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Our people

Learn about our academic experts and their research interests

The head of the Maritime Engineering research group is Professor Alan Murphy.

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Professor Adam Sobey

Professor of Data-Centric Engineering

development of Aritificial Intelligence and Machine Learning approaches with applicatio

Accepting applications from PhD students
Email:ajs502@soton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 23 8059 3769

Mr Adrian Bodenmann

Senior Research Fellow

High-resolution visual seafloor mapping for benthic habitat mapping and subsea infrastr

Email:adrian.bodenmann@soton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 23 8059 6626

Professor Alan J Murphy

Professor of Maritime Engineering

Decarbonising shipping

Emission reduction from ships

Accepting applications from PhD students
Email:A.J.Murphy@soton.ac.uk

Doctor Aykut Korkmaz

Research Fellow in Zero Carbon Coastal Ship

developing and refining alternative propulsion systems for maritime vessels

Email:aykut.Korkmaz@soton.ac.uk

Professor Blair Thornton

Professor of Marine Autonomy

seafloor 3D visual reconstruction: development of deep-sea imaging hardware and pr

Accepting applications from PhD students
Email:B.Thornton@soton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 23 8059 7322

Professor Damon Teagle

Professor of Geochemistry

formation and evolution of the ocean crust

Accepting applications from PhD students
Email:Damon.Teagle@southampton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 23 8059 2723

Professor Dominic Hudson

Shell Professor in Ship Efficiency

All aspects of hydrodynamics, 

particularly as related to ship design,

Accepting applications from PhD students
Email:dominic@soton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 23 8059 2306

Doctor Dominic Taunton

Associate Professor

My research interests lie in improving the design and operation of ships and other mari

Email:djt2@soton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 23 8059 3706

Doctor Dorian Audot

Research Fellow

CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics)

Human interaction with water

Email:D.Audot@soton.ac.uk
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Doctor Emma Curtis

Research Fellow
Email:E.J.Curtis@soton.ac.uk