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Komang is AMI Global Ambassador for the UK and also the current Associate Dean (Diversity and Inclusion) for the Faculty of Science. She oversees the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the University’s EDI Strategy and Action Plan and facilitates and supports the embedding of diversity and inclusion principles into teaching, learning, research and enterprise for an equitable experience for staff and students. Komang has held post-doctoral positions with: BioMEMS Laboratory of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; and NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Oxford (now Wallingford).
As Senior Lecturer in Microbial Ecology, Komang's research interests in microbiome science and technology are to understand and exploit complex interacting microbial communities. This is achieved by applying molecular techniques for the analysis of ecosystems that are impacted by decomposition, biochar, pollutants and waste products.
Laura is Professor of Palaeoanthropology and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Science. Her research explores the environmental contexts of the evolution of human behaviour in Africa. She focuses on interpretation of the dynamic aspects of hominin evolution, particularly behaviour and ecology, within accurate environmental settings. She has conducted extensive field research in eastern and southern Africa following initial archaeological training in Europe.
Jason is the Director of the School of Biological and Environmental Science and a Professor in Physical Geography. His research Interests include sea-level changes and coastal evolution, micropalaeontology, sediments in coastal systems, vegetation history, palaeoecology, and the use of fungal spores as indicators of herbivory.
Jason also regularly gives lectures on environmental change and coastal management in the area of physical geography and environmental science.
Dr McCloskey is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics and co-lead of the Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics research group. She is a registered pharmacist of the GPhC and PSNI with a range of experience working across the three main sectors of pharmacy- clinical practice, academia and industry. Upon successful completion of her pre-registration training Dr McCloskey returned to Queen's University Belfast and completed a PhD in pharmaceutics where she developed 'Self-assembled Peptide Nanomaterials for the Prevention of Biomaterial Infection'. This was followed by an industry-academia collaborative post-doc between the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI, Dublin) and the Galway-based nebuliser company Aerogen, a global leader in aerosol delivery.
Caroline’s expertise and interests include application of microbial ecology theory to a range of diverse environments. Specialising in anaerobic environments, Caroline uses a range of sequencing applications to identify changes in microbial community composition and activity. This information, coupled with studying changes in environmental parameters, gas production and other biotic factors, allows understanding of the impact changing microbial communities have on their environments and vice versa.
Caroline Wilkinson became the Institutional Lead for Forensic Research Strategy in 2022, after almost 8 years as Director of Liverpool School of Art & Design. Caroline is a chartered forensic anthropologist Level I (craniofacial specialism) by the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) and is an experienced forensic practitioner.
Caroline is Director of Face Lab, a LJMU research group that carries out forensic/archaeological research and consultancy work including craniofacial analysis, facial depiction and forensic art. Craniofacial analysis involves the depiction and identification of unknown bodies for forensic investigation or historical figures for archaeological interpretation. Face Lab research relates to facial identification, craniofacial reconstruction, preserved bodies and facial animation.
Caroline is a graduate of the University of Manchester, where she also led the Unit of Art in Medicine 2000-2005 and received a NESTA fellowship to develop a 3D computerised facial reconstruction system for use in forensic and archaeological depiction. In 2014, she moved to LJMU from the University of Dundee, where she was Head of Human Identification in the award-winning Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification. She has a background in art and science and her research sits at the forefront of art-science fusion and includes subjects as diverse as forensic art, human anatomy, medical art, face recognition, forensic science, anthropology, 3D visualisation, digital art and craniofacial identification.
