CV

Occupation

Researcher Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg 2023 – current
Marie Skłodowska Curie Individual Fellow Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg 2021 – 2023
Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg 2020 – 2021
Postdoctoral Researcher Southern Ocean Carbon-Climate Observatory - CSIR 2019 – 2020

Education

Ph.D. Ocean & Atmosphere Dynamics, University of Cape Town, South Africa 2015 – 2018
M.Sc. Physical Oceanography, University of Cape Town, South Africa 2013 – 2014
B.Sc. Ocean, Atmosphere and Environmental Science, University of Cape Town, South Africa 2009 – 2012

Service

Session convenor for 4 sessions at international conferences 2023 – current
Co-chair Southern Ocean Flux (SOFLUX) Working Group (Southern Ocean Observing System) 2021 – current
Southern Ocean Flux webinar series co-organiser2021 – current
Co-Lead Observing Air-Sea Observations Strategy (OASIS) FAIR Team 2021 – current
Organising Committee for OASIS Face2Face Meeting, Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, USA 2023
Host for OASIS “Ocean Shots” for a Predicted Ocean Satellite Event 2021
APECS South Africa Career Development Workshop. 2020
SOOS Southern Ocean Flux (SOFLUX) Working Group APECS Representative 2019 – 2021
Association for Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) South Africa National Committee 2018 – 2020

Funded Research Grants

Swedish Research Council Establishment Grant (4.4 million SEK) 2025 – 2028
Marie Sklodowska Curie European Individual Fellowship (2 million SEK) 2021 – 2023
King Carl XVI Gustaf Foundation’s Award for science, technology and the environment (100 000 SEK) 2023
50% PhD funding support: Deptartment of Marine Science, University of Gothenburg Internal Call (2 million SEK) 2023

Honours and Awards

Erasmus Staff Mobility, ESA Conference, Vienna (EUR 1800) 2025
OASIS-SCOR Travel Award for attending OASIS Face2Face Workshop, New Orleans (USD 2000) 2024
Honorarium from Observing Air-Sea Interactions Strategy (OASIS) for leadership services (USD 500) 2023
International Meteorological Institute of Stockholm Travel Award (23 000 SEK) 2019
World Meteorological Organisation Conference Travel Award (USD 1 000) 2016
SCOR Conference Travel Award (USD 1 225) 2016
South African National Antarctic Program PhD Scholarship (R600 000) 2015
South African National Research Foundation Scholarship Award (R70 000) 2013
South African National Research Foundation Travel Award (R10 000) 2013
University of Cape Town Marine-Research Institute Travel Award (R15 000) 2013

Mentoring

Neha Ramsarup PhD Candidate, University of Cape Town & SAEON. Role: Co-supervisor. 2025 – current
Agulhas Current on Coastal and Downstream Regions: Meanders, Cyclonic Eddies, and Upwelling in Algoa Bay
Vincent Doriot PhD Candidate, University of Gothenburg. Role: Co-supervisor. 2024 – current
Fine-scale mixed layer dynamics from autonomous gliders
Johan Edholm PhD Candidate, University of Gothenburg. Role: Lead supervisor. 2023 – current
Fine-scale variability of air-sea heat fluxes from autonomous surface vehicles
Theo Spira PhD Candidate, University of Gothenburg. Role: co-supervisor. 2021 – current
Observations of ventilation in the Southern Ocean

Graduated:

