Elizabeth Ellison

Dr. Elizabeth Ellison is a Research Fellow at the Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, affiliated with the Climate and Fluid Physics Group. She is funded by the National Environmental Science Program and previously by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Climate Extremes.

Education:

• PhD in Oceanography, Imperial College London (2023)
• Master's in Oceanography, National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton
• B.Sc in Natural Sciences, Durham University

Her research examines Southern Ocean dynamics, focusing on how physical processes like turbulent mixing and mesoscale features impact biogeochemical cycles, carbon fluxes, and phytoplankton productivity using high-resolution global ocean models. Key interests include air-sea carbon exchange, physical-biogeochemical interactions, and climate modeling applications.

Her publications demonstrate a consistent focus on Southern Ocean processes, particularly turbulent mixing effects on carbon cycling and biological productivity. Recent work emphasizes sensitivity analyses of carbon fluxes to mixing variability, time-scale controls on tracer budgets, and model-based investigations of phytoplankton responses.

Grants & Funding:

• Current: National Environmental Science Program
• Previous: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Climate Extremes

She conducts research within the Climate and Fluid Physics Group, which specializes in ocean-atmosphere dynamics and climate system modeling.