Name: Tessa Ditner Amorosi
Location: Central Saint Martins, UK
Keywords: Future Food, Plant & Fungi Tech, Ecological Alternative Protein, Speech Acts, Ontological Curiosities, Conceptual Ethics, Identity
Connect: Website, Instagram, LinkedIn

Tell us a bit about your research

I am a PhD student at Central Saint Martins, UAL, working on the conceptual architecture of ecological alternative protein narratives today. This philosophical enquiry aims to have practical applications for innovators and policy makers. It also contributes to silos of knowledge that may be considered distinct namely: speech act research in security studies, metaphorical thinking in theories of identity and conceptual ethics in the philosophy of mind.

What are you most looking forward to about being a Blog Editor for Journal of Ecology?

I am excited to support researchers, to show the fun, fantastical and sometimes surreal side of our astonishing ecology, and encourage young people to feel empowered and engaged in ecological research.

Are you attending the BES Annual meeting? What’s the best way for people to reach you to chat about potential blogs posts?

I will be at the BES Annual meeting and you can message me on LinkedIn or find me for a chat. Just look out for the blue latex dress covered in 3D latex moths, praying mantises and bright beetles.

Name: Daire Carroll
Location: Gothenburg University, Sweden
Keywords: Conservation, ecological modelling, population ecology, remote sensing
Connect: Twitter, ResearchGate

Tell us a bit about your research

I work in population ecology, studying the drivers of population growth. My big question right now is how climate change and resource limitation are affecting the recovery of marine mammal populations following historical overexploitation. These questions apply to many populations, and I’ve spent time researching many branches from the tree of life from lettuce to pseudomonas bacteria to seals!

What are you most looking forward to about being a Blog Editor for Journal of Ecology?

Without a doubt, getting the inside track into how authors view their own papers. Speaking with authors about their work is always so different from reading the paper since you see all the work that has gone into a study and the excitement they have about the next steps!

Are you attending the BES Annual meeting? What’s the best way for people to reach you to chat about potential blogs posts?

I’m afraid I won’t be able to travel in person this year, but I’ll be listening in to as much as I can online and joining in the discussions and chatting with BES members. Anyone who wants to reach me can find me on the online conference platform, or by email.