Geology and Geophysics

Our people

Meet our experts and learn more about their research interests.

Dr Adam Robinson

Research Fellow in Geophysics

Research interests

  • Seismic refraction and tomography
  • Seismic anisotropy
  • Mid-ocean ridges at a range of spreading rates
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Dr Catherine Rychert

Associate Professor
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Dr Charlie Thompson

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Coastal Monitoring
  • Coastal Processes
  • Sediment Stability, Resuspension and Exchange processes
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Dr Derek Keir

Associate Professor

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Esther Sumner

Associate Professor
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Dr Hachem Kassem

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Nearshore hydrodynamics and coastal sediment dynamics
  • Coastal and ocean engineering and flow-structure-seabed-biota interactions
  • Adaptive, nature-inclusive solutions to climate-mediated geohazards, including flooding, erosion and habitat degradation

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Hector Marin Moreno

Lecturer in Climate Sciences

Research interests

  • Smart and cost-effective solutions for joint processing and interpretation of geophysical and geotechnical data from renewable energy developments offshore
  • Geological storage of CO2 and hydrogen 
  • Climate and human-induced methane emissions in the marine environment 

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Miss Jessica Rawlings

Research interests

  • PhD Thesis: Constraining ascent velocities of kimberlite magma using diffusion chronometry
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Professor Jonathan Bull

Professor in Ocean & Earth Science

Research interests

  • Fluid Flow and Carbon Capture and Storage
  • Monitoring, Measurement and Verification
  • Marine Geophysics

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Justin Dix

Professor in Marine Geology & Geophysics

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