Biography
Postdoctoral research fellow and award-winning science communicator, specialising in ocean-atmosphere interactions and climate impacts. My current research on the Horizon EU-funded REWRITE project investigates the ecological and social functioning of intertidal seascapes within Dublin Bay, assessing how factors such as sea level rise, extreme events, and biodiversity loss impact coastal environments on local and global scales. Along with my research, I serve as the National MAB Youth Focal Point for Ireland and the youth representative for the Dublin Bay UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, engaging with coastal communities through education and local citizen science initiatives. My PhD research focused on the development of shelf-edge cold-water corals along the Irish margin, assessment of anthropogenic stressors on skeletal structure biomineralization, and geochemical proxies for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction. I received my BSc in marine science with a minor in geology and an MSc in environmental science from Florida Gulf Coast University, where I studied upper-ocean response to major hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean Sea. During my undergraduate and postgraduate studies, I worked as a research assistant for the Coastal Paleobiology Research Group analysing modern and archaeologic oyster reefs through palaeogeography and salinity indicators to assess resource utilisation of Calusa Native Americans and reef development near Pine Island and Mound Key in Estero Bay, Florida, USA. Prior to my formal education, I assisted with acoustic surveying and restoration of oyster reefs in the St. Lucie River in Martin County, Florida, USA. Along with that role, I worked as a sea turtle scout for four years, educating the public on southeast Florida's sea turtle nesting population and leading nighttime beach walks during nesting season (conducted under state permit).
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Krueger ET and Jose F, Assessing Upper-Ocean Response to Major Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and Western Caribbean Sea, Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences, 9, (7), 2026
Krueger ET, Mouchi V, Monteys X, McCarron S, Lim A, Crowley QG, Development and physical characteristics of the Irish shelf-edge Macnas Mounds, Porcupine Seabight, NE Atlantic, International Journal of Earth Sciences (Geologische Rundschau), 113, 2024, p861 - 874
Krueger ET, Büscher JV, Hoey DA Taylor D, O'Reilly PJ, Crowley QG, Wanted Dead or Alive: Skeletal Structure Alteration of Cold-Water Coral Desmophyllum pertusum (Lophelia pertusa) from Anthropogenic Stressors, Oceans, 4, (1), 2023, p68 - 79
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Krueger ET and Jose F, Response of sea surface properties following Gulf of Mexico hurricanes, Proceedings of SPIE Volume 11014, SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 14-18 April 2019, (110140H), SPIE, 2019
Research Expertise
Description
Climate change impacts on coastal and marine ecosystems to include: Ocean-atmosphere interactions, climate variability, and upper-ocean dynamics Marine geochemistry and palaeoenvironmental reconstruction Cold-water coral ecology, biomineralization, and anthropogenic stressors Reef ecology, restoration, and ecosystem management Citizen science, environmental education, and community engagementProjects
- Title
- REWRITE
- Summary
- REWilding and Restoration of InterTidal sediment Ecosystems for carbon sequestration, climate adaptation and biodiversity support (REWRITE) aims to rewild European shores, ensuring climate resilience, biodiversity support, and societal benefits for the future.
- Funding Agency
- Horizon EU
- Date From
- May 2024
- Date To
- December 2026
- Title
- iCRAG
- Summary
- Cold-water corals from the deep-sea to the TV: development of shelf-edge mounds, assessment of anthropogenic stressors and geochemical parameters, and impacts of science communication
- Funding Agency
- SFI
- Date From
- September 2019
- Date To
- March 2024
Recognition
Awards and Honours
Trinity Sustainability Leadership Award
Trinity Civic Engagement Award for Civically Engaged Research
iCRAG Education and Public Engagement Award
iCRAG Science Excellence Research Paper of the Year Award
Memberships
Marine Social Sciences Network
All Island Climate & Biodiversity Research Network
UK and Ireland Biosphere Network
Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association
Irish Ocean Literacy Network
Network of Arctic Researchers in Ireland
Scientific Committee on Ocean Research in Ireland
Irish Geological Association