Research Assistant
juliet.telfer@biology.ox.ac.uk

Juliet Telfer

Background

I graduated with a Master’s in Physics from the University of Oxford, with a final year specialising in Atmospheric Physics, with some alternative subjects taken in the Department of Earth Sciences. My final project was focused on using satellite data to track smoke aerosols over Greenland, this developed an interest in data analysis, particularly on larger datasets.

Research interests

I am interested in how data can be used effectively to help make informed decisions about environmental impacts. Particularly, I’m interested in life cycle analyses and how these can be standardised and ensured to be of the best quality.

Current research

I am a research assistant on the HESTIA project. HESTIA, the Harmonised Environmental Storage and Tracking of the Impacts of Agriculture platform, is a project between the Oxford Martin School and Department of Biology. HESTIA provides an open-access platform that stores standardised data on agricultural production, allowing for direct comparison between food products.

My role consists of uploading studies onto the HESTIA platform, as well as working on the data aggregation and updating the Glossary and Schema. Currently I’m focused on uploading data for key crop-country combinations.

Brief CV

Professional Experience –

September 2024 to present – Research Assistant – HESTIA project

June 2023 to September 2023 – Intern – Oil palm data for the HESTIA project

 

Education –

Master’s Degree in Physics, University of Oxford