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Eric has more than 25 years’ experience of working on plant-soil interactions in the context of sustainable crop production systems,
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'.
Laura has a background in forestry and environmental sciences. Recent research interests included the analysis and evaluation of pan-European geographical
I specialise in empirical applications of agent-based modelling to socio-(techno-)environmental systems, and rigorous approaches to their design, exploration and interpretation,
Katrin Prager is an interdisciplinary social scientist with a background in landscape planning, environmental management, and participatory agri-environmental policy making.
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.
Prof Lee-Ann Sutherland is Director of the James Hutton Institute's new flagship, the International Land Use Study Centre. The new centre reflects the Institute's a vision for inclusive, open science that engages the public, stakeholder groups and scientists with a wide range of expertise in tackling the urgent problems of our time: climate change, food and water security, biodiversity preservation and One Health.
My research develops and applies knowledge and tools for improving delivery of integrated catchment management across issues of water quality,
Ruth Mitchell leads the Biodiversity and Ecosystems Group within the Ecological Sciences Department at the Institute. She also leads the
David Miller has a BSc in Topographic Science from University of Glasgow, and a PhD on expert systems from the
