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Current SAGES PhD Students

11 August 2008

The first five SAGES PhD students - working within Theme 2 and the Centre for Earth System Dynamics - started in 2007. A further ten SAGES students - working in Themes 1, 3 and Society - started in September 2008, with the eleventh starting in January 2009. One further studentship is available in Theme 1 - with a proposed September 2009 start date. See details.

Student Theme Project Title Supervisors
Nancy Burns (SAGES-funded) Theme 2 The temperature dependence of soil respiration in different soil organic matter fractions Joanna Cloy (University of Edinburgh), David Reay (University of Edinburgh), Iain Young (University of Abertay) and Keith Smith (University of Edinburgh).
Cheryl Wood(SAGES-funded) Theme 2 An isotope dendrochonology approach to understanding the multi-decadal-scale dynamics of forest-savanna boundaries in the tropics Michael Bird (University of St. Andrews), Patrick Meir (University of Edinburgh)
Helen Murray (SAGES-funded) Theme 2 The sustainability of forestry on peatland soils: the impact of felling on losses of dissolved carbon and nutrient enrichment, and on colour formation in the catchment run-off Susan Waldron (University of Glasgow), Hugh Flowers (University of Glasgow), Kate Heal (University of Edinburgh), Tom Nisbet (Forestry Commission)
Audrey Wayolle (SAGES-funded) [email] Theme 2 Arctic and upland soils as carbon sinks: Modelling landscape and environmental controls on C sequestration and storage Philip Wookey (University of Stirling), Mathew Williams (University of Edinburgh)
Oliver Sus (SAGES-part funded) CESD The impact of recent and future land-use and climate on the global carbon cycle Mathew Williams, Ruth Doherty, Terrence Dawson (University of Edinburgh), Pete Smith (University of Aberdeen), Stephen Sitch (UK Met Office)
Melanie Douarin (SAGES-funded) Theme 3 Secrets from a Deep Reef: Structure, Biogeography and Palaeclimate Reconstruction from Mingulay Reef Complex Sediment Cores. Dan Sinclair (Scottish Association for Marine Science), D. Long (BGS)>Mary Elliot (University of Edinburgh) Murray Roberts (Scottish Association of Marine Science)
Rachel Howell (SAGES-funded) Society Potential for Climate change Mitigation Through Education. David Reay (University of Edinburgh) Peter Higgins (University of Edinburgh)
Josselin Rouillard (SAGES-funded) Society Land stewardship for sustainable management of flood risk and water quality in Scotland Tom Ball (University of Dundee) Kate Heal (University of Edinburgh) Alison Reeves(University of Dundee) Graham Russell(University of Edinburgh)
Richard Morris (SAGES-funded) Theme 3 Refreezing and runoff at the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet Doug Meir (University of Aberdeen) Peter Nienow (University of Edinburgh)
Marie Porter (SAGES-funded) Theme 3 Linking recent variability in Atlantic Ocean circulation and glacier mass balance in Greenland and Norway Toby Sherwin (Scottish Association for Marine Science) Doug Meir (University of Aberdeen)
Heiko Moosen(SAGES-funded) Theme 3 Palaeoclimate reconstructions from Arctic and Nordic shelf seas: development and application of multiple proxies James Bendle (University of Glasgow) Finlo Cottier(Scottish Association of Marine Science)
Keziah Stott (SAGES-funded) Theme 3 Extending the marine instrumental climate record for European waters using the long-lived marine bivalve: Arctica islandica Bill Austin (University of St. Andrews) Rob Wilson (University of St. Andrews) Mark Inall (Scottish Association of Marine Science)
David Small (SAGES-funded) Theme 3 Tracking the last glacial termination deep into the Holocene in central western Scotland using marine sediments records and land-based records Vincent Rinternecht (University of St. Andrews) Mary Elliot (University of Edinburgh) Bill Austin (University of St. Andrews) Doug Benn (University of St. Andrews)
Shailaja Vinjili (SAGES-funded) Theme 1 Catchment Behaviour, Carbon Storage and climate Change Ruth Robinson (University of St. Andrews) Yit Arn Teh (University of St. Andrews) Michael Singer (University of St. Andrews) John Rowan (University of Dundee) Susan Waldron (University of Glasgow)
Christopher McCreadie (SAGES-funded) Society SimSages – predicting & visualising the urban-rural interface James Bown (University of Abertay Dundee) Ruth Falconer University of Abertay Dundee Mark Rounsevell (University of Edinburgh) Heather Lovell(University of Edinburgh)
Marta Bruno Soares (SAGES-funded) Society Vulnerability of local communities in Scotland to future climate change and climate-related policies Peter Tucker (University of West of Scotland) Alexandre Gagnon (University of West of Scotland)
Jenny Gilford(SAGES-affiliated) Society Theme Visualizing Soil Sustainability and Ecosystems Services Indicators for Land-Use Planning Ruth Falconer (University of Abertay Dundee), Rebecca Wade (University of Abertay Dundee),Ken Scott-Brown (University of Abertay Dundee), Helaina Black (Macaulay Institute)
Anna Bing(SAGES-affiliated) Theme 2 Dynamics and vulnerability of soil carbon in Peruvian and Hawaiian rainforests Patrick Meir (University of Edinburgh), David Reay (University of Edinburgh), Michael Bird (University of St. Andrews), Richard Bardgett (Lancaster University), Niall Mcnamara (Lancaster University)