Dr Nick Schurch

Nick joined BioSS as the Principal statistician for Ecology and Environmental Science in April 2019, shifting field from bioinformatics. In this position Nick leads the team of BioSS statisticians embedded at the James Hutton Institute site in Aberdeen, focussing on modelling environmental research data. The team collaborate on projects spanning the full range of environmental science, including climate change, water pollution, landscape decision making, environmental eDNA forensics and biodiversity census data.

Nick Schurch

BioSS Office
The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler

AB15 8QH, Scotland, UK.

Dr Miriam Glendell

 Miriam is a am a catchment scientist interested in a cross-disciplinary understanding of the effects of land use on multiple ecosystem services, including water quality, freshwater biodiversity, soil conservation and carbon management in catchment systems.  Her research combines aspects of freshwater biology, hydrology, soil science and biogeochemistry to address key challenges related to the sustainable management of soils and surface water.

Miriam Glendell

The James Hutton Institute
Craigiebuckler
Aberdeen AB15 8QH
Scotland UK

Helen Watson

Helen is a research assistance in Environmental and Biochemical sciences at the James Hutton Institute. She is an experienced technical assistant with both field and laboratory based skills. She is responsible for mentoring and coordinating technical staff, their skills and the available resources to support research scientists and their associated projects with the catchment management group.

Helen Watson

James Hutton Institute
Craigiebuckler
Aberdeen
Scotland
AB15 8QH

Dr Susan Cooksley

Susan is a catchment scientist and practitioner. She specialises in understanding anthropogenic impacts on water and habitat quality in order to support the sustainable management of river systems. Susan coordinates a programme of water-energy research in support of the sustainable planning, development and management of Scotland's hydropower resources.

Susan Cooksley

The James Hutton Institute
Craigiebuckler
Aberdeen AB15 8QH
Scotland UK

Dr Nikki Baggaley

Nikki is an environmental scientist at the James Hutton Institute. Nikki's current research is focused on soil hydrology and its linkage to water quality, quantity and Green House Gas emissions. She is involved in modelling soil erosion at national and catchment scales using Pan European Soil Risk Assessment model, PESERA. She is interested in developing links between soil hydrology and the transport of chemicals and particulate matter both in fragile upland environments and lowland agricultural systems.

Nikki Baggaley

The James Hutton Institute
Craigiebuckler
Aberdeen AB15 8QH
Scotland UK

Long-term warming of the River Spey

River temperature influences biogeochemical processes and aquatic ecology. Sustaining cool river temperatures in Scotland is essential for aquatic ecology (including the habitat and health of Atlantic salmon (Salmo Salar) and brown trout (Salmo trutta). River temperatures are also critical for our economy e.g. sport fishing contributes around £113 million per year to Scottish rural economy and our food and drink industry e.g. whisky production.

David Donnelly

David is a GIS consultant at the James Hutton Institute, His background is in the analysis, creation and management of geographical data and he has worked on the mapping programmes of many countries. He has extensive experience in the use and customisation of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and in photogrammetry and remote sensing.

 

David Donnelly

The James Hutton Institute
Craigiebuckler
Aberdeen AB15 8QH
Scotland UK

Dr Marc Stutter

Marc is senior scientist in Environmental and Biochemical Sciences at the James Hutton Institute.  He Work Package Co-ordinator for water resources and flood risk management. Hi background as a catchment biogeochemist gives him a vast understadning across different disciplines, including hydrology, chemistry and ecosystems.

Marc Stutter

James Hutton Institute
Craigiebuckler
Aberdeen
Scotland
AB15 8QH