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We're looking for members:
If you are a UK postgraduate student studying marine mammals and would like to join the UK Regional Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy, please contact us by sending an e-mail to 
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UK Regional Student Chapter Membership is for students only, and does not include membership with the Society of Marine Mammalogy (SMM). SMM membership is encouraged, but not required to join the UKRSC. For information on SMM membership requirements and benefits, please visit the SMM website.
After joining the UKRSC, we will send you information on future student events and you will have the choice of being listed on this Membership page.
Students who have graduated are listed on our past members page.
Current members:
Alice Jones
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
Supervisors: Dr. Russell Wynn (NOCS), Dr Simon Josey (NOCS), Prof. Paul Tyler (NOCS), David Johns (SAHFOS)
Project:The environmental controls on small scale distribution of apex marine species in SW Cornwall
Expected graduation date: Nov 2011
Supervisors: Dr. Russell Wynn (NOCS), Dr Simon Josey (NOCS), Prof. Paul Tyler (NOCS), David Johns (SAHFOS)
Project:The environmental controls on small scale distribution of apex marine species in SW Cornwall
Expected graduation date: Nov 2011
Alice Mackay
Sea Mammal Research Unit, School of Biology, University of St Andrews
Supervisor: Dr. Simon Northridge and Prof. Phillip Hammond
Project: PhD
Expected graduation date: July 2010
Supervisor: Dr. Simon Northridge and Prof. Phillip Hammond
Project: PhD
Expected graduation date: July 2010
Ana Teresa Candido
Lighthouse Field Station, School of Biological Sciences, Univeristy of Aberdeen and Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada (Lisbon, Portugal)
Supervisors:Prof. Paul Thompson and Prof. Manuel Eduardo dos Santos
Project:PhD-Dolphins in space: How hot are hotspots?
Expected graduation: December 2010
Supervisors:Prof. Paul Thompson and Prof. Manuel Eduardo dos Santos
Project:PhD-Dolphins in space: How hot are hotspots?
Expected graduation: December 2010
Andre E.Moura
Durham University
Supervisor: Professor A. Rus Hoelzel
Project : PhD-
Expected graduation date: 2010
Supervisor: Professor A. Rus Hoelzel
Project : PhD-
Expected graduation date: 2010
Anneli Englund
University College Cork
Supervisors: Dr.Emer Rogan and Dr. Simon Ingram
Project: PhD-Investigating variation in whistle structure between parapatric bottlenose dolphin communities in Irish coastal waters
Expected graduation: September 30, 2011
Caroline Weir
School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen
Ketos Ecology
Supervisor: Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, Dr. Colin Macleod, and Dr. Graham Pierce
Project: PhD - Spatio-temporal distribution and ecology of cetaceans and
marine turtles in Angola and the southern Gulf of Guinea.
Expected date of graduation: 2009/10
Ketos Ecology
Supervisor: Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, Dr. Colin Macleod, and Dr. Graham Pierce
Project: PhD - Spatio-temporal distribution and ecology of cetaceans and
marine turtles in Angola and the southern Gulf of Guinea.
Expected date of graduation: 2009/10
H. Carter Esch
University of Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Supervisor: Dr Mark Baumgartner
Project: Ph.D.- Acoustic ecology of Balaenid whales in the Bering Sea
Expected graduation date -December 2011
Supervisor: Dr Mark Baumgartner
Project: Ph.D.- Acoustic ecology of Balaenid whales in the Bering Sea
Expected graduation date -December 2011
Charlotte Dunn
Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews
Supervisors: Dr. Ian Boyd, Dr. Luke Rendell
Project: PhD-Beaked whale communication
Expected graduation date:Septembre 2013
Supervisors: Dr. Ian Boyd, Dr. Luke Rendell
Project: PhD-Beaked whale communication
Expected graduation date:Septembre 2013
Claudia Stauss
University College Cork
Cornelia Oedekoven
University of St Andrews, CREEM
Supervisors: Dr. MacKenzie, Prof. Buckland
Project: PhD-Mixed effect models in distance sampling
Expected graduation date: May 2012
Supervisors: Dr. MacKenzie, Prof. Buckland
Project: PhD-Mixed effect models in distance sampling
Expected graduation date: May 2012
Diane Claridge
University of StAndrews
Supervisors : Prof Phil Hammond and Dr John Durban
Project:PhD- Population ecology of beaked whales
Expected graduation : May 2012
Emily Lambert
School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen
Supervisors: Dr. Graham Pierce, Dr. Colin MacLeod, and Dr. Colin Hunter
Project: PhD - Climate change, ecotourism and cetacean distribution on
the west coast of Scotland.
Expected graduation date: January 2010
Supervisors: Dr. Graham Pierce, Dr. Colin MacLeod, and Dr. Colin Hunter
Project: PhD - Climate change, ecotourism and cetacean distribution on
the west coast of Scotland.
