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Environmental and social consequences of decommissioning offshore infrastructure

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Geospatial Mapping of Impacts from Offshore Wind on Benthic Community and Heritage Assets

Staff

Lead researchers

Dr Hugo Putuhena

Research Fellow in Offshore Renewable Energy
Research interests
  • Geospatial assessment  
  • Digital ocean/decision support tools   
  • Offshore renewable energy
Connect with Hugo

Email: H.S.Putuhena@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Susan Gourvenec FREng, FICE, FIEAust, PhD, BEng

Professor of Offshore Geotechnical Engineering
Connect with Susan

Email: Susan.Gourvenec@southampton.ac.uk

Professor Dave White PhD (Cantab), FREng, FICE, FTSE, FRINA, FIEAust

Professor of Infrastructure Geotechnics
Research interests
  • Offshore renewable energy - wind, tidal and wave
  • Geotechnical modelling of foundations, anchoring systems and subsea cables
  • Site characterisation - in situ and laboratory testing
Connect with Dave

Email: david.white@soton.ac.uk

Professor Fraser Sturt

Director (SMMI)
Research interests
  • Maritime Archaeology
  • Geomatics
  • Evaluation methods
Connect with Fraser

Email: F.Sturt@soton.ac.uk

Professor Martin Solan

Professor of Marine Ecology
Research interests
  • Biodiversity ecosystem function bioturbation benthic ecology
Connect with Martin

Email: M.Solan@soton.ac.uk

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Global comparative assessment of the role of oceans in a sustainable future

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Susan Gourvenec FREng, FICE, FIEAust, PhD, BEng

Professor of Offshore Geotechnical Engineering
Connect with Susan

Email: Susan.Gourvenec@southampton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Fraser Sturt

Director (SMMI)
Research interests
  • Maritime Archaeology
  • Geomatics
  • Evaluation methods
Connect with Fraser

Email: F.Sturt@soton.ac.uk

Professor Emily Reid

Professor of Intl Economic Law & Sus Dev
Research interests
  • International Economic Law
  • Trade and Sustainability
Connect with Emily

Email: E.S.REID@soton.ac.uk

Dr Robert Holland

Lecturer in Natural Sciences
Connect with Robert

Email: R.A.Holland@soton.ac.uk

Professor Stephanie Jones

Professor of Literature and Law
Research interests
  • Literature and Law
  • Postcolonial and decolonial studies
  • Marine and maritime literatures
Connect with Stephanie

Email: S.J.Jones@soton.ac.uk

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SharEd Anchor Multidirectional Load Envelopes with Strength Synthesis (SEAMLESS)

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Solid bulk cargo liquefaction: Strategies for effective control

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Susan Gourvenec FREng, FICE, FIEAust, PhD, BEng

Professor of Offshore Geotechnical Engineering
Connect with Susan

Email: Susan.Gourvenec@southampton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Emily Reid

Professor of Intl Economic Law & Sus Dev
Research interests
  • International Economic Law
  • Trade and Sustainability
Connect with Emily

Email: E.S.REID@soton.ac.uk

Professor Fraser Sturt

Director (SMMI)
Research interests
  • Maritime Archaeology
  • Geomatics
  • Evaluation methods
Connect with Fraser

Email: F.Sturt@soton.ac.uk

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Sustainable and Just Transitions: Energy Imaginaries, Culture, and Identity in Two Island Contexts

Staff

Lead researchers

Dr Giulia Champion PhD

Lecturer
Research interests
  • Blue, Energy and Environmental Humanities
  • Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies
  • Marine and Maritime Cultural Productions
Connect with Giulia

Email: G.Champion@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Dr Hugo Putuhena

Research Fellow in Offshore Renewable Energy
Research interests
  • Geospatial assessment  
  • Digital ocean/decision support tools   
  • Offshore renewable energy
Connect with Hugo

Email: H.S.Putuhena@soton.ac.uk

Mr Michael Lomotey FRSA, MSc

Research interests
  • The Black Radical Tradition and Antiblackness
  • The intersection of Black Ecologies and Critical Climate/Environmental Justice
  • Adaptation and Mitigation
Connect with Michael

Email: M.N.Lomotey@soton.ac.uk

Mr Alejandro Limpo Gonzalez

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Email: A.Limpo-Gonzalez@soton.ac.uk

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Technical, Legal and Policy Considerations for Critical Cable Infrastructure Monitoring

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Blair Thornton

Professor of Marine Autonomy
Research interests
  • seafloor 3D visual reconstruction: development of deep-sea imaging hardware and processing pi…
  • automated interpretation of data: development of AI methods for rapid scalable interpretation…
  • robotics: development of low-cost, long endurance seafloor imaging floats and highly intellig…
Connect with Blair

Email: B.Thornton@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Mr Adrian Bodenmann

Senior Research Fellow
Research interests
  • High-resolution visual seafloor mapping for benthic habitat mapping and subsea infrastructure…
  • Remote awareness for autonomous offshore mapping operations
  • Uncertainty characterisation in digital 3D reconstructions
Connect with Adrian

Email: adrian.bodenmann@soton.ac.uk

Professor Susan Gourvenec FREng, FICE, FIEAust, PhD, BEng

Professor of Offshore Geotechnical Engineering
Connect with Susan

Email: Susan.Gourvenec@southampton.ac.uk

Professor Dave White PhD (Cantab), FREng, FICE, FTSE, FRINA, FIEAust

Professor of Infrastructure Geotechnics
Research interests
  • Offshore renewable energy - wind, tidal and wave
  • Geotechnical modelling of foundations, anchoring systems and subsea cables
  • Site characterisation - in situ and laboratory testing
Connect with Dave

Email: david.white@soton.ac.uk

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The Indian Ocean: Narratives In Literature And Law