Adriana has been with the CRE Lab since October 2019. She maintains a predominantly live on position at the Heron Island Research Station, as a technician and research assistant for the CRE Lab Mesocosm Experiment run by A/Prof Sophie Dove. The Mesocosm experiment is focused on climate change effects, particularly ocean acidification, on the coral Isopora palifera. Since her studies at James Cook University, Adriana has worked at a number of other marine research Institutes as a research assistant, laboratory and field technician, contributing to various projects focusing on coral reef impacts including the role climate change is playing in these ecosystems.