Spotlight

Researcher James Hutton Institute alison.bennett@hutton.ac.uk 2014 Cruciblist  Dr Alison Bennett, from the James Hutton Institute, was part of our 2014 cohort of Scottish Crucibilists, and presented her research at the Inaugural Scottish Crucible Forum. Alison and her Crucible team were awarded funding through the Scottish Crucible Interdisciplinary Project Fund for the project ‘Fungal hyphal networks for

Senior Lecturer University of Stirling christian.schroeder@stir.ac.uk 2015 Cruciblist Dr Christian Schroeder is a Lecturer in Environmental Science & Planetary Exploration at the University of Stirling, and was part of our cohort of Cruciblists in 2015. Christian completed his PhD in 2007 at  Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany. Christian’s Research Interests Christian’s overarching interest lies with the

Chancellor’s Fellow Linguistics and English Language University of Edinburgh. ccummins@staffmail.ed.ac.uk 2015 Cruciblist Before coming to Edinburgh, Chris worked with J. P. de Ruiter and colleagues in Bielefeld as part of the SFB 673, Alignment in Communication. Prior to that, he was a PhD student at the Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics

Senior Lecturer in Conservation Science in History of Art University of Glasgow anita.quye@glasgow.ac.uk 2012 Cruciblist   Dr Anita Quye is a lecturer in Conservation Science in History of Art, undertaking teaching and research supervision for Masters and doctoral programmes in Textile Conservation, Dress and Textile Histories, and Technical Art History. Prior

Lecturer in Image Processing Artificial Intelligence, Visual Communications and Networking (AVCN) Research Centre University of the West of Scotland Pablo.Casaseca@uws.ac.uk. 2016 Cruciblist Pablo’s research interests are signal & image processing and analysis, statistical signal and image modelling, pattern recognition, and computer vision, with applications to different fields, especially telecommunications, Unmanned

Assistant Professor School of Engineering and Physical Sciences Heriot-Watt University S.Mansell@hw.ac.uk 2014 Cruciblist   Stephen’s research focuses on the synthesis and development of new homogeneous catalysts. He uses skills in synthetic main group chemistry to construct new ligands that include cooperative reaction sites to increase the potential for exciting new

Principal and Owner of Hills of Hame Alistair.mcgowan@Glasgow.ac.uk 2012 Cruciblist   Alistair uses his skills as an academic researcher in palaeobiology and Earth Sciences and as a lifelong natural historian to complement his experience and qualifications as a Hill and Moorland Leader. For more information on Al and Hills of

Lecturer in Water and Environmental Engineering University of Glasgow Manousos.Valyrakis@glasgow.ac.uk 2014 Crucibilist   Before joining the University of Glasgow, he worked at Virginia Tech and VCCER as a Research Associate, where he further researched the environmental impacts and associated risks from resource extraction industries. He gained a PhD in Environmental

Lecturer in Interactive Media. University of York debbie.maxwell@york.ac.uk 2014 Cruciblist   Debbie’s research interests are on the ways that people interact with and reshape technology and the roles that storytelling can play across media. She explores this in a number of ways, including: the use of storytelling as an active process

Lecturer in Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Stirling sabine.matallanasurget@stir.ac.uk 2015 Crucibilist   Prior to Stirling, Sabine was a postdoctoral researcher at the Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Biotechnologies Microbiennes. Université Paris, and a Research fellow at the Département de Protéomique et Microbiologie Environementale. Université de Mons, Belgium. Sabine undertook her PhD at

Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Strathclyde grainne.elmountassir@strath.ac.uk 2014 Crucibilist   Grainne has an MEng in Civil Engineering with European Studies and a PhD in Geotechnical Engineering, both from Strathclyde. Her research is largely experimental and focuses on understanding the hydraulic and mechanical behaviour of soils

