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Geology and Geophysics

Our people

Meet our experts and learn more about their research interests.

Professor Jonathan Bull

Professor in Ocean & Earth Science

Research interests

  • Fluid Flow and Carbon Capture and Storage
  • Monitoring, Measurement and Verification
  • Marine Geophysics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: bull@soton.ac.uk

Address: National Oceanography Centre, Waterfront Campus European Way, SO14 3ZH

Professor Justin Dix

Professor in Marine Geology & Geophysics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: j.k.dix@soton.ac.uk

Address: National Oceanography Centre, Waterfront Campus European Way, SO14 3ZH

Professor Lisa Mcneill

Professor of Tectonics

Research interests

  • Active tectonics
  • Geohazards
  • Marine geophysics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: lcmn@soton.ac.uk

Address: National Oceanography Centre, Waterfront Campus European Way, SO14 3ZH

Dr Michael Grant BSc MSc PhD

Senior Enterprise Fellow

Email: m.j.grant@soton.ac.uk

Address: National Oceanography Centre, Waterfront Campus European Way, SO14 3ZH

Dr Nicholas Harmon

Associate Professor

Email: n.harmon@soton.ac.uk

Address: National Oceanography Centre, Waterfront Campus European Way, SO14 3ZH

Dr Thea Hincks

Senior Research Fellow

Email: t.k.hincks@soton.ac.uk

Address: National Oceanography Centre, Waterfront Campus European Way, SO14 3ZH

Professor Thomas Gernon

Principal Research Fellow

Research interests

  • See personal website: https://www.thomasgernon.co.uk/
  • Solid Earth drivers of Earth's climate state;
  • Earth surface processes;

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: t.m.gernon@soton.ac.uk

Address: National Oceanography Centre, Waterfront Campus European Way, SO14 3ZH

Professor Tim Henstock

Professor of Geophysics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: t.j.henstock@soton.ac.uk

Address: National Oceanography Centre, Waterfront Campus European Way, SO14 3ZH

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

Email: tmin@soton.ac.uk

Address: National Oceanography Centre, Waterfront Campus European Way, SO14 3ZH

Mr Zehua Zhong

Email: zehua.zhong@soton.ac.uk

Address: National Oceanography Centre, Waterfront Campus European Way, SO14 3ZH