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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.

Professor Sabu Padmadas

Professor of Demography & Global Health

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Sabu

Email: S.Padmadas@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4382

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Dr Saeed Hosseinzadeh

Research Fellow

Connect with Saeed

Email: S.Hosseinzadeh@soton.ac.uk

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Professor Sally Brailsford

Professor of Management Science

Research interests

Healthcare modelling
Hybrid simulation
Behavioural Operational Research

Connect with Sally

Email: S.C.Brailsford@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 7801289132

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Dr Sam Thompson

Associate Professor

Research interests

Chemical Biology
Organic Synthesis
Medicinal Chemistry

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Sam

Email: Sam.Thompson@southampton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2187

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Dr Sandy Wright

Principal Research Fellow

Connect with Sandy

Email: A.M.Wright@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4811

Dr Seyedvahid Vakili

Research Fellow

Research interests

Sustainable shipping;
Net zero emissions;
Alternative fuels for (maritime) net zero emissions;

Connect with Seyedvahid

Email: S.Vakili@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 6627

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Dr Sheida Afshan PhD, FICE, MIStructE, CEng, FHEA

Associate Professor

Research interests

High performance metallic materials and structures for applications in infrastructure and energy sectors
Experimental and numerical investigation of structural materials and components
Metallic materials for liquid hydrogen (LH2) fuel storage and transportation

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Sheida

Email: S.Afshan@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3947

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Dr Sien Van Der Plank PhD

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

Multi-scale analysis using mixed methods of coastal flood risk management across policy domains, organisational stakeholders and households.
Risk attitudes and behaviours to the natural environment in relation to perceived, expected and experienced social and physical changes.
Mixed methods analysis of the form and evolution of stakeholder perceptions toward mining, expected impacts of mining, and experiences of consultation process.

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Sien

Email: sien.vanderplank@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 0575

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