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Cristian Salinas

Overview of thesis

Cristian is a coastal environmental researcher with a decade of experience working on aquatic ecosystems. His research focuses on understanding the capacity of seagrass soils as biogeochemical sinks and paleoenvironmental tools for management in Australia and Colombia.

Cristian has been working in highly varied fields, from coastal conservation and restoration to water quality assessment, hydrobiological and marine monitoring programs in response to human and natural threats, combining extensive field campaigns and lab work. His research interests are in the impacts of human activities on coastal vegetated ecosystems, particularly those influencing blue carbon ecosystems at different spatial and temporal scales. He also worked on understanding the potential of blue carbon ecosystems as a Nature-based Solution.

Qualifications

  • BSc Biology, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia (2011)
  • Rescue Diver (RAID)
  • Oxygen First Aid for Dive accidents (DAN)
  • First Aid Resuscitation (Royal Life Saving)
  • ICP-MS training

Research

Research Interests

  • Nature-based solutions
  • Blue carbon
  • Natural and anthropogenic impacts on coastal ecosystems
  • Paleoenvironmental reconstruction
  • Climate change

Past Research employment history

  • 2017-2020, Laboratory and research assistant, Edith Cowan University (ECU), Perth, Australia
  • 2015-2016, Research, INVEMAR, Santa Marta, Colombia
  • 2014, Volunteer laboratory and research assistant, Edith Cowan University (ECU), Perth, Australia
  • 2011, Field assistant, Universidad Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Brazil

Other work

  • 2021-Present, Senior Laboratory Assistant, ALS Limited, Perth, Australia
  • 2014-2015, Project Coordinator (Environment), Proyecto Colombia Social Foundation, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2012-2013, Environmental field consultant, ANTEK S.A, Bogota, Colombia

Scholarships and Awards

  • 2021 Student fellowship from the Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB), ASLO Mallorca, Conference Grant. US 500
  • 2020 Highly commended for Best Research Media Campaign by a Higher Degree by Research Student.
  • 2020 Edith Cowan University, Open access funding. AUD 5,000
  • 2019-2 Edith Cowan University, School of Science, Student Support Fund Operating, Equipment and Training. AUD 480
  • 2019-1 Edith Cowan University, School of Science, Student Support Fund Operating, Equipment and Training. AUD 500
  • 2018 Edith Cowan University, School of Science, Student Support Fund travel and conference. AUD 2,000
  • 2018 Charlie Boyden Fund, ECSA, Conference Grant. £ 187
  • 2018-1 Edith Cowan University, School of Science, Student Support Fund Operating, Equipment and Training. AUD 1,000
  • 2017 Edith Cowan University Higher Degree by Research Scholarship AU 240,000
  • 2011 Grant of Cetacean Society International (CSI), Travel Grant. US 1000
  • 2010 Support grant, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. US 250

Supervisors

Oscar Serrano (ECU and Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blanes)
Fernanda Adame (Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University)
Lourdes Lopez Merino (Departamento de Edafoloxía e Química Agrícola, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)

Contact

Cristian Salinas
PhD Student
Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research
School of Science
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