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People at the Institute

Our main contact details section contains general contact details and phone numbers for the Institute.

See also information on job vacancies and previous SPRI staff and students.

Lists of members of the Management and Advisory Committees are available.

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Senior Academic Staff
Researchers
Administration and Support staff
Library, Archives and Picture Library staff
Museum staff

Postgraduate students
Institute Associates
Emeritus Associates
Staff of other organisations based at SPRI

Senior Academic Staff

The Director is Professor Julian Dowdeswell (Institute Administrator: Chloe Weston). Contact form.

Prof Julian Dowdeswell

Professor of Physical Geography, Director of the Institute and Fellow of Jesus College.

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Dr Neil Arnold

University Senior Lecturer and Fellow of St John's College.

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Dr Michael Bravo

University Senior Lecturer, and Fellow of Downing College.

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Dr Poul Christoffersen

Reader in Glaciology and Fellow of Murray Edwards College.

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Dr Richard Powell

Reader in Arctic Studies and Fellow of Fitzwilliam College.

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Dr Gareth Rees

University Senior Lecturer and Fellow of Christ's College.

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Dr Samantha Saville

Teaching Associate in Human Geography.

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Dr Ian Willis

Reader in Glaciology and Fellow of St Catharine's College.

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Researchers

Dr Christine Batchelor

Junior Research Fellow at Newnham College, working with Prof Julian Dowdeswell.

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Dr Marion Bougamont

Research Associate.

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Dr Johanne Bruun

Research Associate, working with Dr Richard Powell.

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Dr Frazer Christie

Research Associate, working with Prof Julian Dowdeswell.

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Mrs Evelyn Dowdeswell

Research Associate.

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Dr Nanna Kaalund

Research Associate.

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Dr Peter Martin

Research Associate, working with Dr Richard Powell.

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Dr Aleksandr "Sasha" Montelli

Postdoctoral researcher in Polar Studies , JRF at Peterhouse and DoS at Trinity Hall.

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Dr Nikolas Sellheim

Editor, Polar Record.

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Mr Jack Tomaney

Research Associate, working with Dr Gareth Rees.

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Dr John Woitkowitz

Research Associate, working with Dr Richard Powell.

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Mr Tun Jan Young

Research Associate, working with Dr Poul Christoffersen and SPRI.

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Administration and Support staff

Chloe Weston

Institute Administrator.

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Joanna Carruthers

PA to the Director.

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Helen Carter

Receptionist.

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Jenny Dunstall

ERC Project Administrator.

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Emily Higgins

Shop Administrator.

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Martin Lucas-Smith

Computer Officer [Web developer].

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Maria Pearman

Senior Accounts Clerk.

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Emily Rigby

Fundraising and Communications Assistant.

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Library, Archives and Picture Library staff

Peter Lund

Librarian.

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Naomi Boneham

Archives Manager.

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Frances Marsh

Senior Library Assistant.

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Lucy Martin

Picture Library Manager.

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Dr Eleanor Peers

Arctic Information Specialist.

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Museum staff

Charlotte Connelly

Museum Curator.

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Rosie Amos

Education & Outreach Assistant.

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Naomi Chapman

Education and Outreach Assistant.

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Alex Partridge

Collections Coordinator.

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Mia Surridge

Collections Assistant.

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Postgraduate students

Henry Anderson-Elliott

PhD student.

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Corinne Benedek

PhD student.

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Karla Boxall

PhD in Polar Studies student.

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Rebecca Dell

PhD student.

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Premdeep Gill

PhD student.

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James Kirkham

PhD student.

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Robert Law

PhD student.

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Stephen Lezak

PhD student.

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Alice Oates

PhD student.

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Timothy Reilly

PhD student.

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Graham Sadler

PhD in Polar Studies student.

Morgan Seag

PhD student.

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Institute Associates

Dr John Ash

Institute Associate.

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Dr Alison Banwell

Institute Associate.

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Dr Lawson Brigham

Institute Associate.

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Dr Jean de Pomereu

Institute Associate.

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Prof Kevin Edwards

Institute Associate.

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Mrs Penelope Goodman

Institute Associate.

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Mr Robert Headland

Institute Associate.

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Dr Marc Jacobsen

Institute Associate.

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Prof Neil Kent

Institute Associate.

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Dr Elena Khlinovskaya Rockhill

Institute Associate.

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Dr Bryan Lintott

Institute Associate.

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Dr Ruth Maclennan

Institute Associate.

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Prof Vegard Nergård

Institute Associate.

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Dr Ursula Rack

Institute Associate.

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Dr Beau Riffenburgh

Institute Associate.

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Dr Ekaterina Sklyar

Institute Associate.

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Dr Florian Stammler

Institute Associate.

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Dr Olga Tutubalina

Institute Associate.

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Emeritus Associates

Dr Peter Clarkson MBE

Emeritus Associate.

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Prof Philip Gibbard

Emeritus Professor of Quaternary Palaeoenvironments and Member of Darwin College.

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Prof Elizabeth Morris OBE

Researcher and Institute Associate.

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Prof Larry Rockhill

Emeritus Associate.

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Dr Colin Summerhayes

Emeritus Associate.

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Dr Piers Vitebsky

Assistant Director of Research (Retired).

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Dr Janet West

Emeritus Associate.

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Staff of other organisations based at SPRI

Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute
International Glaciological Society (IGS), plus their contact details
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), plus their contact details

Dr Eoghan Griffin

SCAR Executive Officer.

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Hanna Lempinen

Book Reviews Editor.

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Rosemary Nash

SCAR Administrative Assistant.

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Celene Pickard

Friends PA.

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Dr John Shears

Chairman, Friends of SPRI.