People

Meet the academic, teaching and professional services staff that lead on delivering teaching and research, as well as research fellows and PhD students.

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Prof Thomas Doring

Joint Research Professor

Dr Susan Gurney

Director of Teaching

Lecturer

Dr Jo Hobbs

Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology

Dr Joanna Kershaw

Lecturer in Marine Biology

Dr Natalie Pilakouta

Lecturer in Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution

Dr Carol Sparling

Director of the Sea Mammal Research Unit

Dr David Thompson

Principal Research Fellow (Re-engaged)

Dr Simon Young

Associate Lecturer (Education Focused)

Mrs Haotian Chi

Mrs Haotian Chi

Research Fellow

Mr Jason Corbett

Mr Jason Corbett

Research Fellow

Dr Tatiana Dimitriu

Royal Society University Research Fellow

Mobile genetic elements; Antibiotic resistance; Horizontal gene transfer; Bacterial defence systems

Dr Caroline Haas

Dr Caroline Haas

Research Fellow

Dr Kirsty Hamilton

Dr Kirsty Hamilton

Research Lead

Ms Veronica Harris

Ms Veronica Harris

Research Fellow

Ms Julia Ivanchikova

Ms Julia Ivanchikova

Research Assistant

Dr Claire Lacey

Senior Research Fellow

Dr Stephen McMahon

Dr Stephen McMahon

Research Fellow

Dr Will Miles

SOTEAG Seabird Monitor

Dr Kelly Robinson

Associate Lecturer

Senior Research Fellow

Dr Sally Shirran

Senior Scientific Officer

Mass Spectrometry

Proteomics

Protein Identification

Protein Interactions

Dr Rohitashva Shukla

Royal Society Newton International Fellow

Dr Rene Swift

Dr Rene Swift

Research Fellow

Ms Crystal Tang

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Mr Gary Tang

Research Associate (Biocatalysis)

Dr Ben Thompson

Dr Ben Thompson

Research Fellow

Prof Peter Tyack

Professor (Research Focused) (Re-engaged)

