Team

Eimear Prendergast

Eimear graduated with a BA in Earth Sciences from Trinity in 2021 and is part of the GRoundwater Age DistributionS for the Sustainable MAnagement of gRoundwaTer reSources in Ireland (GRADS & SMARTS, EPA Ref: 2021-NE-1045) research team.

Her PhD project explores the combined use of stable isotopes in water (ẟ¹⁸O and ẟ²H) and other environmental tracers, including ²²²Rn and Cl^–, to quantify young water fractions in Irish catchments, and help assess nitrate lag times for the sustainable management of water resources. GRADS & SMARTS is funded by the Irish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Geological Survey Ireland (GSI)

Conor Smith

Conor graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Analytical Chemistry from TU Dublin in 2022 and is part of the GRoundwater Age DistributionS for the Sustainable MAnagement of gRoundwaTer reSources in Ireland (GRADS & SMARTS, EPA Ref: 2021-NE-1045) research team.

His PhD project explores the combination of stable isotope signatures of solutes in groundwater (ẟ¹³C in DIC, CO₂ and CH₄ and ẟ¹⁵N in NO₃^– and N₂O) with traditional water age indicators (CFCs, SF₆, ³H, ³H/³He and ¹⁴C) to resolve kinetic and biogeochemical controls over nitrate lag times in Irish catchments. GRADS & SMARTS is funded by the Irish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Geological Survey Ireland (GSI).