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Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute

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Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute
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. 

Dr Jonathan Williams FIMarEST

Connect with Jonathan

Email: jonathan.williams@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +442380111595

Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, SO16 7QF

Professor Jonathon Hare BEng (Hons), PhD, FHEA, MIET

Professor

Research interests

  • My main research interests lie in the area of representation learning;
  • The long-term goal of my research is to innovate techniques that can allow machines to learn from and understand the information conveyed by data and use that information to fulfil the information needs of humans.  

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jonathon

Email: jsh2@ecs.soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 7678

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Professor Jordan Cheer BMus (Tonmeister), MSc, PhD, CEng, MIMechE, FHEA

Professor

Research interests

  • Active Noise Control
  • Active Vibration Control
  • Smart Structures for Noise and Vibration Control

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jordan

Email: J.Cheer@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3082

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Mr Jose Cappelletto

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Email: J.Cappelletto@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 7535139351

Professor Jose Olmo

Professor of Financial Economics

Research interests

  • Financial econometrics
  • Time series analysis
  • Financial economics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jose

Email: J.B.Olmo@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2520

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Professor Juerg Matter

Professor of Geoengineering&Carbon Manag
Connect with Juerg

Email: J.Matter@southampton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3042

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Professor Julian Leyland

Professor

Research interests

  • Fluvial and Intertidal Geomorphology
  • Remote Environmental Sensing
  • UAVs, USVs and Autonomy in Geoscience

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Email: J.Leyland@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2285

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Professor Julian Wharton

Professor
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Email: J.A.Wharton@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2890

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Professor Justin Dix

Professor in Marine Geology & Geophysics

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Justin

Email: J.K.Dix@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3057

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Dr Ka-Kin Cheuk

Lecturer in Anthropology

Research interests

  • Transnationalism
  • Migration
  • Inter-Asian connections

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Ka-Kin

Email: ka-kin.cheuk@soton.ac.uk

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