Daniel Clason B.Sc. Oceanography, University of Gothenburg. Role: Lead-supervisor. 2025
Storm dynamics in the Agulhas Current
Renske Koets, M.Sc. Oceanography, University of Gothenburg. Role: co-supervisor. 2025
Vertical circulation in the Cape Cauldron using Apparent Oxygen Utilization
Gonzalo Ruiz, M.Sc. Oceanography, University of Gothenburg. Role: Lead supervisor. 2025
Drivers of CO2 variability in the Cape Cauldron using Wave Glider data
Michaela Edwinson, M.Sc. Oceanography, University of Gothenburg. Role: co-supervisor. 2024
Drivers of Air-sea heat flux in the Cape Basin
Blandine Jacobs, M.Sc. Oceanography, University of Gothenburg. Role: Lead supervisor. 2024
Time and space variability of air-sea heat fluxes in the Amundsen Sea (Jacob et al. 2025)
Awarded 2nd best Marine Science M.Sc. thesis in Sweden
Lovisa Sunnercrantz, B.Sc. Oceanography, University of Gothenburg. Role: Lead supervisor 2024
Storm impacts on the Southern Ocean air-sea heat and carbon flux (with contribution to Prend et al., 2025)
Bongiwe Jojo, Masters, University of Cape Town. Role: co-supervisor. 2024
Ocean pCO2 variability across the Southern Ocean
David Hagman, Masters, University of Gothenburg. Role: co-supervisor. 2021
Unraveling the uncertainties of bulk-derived heat fluxes: A case study for the Southern Ocean
Sean Evans, Masters, University of Cape Town. Role: co-supervisor. 2021
Seal-borne sensors reveal fine-scale foraging ecology and evidence for topographically enhanced downstream restratification at Marion Island
Johan Edholm, M.Sc. Oceanography, University of Gothenburg. Role: co-supervisor. 2021
Atmospheric rivers contribute to summer surface buoyancy forcing in the Southern Ocean (Edholm et al., 2022)
Johan Edholm, B.Sc. Oceanography, University of Gothenburg. Role: co-supervisor. 2020
Atmospheric rivers in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean

Teaching

Courses I’ve developed material for and taught:

Observing the Ocean from Micro to Macro Scale (OC4920) University of Gothenburg 2020, 2023, 2025
Air-sea interactions, with 3 days at sea on R/V Skagerak overseeing student-led cruise (2 weeks).
Visit my course notes hosted on Github Pages.
Tutorial on CO2 fluxes SOLAS Summer School 2022
Practical session on the calculation and interpretation of air-sea carbon fluxes from ship and mooring observations.
Practical and code available on GitHub.
”From idea to action” (MAR440) University of Gothenburg 2020 – 2024
3 days at sea teaching ocean instrumentation and how to run a cruise, supervising mini-projects (4 weeks).
Course lead for 2021.
Applied Ocean Sciences M.Sc. Course University of Cape Town 2019 – 2021
Introduction to mixed layer physics (Guest lecture).
Marine Systems (SEA2005S) Undergraduate Course University of Cape Town 2019
Introduction to the Southern Ocean (1 week).
Antarctic Circumpolar Expedition Maritime University R/V S. Akademik Tryoshnikov 2016
Introduction to Oceanography to 50 students from 12 countries, sailing from Bremerhaven to Cape Town (4 weeks).
SEAmester Research School at Sea R/V S.A. Agulhas II 2016
Ocean Instrumentation and Satellite Oceanography (10 days)

Teaching Assistant:

Observing the Ocean from Micro to Macro Scale (OC4920) University of Gothenburg 2018

Tutoring:

MATLAB programming for ocean science Marine Masters Program, University of Cape Town 2016
Ocean and Atmosphere Dynamics (SEA3004F) Undergraduate Course University of Cape Town 2014, 2016

Research Expeditions

Southern Ocean Carbon and Heat Impact on Climate Research Cruise 2022
Penguin Bukta, Antarctica, Weddell Sea, Southern Ocean
1 month – deploying Seagliders and Sailbuoys, operating CTD survey, R/V S.A. Agulhas II
South African National Antarctic Program Winter Cruise University of Cape Town 2015
Weddell Sea, Southern Ocean
5 weeks – deploying autonomous Seagliders, CTD survey, R/V S.A. Agulhas II
Southern Ocean Seasaonal Cycle Experiment Southern Ocean Carbon-Climate Observatory 2013
South Atlantic, Southern Ocean
5 weeks – lead for underway CTD survey, R/V S.A. Agulhas
The Coldest Journey Raluph Fiennes Expedition, Southern Ocean Carbon-Climate Observatory 2013
Goodhope Line Transect, Cape Town to Antarctica
6 weeks – lead for underway CTD survey, R/V S.A. Agulhas
South African National Antarctic Program Winter Cruise University of Cape Town 2012
Weddell Sea, Antarctica & Prince Edward Islands 5 weeks – underway CTD survey, R/V S.A. Agulhas II

Autonomous Ocean Robotics Experiments

I have been piloting autonomous ocean gliders and uncrewed surface vehicles on several missions in and around the Southern Ocean and Agulhas Current.

Agulhas Current on Coast Environemnt (ACEP) Project 19 Jun 2025 – ongoing \