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 smmi@southampton.ac.uk

Mr Alexander Forryan

Research Fellow
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Dr Alexandra Auderset

Senior Research Fellow

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Alexandra Karamitrou PhD

Lecturer in Archaeology and AI

Research interests

  • Artificial Intelligence and Image processing algorithms 
  • Geophysical Archaeology
  • Image Processing techniques
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Dr Ali Masoudi

Principal Research Fellow
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Dr Alison Cribb

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Evolution of marine ecosystem engineering
  • Response of ecosystem engineers to climate-related stress
  • Marine ecosystem recovery after mass extinctions
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Professor Alison Gascoigne

Head of Department

Research interests

  • Archaeology of the Islamic world
  • Archaeological ceramics
  • Medieval Egyptian urbanism

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Allan Youp

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Dr Amber Annett

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Oceanography
  • Marine biogeochemistry
  • Trace elements

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Andras Sobester

Airbus Professor in Digital Design
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Professor Andrea Lista

Professor of Law

Research interests

  • International Trade (Contracts Concluded on Shipment Terms)
  • International Commercial Arbitration
  • The Enforcement of Mariitme Claims

Accepting applications from PhD students

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