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.

Research Fellow

I am currently involved in a multi-disciplinary research project as part of the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC - https://www.linkedin.com/company/idricuk/), where I am researching the legal and regulatory aspects of the transport of CO2 to support the implementation of the UK Government's Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) plans.
My wider research interests include the policy aspects influencing the governance and sustainable management of our oceans and the simultaneous implementation of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their respective targets.

Connect with Wassim

Email: W.Dbouk@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 5836

Connect with William

Email: wec1g17@soton.ac.uk

Professor of Geotechnical Engineering

Railway track and trackbed behaviour and performance
Geotechnical transportation infrastructure (earthworks, retaining walls, tunnels)
Groundwater and groundwater control

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with William

Email: W.Powrie@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3214

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Professor of Biosensing&Microengineering

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Xize

Email: X.Niu@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2367

Professor of Environmental Engineering

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Yannis

Email: I.Ieropoulos@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2380592845

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Lecturer in Maritime Engineering

Learning-based Control and optimization
Renewable energy
Control applications to marine systems (wave energy converters, launch and recovery systems, underwaters)

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Yao

Email: Yao.Zhang@soton.ac.uk

Google Scholar

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