113, 2024, p861 - 874, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Krueger ET, Büscher JV, Hoey DA Taylor D, O'Reilly PJ, Crowley QG, Wanted Dead or Alive: Skeletal Structure Alteration of Cold-Water Coral Desmophyllum pertusum (Lophelia pertusa) from Anthropogenic Stressors, Oceans, 4, (1), 2023, p68 - 79, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
  

Krueger ET and Jose F, Response of sea surface properties following Gulf of Mexico hurricanes, Proceedings of SPIE Volume 11014, SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 14-18 April 2019, edited by Weilin Hou , (110140H), SPIE - International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2019, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED

  

Award Date
iCRAG Education and Public Engagement Award June 2024
iCRAG Science Excellence Research Paper of the Year Award June 2024