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United Kingdom
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I am a phycologist with an interest in optimising cultivation practices and the development of strains to produce biomass for specific applications or products.
To date, I have cultivated algae for a variety of purposes including aquaculture feed, bioenergy, bioremediation of nutrients and heavy metals, CO2 mitigation, and for high-value compounds.
My current research, as part of the ABACUS project, involves the development of micro-algal strains for commercially important high-value products and the implementation of a biorefinery approach.
My first contact with algae, however, was during my MSc project at the University of Stirling. I aimed to improve the broodstock performance of flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) by providing them with different micro-algal diets, specifically looking at the essential fatty acid composition.
I have worked as a support scientist on the BioMara project at SAMS. The overarching goal of BioMara was to demonstrate the feasibility and sustainably of producing algal biofuels.
I worked as an algal technician at the Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research (CSAR), at Swansea University. I was mostly involved in micro-algal cultivation on a variety of scales; from the maintenance of master cultures to operating 3,000L photobioreactors.
My Ph.D. thesis, at the University of Edinburgh and SAMS, was entitled 'Wastewater treatment by filamentous macro-algae'. This research investigated the potential of Cladophora parriaudii to remove nutrients and heavy metals from wastewater.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
14/05/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
29/04/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Michael Ross & Michele Stanley
27/04/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Keith Davidson, Andrew Dale, Mei-Li Roberts, David Worthington, Eleanor Brown, Sìleas NicLeòid, Laura Hobbs, Eddy (Eddie) Graham, Michael Ross, Alasdair MacLeod & John Howe
28/07/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
17/02/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research