I am currently a FNRS Research fellow at Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgique working on geomicrobiology of microplastics. Specifically, I will be probing the role of microplastics in perturbing biogeochemical processes such as biomineralization, pollutant transport, carbon cycling and microbial community dynamics.

Previously, I was a postdoctoral researcher at Sorbonne University, Paris, France, working on biomineralization processes in diverse bacteria with Dr. Karim Benzerara. I obtained my PhD in environmental science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. My doctoral work focused on radioactive pollutant cycling in aqueous environments.

I am passionate about understanding the impact of metal-microbe-mineral interactions on environmental processes such as (bio)mineral formation, metal(loid) redox transformations, and remediation of polluted environments. To that end, I use a combination of experimental, geochemical, and high-resolution spectroscopy and microscopy approaches to investigate these impacts.

To learn in detail about my work, here’s the link to my CV