Expected graduation date: January 2010
Evelyn Philpott
University of Aberdeen
Supervisors: Dr Beth Scott, Dr Alan Owen(RGU)
Project: PhD-Seabirds, Seals and Tidal Steams: Potential Ecological Impact of a Small Scale Tidal Renewable Device
Expected graduation: 2013
Federica Pace
University of Southampton
Supervisors: Dr. Paul White
Project: PhD- Methods for the classification of humpback whale songs
Expected graduation : January 2012
Filipa Samarra
Sea Mammal Research Unit, School of Biology, University of St Andrews
Supervisors: Dr. Patrick Miller and Prof. John Harwood
Project: PhD
Expected graduation date: 2010
Supervisors: Dr. Patrick Miller and Prof. John Harwood
Project: PhD
Expected graduation date: 2010
Hannah Salomons
University of st Andrews
Howard Gray
University of Durham
Supervisor: Prof Rus Hoelzel
Projec:PhD - Population genetics of dolphins in the middle east
Expected graduation:
Supervisor: Prof Rus Hoelzel
Projec:PhD - Population genetics of dolphins in the middle east
Expected graduation:
Jennifer Allen
University of St Andrews
Jennifer Wladichuk
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath
Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation (CERF)
Supervisor: Dr. William Megill
Project: PhD - A biomimetic approach to sound localisation in the
underwater coastal environment.
Expected graduation date: October 2008
Related websites: The Centre for Biomimetic and Natural Technologies, CERF
Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation (CERF)
Supervisor: Dr. William Megill
Project: PhD - A biomimetic approach to sound localisation in the
underwater coastal environment.
Expected graduation date: October 2008
Related websites: The Centre for Biomimetic and Natural Technologies, CERF
Jerome Couvat
University of St Andrews
Supervisor:Lars Boehme, Jason Matthiopoulos
Project: Master - Data analysis from tagged Southern Elephant Seals (title to be defined)
Expected graduation date: November 2011
Kathleen Leonard
University of St Andrews
Katie Saunders
University of Southampton Centre for Ultrasonics and Underwater Acoustics
Supervisors: Professor Paul White and Professor Tim Leighton
Project: PhD- Decompression Sickness in Marine Mammals
Expected graduation date: 2010
Supervisors: Professor Paul White and Professor Tim Leighton
Project: PhD- Decompression Sickness in Marine Mammals
Expected graduation date: 2010
Kelly Robinson
University of St Andrews
Lavina Suberg
National Oceanography Centre Southampton/University of Southampton
Supervisor: Russell Wynn, David Johns, Peter Miller, Ken Collins
Project: PhD- Investigating the influence of tidal mixing fronts on ecosystems off South West UK
Expected graduation date: October 2013
Supervisor: Russell Wynn, David Johns, Peter Miller, Ken Collins
Project: PhD- Investigating the influence of tidal mixing fronts on ecosystems off South West UK
Expected graduation date: October 2013
Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews
Supervisors: Pr. Phil Hammond
Project: PhD - Harbour seal diet and competition with grey seals in Scotland.
Expected graduation date: 2014
Supervisors: Pr. Phil Hammond
Project: PhD - Harbour seal diet and competition with grey seals in Scotland.
Expected graduation date: 2014
Line Cordes
Lighthouse Field Station, University of Aberdeen
Supervisor: Prof. Paul Thompson
Project: PhD - The effects of environmental variability on harbour seal reproductive and growth patterns
Expected graduation date: 2010
Supervisor: Prof. Paul Thompson
Project: PhD - The effects of environmental variability on harbour seal reproductive and growth patterns
Expected graduation date: 2010
Marija Spasikova
University of St Andrews, UK and the University of California
Supervisors: Dr. Tecumseh Fitch , Dr. Colleen Reichmuth and Prof. Terrence Deacon
Project: PhD- Comparative study of the physiological mechanisms of vocal production in the pinniped species Phoca vitulina and Zalophus californicus
Expected graduation date: 2009
Supervisors: Dr. Tecumseh Fitch , Dr. Colleen Reichmuth and Prof. Terrence Deacon
Project: PhD- Comparative study of the physiological mechanisms of vocal production in the pinniped species Phoca vitulina and Zalophus californicus
Expected graduation date: 2009
Marjolaine Caillat
University of St Andrews
Supervisors: Dr Douglas Gillespie (SMRU), Dr Len Thomas (CREEM), Prof John Harwood
Project: PhD - Estimating cetacean abundance using acoustic data
Expected graduation: Octobre 2012
Supervisors: Dr Douglas Gillespie (SMRU), Dr Len Thomas (CREEM), Prof John Harwood
Project: PhD - Estimating cetacean abundance using acoustic data
Expected graduation: Octobre 2012
Monica Arso Civil
Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews
Supervisor: Prof. Phil Hammond and Dr. Ana Cañadas
Project: PhD- Bottlenose dolphins of the Alboran Sea: population dynamics, habitat use, and niche partition
Supervisor: Prof. Phil Hammond and Dr. Ana Cañadas
Project: PhD- Bottlenose dolphins of the Alboran Sea: population dynamics, habitat use, and niche partition
Expected graduation:2014
Nienke van Geel
Scottish Association for Marine Science
Supervisors: Dr Ben Wilson (SAMS), Dr Gordon Hastie (SMRU Ltd)
Project Title:Understanding Scottish bottlenose dolphin movement patterns: Can visual & acoustic cues be used to ensure that dolphins & construction of marine renewables don't coincide
Expected Graduation: Novembr 2013
Supervisors: Dr Ben Wilson (SAMS), Dr Gordon Hastie (SMRU Ltd)
Project Title:Understanding Scottish bottlenose dolphin movement patterns: Can visual & acoustic cues be used to ensure that dolphins & construction of marine renewables don't coincide
Expected Graduation: Novembr 2013
Popi Gkikopoulou
Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews
Supervisor:Jason Matthipoulos
Project: Master-Distribution, habitat preference and abundance of Sperm whales along the Hellenic Trench.
