{"id":1440,"date":"2025-10-23T10:38:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T09:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/palaeoclimate\/?p=1440"},"modified":"2025-12-05T11:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T11:05:15","slug":"mary-ann-egbudom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/palaeoclimate\/mary-ann-egbudom\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary-Ann Egbudom"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Mary-Ann Egbudom<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Scientific Programmer and Database Manager<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1124 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/palaeoclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/07\/Mary-Ann-Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/palaeoclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/07\/Mary-Ann-Headshot.jpg 2326w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/palaeoclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/07\/Mary-Ann-Headshot-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/palaeoclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/07\/Mary-Ann-Headshot-1024x891.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/palaeoclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/07\/Mary-Ann-Headshot-768x669.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/palaeoclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/07\/Mary-Ann-Headshot-1536x1337.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/palaeoclimate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2024\/07\/Mary-Ann-Headshot-2048x1783.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/h2>\n<div>Mary-Ann is a Data Manager and Scientific Programmer specializing in database cleaning, extraction, maintenance, and design, with a focus on ensuring comprehensive and accurate data collection for research purposes. 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