The head of the Maritime Engineering research group is Professor Alan Murphy.
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Professor Adam Sobey
Professor of Data-Centric Engineeringdevelopment of Aritificial Intelligence and Machine Learning approaches with applicatio
Accepting applications from PhD studentsEmail:ajs502@soton.ac.ukTel:+44 23 8059 3769Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, Southampton, SO16 7QF
Professor Alan J Murphy
Professor of Maritime EngineeringDecarbonising shipping
Emission reduction from ships
Accepting applications from PhD students
Doctor Aykut Korkmaz
Research Fellow in Zero Carbon Coastal Shipdeveloping and refining alternative propulsion systems for maritime vessels

Professor Blair Thornton
Professor of Marine Autonomyseafloor 3D visual reconstruction: development of deep-sea imaging hardware and pr
Accepting applications from PhD studentsEmail:B.Thornton@soton.ac.ukTel:+44 23 8059 7322Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, Southampton, SO16 7QF
Professor Damon Teagle
Professor of Geochemistryformation and evolution of the ocean crust
Accepting applications from PhD studentsTel:+44 23 8059 2723Address: National Oceanography Centre, Waterfront Campus European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH
Professor Dominic Hudson
Shell Professor in Ship EfficiencyAll aspects of hydrodynamics,
particularly as related to ship design,
Accepting applications from PhD studentsEmail:dominic@soton.ac.ukTel:+44 23 8059 2306Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, Southampton, SO16 7QF
Doctor Dominic Taunton
Associate ProfessorMy research interests lie in improving the design and operation of ships and other mari
Accepting applications from PhD studentsEmail:djt2@soton.ac.ukTel:+44 23 8059 3706Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, Southampton, SO16 7QF
Doctor Dorian Audot
Research FellowCFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics)
Human interaction with water
Email:D.Audot@soton.ac.ukDoctor Emma Curtis
Research Fellow
Doctor Enrong Chang
Senior Teaching FellowSmart and zero carbon shipping and ports
Email:E.Chang@soton.ac.ukTel:+44 23 8059 3573Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, Southampton, SO16 7QF