• Faculty of Science and Engineering (NC)

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    Profile summary

    Head of Plymouth Ocean Forecasting Centre

    Professor in Physical Oceanography;

    Teaching on BSc and MSc courses

    Member of CENORE Steering Committee 

    Professional memberships

    Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology ( IMarEST), Member

    European Geosciences Union, Member

    American Geophysical Union, Member

    Roles on external bodies

    • Secretary for Shelf seas, European Geosciences Union, 2003-2005
    • Member, Nansen Medal committee, European Geosciences Union, 2004-2005
    • Member, Peer Review College, Natural Environment Research Council, 2003-2004, 2005-2008
    • Convener/co-convener, Open Session on Coastal and Shelf Seas , European Geosciences Union, 1998-present
    • Member, Operational Oceanography SIG, IMarEST 2016-present
    • Member, Data Assimilation WG, National Partnership for Ocean Prediction, 2016-present 

    Supervised research degrees

    • 1987, Andrey Gennadievich Kostianoy, PhD thesis title "Laboratory modelling of intra-thermocline eddies and slow density currents"
    • 1990, Meschanov Sergei Leonidivich, PhD thesis title: "The structure of large scale intrusions and quasi-stationary frontal zones based on observational data"
    • 1993, Mikhail Viktorovich Emelianov, PhD thesis title: "Meso-scale and small-scale structure of frontal zones in the Antarctic Ocean"
    • 2004, Laurent Latche, PhD, thesis title: "Analysis of water mass distribution and circulation in the White Sea, Russia"
    • 2005, Cecilia Enriquez Ortiz, PhD, thesis title: "Mesoscale circulation in the Black Sea: A study combining numerical modelling and observations"
    • 2008, Clare O'Neil, PhD, thesis title: "A study of dense water formation over Rockall Bank"
    • 2013, Fred Wobus, PhD thesis title: "The dynamics of dense water cascades: from laboratory scales to the Arctic Ocean"
    • 2014, Feng Chen, PhD thesis title: “Effect of Mesoscale Variability of Water Masses on Acoustic Wave Propagation in a Shallow Sea” 
    • 2017, Ali Saif Ali Saleh Almehrezi, PhD thesis title: "Local meteorology and its effect on electromagnetic wave propagation over the southern coast of the Arabian Gulf"

    Teaching interests

    BSc, The Global Ocean (module leader) 2000-2015; 

    BSc, Shelf Seas and Estuaries (module leader) 2000-present;

    BSc, Modelling the Marine Environment, 2005-2015;

    MSc, Modelling Marine Processes, 2015-present;

    MSc, Contemporary Issues in Marine Science 2015-present;

    CPD, Advanced Oceanography of Shallow Seas, Remote Sensing and Modelling (program leader), 2016-present;

    CPD, Advanced Ocean Dynamics, Optics, Acoustics and Programming (program leader), 2016-present;

    CPD, Ocean Modelling, (program leader), 2016-present;

    CPD, Intermediate Ocean Science, (program leader), 2016-present;

    CPDM, Basic Oceanography and Meteorology (module leader), 2015-present;

    CPDM, Dynamical Oceanography, (module leader), 2015-present;

    CPDM, Underwater Light and Sound, (module leader), 2016-present; 

    CPDM, Introduction to Ocean Modelling, (module leader), 2016-present

    Additional information

    See Coastal Processes Research Group main WEB page http://www.coastalprocesses.org/

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    • SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

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