{"id":28,"date":"2020-06-24T15:58:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T15:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mechecolab.blogs.bristol.ac.uk\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-10-27T10:18:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:18:42","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/?page_id=28","title":{"rendered":"<a id=\"back\"><\/a>People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/?page_id=56\">Dr Ulrike Bauer (PI)<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mechecolab.blogs.bristol.ac.uk\/people\/ulrike-bauer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-51 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mechanical-ecology-lab.onyx-sites.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BMS_6155-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BMS_6155-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BMS_6155-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BMS_6155-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BMS_6155-1026x1536.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BMS_6155.jpg 1282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Royal Society University Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/?page_id=468\">Dr Oona Lessware<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-937\" src=\"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_5828-256x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_5828-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_5828-872x1024.jpg 872w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_5828-768x902.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_5828-1308x1536.jpg 1308w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_5828-1745x2048.jpg 1745w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_5828-660x775.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_5828.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Postdoctoral Research Fellow<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/?page_id=1713\">Katy Statham<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1709\" src=\"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-19_photo_KatyStatham-193x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-19_photo_KatyStatham-193x300.jpeg 193w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-19_photo_KatyStatham-659x1024.jpeg 659w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-19_photo_KatyStatham-768x1193.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-19_photo_KatyStatham-989x1536.jpeg 989w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-19_photo_KatyStatham-1319x2048.jpeg 1319w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-19_photo_KatyStatham-660x1025.jpeg 660w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-19_photo_KatyStatham-scaled.jpeg 1649w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PhD student<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/?page_id=1745\">Graham Sharpe<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1725\" src=\"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Graham-293x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Graham-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Graham-768x785.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Graham-660x675.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Graham.jpg 793w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PhD student<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Prafulla Sujatha Nagesh<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1737\" src=\"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prafulla-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prafulla-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prafulla-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prafulla-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prafulla-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prafulla-660x880.jpeg 660w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prafulla-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PhD student<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Toby Smillie<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BSc final year project student<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ben Robinson<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BSc final year project student<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Michael Lee-Thorp<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BSc final year project student<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Collaborators:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/experts.exeter.ac.uk\/22592-mike-deeks\">Dr Mike Deeks<\/a>, Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter, UK<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/experts.exeter.ac.uk\/23194-helen-fones-eyles\">Dr Helen Fones (Eyles)<\/a>, Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter, UK<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/physics-astronomy.exeter.ac.uk\/staff\/jmoger\">Prof Julian Moger<\/a>, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Exeter, UK<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nottingham.ac.uk\/pharmacy\/people\/anna.kotowska\">Dr Anna Kotowska<\/a>, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, UK<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffield.ac.uk\/biosciences\/people\/academic-staff\/sam-amsbury\">Dr Sam Amsbury<\/a>, Department of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, UK<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eng.ed.ac.uk\/about\/people\/professor-halim-kusumaatmaja\">Prof Halim Kusumaatmaja<\/a>, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, UK<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/evo-biomech.ic.ac.uk\/people\/lab-members\/#david-labonte\">Dr David Labonte<\/a>, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, UK<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoo.cam.ac.uk\/directory\/walter-federle\">Dr Walter Federle<\/a>, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, UK<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesterzoo.org\/what-we-do\/our-zoo\/biographies\/phillip-esseen\/\">Philip Esseen<\/a>, Chester Zoo, UK<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de\/bayceer\/en\/mitarbeiter\/mit\/mitarbeiter_detail.php?id_obj=174647\">Dr Mathias Scharmann<\/a>, Bayreuth Centre for Ecology and Environmental Research, University of Bayreuth, Germany<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ib.uj.edu.pl\/en_GB\/pracownicy\/bartosz-plachno\">Prof Bartosz P\u0142achno<\/a>, Institute of Botany, Jagiellonian University Krakow, Poland<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/expert.ubd.edu.bn\/ulmar.grafe\">Prof Ulmar Grafe<\/a>, Department of Biology, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.psu.edu\/rennerlab\/\">Dr Tanya Renner<\/a>, Department of Entomology, Penn State University, USA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jetterlab\/\">Prof Reinhard Jetter<\/a>, Department of Chemistry and Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Canada<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Former lab members:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/?page_id=142\">Dr Michal Golos<\/a>, PhD student 2018-2024, University of Bristol; Postdoctoral Research Associate 2024-26, University of Exeter<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/?page_id=714\">Dr Skylar Johnson<\/a>, Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2022-26, University of Bristol, University of Exeter<\/p>\n<p>Ariane Bilgen, BSc student 2025-26, University of Exeter<\/p>\n<p>Igor Ceran, MScR student 2024-26, University of Exeter<\/p>\n<p>Sienna Read, MRes student 2024-25, University of Exeter<\/p>\n<p>Ieuan Davies, BSc student 2024-25, University of Exeter<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/?page_id=61\">Dr Anne-Kristin Lenz<\/a>, PhD student 2018-2024, University of Bristol<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.bath.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/nathaniel-kelly\">Dr Nathaniel Kelly<\/a>, Postdoctoral Research Associate 2021-23, University of Bristol<\/p>\n<p>Nathanael Tan, MScR student 2022-23, University of Bristol<\/p>\n<p>Amy Winn, MSci (Bioinformatics) student 2022-23, University of Bristol<\/p>\n<p>Eve Davies, summer intern 2023, University of Bristol<\/p>\n<p>Torsten Alandt, visiting BSc student 2022-23, City University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany<\/p>\n<p>Tjark Maretzke, visiting BSc student 2022-23, City University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany<\/p>\n<p>Janine Drube, visiting BSc student 2021-22, City University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany<\/p>\n<p>Veronika Weis, visiting BSc student 2020-21, City University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany<\/p>\n<p>George Hale, MSc student 2019-20, University of Bristol<\/p>\n<p>Charilaos Pylidis, Research Assistant 2015-16, University of Bristol<\/p>\n<p>Hannah Berg, MSc student 2015-16, University of Bristol<\/p>\n<p>Sid Dougan, BSc student 2015, University of Bristol<\/p>\n<p>Emily Wood, BSc student 2015, University of Bristol<\/p>\n<p>Marion Paulin, Mast\u00e8re Ecoing\u00e9nierie student 2014, \u00c9cole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure d&#8217;Agronomie de Toulouse, France<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1377\" src=\"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NewLabLogo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NewLabLogo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NewLabLogo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NewLabLogo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mechanicalecology.exeter.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NewLabLogo-768x768.jpg 768w, 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