CERC.OCEAN

Kitty Kam

PhD Oceanography Student

email: kitty.kam@dal.ca
campus location: SOSB 2-37
LinkedIn: Kitty Kam

Educational Background

  • B.Sc with First Class Honours in Ocean Science (Minor in Earth Science), Dalhousie University (2018)

Research Interests

  • Biological Carbon Pump (BCP)
  • Marine carbon cycle and biogeochemical processes
  • SeaCycler - bio-optical sensing
  • Remote sensing

Teaching Experience

  • OCEA 1001/1002 - Conversations with Ocean Scientists (TA)
  • OCEA 2020/2021 - Tools and Concepts in Ocean Sciences (TA)
  • OCEA 3003 - Introduction to Field Oceanography (TA)
  • OCEA 4140 - Biological Oceanography (TA)

Publication

P.J. Duke, B. Richaud, R. Arruda, J. Länger, K. Schuler, P. Gooya, M.M.M. Ahmed, M.R. Miller, C.A. Braybrook, K. Kam, R. Piunno, Y. Sezginer, G. Nickoloff, and A.C. Franco. 2023. Canada's marine carbon sink: an early career perspective on the state of research and existing knowledge gaps. FACETS. 8(): 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2022-0214

Presentation

Kam, K. (2021, March). Estimating Net Primary Production from Daily In Situ and Remotely Sensed Bio-optical Mea-surements in the Center Labrador Sea [Oral Presentation]. 3rd National NetCOLOR meeting, Canada

Research Cruise Experience

1. CCGS Admunsen (2019). Labrador Sea, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and extended Halifax Line as part of AZOMP program, June 3 - 19, 2019 (Affiiliation: Bedford Institute of Oceanography). Dissolved Oxygen Sampling and Analysis.
 
2. R/V Celtic Explorer (2022). Northwest Atlantic - Biological carbon pump (NWA-BCP) project, May 10 - June 11, 2022 (Affiliation: Marine Institute Ireland). Sampling for nutrients, carbonate system (CTD and pCO2 underway system), and dissolved oxygen (onboard analysis). CTD lead for onboard mission planning and execution.