Tetyana Gilevska tracks the methane pathways in marine sediments

What are you going to do here?

I am a postdoc here at GU funded by the Marie Curie postdoctoral fellowship. My project ME4SURE will investigate how anthropogenic chemicals discharged from wastewater treatment plants affect shallow marine sediment methane production. In order to accomplish this, I will utilize a multidisciplinary approach incorporating stable isotope analyses, analytical chemistry, and microbial ecology. I want to enhance our understanding of CH4 production pathways in polluted coastal sediments, and move from correlation-based observations to mechanistic and experimental knowledge.

What did you do before?

In my research, I have applied isotope techniques for identifying the source and fate of organic compounds in the environment. In addition, I have been interested in broadening the application of stable isotope analysis through the development of new analytical methods as well as the development of multi-isotope and multidisciplinary approaches.

I completed my PhD at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ in Leipzig, Germany. Following that, I had two postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Toronto in Canada, and at the University of Strasbourg, France. In both my postdoctoral fellowships, I have used isotope techniques to advance environmental pollution remediation at polluted sites such as Superfund megacities (USA) and agricultural catchments (France).

What do you like to do in your free time?

I enjoy watching movies and television series, as well as socializing with friends, cooking and dancing.

Something else you would like to share?

I have my workplace in the Botany Building, and I am part of the Stefano Bonaglia lab.
You can follow my project on Twitter for updates and findings:  @ME4SURE_MC

Interview: Susanne Liljenström