Maritime Engineering research group
Maritime Engineering research group

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Learn about our academic experts and their research interests

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

Dr Saeed Hosseinzadeh

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow

Research interests

  • Experimental and numerical fluid-sructure interaction (FSI)
  • Marine hydrodynamics, seakeeping and vessel performance analysis
  • Wind-assisted propulsion, maritime decarbonisation, and marine renewable energy systems
Connect with Saeed

Email: S.Hosseinzadeh@soton.ac.uk

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Dr Seyedvahid Vakili

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Sustainable Shipping;
  • Maritime Engineering;
  • Maritime Technology;
Connect with Seyedvahid

Email: S.Vakili@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 6627

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Professor Stephen Boyd BEng, MSc, PhD, CEng, MRINA

Professor

Research interests

  • Maritime Composites
  • Experimental and Numerical mechanics
  • Non-contact full-field techniques for validation of numerical models
Connect with Stephen

Email: S.W.Boyd@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2375

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Professor Stephen Turnock

Head of School

Research interests

  • decarbonisation of shipping
  • maritime robotics and ship autonomous systems
  • performance sport and sailing

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Stephen

Email: S.R.Turnock@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2488

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Professor Tahsin Tezdogan

Professor of Marine Hydrodynamics

Research interests

  • CFD simulations of ship motions and resistance
  • the added resistance of ships due to waves
  • the investigation of ship behaviour and performance in channels or canals

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Tahsin

Email: T.Tezdogan@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4654

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Dr Xun Wu

Lecturer in Maritime Engineering

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Xun

Email: Xun.Wu@soton.ac.uk

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