The team

     Core Researchers                                                                                                                                    



Dr. Michael Jeffries – Ecologist
Dr. David Cooke – Environmental systems scientist
Dr. Michael Deary – Environmental geochemist
Dr. Geoff Abbott – Molecular geochemist
Dr. Ulrich Salzmann – Palynologist
Dr. Paul Mann – Environmental biogeochemist
Dr. Bruce Carlisle – GIS specialist
Dr. Peter Glaves – Ecosystems specialist

Peter Gilbert – 
3rd year PhD
   Title: The Power of Ponds: Sequestering organic carbon in small natural water-bodies
   Supervisors: Dr Michael Jeffries, Dr David Cooke, Dr Michael Deary, Dr Geoff Abbott

Scott Taylor – 3rd year PhD
   Title: How effective are small artificially created ponds at sequestering and storing atmospheric carbon?
   Supervisors: Dr David Cooke, Dr Michael Jeffries, Michael Deary 

Otaigbe Philip Inegbedion: 2nd year PhD
   Title: How significant is microbial action on sedimentary organic carbon in small water bodies?
   Supervisors: Dr Paul Mann, Dr David Cooke, Prof Steve Cummings, Dr Michael Jeffries and Dr Michael Deary.

Philippa Summers – 2nd year MPhil
   Title: Sedimentary Carbon storage is small water bodies: can palynology be applied to effectively calculate burial rates?
   Supervisors: Dr Ulrich Salzmann, Dr David Cooke and Dr Michael Jeffries.

Paul White: BSc dissertation project
   Title: The Watergate Restoration Project: how effective is this aquatic system at storing organic carbon?     
   Supervisors: Dr David Cooke, Dr Michael Jeffries, Peter Gilbert and Mike Poremba

Jon Devlin: BSc dissertation project
   Project: ‘modelling the global distribution and productivity of small water bodies'
   Supervisor: Dr David Cooke, Dr Mike Jeffries and Peter Gilbert.

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
The Lizard National Nature Reserve - Natural England