Expected graduation: 2012
Supervisor:Jason Matthipoulos
Project: Master-Distribution, habitat preference and abundance of Sperm whales along the Hellenic Trench.
Expected graduation: 2012
Philippe Bouchet
University of Western Australia, Oceans Institute nit, University of St AndrewsSupervisor:Jason Supervisors:Prof. Jessica Meeuwing, Dr. Chandra Salgado, Kent Curt, Micheline Jenner
Project: PhD- Understanding and predicting the ecological dynamics of marine megafauna: modelling seamount systems in the Australian Northwest Bioregion.
Expected graduation date: 2015
Project: PhD- Understanding and predicting the ecological dynamics of marine megafauna: modelling seamount systems in the Australian Northwest Bioregion.
Expected graduation date: 2015
Ross Culloch
University of Durham & Sea Mammal Research Unit, School of Biology, University of St Andrews (National Trust CASE Partners)
Supervisors: Dr. Sean Twiss , Dr. Paddy Pomeroy , Professor A. Rus Hoelzel (Durham)
Project: PhD - Interactions between fine scale habitat, reproductive success and social behaviour in breeding grey seals (Halichoerus grypus).
Expected graduation: Sept 2010
Supervisors: Dr. Sean Twiss , Dr. Paddy Pomeroy , Professor A. Rus Hoelzel (Durham)
Project: PhD - Interactions between fine scale habitat, reproductive success and social behaviour in breeding grey seals (Halichoerus grypus).
Expected graduation: Sept 2010
Sahir Advani
University of Glasgow
Supervisors - Dominic McCafferty
Project:Mres- Still not completely sure but im working on "Thermoregulation in Grey seals."
Expected graduation - Sep 2011
Supervisors - Dominic McCafferty
Project:Mres- Still not completely sure but im working on "Thermoregulation in Grey seals."
Expected graduation - Sep 2011
Sarah Marley
Sea Mammal Research Unit, School of Biology, University of St Andrews
Project: MRes - Marine Mammal Science
Expected graduation date: Autumn 2009
Project: MRes - Marine Mammal Science
Expected graduation date: Autumn 2009
Sanna Kuningas
Sea Mammal Research Unit, School of Biology, University of St Andrews
Supervisor: Prof. Phillip Hammond
Project: PhD - Population dynamics and distribution of Northern Norwegian killer whales in relation to wintering Norwegian Spring Spawning herring fish stocks of the Northeast Atlantic
Expected graduation date: 2012
Supervisor: Prof. Phillip Hammond
Project: PhD - Population dynamics and distribution of Northern Norwegian killer whales in relation to wintering Norwegian Spring Spawning herring fish stocks of the Northeast Atlantic
Expected graduation date: 2012
Sarah Perry
Institute of Geography & Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University
Supervisors: Prof. Richard Lucas, Dr Pete Bunting
Project: PhD- Uses of remote sensing for monitoring large marine species
Expected graduation - 2013
Sophia Butler-Cowdry
NOC, Southampton
Supervisors: Dr Russell Wynn, Dr Justin Dix and Dr Simon Ingram
Supervisors: Dr Russell Wynn, Dr Justin Dix and Dr Simon Ingram
Project:PhD- Investigating the influence of small scale, tidal topographic fronts on the distribution of marine megavertebrates off southwest UK
Expected graduation: October 2013
Stephanie King
Sea Mammal Research Unit, School of Biology, University of St Andrews
Supervisor: Dr. Vincent Janik
Project: PhD
Expected graduation date: 2011
Supervisor: Dr. Vincent Janik
Project: PhD
Expected graduation date: 2011
Theoni Photopoulos
Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews
Project: PhD
Graduation: 2011
Project: PhD
Graduation: 2011