I am a PhD student at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB). My current research focuses on the decomposition of organic matter in thawing Arctic subsea permafrost, microbial controls over the production of methane and CO2, and the fate of these (dissolved) gases in the sediment column. It involves a lot of code and playing around with some cool mud. Understanding how these very old microbes react to the evolution of their habitat under climate change will help us predict carbon fluxes from the Arctic seafloor to the ocean in coming centuries. I love talking about the Arctic and finding ways to make science fun and interesting to different audiences.