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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.

Professor Adam Sobey
Professor of Data-Centric Engineering
Research interests
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
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Professor Alan J Murphy
Professor of Maritime Engineering
Research interests
Decarbonising shipping
Emission reduction from ships
Accepting applications from PhD students
Email:A.J.Murphy@soton.ac.uk
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Doctor Aykut Korkmaz
Research Fellow in Zero Carbon Coastal Ship
Research interests
developing and refining alternative propulsion systems for maritime vessels
Email:aykut.Korkmaz@soton.ac.uk
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Professor Blair Thornton
Professor of Marine Autonomy
Research interests
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
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Professor Damon Teagle
Professor of Geochemistry
Research interests
formation and evolution of the ocean crust
Accepting applications from PhD students
Email:Damon.Teagle@southampton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 23 8059 2723
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Professor Dominic Hudson
Shell Professor in Ship Efficiency
Research interests
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
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Doctor Dominic Taunton
Associate Professor
Research interests
My research interests lie in improving the design and operation of ships and other mari
Accepting applications from PhD students
Email:djt2@soton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 23 8059 3706
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Doctor Dorian Audot
Research Fellow
Research interests
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
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Doctor Enrong Chang
Senior Teaching Fellow
Research interests
Smart and zero carbon shipping and ports
Email:E.Chang@soton.ac.uk
Tel:+44 23 8059 3573
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