Dr Dmitry Aleynik

Principal Investigator in Physical Oceanography

Expertise

Numerical hydrodynamic modelling of tidal mixing and turbulence in coastal waters and the deep sea

Dr Phil Anderson

Senior Lecturer in Air-Sea Interaction

Expertise

Geophysical fluid dynamics; robotics; remotely piloted aircraft systems

Dr Steven Benjamins

Marine Mammal Ecologist

Expertise

Marine megafauna; environmental status assessments for public policy; conservation biology; monitoring methods

Dr Suzannah-Lynn Billing

Principal Investigator in Marine Social Science

Expertise

Rural development, social licence to operate, community agents for change and social entrepreneur.

Dr. Kristin Burmeister

PDRA in physical oceanography

Expertise

Physical variability of the Atlantic Ocean and its relevance for ecosystems

Dr Niall Burnside

Senior Lecturer in Biogeography and Geoinformatics

Expertise

Professor Michael T. Burrows

Marine Ecologist

Expertise

Coastal ecology; shifting pattern in biodiversity; ecosystem modelling

Dr Laura Castro de la Guardia

Physical & Biological Oceanographer

Expertise

Climate change, Arctic, marine biology, oceanography, bio-physical interactions, biogeochemical modelling

Dr Alison Cook

Polar Geospatial Data Analyst

Expertise

Geospatial data analysis of Polar cryospheric change, including sea ice and shipping, and glaciers at the ice-ocean interface

Professor Elizabeth Cottier-Cook

Marine Biologist

Expertise

Marine invasive species; biofouling; seaweed aquaculture / policy

Dr Mairi Cowan

Principal Investigator in Shellfish Endocrinology

Expertise

Reproductive neuroendocrinology in fish and shellfish

Dr Andrew Dale

Numerical Modeller

Expertise

Observational physical oceanography; numerical modelling

Dr Matthew Davey

Associate Professor of Physiological Ecology

Expertise

Algal biotechnology, metabolic ecology, environmental metabolomics, cryophilic algae, Antarctic terrestrial biology, algal bioremediation, remote sensing for biodiversity, sustainable bioeconomy 

Professor Keith Davidson

Associate Director for Science and Education

Expertise

Marine microbial ecology; harmful algal blooms

Dr Sam Tiéfolo Diabaté

Researcher in physical oceanography

Expertise

Ocean dynamics, Boundary circulation, Coastal sea level, AMOC, Rockall Slope Current, European Slope Current, Western boundary currents, Coastally trapped waves

Dr Arlene Ditchfield

Microbial Biogeochemist

Expertise

gas biogeochemistry; microbial methane production; microbial C, N and S cycling

Dr Alan Fox

Physical Oceanographer

Expertise

Hydrodynamic modelling, deep-water ocean circulation, connectivity studies

Dr Clive J Fox

Senior Lecturer Fisheries Ecology

Expertise

Fisheries; aquaculture; fish and shellfish biology; plankton; 

Dr Neil Fraser

Physical Oceanographer

Expertise

Transport in the North Atlantic and shelf sea processes

Dr Geslaine Rafaela Lemos Gonçalves

PDRA Coastal & Mangrove Micro- & Macro-Plastic

Expertise

Marine Biology, Zoology; Ecosystems; Macro and Microplastics; Mangrove; Marine Ecology - Food habits, Distribution, Morphology, Reproduction and Development, Symbiotic Relationships, Reproduction, Trophic Web (stable isotopic analysis with carbon and nitrogen), and Fatty Acids.

Dr David Green

Molecular Microbiologist

Expertise

Algal-bacterial interactions and algal microbiome; marine bacterial polysaccharides and enzymes; marine microbial ecology

Dr John Halpin

Marine image analyst and modeller

Expertise

Marine image analysis; deep learning; photogrammetry; data science

Dr Laura Hobbs

Lecturer in Arctic Marine Science

Expertise

Arctic marine ecology; environmental drivers of behaviour

Professor John Howe

Marine Geologist

Expertise

Marine geomorphology; multibeam mapping; Quaternary climate change; polar geology

Professor Adam Hughes

Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Aquaculture

Expertise

Sustainable aquaculture and the blue economy

Professor Mark E Inall

Marine Physicist; SAGES Director

Expertise

Tides, turbulence and mixing

Dr Clare Johnson

Senior Observational Physical Oceanographer

Expertise

Water masses and circulation of the subtropical North Atlantic

Dr Sam Jones

Translational Ocean Data Analyst

Expertise

Physical oceanography, data visualisation

Dr Puja Kumari

Lecturer in Macroalgal Research

Expertise

Algal stress physiology (both abiotic and biotic), Chemical ecology, Algal life cycles, Algal omics (Metabolomics, Lipidomics, Transcriptomics), Algal host pathogen interaction, Algal bioprospection, Circular bioeconomy and development of value-added products.

