SAMS stalwart takes a break after 27 years
One of the longest-serving members of staff at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), has called time on her academic career - for now, at least - after 27 years with the Oban-based establishment.
Dr Maeve Kelly has been a prominent aquaculture scientist, specialising in invertebrates and seaweeds, and laid the foundations for the breadth of seaweed research that goes on at SAMS today.
Kelly said she had no immediate plans but would be doing a bit more gardening, including planting a tree gifted to her by staff.
SAMS scientist Dr Elizabeth Cottier-Cook, who was supervised by Kelly at PhD level, said: "She has been my role rodel, mentor, confidant and friend and one of the most senior academics at SAMS for many years. She was compassionate and caring and never said 'no' to new ideas. We will miss her a lot!"
Kelly's work included researching commercially relevant marine invertebrates and macroalgae, and their integration into aquaculture systems, inclouding the production of macroalgae for biofuel.
She also taught aquaculture to third-year UHI Marine Science students and international ACES Erasmus Mundus MSc students.