Dr Duncan Sproul is a programme leader and CRUK Career Development Fellow at the MRC Human Genetics Unit and MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine. Duncan was in the 2015 cohort of Crucibilists. Duncan studied Genetics at the University of Edinburgh before being awarded an MRC pre-doctoral fellowship to

Donald MacLaren is a lecturer in the Materials and Condensed Matter Physics group, within the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Glasgow. Donald was part of our 2010 cohort of Crucibilists. His research interests include nanostructural characterisation using advanced techniques, including electron and scanned probe microscopes. Modern technologies including

Dr Louise Horsfall is a Lecturer in Biotechnology at the University of Edinburgh, and was part of the 2015 cohort of Crucibilists. Louise is interested in multidisciplinary challenges involving Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology. She is the recipient of the University of Edinburgh’s 2015 Chancellor’s Rising Star Award, the elected co-chair of

Dr Philip Hands is a Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, and was part of the 2013 cohort of Cruciblists. Philip’s research focuses on 4 main areas: Point-of-care medical diagnostics, liquid crystal lasers, wearable electronics/sensors and adaptive optical systems. Research Interests: Polymer biosensors In collaboration with the School of Chemistry, and

Dr Oliver Witard is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Stirling, and was part of the 2013 cohort of Cruciblists. Oliver’s research focuses on the adaptive response of human skeletal muscle to exercise and nutrition, in particular protein feeding. My primary interest is optimising nutritional strategies to support the gain of

Dr Miguel Garcia-Sanchez is a Chancellor’s Fellow in the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies of the University of Edinburgh, and was part of the 2014 cohort of Crucibilists. His research focuses on the history of agricultural biotechnology and the cloning of Dolly the sheep, and the development of concerted

Dr Matteo Ceriotti is a Lecturer in Space Systems Engineering at the University of Glasgow, and was part of the 2014 cohort of Crucibilists. Matteo’s main research interests are in space mission analysis and trajectory design, orbital dynamics, trajectory optimisation, and spacecraft autonomy.

Dr Kathryn Elmer is a Lecturer at the University of Glasgow, and was part of the 2014 cohort of Cruciblists. Kathryn’s research interests include speciation, adaptive radiation, ecological genomics, phenotypic plasticity, ecological adaptation, ichthyology, herpetology, and adaptation to environmental change. Current projects Adaptation genomics of trophic polymorphism A great challenge of evolutionary

Dr Javier Escudero-Rodriguez is a Chancellors Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, and was part of the 2014 cohort of Crucibilists. Javier’s group focus on processing biomedical signals and images in clinical applications. Their main aim is to reveal the subtle changes that major diseases (e.g., Alzheimer’s and epilepsy) cause in the

Dr Helen Dooley is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, and was part of the 2015 cohort of Cruciblists. For the past 10 years or so, Helen’s research has focused upon trying to understand how the adaptive immune system (AIS) and its component molecules evolved. To do this, she uses a

Dr Heather Morgan is a Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen, and was part of the 2015 cohort of Cruciblists. Heather’s research interests lie in the broad conceptual areas of surveillance/monitoring, compliance/deviance and gender, as well as their complex theoretical intersections and pragmatic interactions with technologies, broadly conceived. She has researched

Dr Emilie Combet is a Lecturer in Nutrition at the University of Glasgow, and was part of the 2011 cohort of Cruciblists. Emilie’s research is multi-disciplinary and focuses on how food (including whole foods, specific nutrients, and the way we eat) impacts on health throughout life, from the time peri-conception

Dr Dimitrios Gerogiorgis is a lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the Institute of Materials and Processes (IMP) of the University of Edinburgh. Dimitrios was part of our 2015 cohort of Cruciblists. He holds a Diploma in Chemical Engineering with highest honors from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (1999); obtained a

Dr Carol Emslie from Glasgow Caledonian University took part in Scottish Crucible 2014. Carol is a Senior Lecturer within the Institute for Applied Health Research / School of Life Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University and leads the Substance Use & Misuse research group. Her research focus on gender and alcohol