Trustees

Keir Ashton
Trustee
Adam Christie
Trustee
Laura Dance
Trustee and Chair of Communications & Engagement Committee
Eric Hollanders
Trustee and Chair of Finance Committee
Dr Ian Jardine OBE
Trustee and Chair of Audit Committee
Louise Ledgard
Trustee
Dr Joseph Maguire
Non-Trustee Board Member
Professor Colin Moffat
Trustee
Professor Stuart Monro
Trustee and Chair of Board
Hugh Raven
Trustee
Professor Richard Waites
Trustee and Chair of Education Committee
Dr Douglas Wallace
Trustee and Chair of Research Committee
Alun Williams
Trustee

Executive team

John Barrie
Director of Finance
Professor Keith Davidson
Associate Director for Science and Education
Hazel Farnell
Head of Human Resources
Professor Axel Miller
Deputy Director
Professor Nicholas J P Owens
SAMS Director
Professor Michele Stanley
Professor in Marine Biotechnology
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
Principal Investigator in Marine Social Science
Dr. Kristin Burmeister
PDRA in physical oceanography
Dr Niall Burnside
Senior Lecturer in Biogeography and Geoinformatics
Professor Michael T. Burrows
Marine Ecologist
Dr Alison Cook
Polar Geospatial Data Analyst
Professor Elizabeth Cottier-Cook
Marine Biologist
Dr Mairi Cowan
Principal Investigator in Shellfish Endocrinology
Dr Andrew Dale
Numerical Modeller
Dr Matthew Davey
Associate Professor of Physiological Ecology
Professor Keith Davidson
Associate Director for Science and Education
Dr Sam Tiéfolo Diabaté
Researcher in physical oceanography
Dr Arlene Ditchfield
Microbial Biogeochemist
Dr Alan Fox
Physical Oceanographer
Dr Clive J Fox
Senior Lecturer Fisheries Ecology
Dr Neil Fraser
Physical Oceanographer
Dr Geslaine Rafaela Lemos Gonçalves
PDRA Coastal & Mangrove Micro- & Macro-Plastic
Dr David Green
Molecular Microbiologist
Dr John Halpin
Marine image analyst and modeller
Dr Laura Hobbs
Lecturer in Arctic Marine Science
Professor John Howe
Marine Geologist
Professor Adam Hughes
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Aquaculture
Professor Mark E Inall
Marine Physicist; SAGES Director
Dr Clare Johnson
Senior Observational Physical Oceanographer
Dr Sam Jones
Translational Ocean Data Analyst
Dr Puja Kumari
Lecturer in Macroalgal Research
Dr Kim Last
Marine Biologist
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 Helena Reinardy
PI and Teaching Fellow/Researcher in Aquaculture
Dr Denise Risch
Marine Mammal Ecologist
Dr Georgina Robinson
UKRI Future Leaders Fellow
Dr Alasdair O'Dell
Marine Ecologist PDRA
Dr Michael Ross
CCAP Manager & Lecturer in Algal Biotechnology
Dr Bernadette Snow
Senior Lecturer Marine Social Science
Professor Michele Stanley
Professor in Marine Biotechnology
Professor Andrew K Sweetman
Professor and chair of Seafloor Ecology and Biogeochemistry
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 Reina Veenhof
Senior PDRA Seaweed Biotechnology
Dr Francisca Vermeulen
Algal Biotechnology PDRA
Dr Callum Whyte
Phytoplankton Ecologist
Dr Thomas Wilding
Benthic Ecologist
Dr Maria Wilke
Marine Social Science Postdoctoral Research Associate
Professor Ben Wilson
Associate Director for Science and Research
Dr Adam Wyness
eDNA Based Environmental Impact Monitoring PDRA

