Archives: Staff
Owen Harris BSc, MRes
I have been a Research Assistant on a number of projects at Swansea University, University of Plymouth, and now the MBA. I have a keen interest in marine ecology and interactions between habitat-forming species and the rest of the ecosystem, and how these interactions make them resistant to the pressures of a changing world.
Dr Ellen Harrison
Currently, my research focuses on how marine phytoplankton sense and respond to nutrient levels in their environment. I recently completed my PhD which investigated how algae-bacterial cocultures could be used to supply vitamin B12 to astronauts on long space missions. This was part of a wider collaboration, the MELiSSA project, or Micro-Ecological Life Support System … Read more
Sophie den Hartog MSc
My PhD research aims to elucidate the sensory systems guiding marine invertebrate larval settlement. Specifically, the apical organ which acts as a chemo- and mechano-sensory structure and is thought to play a crucial role in larval settlement and metamorphosis. Thereby also shaping benthic communities. I am particularly interested in Cnidarians (anemones, jellyfish & coral) and … Read more
Alix Harvey
My role is to manage the research and lab facilities in our ecology department including general lab support, training and inductions of ecology staff, and lab health & safety. I run our research aquarium where I am responsible for animal welfare & husbandry and assist with the design and maintenance of experiments as well as … Read more
Jasmine Heber Percy
I am a Plankton Analyst at the MBA, where I support the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) Survey through sample processing, species identification, and ecological data analysis. My background spans marine conservation, ecological fieldwork, and visual analysis, with foundations in observational detail and pattern recognition. Before joining the MBA, I worked as a research diver in … Read more
Imran Luqman Muhammad Hatta BSc, MSc
I specialise in evolutionary developmental biology (Evo-Devo), focusing on early life stages of marine invertebrates. I combine techniques from the fields of molecular biology and bioinformatics to create new theories and approve/disprove existing assumptions regarding the evolutionary history and relationships of various animals. I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology from Universiti Malaysia … Read more
