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Sophia Ellis
MSc(trpMarBio)
Research Associate (Risk Assessments)
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Reseach Technician
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Research Associate (Risk Assessments)
Orchid ID
0000-0002-0133-4307Biography
Sophia is a PhD candidate with the Reefs and Oceans Cluster and a Research Assistant with the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program (RRAP).
Sophia's work contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals
Research
My research forms part of the Cooling and Shading sub-program in RRAP. I use numerical modelling of the coral-symbiont relationship to investigate the role of light and temperature in coral bleaching. I collect environmental forcing data from laboratory experiments and examine coral bleaching through physical, physiological, and photochemical metrics to validate the physiological component of a numerical model.
My supervisory team is led by Associate Professor Daniel Harrison (SCU), Associate Professor Kai Schulz (SCU), and Dr Mark Baird (CSIRO).