Dr Kim Last

Marine Biologist

Expertise

Arctic ecology; behaviour of marine animals; biological clocks; human impacts

Dr Joe Marlow

Marine Growth Postdoctoral Researcher

Expertise

Marine growth; photogrammetry; artificial reefs

Dr Kati Michalek

Postdoctoral researcher in seaweed cultivation

Expertise

Mariculture of seaweeds and shellfish; aquaculture site monitoring and management

Professor Bhavani Narayanaswamy

Deep-sea ecologist & microplastic researcher

Expertise

Deep-sea and Arctic ecosystems; microplastics in the marine environment

Dr Helena Reinardy

PI and Teaching Fellow/Researcher in Aquaculture

Expertise

Ecotoxicoloy; genotoxicology; marine biology; molecular biology

Dr Denise Risch

Marine Mammal Ecologist

Expertise

Underwater acoustics; ecoacoustics; marine mammal ecology

Dr Georgina Robinson

UKRI Future Leaders Fellow

Expertise

Sustainable aquaculture; blue economy; small island developing states; bioremediation

Dr Alasdair O'Dell

Marine Ecologist PDRA

Expertise

Scotland's blue carbon: the contribution from seaweed detritus

Dr Michael Ross

CCAP Manager & Lecturer in Algal Biotechnology

Expertise

Algal biotechnology; algal bioremediation; wastewater treatment; culture collections; microbial taxonomy and ecology

Dr Bernadette Snow

Senior Lecturer Marine Social Science

Expertise

Ocean governance; marine & coastal social-ecological systems; integrated ocean management; ecosystem services; marine spatial planning; climate change

Dr Charlotte Spring (Charlie)

Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate

Expertise

Co-producing biosecurity and seaweed sovereignty; ethnography; food systems eg food banks, lake fisheries etc

Professor Michele Stanley

Professor in Marine Biotechnology

Expertise

Phycology; marine biotechnology; biofilms; biofuels

Professor Andrew K Sweetman

Professor and chair of Seafloor Ecology and Biogeochemistry

Expertise

Seafloor ecology, biogeochemistry, deep-sea, mangroves, fjords, biodiversity and ecosystem function, anthropogenic impacts, deep-sea mining, climate change.

Dr Tim Szewczyk

Ecological Modeller

Expertise

Biogeography; population dynamics; hierarchical Bayesian modelling

Professor Paul Tett

Reader in Coastal Ecosystems

Expertise

Sustainability of coastal social-ecological systems; phytoplankton ecology

Dr Alex Innes Thomson

Molecular phycologist

Expertise

Molecular phycology; snow algae physiology; dDNA biomonitoring; population genomics of macroalgae

Dr Robyn Tuerena

Lecturer in Nutrient Biogeochemistry

Expertise

Open ocean nutrient cycling (from the Arctic and Southern Oceans to the subtropical Atlantic), Nitrogen and carbon cycles: sources, sinks and feedbacks, Phytoplankton and marine food webs, Stable isotope geochemistry

Dr Nienke van Geel

Marine Mammal Ecologist

Expertise

Marine megafauna monitoring techniques; cetacean acoustics; autonomous environmental monitoring for oil & gas decommissioning

Dr Reina Veenhof

Senior PDRA Seaweed Biotechnology

Expertise

Seaweed life cycles, aquaculture, ecological modelling

Dr Francisca Vermeulen

Algal Biotechnology PDRA

Expertise

Harmful algal blooms; commercial cultivation of microalgae for nutraceuticals; science outreach

Dr Callum Whyte

Phytoplankton Ecologist

Expertise

Phytoplankton ecology; harmful algal blooms

Dr Thomas Wilding

Benthic Ecologist

Expertise

Marine environmental assessment; statistical modelling; eDNA; novel monitoring approaches

Dr Maria Wilke

Marine Social Science Postdoctoral Research Associate

Expertise

Public participation, social license to operate, community engagement, blue justice, marine spatial planning, ocean literacy, bioregioning

Professor Ben Wilson

Associate Director for Science and Research

Expertise

Animal-industrial interactions; underwater sound; marine mammal ecology; marine renewable energy

Dr Adam Wyness

eDNA Based Environmental Impact Monitoring PDRA

Expertise

eDNA; bioinformatics; biotechnology; microbial communities; microbiology