Erin Beirne

Erin is trained as a geochemist, and has worked in environmental consulting, as well as academic and research labs. After graduating with a Geology degree from Bates College, Erin spent 3 years as a Field Geologist for an environmental consulting firm. She went back to school for a master’s in Geochemistry at Iowa State University, before managing a lab in the Earth and Planetary Sciences department at Harvard University for 6 years. Erin returned to Maine to work as a Research Associate at Bigelow Lab for Ocean Sciences in their marine environmental chemistry lab. She has researched proxies for paleoclimate, microbial signatures in ancient rocks, the fate and effects of toxic chemicals in the marine environment, among other topics, and loves to learn new things about the natural world. 

In her free time, Erin likes to hike, read, watch soccer and basketball, bake, and play in her vegetable garden.