I am a Post Doctoral Researcher interested in ice core science and atmospheric chemistry. My work at BAS includes development of analytical methodology (ICP-OES and ICP-MS), data analysis, and participating in continuous flow analysis (CFA) campaigns. Before starting my position at BAS, I completed my PhD at The University of Cambridge, focusing on the development and application of a novel UHPLC-MS method to detect and quantify biogenic terrestrial organic aeorosol markers from within ice cores. Alongside my own research, I support a PhD student within the ice core group here at BAS.

Bushrod, E. E., Thomas, E. R., Zherebker, A., Giorio, C., Novel Method to Quantify Trace Amounts of Isoprene and Monoterpene Secondary Organic Aerosol-Markers in Antarctic Ice, Environmental Science & Technology, 2024, 58(48), 21177-21185, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c09985.

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2025

Bushrod, Emilia Elizabeth. (2025) Uncovering the Potential of Utilising Terrestrial Biogenic Markers in Ice Cores as Proxies to Past Environmental Conditions.

• Bushrod-Hicks, E., Thomas, E., Kutuzov, S., Humby, J., Smit-Bose, M., Mikhalenko, V., & Giorio, C. (2026). Secondary Organic Aerosol (SOA) Markers Detected in a Mount Elbrus Ice Core (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/2830c4ef-bbb8-4bf0-9224-2d9c6be0a2e6

• Involved in processing the ICP-OES Beyond EPICA Oldest Ice Core data.
• Participated in the Beyond EPICA Oldest Ice Core CFA campaign.
• Led the development of ICP-MS methodology for Beyond EPICA Oldest Ice Core CFA campaign.
• Detected a suite of secondary organic aeorosol markers in an Antarctic ice core (Jurassic) for the first time.
• Developed UHPLC-MS methodology enabling sub-ppt quantification of secondary organic aeorol markers in ice cores.