Trustees

Professor John Baxter
Trustee
Professor Geoffrey Boulton OBE, FRS, FRSE
Vice President
Professor Colin Brownlee
Chair of Research and Enterprise Committee
Lisa Chilton
Chair of Development Advisory Group
Ian Dunn FRGS
Trustee
Professor Andrew Hamnett FRSE
Vice President
John MacKerron
Chair of Audit Committee
Dr Deborah McNeill
Chair Education Committee
Moffat, Professor Colin
Trustee 2021-24
Diana Murray CBE, MA (Cantab), FRSE, FSA, FRSGS, Hon FSA Scot, MCIfA, MIoD
Chair of Board
Dr Magnus Nicolson MBA FRSM FRSC
Trustee
Waites, Professor Richard
Trustee
Susan Watts
Chair of Comms & Development Committee

Executive team

Professor Keith Davidson
Associate Director for Science and Education
Sue Johnson
Head of Human Resources
Graham Little
Head of Financial Services
Professor Axel Miller
Deputy Director
Professor Nicholas J P Owens
SAMS Director
Mike Spain
Head of Enterprise
Professor Michele Stanley
Associate Director for Science, Enterprise and Innovation
Professor Ben Wilson
Associate Director for Science and Research

Lecturers and researchers

Dr Dmitry Aleynik
Principal Investigator in Physical Oceanography
Dr Phil Anderson
Senior Lecturer in Air-Sea Interaction
Dr Steven Benjamins
Marine Mammal Ecologist
Dr Suzannah-Lynn Billing
Marine Social Science PDRA
Dr Janina Brakel
Tropical algal pathologist
Dr. Kristin Burmeister
PDRA in physical oceanography
Professor Michael T. Burrows
Marine Ecologist
George Charalambides
Research Assistant in Marine Social Science
Dr Alison Cook
Polar Geospatial Data Analyst
Professor Finlo Cottier
Physical Oceanographer
Professor Elizabeth Cottier-Cook
Marine Biologist
Dr Mairi Cowan
EU Marie Curie Research Fellow in Shellfish Endocrinology
Professor Stuart A Cunningham
Physical Oceanographer
Dr Andrew Dale
Numerical Modeller
Dr Matthew Davey
Senior Lecturer in Algal Biotechnology
Professor Keith Davidson
Associate Director for Science and Education
Dr Arlene Ditchfield
Microbial Biogeochemist
Dr Laura Ferguson
Marine social scientist
Dr Alan Fox
Physical Oceanographer
Dr Clive J Fox
Senior Lecturer Fisheries Ecology
Dr Sofia C Franco
Lecturer in Aquaculture Governance and Innovation
Dr Neil Fraser
Physical Oceanographer
Dr Claire MM Gachon
Molecular Phycologist
Dr Will Goodall-Copestake
Lecturer in Biological Oceanography
Dr David Green
Molecular Microbiologist
Professor Sheila JJ Heymans
Executive Director European Marine Board (seconded until 31/12/2021)
Dr Laura Hobbs
Arctic Plankton Modeller
Dr Max Holloway
Coastal physical oceanographer
Professor John Howe
Marine Geologist
Dr Adam Hughes
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Aquaculture
Dr David Hughes
Benthic Ecologist
Professor Mark E Inall
Marine Physicist; SAGES Director
Dr Clare Johnson
Observational Physical Oceanographer
Dr Sam Jones
Translational Ocean Data Analyst
Dr Kim Last
Marine Biologist
Dr Alan MacDonald
Aquaculture Modeller
Dr Adrian Macleod
Macroalgal Cultivation PDRA
Shona Magill
Head of Student Services and Quality Manager
Dr Joe Marlow
Marine Growth Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr Kati Michalek
Postdoctoral researcher in seaweed cultivation
Dr Anuschka Miller
Head of Communications
Professor Bhavani Narayanaswamy
Deep-sea ecologist & microplastic researcher
Dr Marie-Mathilde Perrineau
Postdoctoral Researcher in Macroalgal Genomics
Dr Marie Porter
Physical Oceanographer
Dr Helena Reinardy
PI and Teaching Fellow/Researcher in Aquaculture
Dr Denise Risch
Marine Mammal Ecologist
Dr Peter Paolo Rivera
Industrial Microbiology Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr Georgina Robinson
Tropical Ecologist
Dr Michael Ross
CCAP Manager and Senior Researcher in Algal Biotechnology
Professor Michele Stanley
Associate Director for Science, Enterprise and Innovation
Dr Tim Szewczyk
Ecological Modeller
Professor Paul Tett
Reader in Coastal Ecosystems
Dr Alex Innes Thomson
Molecular phycologist
Dr Robyn Tuerena
Lecturer in Nutrient Biogeochemistry
Dr Nienke van Geel
Marine Mammal Ecologist
Dr Lindsay Louise Vare
Geochemist Consultant
Dr Callum Whyte
Phytoplankton Ecologist
Dr Thomas Wilding
Benthic Ecologist
Professor Ben Wilson
Associate Director for Science and Research
Professor Mikhail Zubkov
Microbial Ecologist

Honorary research fellows

Professor Kenneth D Black
SAMS Honorary Research Fellow
Dr Ruth Brennan
Honorary Research Fellow
Susannah Calderan
Honorary Research Fellow in Marine Mammal Ecology
Christine Campbell
SAMS Honorary Fellow
Dr James Clive Angus Craik
Honorary Research Fellow
Dr Zoë Hutchison
SAMS Honorary Research Fellow
Dr Raymond Leakey
Honorary Research Fellow
Professor David Meldrum FInstP
SAMS Honorary Fellow
Dr Pedro Murúa
Honorary Research Fellow

