Trustees

Hazel Allen
Chair of Finance Committee
Professor Sir John Arbuthnott
Vice President
Mark Batho
Chair of SAMS Education Committee
Professor John Baxter
Trustee
Professor Geoffrey Boulton OBE, FRS, FRSE
SAMS Vice-President
Sarah Brown FRGS
Trustee
Professor Colin Brownlee
Chair of Research and Enterprise Committee
Lisa Chilton
Trustee
Ian Dunn FRGS
Chair (interim)
Professor Ailsa Hall
Trustee
Professor Andrew Hamnett FRSE
Vice President
Professor Donald MacLean
Chair of SAMS Research Services Ltd Board
Dr Deborah McNeill
Trustee
Diana Murray CBE, MA (Cantab), FRSE, FSA, FRSGS, Hon FSA Scot, MCIfA, MIoD
Chair of Governing Council
Susan Watts
Trustee

Executive team

Professor Keith Davidson
Associate Director for Science and Education
David Guthrie
Head of Enterprise
Professor Axel Miller
Deputy Director
Professor Nicholas J P Owens
SAMS Director
Professor Michele Stanley
Associate Director for Science, Enterprise and Innovation
Hugh Walker
Associate Director of Finance
Professor Ben Wilson
Associate Director for Science and Research

Lecturers and researchers

Dr Tom Adams
Ecological Modeller
Dr Dmitry Aleynik
Marine Modeller
Dr Phil Anderson
Senior Lecturer in Air-Sea Interaction
Dr Yacine Badis
Macroalgal Pathology PDRA
Dr Steven Benjamins
Marine Mammal Ecologist
Dr Suzannah-Lynn Billing
Marine Social Science PDRA
Dr Thomas Brown
Lecturer in Marine Ecology and Chemistry
Professor Michael T. Burrows
Marine Ecologist
Dr Iona Campbell
Seaweed Biosecurity Researcher
Dr Nicholas Carey
Ecophysiologist PDRA
Professor Finlo Cottier
Physical Oceanographer
Professor Elizabeth Cottier-Cook
Marine Biologist
Professor Stuart A Cunningham
Physical Oceanographer
Dr Andrew Dale
Numerical Modeller
Professor Keith Davidson
Associate Director for Science and Education
Dr Arlene Ditchfield
Microbial Biogeochemist
Dr Alan Fox
Physical Oceanographer
Dr Clive Fox
Fisheries Ecologist
Dr Neil Fraser
Physical Oceanographer
Dr Claire MM Gachon
Molecular Phycologist
Dr David Green
Molecular Microbiologist
Dr Hannah Grist
Marine Ecologist / CoCoast Project Officer
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
Dr 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 Philip Kerrison
Macroalgal Cultivation Researcher
Dr Kim Last
Marine Biologist
Dr Adrian Macleod
Macroalgal Cultivation PDRA
Shona Magill
Head of Student Services and Quality Manager
Dr Kati Michalek
Postdoctoral researcher in seaweed cultivation
Dr Anuschka Miller
Head of Communications
Dr Raeanne G Miller
Knowledge Exchange and Communications Manager
Dr Pedro Murúa
Molecular Algal Pathologist
Dr Bhavani Narayanaswamy
Deep-sea ecologist & microplastic researcher
Dr Jozef I Nissimov
Microbial Oceanographer
Dr Lucie Novoveská
Senior Researcher in Algal Biotechnology
Dr Marie-Mathilde Perrineau
Macroalgal Breeding PDRA
Dr Marie Porter
Physical Oceanographer
Dr Helena Reinardy
Aquaculture researcher / teaching fellow
Dr Denise Risch
Marine Mammal Ecologist
Dr Georgina Robinson
Tropical Ecologist
Dr Sally Rouse
Oil & Gas Decommissioning PDRA
Michael Ross
Microalgal Biotechnology PDRA
Dr Natalia Serpetti
Ecosystem Modeller and Benthic Ecologist
Professor Michele Stanley
Associate Director for Science, Enterprise and Innovation
Professor Paul Tett
Reader in Coastal Ecosystems
Dr Matthew Toberman
Physical Oceanographer
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

Dr Ruth Brennan
Honorary Research Fellow
Susannah Calderan
Honorary Research Fellow in Marine Mammal Ecology
Dr James Clive Angus Craik
Honorary Research Fellow
Professor John Day
Honorary research fellow
Dr Katherine R Duncan
SAMS Honorary Research Fellow
Dr Stefan F Gary
Honorary Research Fellow in Physical Oceanography
Dr Maeve Kelly
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Aquaculture (retired)
Dr Raymond Leakey
Honorary Research Fellow

