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Dr Angelique Ray

Visiting Fellow
Science
School of Biotech & Biomolecular Science
E-mail
angelique.ray@unsw.edu.au
  • Journal articles | 2026
    Tan KKY; Vázquez-Campos X; Price GAV; Williams KL; McWatters RS; Abdullah K; Machado de Lima N; Laird T; Ray AE; Vink JA; Tribbia DZ; Wilkins D; Spedding T; Ferrari BC, 2026, 'Persistent petroleum pollution shifts soil microbial responses in Bunger Hills, East Antarctica', Communications Earth & Environment, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03299-0
    Journal articles | 2024
    Chelliah DS; Ray AE; Zhang E; Terauds A; Ferrari BC, 2024, 'The Vestfold Hills are alive: characterising microbial and environmental dynamics in Old Wallow, eastern Antarctica', Frontiers in Microbiology, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1443491
    Journal articles | 2024
    Coleine C; Albanese D; Ray AE; Delgado-Baquerizo M; Stajich JE; Williams TJ; Larsen S; Tringe S; Pennacchio C; Ferrari BC; Donati C; Selbmann L, 2024, 'Metagenomics untangles potential adaptations of Antarctic endolithic bacteria at the fringe of habitability', Science of the Total Environment, 917, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170290
    Journal articles | 2024
    Williams TJ; Allen MA; Ray AE; Benaud N; Chelliah DS; Albanese D; Donati C; Selbmann L; Coleine C; Ferrari BC, 2024, 'Novel endolithic bacteria of phylum Chloroflexota reveal a myriad of potential survival strategies in the Antarctic desert', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.02264-23
    Journal articles | 2024
    Zhang E; Wong SY; Czechowski P; Terauds A; Ray AE; Benaud N; Chelliah DS; Wilkins D; Montgomery K; Ferrari BC, 2024, 'Effects of increasing soil moisture on Antarctic desert microbial ecosystems', Conservation Biology, 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14268
    Journal articles | 2023
    Ray AE; Tribbia DZ; Cowan DA; Ferrari BC, 2023, 'Clearing the air: unraveling past and guiding future research in atmospheric chemosynthesis', Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mmbr.00048-23
    Journal articles | 2022
    Ray AE; Zaugg J; Benaud N; Chelliah DS; Bay S; Wong HL; Leung PM; Ji M; Terauds A; Montgomery K; Greening C; Cowan DA; Kong W; Williams TJ; Hugenholtz P; Ferrari BC, 2022, 'Atmospheric chemosynthesis is phylogenetically and geographically widespread and contributes significantly to carbon fixation throughout cold deserts', Isme Journal, 16, pp. 2547 - 2560, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-022-01298-5
    Journal articles | 2021
    Montgomery K; Williams TJ; Brettle M; Berengut JF; Angelique E; Zhang E; Zaugg J; Hugenholtz P; Ferrari BC; Ray A, 2021, 'Persistence and resistance: survival mechanisms of Candidatus Dormibacterota from nutrient-poor Antarctic soils', Environmental Microbiology, 23, pp. 4276 - 4294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15610
    Journal articles | 2020
    Ray AE; Zhang E; Terauds A; Ji M; Kong W; Ferrari BC, 2020, 'Soil Microbiomes With the Genetic Capacity for Atmospheric Chemosynthesis Are Widespread Across the Poles and Are Associated With Moisture, Carbon, and Nitrogen Limitation', Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, pp. 1936, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01936
  • Preprints | 2026
    Tribbia DZ; Lebre PH; Vázquez-Campos X; Ray AE; Laird T; Machado de Lima N; Maggs-Kölling G; Cowan DA; Ferrari BC, 2026, Trace gas oxidation supports sub-surface microbial communities across Namib Desert fog and aridity gradients, http://dx.doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.19.706496
    Preprints | 2025
    Tan K; Vázquez-Campos X; Price G; Williams K; McWatters R; Abdullah K; de Lima NM; Laird T; Ray A; Vink J; Tribbia D; Wilkins D; Spedding T; Ferrari B, 2025, Persistent Petroleum Pollution: Microbial Responses in Bunger Hills, East Antarctica, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6608817/v1
    Preprints | 2023
    Coleine C; Albanese D; Ray AE; Delgado-Baquerizo M; Stajich JE; Williams TJ; Larsen S; Tringe S; Pennacchio C; Ferrari BC; Donati C; Selbmann L, 2023, Metagenomics untangles metabolic adaptations of Antarctic endolithic bacteria at the fringe of habitability, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.07.30.551190
    Preprints | 2021
    Ray A; Zaugg J; Benaud N; Chelliah D; Bay S; Wong HL; Leung PM; Ji M; Terauds A; Montgomery K; Greening C; Cowan D; Kong W; Williams T; Hugenholtz P; Ferrari B, 2021, Atmospheric chemosynthesis is phylogenetically and geographically widespread and contributes significantly to carbon fixation throughout cold deserts, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-948000/v1

2023                    Big Questions Institute UNSW Fellowship

Supports outstanding young Australian researchers investigating the Big Questions of Science at UNSW. Used to fund research placements at NASA Ames, USA, and the University of Bayreuth, Germany.

2023                    Ramaciotti Centre Funding

                             Supports small research projects that require analysis through the Ramaciotti Centre.

2020                    Antarctic PhD Support Grant, Antarctic Science Foundation

Granted to 15 “of Australia’s most promising young Antarctic scientists”

2020                    Early Career Award

8th International Conference on Polar & Alpine Microbiology

Awarded to fund attendance and delivery of an oral presentation

2019                    FEMS Microbiology Ecology Presentation Prize

Federation of European Microbiological Studies (FEMS)

Awarded for the best oral presentation at the 8th International Conference on Polar & Alpine Microbiology

2016                   New Columbo Plan Mobility Scholarship

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government

Awarded to fund an exchange semester at the National University of Singapore, including a full of academic coursework and an accredited part-time internship at an A-Star government-funded research institute

2024                     Guest Interviewee, “Bacteria which live on air alone”, The Science Show, ABC Radio National

2024                     Assistant Ambassador, Antarctic Science Foundation

2024                     Roving Scientist, Beaker Street Festival

2023-2024           MicroSeq Conference Committee Member, Australian Society for Microbiology

2023-2024           Event Volunteer, Queer Formal, Minus18 Foundation

2022-2023           Hub Coordinator, National Youth Science Forum

2020 – 2021        Peer Mentor for first-year undergraduate students from low SES backgrounds

 Belonging and Transition Program, UNSW

2020 – 2021       Participation Assistant for undergraduates with disabilities

 Equitable Learning Services, UNSW

2019 – 2021       Women in Maths and Science Champion, UNSW             

2017                    Event Volunteer, Sydney Science Festival, Museum of Arts and Applied Sciences

2012 – 2013       Outreach Volunteer, Youth at the Zoo Program, Taronga Zoo