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Meet our experts and learn more about their research interests.

Dr Adam Robinson

Research Fellow in Geophysics

Research interests

  • Seismic refraction and tomography
  • Seismic anisotropy
  • Mid-ocean ridges at a range of spreading rates

Dr Catherine Rychert

Associate Professor

Email: c.rychert@soton.ac.uk

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

Dr Charlie Thompson

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Coastal Monitoring
  • Coastal Processes
  • Sediment Stability, Resuspension and Exchange processes

Email: celt2@soton.ac.uk

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

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Dr Derek Keir

Associate Professor

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: d.keir@soton.ac.uk

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

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Dr Duncan Stevens MSci, PhD

Teaching Fellow in Geophysics

Research interests

  • Marine Geophysics
  • Active Tectonics
  • Subduction Zones

Miss Emma Watts

Teaching Fellow in Geology

Research interests

  • The interplay between volcanism and active continental rifting.
  • Links between dynamic mantle processes and Earth surface processes 
  • Tephra dispersal and degradation. 

Email: e.watts@soton.ac.uk

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

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Dr Esther Sumner

Associate Professor

Email: e.j.sumner@soton.ac.uk

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

Dr Hachem Kassem

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Nearshore hydrodynamics and coastal sediment dynamics
  • Coastal and ocean engineering and flow-structure-seabed-biota interactions
  • Adaptive, nature-inclusive solutions to climate-mediated geohazards, including flooding, erosion and habitat degradation

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: hachem.kassem@soton.ac.uk

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

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Dr Hector Marin Moreno

Lecturer in Climate Sciences

Research interests

  • Smart and cost-effective solutions for joint processing and interpretation of geophysical and geotechnical data from renewable energy developments offshore
  • Geological storage of CO2 and hydrogen 
  • Climate and human-induced methane emissions in the marine environment 

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: h.marin-moreno@soton.ac.uk

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

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Professor Ian Townend FREng

Professor

Email: i.townend@soton.ac.uk

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

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