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Dr Claire Eatock PhD
Contact Details
Name: Dr Claire Eatock
Job Title: Head of FdSc Marine Science
Address: Falmouth Marine School, Killigrew Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 3QS
Tel: 01326 310310
Email: claireeatock@falmouthmarineschool.ac.uk
Work History
2006 to Present: responsible for growth, delivery and development of FdSc Marine science in Falmouth Marine school
2004 to 2006: Expedition leader/researcher
locations: Africa, Patagonia, New Zealand, Australia
1998 to 2004: Assistant Director of Fundraising for "the Childrens Society" - responsible for income of £42 Million/annum
1994 to 1998: PhD/Postdoc/lecturer in Science Department, Dundee University.
Research Details
Falmouth Harbour Commission has liaised with Falmouth Marine School in order to sponsor a set of student projects. These projects are to give the Harbour Commission an overview of the environmental habitats in and around the Fal estuary. This area has enormous potential as a research site and for fieldwork trips, with a number of species and coastal processes students are unable to observe easily without professional links e.g. Harbour Pilot Boats, in the coastal zone surrounding Falmouth. The scope for these projects is large and will involve the Cornwall Wildlife Trust/Marine Biological Association/Environment Agency/ Natural England/Pendennis Castle/ A+P/Pendennis Shipyard/Maritime Museum/MCA Coastguard/Fal and Helford SAC and St Mawes Ferries. The stakeholders want to make sure the research is suitable for their needs i.e. Reports, posters, activities etc. This is a significant change from the standard dissertation format but is much more suitable for preparing them for the workplace and will give the students a range of unique opportunities for work placements and experience with employers/commissioners.
Selected Publications
Isolation and characterisation of spirilloid purple phototrophic bacteria forming red layers in microbial mats of Mediterranean salterns: description of halorodospira neutriphila sp. nov. and emendation of the genus halorodospira. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (2003), 53, 153-163.
Characterisation of three spiral-shaped purple nonsulfur bacteria isolated from coastal lagoon sediments, saline sulfur springs, and microbial mats: emended description of the genus Roseospira and description of Roseospira marina sp. nov., Roseospira navarrensis sp. nov., and Roseospira thiosulfatophila sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. (2002) 178;315-324.
Orenia salinaria sp. nov., a fermentative bacterium isolated from anaerobic sediments of Mediterranean salterns. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (2002), 50, 721-729.
Claire's details were last updated on 28th Jun 2012
