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Tom is a Molecular PCN Resistance Researcher working within the CMS department.
James is a molecular plant pathologist and plant nematologist within the CMS nematology group with a focus on potato cyst nematodes (PCN). Over his 8 years' experience working with plant-parasitic nematodes he has investigated parasite-host interactions, specifically; hatching, nematode surface-coats, screening for host PCN resistance and investigating host tolerance to PCN. James frequently collaborates with external companies to test novel PCN control strategies.
Raul joined the Institute in November 2020 as Plant Biochemist/Molecular Physiologist. Raul's training combines a BSc in Biochemistry, MSc in Biochemical Sciences and another in Agricultural Science, and a PhD in Plant Sciences.
I have an Msc in Environmental Anthropology from the University of Kent, Canterbury and a Bsc in Life Science from St Xaviers College Autonomous, Mumbai. My interests are very broad ranging from social inequality, environmental justice to natural resource conservation. Some of my previous work looks at topics like social media inequality in environmental activism, and cultural resistance of South-Asian migrants in the UK.
I am also an artist and have illustrated a children’s book and am keen on making all research more accessible through art and video.
Shaini is a hydrological and hydrochemical modeller within the Environmental and Biochemical Sciences Department at the James Hutton Institute (JHI).
My area of expertise is in measuring and modelling the deposition, concentrations and trends of ground-level ozone and other gases although I have worked in other areas including acid deposition and NH3 exchange. I have also worked with a Chemical Ionisation Mass Spectrometer (CIMS) to measure various different species and assist with instrumentation for field sites and campaigns.
I am a qualitative social scientist in the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences Group, joining in 2018. I have a background in human geography, and enjoy research in rural areas working with different land users in the countryside. My current role explores rural migration across Scotland, digitalisation amongst small-scale farmers and crofting communities in Scotland, agricultural innovation, and the continued impacts of Covid-19 on rural and island communities in Scotland.
Leanne is a Senior Social Scientist within James Hutton Institute SEGS group. Her expertise lies in the social and economic
Diana Valero is a social scientist working as MDT Fellow in Rural Water Security working in the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences (SEGS) research group at the James Hutton Institute.
Her educational background is in political science, local development and rural policy.
Prior to joining The James Hutton Institute in 2021 she carried out postdoc research at the University of Stirling and in the Centre for Mountian Studies at the University of the Highlands and Islands. Diana earned her PhD from the University of Valencia in Spain.
Stuart is a PhD researcher affiliated with the Environmental and Biochemical Sciences group at the James Hutton Institute and the School of Engineering at Robert Gordon University (RGU), Aberdeen. He completed a BSc (Hons) in Forensic & Analytical Science at RGU in 2019. Stuart began his PhD at the James Hutton Institute in October 2019 working on microplastics in the terrestrial environment.
