Researcher on boat preparing hydrophone for acoustic surveys of marine mammals in the Antartic

Our people

Meet our academic experts and learn more about their research.

Browse the list of our academic members to learn more about our expertise at the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute (SMMI).

If you’re looking to work with someone with specific expertise and need help getting connected, get in touch with us at smmi@southampton.ac.uk.

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The University of Southampton is building on our world-leading success by appointing new academics.

Ambitious researchers and academics are invited to join our university as we further strengthen our reputation for education, research excellence and enterprise. We aim to tackle complex societal and environmental challenges and build on the University’s existing strengths.

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Mrs Sue Brindle

Institute Coordination Manager
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Professor Suleiman Sharkh BEng, PhD, CEng, MIET

Professor of Electrical Machines & Drives

Research interests

  • Electric Machines
  • Power Electronics
  • Microgrids

Accepting applications from PhD students

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

Professor of Offshore Geotechnical Engineering
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Professor Sybren Drijfhout

Chair in Ocean & Earth
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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

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Professor Taufiq Choudhry

Head of Department (Banking & Finance)

Research interests

  • Financial Markets
  • Financial Economics
  • International Trade

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Thanassis Tiropanis

Professor

Research interests

  • Sovereign, trustworthy and decentralised AI infrastructures
  • Decentralised and privacy-preserving information retrieval
  • Data and Web observatories for digital society and intelligent systems

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Thomas Gernon

Professorial Fellow (Research)

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

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Professor Thomas Irvine

Professor

Research interests

  • AI and Music
  • ¸£Àû×ÅÆ¬ History of Music

Accepting applications from PhD students

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