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Jianyu Chen is a researcher in People-Environment studies and Behavioural Modelling in the Department of Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences (SEGS) at the James Hutton Institute (Aberdeen) since late 2022.
I completed my PhD in Microbiology at the University of Pretoria (UP, South Africa); my research focus is the legume-rhizobium
I am one of the Institute's Mental Health First Aiders and have completed my Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training which enables me to support people in crisis.
Education
BSc Computing Science (with Distinction)
PGDE Secondary (Computing)
I am Social Research Scientist working on governance of nature-based solutions (NbS) in wet-landscapes. I work with transdisciplinary researchers and
Simone has a multidisciplinary background that embraces scientific, social and economic aspects of natural resources and ecosystems, addressing the valuation
Thomas (Tom) is an ecologist specialising in the study of carbon cycling in upland and far northern ecosytems. Much of
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.
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.
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.