Author: Hachem Kassem

Hachem Kassem is a Teaching fellow in Coastal Morphodynamics and PhD candidate in Ocean and Earth Science at the University of Southampton, studying coastal sediment dynamics (Geology and Geophysics Research Group).

Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Natural Gas Hydrate Systems, Texas

Geology & Geophysics PhD student, Bedanta Goswami, presented a poster at the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Natural Gas Hydrate Systems held at Hotel Galvez, Galveston, Texas, USA from March 23rd­-28th, 2014. Bedanta presented his poster titled: “Resistivity Imaging of Gas Hydrates at the Vestnesa Ridge, West Svalbard Margin using marine CSEM”. He is a… Read More Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Natural Gas Hydrate Systems, Texas

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Off-rift volcanism in rift zones determined by crustal unloading, new paper in nature Geoscience

Volcanoes commonly form on the flanks of young continental rifts, whereas in more evolved rifts the volcanism is more commonly in the rift centre. Derek Keir, Lecturer in Earth Science from the Geology and Geophysics research Group, contributed to a team that modelled the stress field below rift grabens of varying width and depth caused… Read More Off-rift volcanism in rift zones determined by crustal unloading, new paper in nature Geoscience

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OES to host British Geophysical Association Postgraduate Research in Progress Meeting 2015

We are pleased to announce that University of Southampton/NOCS has been chosen to host the BGA (British Geophysical Association) Postgraduate Research in Progress Meeting 2015.  The conference is an ideal opportunity for postgraduate students (geophysics) to network with other students from around the UK and to present their research in a supportive environment. The conference… Read More OES to host British Geophysical Association Postgraduate Research in Progress Meeting 2015

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Are large submarine landslides temporally random or do uncertainties in available age constraints make it impossible to tell?

Are large submarine landslides temporally random or do uncertainties in available age constraints make it impossible to tell? by PhD student Ed Pope Large submarine landslides can potentially generate very destructive tsunamis and damage expensive seafloor infrastructure. Understanding their frequency and triggers is therefore important especially if it is likely to change significantly due to… Read More Are large submarine landslides temporally random or do uncertainties in available age constraints make it impossible to tell?

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New PhD Cohort Geology and Geophysics Research Group

  Millie Watts My PhD studies “Submarine Mega-landslides and their relationship to climate change”. It will be looking into the palaeoclimate signals from an existing core from the Eirik drift to constrain the date of an anomalous turbidite-like layer from c. 8000 cal yr. BP and determine whether it is sourced from the Storegga Slide… Read More New PhD Cohort Geology and Geophysics Research Group

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Fieldwork in Cabras Lagoon, Sardinia, Italy

  Prof Carl L. Amos and PhD student Hachem Kassem, from the coastal processes research theme within Geology and Geophysics at NOCS/University of Southampton, have recently participated in a scientific field campaign in the Cabras Lagoon, Sardinia, Italy. The work was undertaken within  RITMARE, the Italian National programme of scientific and technological marine research; through… Read More Fieldwork in Cabras Lagoon, Sardinia, Italy

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A particularly volcanic volcano conference, Japan – by Mike Cassidy

I was recently lucky enough to spend some time in Japan as part of a scientific conference in the southern-most tip of Kyushu along with my colleague Sebastian Watt. The conference was called IAVCEI, and is the ‘world cup’ of volcanology meetings, as these international gatherings only occur every 4 years. This was my first… Read More A particularly volcanic volcano conference, Japan – by Mike Cassidy

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Hot and Deep: Melting during late-stage rifting in Afar

A recent paper in Nature, Dr Derek Keir, from Geology and Geophysics research group at Ocean and Earth Science, has recently been involved in a study on the Afar Rift Valley. The Nature paper by Ferguson and coauthors used geochemical data from lavas erupted along the the Afar rift valley to constrain the origin of magmatism… Read More Hot and Deep: Melting during late-stage rifting in Afar

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