Evie Whyte
CCAP Support Scientist
Evie joined the team in July 2024 and will work with CCAP and CCAP-ARIES part-time and also participate in SAMS Toxic phytoplankton monitoring program and SAMS research projects.
Evie completed a BSc in Marine and Freshwater Biology at the University of Glasgow, covering numerous biological topics from Behavioural Ecology to Immunology, alongside Chemistry and Comparative Literature courses. She developed an interest in community ecology and how organisms interact with one another, and consequently studied the long-term changes in community composition of a seagrass meadow in Akumal, Mexico, for her final dissertation.
During a year-long break from studying, Evie volunteered with the RSPB in Dumfries and Galloway. Evie’s role in visitor engagement involved public outreach, species identification and seabird monitoring, particularly of those nesting and foraging around the site.
In 2023, Evie came to SAMS as part of the first cohort of the MSc Algal Biotechnology and Bioeconomy degree course, studying various topics regarding algal uses in biotechnology applications, their metabolomic properties and the scale-up process required for industry uses.
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