Researcher on boat preparing hydrophone for acoustic surveys of marine mammals in the Antartic
Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute

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 [email protected].

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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.

Find out more about why this is such an exciting time to join the University of Southampton.

Mr Suraj Garad PhD

Research Fellow
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Professor Sybren Drijfhout

Chair in Ocean & Earth
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Dr Tahsin Tezdogan

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • He has a broad range of research interests, including CFD simulations of ship motions and resistance, the added resistance of ships due to waves, and the investigation of ship behaviour and performance in channels/canals. He worked on a number of internationally collaborated Newton Fund and Global Challenges projects. He worked on the EU-funded VENTuRE, MarLEM and GATERS projects as an investigator. He is currently working on the Supercharging Wind Propulsion project, funded by the UK Department for Transport (DfT) and delivered by Innovate UK.
  • Dr Tezdogan's PhD graduates work throughout the maritime sector, including ship design companies, academia, technology-led defence companies, offshore, renewable energy, and research organisations worldwide.
  • Please feel free to contact him directly on [email protected] if you are interested in starting a PhD under his supervision.

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Taufiq Choudhry

Head of Department-Banking and Finance

Research interests

  • Financial Markets
  • Financial Economics
  • International Trade

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Thanassis Tiropanis

Professor

Research interests

  • Decentralised information systems and infrastructures
  • Decentralised information retrieval
  • Data (and Web) observatories

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

Head of Department

Research interests

  • Global History of Music
  • Music and the Anthropocene
  • Science and Technology Studies

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Tiina Roose

Professor-Biological&Environmental Model
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Professor Tim Bergfelder

Professor of Film Studies

Research interests

  • Film history in Europe and Asia
  • Film industries 
  • Reception Studies

Accepting applications from PhD students

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