Support scientists

Dr Richard Abell
Research Assistant in Analytical Chemistry
Colin Abernethy
Support Scientist
Rachel Allen
Algal Bio-Resources Support Scientist
Jim Bacon
Software Developer
Christine M Beveridge
Aquarium Manager / Research Assistant
Tim Brand
Biogeochemistry support scientist
Lars Brunner
Support Scientist in Macroalgal Cultivation
Christine Campbell
Technical Resources Manager
Dr Daniela Catania
Micro-algal Support Scientist
Estelle Dumont
Marine Robotics Technical Manager
Joanne Field
CCAP Support Scientist
Karen MacKechnie
Microbiology Laboratory Assistant
Sharon McNeill
Support Scientist in Analytical Chemistry and Microbiology
Elaine Mitchell
Arctic Research Assistant
Leah Morrison
Education Technician
Callum O'Connell
Molecular and Microbial Biology Support Scientist
Cecilia Rad Menéndez
CCAP Senior Support Scientist
Sarah Reed
Arctic Technician and Ships' Operations Manager
Sarah Swan
Phytoplankton Monitoring Programme Manager
Rachel Saxon
CCAP Administrator
Naomi Thomas
Research Support Scientist and CCAP Curator
Dr Emily Venables
Autonomous Ocean Systems Support Scientist

Professional services

Dr Paola Arce
Computing and Informatics Analyst
Adrian Beard MBE
IMS Implementation Project Manager
Kenny Beaton
Energy Innovation Support Manager
Derek Black
Research Contracts Manager
Karen Campbell
Human Resources Officer
Christopher Clay
Safety Health and Environment Advisor
Pauline Clifford
Marketing Manager
Andy Crabb
Filmmaker
Polly Crooks
Registry Officer - Undergraduate
Rachel Culver
Senior receptionist
Dr Stephen Fraser
Research Support Developer
Steve Gontarek
Head of IT and Information Services
David Guthrie
Head of Enterprise
Craig Livingstone
Project Assistant
Iain MacCorquodale
Maintenance Manager
Shona Magill
Head of Student Services and Quality Manager
Helen McNeill
Education Officer
Dr Anuschka Miller
Head of Communications
Dr Raeanne G Miller
Knowledge Exchange and Communications Manager
Jocelyn Miller
Contracts administrator
Leah Morrison
Education Technician
Jacqueline Murray
Human Resources Assistant
Sine Murray
Simba / Proposals Administrator
Euan Paterson
Media and Communications Officer
Claire Purdie
Administrator: COMPASS and Energy Innovation
Joanne Robinson
Registry Support Administrator
Lorna MacKinnon
Directorate PA / Secretary
Stafford Day
Legal Secretary
Rachel Saxon
CCAP Administrator
Marieke Steuben Dale
Project Adminstrator
Alan Stewart
Proposals Manager
Fiona Tindall
Registry Officer - Postgraduates
Hugh Walker
Associate Director of Finance
Dr Keri Wallace
Marketing Manager
Rebecca J Weeks
Project Manager

Research students

Alasdair O'Dell
PhD student
Alessandro Laudicella
PhD student
Alexander Thomson
PhD student
Andrea Garvetto
PhD student
Cathy Winterton
PhD student
Cecilia Biancacci
PhD student
Charlotte Findlay
PhD student
Clare Evelyn Hill
PhD student
Elise Depauw
PhD student
Emma Whettall
PhD student
Frederik de Boever
PhD student
Guy Trimby
PhD student
Jacob Ainscough
PhD student
Jacob Bentley
PhD student
James Coogan
PhD student
Jamie Rodgers
PhD student
Jason Salt
PhD student
Jennifer Cocking
PhD student
Jirina Stehlikova
PhD student
Joe Penhaul Smith
PhD student
John Phelan
PhD student
Judith Braun
PhD student
Julie Rostan
PhD student
Karen Boswarva
PhD student
Keelan Lawlor
PhD student
Lola Paradinas
PhD student
Lucy Greenhill
PhD student
Michael Redford
PhD student
Monika Kosecka
PhD student
Noreen Hiegle
PhD student
Paul Dees
PhD student
Rebecca Giesler
PhD student
Solène Giraudeau-Potel
MRes student
Stuart Simms
PhD student
Texa Sim
PhD student

Consultancy team

Dr Tom Adams
Ecological Modeller
Dr Chris Allen
Environmental Consultant
Dr Steven Benjamins
Marine Mammal Ecologist
Christine M Beveridge
Aquarium Manager / Research Assistant
Professor Michael T. Burrows
Marine Ecologist
Professor Elizabeth Cottier-Cook
Marine Biologist
Dr Clive Fox
Fisheries Ecologist
Dr 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
Dr Raeanne G Miller
Knowledge Exchange and Communications Manager
Dr Bhavani Narayanaswamy
Deep-sea ecologist & microplastic researcher
Professor Michele Stanley
Associate Director for Science, Enterprise and Innovation
Dr Lindsay Louise Vare
Geochemist Consultant
Rebecca J Weeks
Project Manager
Dr Thomas Wilding
Benthic Ecologist
Anja Wittich
Marine Environmental Consultant