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Dr. Lonneke Goddijn-Murphy

Dr. Lonneke Goddijn-Murphy

Dr. Lonneke Goddijn-Murphy

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Environmental Research Institute, North Highland College - UHI, Castle Street, Thurso, Caithness, KW14 7JD

Email:Lonneke.Goddijn-Murphy@thurso.uhi.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1847 889 589

Fax: +44 (0)1847 890 014

Joined eri: January 2009

  • 2007 - Oceanographic consultant Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, in co-operation with the Oceanographic Services team of the Marine Institute, Oranmore, Ireland. Data review of MetOcean metadata.
  • 2007 - Ph.D. Oceanography National University of Ireland, Galway, Martin Ryan Institute for Marine Science, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences. Title: “Using a digital camera for water quality measurements in Galway Bay”
  • 1993 - 2002 worked as computer programmer, mathematics teacher at secondary school, technical support agent at the helpdesk, and daily manager of an internet café.
  • 1992 - Research assistant Free University, Amsterdam, Faculty of Earth Sciences/IVM, The Netherlands.Remote sensing of water quality, with Dr. A.G. Dekker
  • 1991 - Environmental studies CBBM, Elsevier opleidingen, Zwijndrecht, Netherlands. One-year full time postgraduate course, aimed at environmental policy makers.
  • 1990 - Drs. (Dutch degree) Experimental Physics The State University of Leiden, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, The Netherlands. Title: “Initiative to the development of a double resonance probe. The NMR part.”

Qualifications:

  • 2007
    Ph.D. Oceanography
    . National University of Ireland, Galway, Martin Ryan Institute for Marine Science, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences. Title: “Using a digital camera for water quality measurements in Galway Bay”
  • 1990
    Drs. (Dutch degree) Experimental Physics.
    State University of Leiden, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Leiden, The Netherlands. Title: “Initiative to the development of a double resonance probe. The NMR part.”
  • Lonneke Goddijn-Murphy, Martin White, David Bowers, Damien Dailloux and Denis Morichon. "Low-cost marine water-quality monitoring". 7 April 2010, SPIE Newsroom. doi: 10.1117/2.1201003.002663
  • Goddijn-Murphy, L., D. Dailloux, M. White and D. Bowers (2009). "Fundamentals of in Situ Digital Camera Methodology for Water Quality Monitoring of Coast and Ocean." Sensors 2009, 9, 5825-5843
  • Goddijn, L. M. and M. White (2006). "Digital camera measurements of water quality parameters in Galway Bay, Ireland". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 66(3-4): 429-436.
  • Goddijn, L. M. and M. White (2005). "Modelling digital camera output as a function of yellow substance concentrations in coastal waters." III International conference, Current Problems in Optics of Natural waters, St Petersburg, Russia
  • Dekker, A. G., H.J. Hoogenboom, L.M. Goddijn and T.J.M Malthus (1997). "The relation between inherent optical properties and reflectance spectra in turbid inland waters." Remote Sensing Reviews 15: 59-74.
  • Dekker, A. G., T.J.M. Malthus and L.M Goddijn (1992). "Monitoring cyanobacteria in eutrophic waters using airborne imaging spectroscopy and multispectral remote sensing systems." 6th Australasian Remote Sensing Conference, 11 -1992, Wellington, New Zealand.
  • National University of Ireland Galway, Martin Ryan Institute for Marine Science, PhD fellowship funded by the HEA PRTLI cycle 3 Marine Science Program
  • Using off-the-shelf digital cameras for water quality monitoring
  • Assessing available resources of marine energy around Scotland
  • Marine contribution to the global carbon cycle
  • Air-sea gas exchange, i.e. greenhouse gas CO2
  • Remote sensing of the sea surface
  • A total of 129 days active surveying time, spent on 4 to 20 day cruises. This included participation as the onboard oceanographer on four acoustic surveys, carried out by Fisheries Science Services of the Marine Institute, Oranmore, Ireland.
    • 6th -11th April 2003, RV Prince Madog, Irish Sea. CRUISE FOR INTERREG PROGRAMME 54170 `The use of ferries to observe water quality of the Irish Sea`.
    • 13th - 17th July 2003, RV Celtic Voyager, Coastal survey Galway - Donegal. Multi-disciplinary study of oceanographic processes on the Atlantic Seaboard.
    • 11th - 21st September 2003, RV Prince Madog, Irish Sea. CRUISE FOR INTERREG PROGRAMME 54170 `The use of ferries to observe water quality of the Irish Sea`.
    • 7th - 18th October 2003, RV Celtic Explorer, Southern Rockall Trough - Multi-disciplinary survey I.
    • 12th - 17th February 2004, RV Celtic Voyager, Irish Sea. CRUISE FOR INTERREG PROGRAMME 54170 `The use of ferries to observe water quality of the Irish Sea`.
    • 1st - 10th October 2004, RV Celtic Explorer, Southern Rockall Trough - Multi-disciplinary survey III.
    • 25th November - 15th December 2004, RV Celtic Explorer, Coastal survey West and South-West of Ireland. Celtic sea herring acoustic survey.
    • 25th March - 14th April 2005, RV Celtic Explorer, Rockall Trough/Rockall Bank. Blue Whiting Acoustic Survey.
    • 26th January - 2nd February 2006, RV Celtic Explorer, Porcupine Bank and Seabight. Oceanographic Survey.
    • 22nd March - 10th April 2006 RV, Celtic Explorer, Rockall Trough/Rockall Bank. Blue Whiting Acoustic Survey.
    • 4th January - 22nd January 2007, RV Celtic Explorer, North-West Herring Acoustic Survey.
  • The North Highland College
  • UHI Millennium Institute
  • Highlands and Islands Enterprise
  • Scottish Funding Council
  • EUROPA (European Union Online Portal)