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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.
I am interested in understanding how agronomy, new production methods (such as vertical farming), climate change, improved genotypes, or processing
Derek Stewart is the Director of the Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC), a £27M flagship project at the James Hutton
Professor Howard Davies was Director of Science at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) from 2005 to 2011 and prior
David is a Field Research Scientist in the Environmental and Biochemical Sciences group and has worked at the institute for over 30 years. His main roles are to carry out field sampling (water and soils), the setup and maintenance of field equipment, the processing of samples in the laboratory (water and soils) and the planning and organization of field equipment. He is also part of a field team who carry out soil surveys to create soil maps for use by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS).
Pat is a research assistant with 25 years experience, mainly in Soil Organic Chemistry, Microbiological and Biogeochemistry of Catchment Systems. She has experience of a broad range of Analytical and Microbiological techniques with extensive fieldwork and site management skills.
Steve is a hydromorphologist who is interested in physical processes and forms within river systems. His background is in physical geography and fluvial geomorphology. Based at the University of Aberdeen, he gained a BSc degree in geography in 2005 and completed a PhD in fluvial geomorphology in 2009.
