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Nikki's background is in soil hydrology and terrain analysis. Prior to joining the Institute Nikki had three years experience working on the European agricultural modelling project: STAMINA.
Andy Midwood is a Honorary Associate of the Environmental and Biochemical Sciences department. This group is comprised of chemists and
Prof Zulin Zhang is a Senior Environmental Chemist and joined the institute in 2007. He has over 20 years of
Helen completed her academic study at the University of Aberdeen and then began her career at the Institute in 1998. She is an experienced technical assistant with both field and laboratory based skills.
Steve Hillier is a mineralogist by training, he studied for his PhD at Southampton University and undertook post docs at
Allan Lilly is a soil scientist with particular interest in hydropedology. He has a background in soil survey, biophysical resource analysis and land evaluation and has been responsible for both systematic soil survey and land evaluation at a national level and contract soil surveys at detailed scales.
After gaining a BSc Hons 1st class degree from Aberdeen University in Equine Science Gillian joined the Institute Soil's research area in 2007.
Leah's background is in earth sciences and geochemistry and she joined the Institute's Catchment Management research area in March 2010.
After gaining her honours degree in Geology and Petroleum Geology from the University of Aberdeen, Helen moved to Cardiff University and completed a masters with distinction in Applied Environmental Geology. Her masters dissertation project was completed here at the Institute, while working with Steve Hillier, and was entitled 'Utility of Quantitative X-ray Powder Diffraction Methods to Determine the Forms of Lead in Selected Contaminated Soils'.
James has a background in geology with an emphasis on terrain analysis and modelling using GIS. Prior to joining the Macaulay in March 2010 he spent four years working for the British Scenery Project, looking at how geological and geomorphological processes have shaped the UK landscape.