Support scientists

Dr Richard Abell
Research Assistant in Analytical Chemistry
Dr Chris Allen
Technical Resources Manager
Rachel Allen
Algal Bio-Resources Support Scientist
Tim Brand
Biogeochemistry support scientist
Lars Brunner
Support Scientist in Macroalgal Cultivation
Dr Lewis Drysdale
Ocean instrumentation and robotics support scientist
Estelle Dumont
Marine Robotics Technical Manager
Joanne Field
CCAP Support Scientist
Karen MacKechnie
Microbiology Laboratory Assistant
Ryan Marchington
CCAP Support Scientist
Nicol McCallum
AUV Technician
Sharon McNeill
Support Scientist in Analytical Chemistry and Microbiology
Elaine Mitchell
Arctic Research Assistant
Leah Morrison
Education Technician
Callum O'Connell
Seaweed nursery manager
Cecilia Rad Menéndez
CCAP Curator
Sarah Reed
Arctic Technician and Ships' Operations Manager
Carla Ruiz González
Microbiology Support Scientist
Sarah Swan
Phytoplankton Monitoring Programme Manager
Rachel Saxon
CCAP Administrator
Naomi Thomas
Research Support Scientist and CCAP Curator

Professional services

Beth Anderson
Marketing and Communications Assistant
Derek Black
Research Contracts Manager
Karen Campbell
Human Resources Officer
Christopher Clay
Safety Health and Environment Advisor
Pauline Clifford
Marketing Manager
Nicola Cook
Tenant Manager / Administrator
Andy Crabb
Filmmaker
Polly Crooks
Registry Officer - Undergraduate
Rachel Culver
Senior receptionist
Dr Stephen Fraser
Research Support Developer
Iain Gatward
Marine Business Development Consultant
Steve Gontarek
Head of IT and Information Services
Iona Harvey
Graphic Designer
Will Harvey
Web Developer
Sue Johnson
Head of Human Resources
Graham Little
Head of Financial Services
Craig Livingstone
Project Assistant
Iain MacCorquodale
Maintenance Manager
Sine MacKay
Simba / Proposals Administrator
Danielle Magee
Registry Support Administrator
Shona Magill
Head of Student Services and Quality Manager
Helen McNeill
Education Officer
Dr Anuschka Miller
Head of Communications
Jocelyn Miller
Contracts administrator
Leah Morrison
Education Technician
Jacqueline Murray
Human Resources Assistant
Euan Paterson
Media and Communications Officer
Rhianna Rees
Seaweed Academy Coordinator
Lorna MacKinnon
Directorate PA / Secretary
Rachel Saxon
CCAP Administrator
Mike Spain
Head of Enterprise
Marieke Steuben Dale
Project Adminstrator
Alan Stewart
Proposals Manager
Fiona Tindall
Registry Officer - Postgraduates

Research students

Adam Francis
PhD student
Alasdair O'Dell
PhD student
Alberto Rock
MRes student
Angus Taylor
PhD student
Callum Hamilton
PhD student
Cathy King
PhD student
Charlotte Findlay
PhD student
Chelsey McGowan-Yallop
PhD student
Chester Sands
PhD student
Chloe Victoria Blackman
PhD student
Christian Armstrong
PhD student
Eleanor Ford
PhD student
Eleanor Wood
PhD student
Elise Depauw
PhD student
Euan Mackenzie
PhD student
Fatima Gianella
PhD student
Fengjia Liu
PhD student
Guy Trimby
PhD student
Helen M Hiley
PhD student
Ivan Cautain
PhD student
James Coogan
PhD student
Jamie Rodgers
PhD student
Jason Salt
PhD student
Jennifer Cocking
PhD student
John Phelan
PhD student
Judith Braun
PhD student
Julie Rostan
PhD student
Lea Riehn
PhD student
Lola Paradinas
PhD student
Maryam MacCorquodale
PhD student
Michael Redford
PhD student
Monika Kosecka
PhD student
Nicole Allison
PhD student
Robert Grisenthwaite
MRes student
Rúben Filipe Nascimento Marques
PhD student
Texa Sim
PhD student
Tim Awbery
PhD student
Victoria Ashley-Wheeler
PhD student
Yash Pardasani
Mres student

Consultancy team

Dr Chris Allen
Technical Resources Manager
Dr Steven Benjamins
Marine Mammal Ecologist
Professor Michael T. Burrows
Marine Ecologist
Professor Elizabeth Cottier-Cook
Marine Biologist
Dr Clive J Fox
Senior Lecturer Fisheries Ecology
Iain Gatward
Marine Business Development Consultant
Professor John Howe
Marine Geologist
Dr Adam Hughes
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Aquaculture
Dr David Hughes
Benthic Ecologist
Dr Kim Last
Marine Biologist
Dr Adrian Macleod
Macroalgal Cultivation PDRA
Nicol McCallum
AUV Technician
Professor Bhavani Narayanaswamy
Deep-sea ecologist & microplastic researcher
Professor Michele Stanley
Associate Director for Science, Enterprise and Innovation
Dr Lindsay Louise Vare
Geochemist Consultant
Dr Thomas Wilding
Benthic Ecologist
Anja Wittich
Marine Environmental Consultant