Mero-Lee Cornelius was a post-doctoral research fellow in the ENS research group at the University of the Western Cape. Her main research focus is on waste valorisation for the preparation of heterogeneous catalysts, in particular the conversation of coal fly ash to zeolites. Other research areas have included catalyst testing (the conversion of olefins to hydrocarbons) as well as geometric modelling of polyhedral framework materials. As part of the SANOCEAN research project team, she contributed to writing and content development for the Water Stories website.