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Institute Staff

Senior Academic and Related Staff

Professor Julian Dowdeswell, Director and Professor of Physical Geography
Dr Neil Arnold, University Lecturer
Dr Paul Berkman, Senior Research Associate
Dr Michael Bravo, University Senior Lecturer
Dr Poul Christoffersen, University Lecturer
Mrs Heather Lane, Librarian and Keeper of Collections
Professor Elizabeth Morris, OBE, Senior Research Associate
Dr Gareth Rees, University Senior Lecturer
Dr Ian Stone, Editor, Polar Record
Dr Piers Vitebsky, Assistant Director of Research
Dr Ian Willis, University Senior Lecturer

Research Staff

Mr Toby Benham, Research Associate
Mr Frank Bowles, Research Associate
Dr Marion Bougamont, Research Associate
Dr Huw Lewis-Jones, Research Associate
Ms Mel Rouse, Education Research Officer
Dr Olga Ulturgasheva, Research Fellow

Library and Archive Staff

Mr Tim Banting, Digital Imaging Assistant
Ms Naomi Boneham, Archives Manager
Ms Cara Bootman, Museum Assistant
Mr Mark Gilbert, Library Assistant
Ms Lucy Martin, Picture Library Manager
Ms Shirley Sawtell, Information Assistant
Ms Rebecca Stancombe, Library Assistant
Ms Hilary Shibata, Antarctic Bibliographer
Mr Robert Smith, Museum Project Manager
Ms Sally Verrall, Digital Imaging Assistant
Miss Rosalyn Wade, Schools Liaison Officer
Mrs Isabella Warren, Russian Bibliographer
Mr Jeremy Wong, Arctic Bibliographer

Support Staff

Mr Stanley Chapman, Maintenance (to September 2008)
Mrs Liz Crilley, Director's Assistant (to May 2008)
Mrs Kate Gilbert, Director's Assistant (from June 2008)
Mrs Judy Heath, Senior Clerk (to August 2008)
Ms Jamie Horsley, Administrator
Ms Marion Jeffries, Maintenance
Ms Claire Lampitt, Receptionist/Secretary
Mr Martin Lucas-Smith, Web Manager
Dr Alison Maguire, Administrator
Mr Matt Nelson, Computer Officer
Mrs Maria Pearman, Senior Clerk (from September 2008)
Mr Brian Smith, Maintenance

Doctoral Students

Ms Narelle Baker
Mr Kelly Dolan
Ms Amy Donovan
Mr Peter Evans
Ms Janne Flora
Mr Jorge Guzman
Ms Kelly Hogan
Mr Adrian McCallum
Ms Dinah Molloy Thompson
Ms Ruth Mugford
Mr Martin O'Leary
Mr Cameron Rye
Ms Christina Sawchuk
Mr Laur Vallikivi

M.Phil. Students

Ms Rachels Carr
Mr Alasdair Graham
Mr Sylvan Long
Ms Nicola Stiastny

Institute Associates

Dr John Ash
Dr Lawson Brigham
Dr Liz Cruwys
Dr Bob Hawley
Mr Robert Headland
Mr Keith Hill
Dr Neil Kent
Dr Beau Riffenburgh
Dr Elena Khlinovskaya Rockhill
Dr Florian Stammler
Dr John Tichotsky
Dr Olga Tutubalina
Dr Emma Wilson

Emeritus Associates

Dr Peter Clarkson
Mr Michael Gorman
Mr Harry King
Dr Simon Ommanney
Professor Larry Rockhill
Mr Peter Speak (deceased)
Dr Bernard Stonehouse
Dr Charles Swithinbank
Dr Janet West
Professor Peter Williams

Other organisations based at SPRI

World Data Centre for Glaciology, Cambridge

Mr Rick Frolich, Manager

International Glaciological Society

Dr Magnús Már Magnússon, Secretary General
Mrs Linda Gorman, Assistant to the Secretary General

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

Dr Colin Summerhayes, Executive Director
Dr Michael Sparrow, Executive Officer
Mrs Rosemary Nash, Senior Clerk