Vonda Cummings
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| Vonda Cummings | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | New Zealand |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Marine Ecology |
| 🌐 Website | http://nzari.aq/about-nzari/our-people/directors/37-dr-vonda-cummings |
Vonda Cummings is a principal scientist in marine ecology at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)[1], best known for her work on ocean acidification.[2][3] She is the Deputy Director of the New Zealand Antarctic Research Institute (NZARI),[4] is the co-chair of the Antarctic Nearshore and Terrestrial Observing Systems (ANTOS) expert group[5] and has led nine Antarctic research expeditions to date.[6][7]
Early life and education
Cummings completed her PhD in 2005 within the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland. The title of her thesis was "Disturbance of marine soft sediment environments by terrestrial sediments: recolonisation by post-settlement macrofauna".[8]
Career and impact
Cummings works as a Marine Ecologist at NIWA, Wellington. She became the Deputy Director of the New Zealand Antarctic Research Institute (NZARI) in 2015.[4] She has conducted research in Antarctica since 2000, and has led nine research expeditions to date.[6][7] Her research focuses on coastal benthic communities, and improving understanding of their structure and function in a changing environment. Cummings has worked extensively on the impacts of ocean acidification on calcifying organisms both in Antarctica and in her home country, New Zealand[9][3] and has also investigated the influence of environmental change on algal communities living under the Antarctic sea ice.[10][10] She incorporates ecophysiology and community ecology in her research, and actively tries to translate findings to real-world implications and policy advice.
She is the co-Chair of the SCAR Antarctic Nearshore and Terrestrial Observing Systems (ANTOS) Expert Group, which aims to coordinate an international assessment of environmental variability and change in Antarctica and the Sub-Antarctic, in order to interpret patterns in biological change.[6] She is a lead investigator on the Science Steering Committee for the SCAR Biology programme Antarctic Thresholds – Ecosystem Response and Adaptation (AnT-ERA).[11]
References
- ↑ "Dr Vonda Cummings". NIWA. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ↑ "Ocean acidification – what does it mean for shellfish?". NIWA. 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Meduna, Veronika (2012). Secrets of the Ice. Antarctica's clues to climate, the universe and the limits of life. Yale University Press. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Dr Vonda Cummings – Deputy Director". nzari.aq. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ↑ Nash, Rosemary. "Antarctic Near-shore and Terrestrial Observation System (ANTOS)". SCAR. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "NIWA scientists working under the ice in Antarctica". NIWA. 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 @Jamienzherald, Jamie Morton Science Reporter, NZ Herald jamie morton@nzherald co nz (2014-08-17). "Kiwis in Antarctica: Secrets of the ice world". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ↑ Cummings, Vonda J (December 2004). Disturbance of marine soft sediment environments by terrestrial sediments: recolonisation by post settlement macrofauna. PhD thesis, University of Auckland. Search this book on
- ↑ Meduna, Veronika. Towards a warmer world. What climate change will mean for New Zealand's future. BWB Texts. p. 33. Search this book on
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Ocean acidification – what does it mean for shellfish?". NIWA. 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ↑ "Antarctic Thresholds – Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptation: a new SCAR-Biology Programme (Polarforschung)". www.scar.org. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
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