Professor Tim Minshull

Professor Tim Minshull

Professor in Ocean & Earth Science

Research interests

Continental breakup and the onset of seafloor spreading
Methane hydrate beneath the seafloor and its role in the Earth system
Exploration geophysics: seismic and electromagnetic imaging

Accepting applications from PhD students.

Connect with Tim

Email: tmin@noc.soton.ac.uk

Address: National Oceanography Centre, Waterfront Campus European Way, SO14 3ZH (View in Google Maps)

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Research

Research interests

Continental breakup and the onset of seafloor spreading
Methane hydrate beneath the seafloor and its role in the Earth system
Exploration geophysics: seismic and electromagnetic imaging
Magma-hydrothermal interactions beneath arc volcanoes and mid-ocean ridges
Fluid transport processes beneath the seafloor, including leakage of stored carbon dioxide

Research projects

Active projects

NSFGEO-NERC: Quantifying evolution of magmatism and serpentinisation during the onset of seafloor spreading

Researchers:

Professor Tim Minshull

How The Crust Is Built At A Slow-spreading Mid-ocean Ridge

Researchers:

Professor Tim Minshull

Sponsor: Royal Society

NERC Ocean Bottom Instrument Facility

Researchers:

Professor Tim Henstock

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Professor Tim Minshull

Completed projects

Integrated seismic and subsidence analysis of conjugate margin systems in the Eastern Black Sea

Researchers:

Professor Tim Minshull

Sponsor: BP International Ltd

An integrated geophysical and geological study of the Porcupine Basin

Researchers:

Professor Tim Minshull

Sponsor: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

Advanced Analysis of Ocean Bottom Seismic Data from the Blackrock Site

Researchers:

Professor Tim Minshull

Sponsor: Providence Resource Plc

Emplacement process and timing of large volcanic debris avalanches, Montserrat, Lesser Antilles: Implications for volcanic and tsunami hazards

Researchers:

Professor Tim Minshull

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Professor Tim Henstock

Probing the interior of an active volcano: three-dimensional seismic tomography at Montserrat, West Indies

Researchers:

Professor Tim Minshull

Seismic imaging of hydrate-bearing sediments on the west Svalbard margin

Researchers:

Professor Tim Minshull

Sponsor: INLAKS Foundation

Physical properties of oceanic lower crustal and uppermost mantle rocks from Atlantis Massif, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Researchers:

Professor Tim Minshull

Determining the 3D structure of the west Galicia rifted margin

Researchers:

Professor Tim Minshull

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Professor Jonathan Bull

Arctic hydrate dissociation as a result of climate change: Determining the vulnerable methane reservoir and gas escape mechanisms

Researchers:

Professor Tim Minshull

Researchers:

Professor Tim Minshull

Sponsor: European Union

Dynamics of Gas Hydrates in Polar Marine Environments

Researchers:

Professor Tim Minshull

Researchers:

Professor Tim Minshull

Sponsor: Sintef AS

Swire NOCS Ocean Monitoring System (SNOMS)

Researchers:

Professor Tim Minshull

Sponsor: The Swire Group Charitable Trust

Towards joint seismic/electromagnetic tomography

Researchers:

Professor Tim Minshull

Sponsor: Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)

CHIMNEY - NERC Highlights

Researchers:

Professor Jonathan Bull

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Professor Tim Minshull ,

Emeritus Professor David Sanderson ,

Professor Rachael James ,

Professor Tim Henstock ,

Professor Juerg Matter

Underwater high resolution monitoring of vast areas by Distributed Optical Fibre Acoustic Sensors

Researchers:

Professor Gilberto Brambilla

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Professor Paul White ,

Professor Jonathan Bull ,

Professor Tim Minshull ,

Doctor Ali Masoudi

Strategies for Environmental Monitoring of Marine Carbon Capture and Storage (STEMM-CCS)

Researchers:

Professor Jonathan Bull

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Professor Paul White ,

Doctor Thomas Gernon ,

Professor Tim Minshull ,

Professor Rachael James ,

Professor Timothy Leighton ,

Professor Juerg Matter

Sponsor: European Union

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