Archana Dayal

Dr, PhD, M.Sc., B.Sc. (Hons)

Willing to speak to media

20182023

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Publications:

Dayal, A., Hodson, A. J., Šabacká, M., & Smalley, A. L. (2023) ‘Seasonal Snowpack Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry on a High Arctic Ice Cap Reveals Negligible Autotrophic Activity During Spring and Summer Melt’, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 128, pp. 1–15. doi: 10.1029/2022JG007176.


Hodson, A. J., Šabacká, M., Dayal, A., Edwards, A., Cook, J., Convey, P., Redeker K. and Pearce D.A. (2021). ‘Marked seasonal changes in the microbial production, community composition, and biogeochemistry of glacial snowpack ecosystems in the maritime Antarctic.’ Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 126, e2020JG005706.


Cook J. M., Tedstone A. J., Williamson C., McCutcheon J., Hodson A. J., Dayal A., Skiles M., Hofer S., Bryant R., McAree O., McGonigle A., Ryan J., Anesio A. M., Irvine-Fynn T. D. L., Hubbard A., Hanna E., Flanner M., Mayanna S., Benning L. G., van As D., Yallop M., McQuaid J.B., Gribbin T., Tranter M., ‘Glacier algae accelerate melt rates on the south-western Greenland Ice Sheet’. Cryosphere. 14, 309–330 (2020).

Outreach publications:

Dayal, A., ‘Polar attraction: On the need for collaboration and partnerships to create solutions’. Common Knowledge. pp. 12-13. Issue #6, (2018)

Cook, J.M., Dayal, A., Young T.J. ‘Arctic science for the past, present and future’. Open Access Government (2018)

Baker, C., Belcher, A., Buzzard, S., Mayers, K., Dayal, A. ‘Polar science communication: From North to South’. Open Access Government (2018).

 
 
 

Research interests

My research background and interest are in polar (freshwater) biogeochemistry and microbial ecology. Currently, a postdoctoral researcher working on perennial microbial activity within cryoconite (microbial habitats) in Svalbard (High Arctic).

PhD in Geography (University of Sheffield, UK), specialising in biogeochemistry and microbial ecology of snow and ice (Svalbard, High Arctic).

Also highly experienced in conducting research-based field work (Antarctica, Svalbard) and laboratory techniques in geochemistry and microbiology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teaching

Contributor to BR24720 Practical and Professional Skills in Microbiology 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

  • GB Physical geography
  • Glacial ecosystem
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Microbial ecology

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