Honorary research fellows

Anthony Speca
Honorary Research Fellow
Professor Kenneth D Black
SAMS Honorary Research Fellow
Susannah Calderan
Honorary Research Fellow in Marine Mammal Ecology
Dr James Clive Angus Craik
Honorary Research Fellow
Professor Stuart A Cunningham
Physical Oceanographer
Mandy Haggith
Honorary Research Fellow
Professor Sheila Heymans
Honorary Research Fellow
Dr Raymond Leakey
Honorary Research Fellow
Professor David Meldrum FInstP
SAMS Honorary Fellow
Dr Pedro Murúa
Honorary Research Fellow
Dr Conor Ryan
Honorary Research Fellow
Bill Turrell
Honorary Research Fellow
Professor Gillen D’Arcy Wood
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
Dr Sarah Beith
Biogeochemistry Research Technician
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
Craig Livingstone
SIMBA technician
Karen MacKechnie
Toxic Phytoplankton Monitoring Programme Deputy Manager
Sharon McNeill
Support Scientist in Analytical Chemistry and Microbiology
Elaine Mitchell
Arctic Research Assistant
Leah Morrison
Education Resource Co-ordinator
Cecilia Rad Menéndez
CCAP Curator
Dr Jamie Rodgers
Vessel Skipper
Jamie Rowell
CCAP Support Scientist
Sarah Swan
Phytoplankton Monitoring Programme Manager
Petra Rybanska
Robotics and Ocean Mapping Technician
Dr Phil Peterson
Senior Engineer
Rachel Saxon
CCAP Administrator
Naomi Thomas
Research Support Scientist and CCAP Curator
Dr Gail Twigg
Marine Support Scientist
Marja van den Houten
SAMS Seaweed farm manager

Professional services

John Barrie
Director of Finance
Karen Campbell
Human Resources Officer
Christopher Clay
Safety Health and Environment Advisor
Andy Crabb
Filmmaker
Polly Crooks
Registry Officer - Undergraduate
Hazel Farnell
Head of Human Resources
Dr Stephen Fraser
Research Support Developer
Steve Gontarek
Head of IT and Information Services
Dr Mark Hart
Quality Manager
Iona Harvey
Graphic Designer
Will Harvey
Web Developer
Alistair James
Facilities Engineer
Janice MacEachen
Finance Business Partner – Professional Services
Alan Kerr
SAMS Librarian / M,ESE Administrator
Mia Leng
UHI STEM Coordinator
Craig Livingstone
SIMBA technician
Iain MacCorquodale
Maintenance Manager
Dr Alan MacDonald
Scientific informatics analyst
Sine MacKay
Simba / Proposals Administrator
Ann Mackenzie
Compliance Manager & Company Secretary
Shona Magill
Head of Student Services and Quality Manager
Helen McNeill
Education Officer
Dr Anuschka Miller
Head of Communications
Leah Morrison
Education Resource Co-ordinator
Euan Paterson
Media and Communications Officer
Julie Platt
Head of Development
Dr Jamie Rodgers
Vessel Skipper
Lorna MacKinnon
Directorate PA / Secretary
Rachel Saxon
CCAP Administrator
Jenny Skinner
Administrator & Receptionist
Dr Julie Watson
STEM Officer

Research students

Isabella Cruz
MRes Student
Artemis Eales
MRes Student
Ana Luisa Josefina Flores Leñero
Research Student
Kate Fraser
Research Student
Kay Ihle
Research Student
Alice Jensen
Research Student
Heather McConnell
PhD Student
Alejandra Mejía-Saenz
Research Student
Tom Morgan
Research Student
Carla Ruiz González
PhD Student
Adam Francis
PhD student
Alberto Rock
MRes student
Angus Taylor
PhD student
Caitlin Lamb
PhD student
Callum Hamilton
PhD student
Chester Sands
PhD student
Chloe Victoria Blackman
PhD student
Danielle S. W. de Jonge
PhD student
Gary Groves
PhD student
Hayley Swanlund
PhD student
Helen M Hiley
PhD student
John Phelan
PhD student
Lea Riehn
PhD student
Maryam MacCorquodale
PhD student
Priyadharshini Elanchezhian
PhD student
Rúben Filipe Nascimento Marques
PhD student
Thomas Webber
PhD student
Tim Awbery
PhD student
Victoria Ashley-Wheeler
PhD student
Nele Thomsen
Research Student
Hannah Towns
Research Student
Gloria Vazquez Vives
MRes Student

Consultancy team

Dr Chris Allen
Technical Resources Manager
Dr Steven Benjamins
Marine Mammal Ecologist
Jenny Black
Project Manager / Marine Environmental Consultant
Professor Michael T. Burrows
Marine Ecologist
Professor Elizabeth Cottier-Cook
Marine Biologist
Dr Clive J Fox
Senior Lecturer Fisheries Ecology
Professor John Howe
Marine Geologist
Professor Adam Hughes
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Aquaculture
Dr Kim Last
Marine Biologist
Professor Bhavani Narayanaswamy
Deep-sea ecologist & microplastic researcher
Libby Smith
Project Manager: Scientific Robotics Academy
Professor Michele Stanley
Professor in Marine Biotechnology
Phillip Thompson
Senior Simba Engineer
Dr Lindsay Louise Vare
Geochemist Consultant
Dr Thomas Wilding
Benthic Ecologist
Anja Wittich
Marine Environmental Consultant