Dariia Atamanchuk

Dariia Atamanchuk is a Researcher affiliated with Dalhousie University's CERC.OCEAN initiative. She holds a PhD in Natural Sciences (Marine Chemistry) from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and MSc/BSc degrees in Chemistry from Kyiv National University, Ukraine. Her research focuses on advancing autonomous oceanographic sensors, biogeochemical processes in marine systems, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) in oceanic environments. She is a key contributor to projects like SeaCycler and the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), where she develops sensor technologies for high-resolution seawater monitoring.

Dr. Atamanchuk's work emphasizes sensor innovation for in situ measurements of parameters like total alkalinity, pCO2, and oxygen dynamics. Her contributions include optimizing sensor stability under extreme conditions (e.g., aquaculture live haul systems) and validating sensor performance in diverse marine environments, including the Labrador Sea and Baltic Sea. She has pioneered methodologies for detecting CO2 leakage from sub-seabed storage sites and contributed to international standards for biogeochemical sensor data through the OOI Best Practices Guide.

Her research spans interdisciplinary collaborations, addressing critical challenges in ocean acidification monitoring, deep-ocean oxygen transport, and carbon cycling. Dr. Atamanchuk is actively involved in advancing observational frameworks for ocean carbon removal technologies like Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE), leveraging high-resolution modeling and multi-platform data integration. Her work bridges sensor engineering, field deployments, and data synthesis to enhance understanding of marine biogeochemical processes and their global implications.