Dr Ben Walton

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Dr Emma Whittington

Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow

MAEH

Manel Ait El Hadj

SA

Saif Alahmad

SA

Sophie Appleyard

GA

Gabrielle Arrieta

MA

Muhammad Asif

MA

Misha Atkinson

LB

Lily Bates

TB

Thomas Baxter

CB

Chris Berglund

SB

Soumili Biswas

PB

Peter Black

CB

Cooper Brown

AC

Anna Carberry

LC

Lauren Carl

AC

Amber Chatten

LC

Liyuan Chen

JC

Jasper Chippendale

AC

Alice Crighton

NC

Nathaniel Crook

SC

Sophie Cuthbertson

RD

Riona Datta-Savage

RD

Rosie Day

SD

Sarah Derrien

AD

Ashley Deventer

SD

Sohini Dudhat

TE

Toms Ekmanis

LGF

Laia Garrobé Fonollosa

QG

Qingtian Gong

IG

Isobel Grieve

EH

Ellen Hayward

EH

Edwin Hui

MK

Myriam Kabu

CIK

Chon I Kam

AK

Amirmohammad Khodabandeh

DK

Denis Korolev

EK

Ernst Kwa

RL

Rebecca Lewis

XL

Xueqing Li

LLDSR

Luisa Lucresia De Sales Ribeiro

RM

Richard Mangeni

BM

Brendon Medley

JM

Jeanne Merindol

SM

Solene Morelle

BM

Beth Mullier

YN

Yuliia Nykolyn

NO

Nadia O'Hara

CAOA

Clara Andrea Ortiz Alvarez

NP

Nivi Pulavan

MR

Melissa Ramsay

SR

Sarah Rehman

AR

Alix Rommel

ORP

Omar Ruelas Pacheco

GS

George Sato

HS

Hannah Schroeder

GS

Ghazal Sharifian

MS

Mariya Shtumpf

ES

Ellie Smith

KS

Kate Smith

ES

Ewan Soutar

CS

Claire Stevens

SS

Sujith Surendranath

JT

Jacob Thomas-Hegarty

MV

Michael Vail

LV

Li Veiros

JW

Jae Walker

SW

Shuyu Wei

RW

Robert White

GW

Georgina Whittome

MW

Myriam Widmann

MW

Megan Worsley

ZX

Zhifan Xu

Mr Angus Aitken

Electronics Design Engineer

Mrs Bethan Anetts

SUPER Project Coordinator

Dr Holly Armstrong

Dr Holly Armstrong

SMRU Technician

Mr Georgi Ashminov

Mr Georgi Ashminov

Administrator

Mr Peter Baxter

Mr Peter Baxter

Chief Technician

Mr Rory Beaton

Mr Rory Beaton

Instrumentation Lab Manager

Mr Matthew Bivins

Mr Matthew Bivins

Technician

Miss Marcia Blyth

Miss Marcia Blyth

Research Technician

Ms Rano Bokonbaeva

Ms Rano Bokonbaeva

School Administrator

Mrs Claire Booth

Mrs Claire Booth

Senior School Administrator

Mr Joe Chapman

Mr Joe Chapman

Technical Manager (Aquarium)

Dr Nicola Cook

Managing Editor and Publicity Officer

Mr Callan Duck

Senior Technician (Re-engaged)

Mr Grant Fulton

Mr Grant Fulton

Scientific Fisheries Observer

Dr Eleonora Gagliardi

Dr Eleonora Gagliardi

Technical Specialist (Research)

Dr Shirley Graham

Dr Shirley Graham

Senior Technician

Dr Simon Halliwell

Dr Simon Halliwell

Production Controller

Mr Douglas Hamilton

Mr Douglas Hamilton

Instrumentation Technician

Mrs Olivia Hargrave

Mrs Olivia Hargrave

Teaching Administrator

Mr James Hicks

Mr James Hicks

Scientific Fisheries Observer

Miss Rachel Horn

Miss Rachel Horn

Postgraduate Research Administrator

Mr Terry Imrie

Mr Terry Imrie

Instrumentation Technician

Mr Dorian Jones

Mr Dorian Jones

Senior Technician

Ms Hannah Ladd-Jones

Research and Capacity Building Manager

Mr Duncan Laird

Mr Duncan Laird

Technician (Teaching)

Miss Meike Mai

Communication and Project Coordinator

Mrs Sarah Maynard-Morris

Mrs Sarah Maynard-Morris

Senior Teaching Administrator

Miss Mhairi McDonald

Miss Mhairi McDonald

School Administrator

Mr Ryan Milne

Pool Facility Technician

SMRU Facility Manager

Mr Simon Milne

Mr Simon Milne

Scientific Fisheries Observer

Miss Louise Moncrieff

Miss Louise Moncrieff

School Administrator

Mr Chris Morris

Aerial Survey Technician

Lead Aerial Survey Technician

Mr Donal O'Driscoll

Mr Donal O'Driscoll

Scientific Fisheries Observer

Dr Verena Oehler

Dr Verena Oehler

Senior Technician

Dr Roger Riddington

Dr Roger Riddington

SOTEAG Seabird Monitoring Assistant

Dr Caya Sievers

Dr Caya Sievers

Research Technician

Mr Christopher Simmons-Riach

Mr Christopher Simmons-Riach

Senior Technician (Teaching)

Mr Ryan Sloan

Mr Ryan Sloan

Technician (Stores)

Miss Kimberley Smith

Miss Kimberley Smith

School Administrator

Mrs Tanya Sneddon

Mrs Tanya Sneddon

Senior Technician (Research)

Mr Alasdair Stenhouse

Mr Alasdair Stenhouse

Technician (Teaching)

Miss Julia Sutherland

MASTS-SUPER: Programme Support Officer

Mr Simon Tero

Mr Simon Tero

Clerical Assistant

Mr Lance Thompson

Mr Lance Thompson

Telemetry Systems Engineer

Mr John Thomson

Mr John Thomson

BMS Technician

Miss Sandra Tulloch

Miss Sandra Tulloch

Research Administrator

Miss Aleksandra Wcislo

Miss Aleksandra Wcislo

Research Technician

Mrs Lynsey West

Mrs Lynsey West

Research Technician

Mrs Shahieda Williams

Mrs Shahieda Williams

Teaching Administrator

Mrs Jane Williamson

SERG Organisational and admin support to MASTS Exec Director

Mr Sam Wraight

Mr Sam Wraight

Research Support Technician