Margot is a PhD student in the field of Biogeochemistry. Her research examines how industrialisation and climate change impacted toxic metal pollution in the Australia-Pacific region. She uses mercury and other toxic metals in lake sediment records to reconstruct pollution trends and transport mechanisms from mainland Australia to sub-antarctic Macquarie Island. She will also explore using mercury isotopes and diatoms to reconstruct Southern Hemisphere Westerly wind patterns from the last 10,000 years. This will be used to disentangle anthropogenic emissions from those caused by climate change. Margot is interested in interdisciplinary work and enjoys working across multiple scientific fields.