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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

More research

Accepting applications from PhD students.

Connect with Tim

Email: tmin@soton.ac.uk

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

Research

Research groups

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

Completed projects

Researchers:
Sponsor: European Union
Researchers:
Sponsor: Sintef AS
Researchers:
Sponsor: The Swire Group Charitable Trust
Researchers:
Sponsor: Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)
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