Category: Conferences

Keynote lecture by Prof Carl Amos at ‘Turbulence and Interactions in Marine Systems (TURBINTERMARS): Turbulence and Sedimentary Processes’

An international  workshop on turbulence and the resulting sedimentary responses was held in The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy. The meeting spanned three days over 23 – 25 February, 2015 and covered topics that ranged from the coastline to the deep sea. There was a good balance between theoretical modelling of… Read More Keynote lecture by Prof Carl Amos at ‘Turbulence and Interactions in Marine Systems (TURBINTERMARS): Turbulence and Sedimentary Processes’

Hachem Kassem

Strong Southampton presence at 11th Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference

Earlier this month, 7 Southampton researchers travelled to the Young Coastal Scientist & Engineer’s conference (YCSEC), in Manchester. Post-doctoral researcher, Matt Wadey, along with PhD students Seb Pitman, Rob Mawdsley, Aimin Amiruddin, Clementine Chirol, Esme Flegg and Anas Mohamad Annuar all made the journey for the conference. The conference is aimed at young scientists and… Read More Strong Southampton presence at 11th Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference

Hachem Kassem

Strong presence by G&G Group at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meeting

At the end of 2014, a number of the Geology and Geophysics Research Group made the annual migration to San Francisco for the American Geophysical Union fall meeting. With nearly 24,000 attendees, and 23,000 poster and oral presentations, AGU is the world’s largest Earth and Space science meeting, providing an excellent stage to communicate and… Read More Strong presence by G&G Group at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meeting

Hachem Kassem

Sun, sea and scour: The International Conference on Scour and Erosion – 7, Perth – by Amelia Astley

G&G postgraduate research student Amelia Astley reports on her recent trip to Perth, to present at the ICSE2014 conference:   Held every two years the International Conference on Scour and Erosion (ICSE) is the mecca for all soil and sediment engineers worldwide. This year the conference was held from the 2nd to the 4th December, at… Read More Sun, sea and scour: The International Conference on Scour and Erosion – 7, Perth – by Amelia Astley

Amelia Astley

PhD Student Tim Hughes receives multiple awards at BGA, NSGG, and HubNet Smart grids conferences

PhD Student Tim Hughes, from the Geology and Geophysics Research group, has received multiple awards at recent conferences around the UK; including best presentations at the British Geophysical Association (BGA) Postgraduate Research Progress Meeting   and Near Surface Geophysics Group  (NSGG) graduate symposium in May, where he also recieved the “Best Paper” prize following his talk  the Marine Geophysics session entitled Environmental… Read More PhD Student Tim Hughes receives multiple awards at BGA, NSGG, and HubNet Smart grids conferences

Hachem Kassem

Marine Geotechnical Investigations and Maritime Archaeology Continuing Professional Development Course

COARS will be hosting a three day training event at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton between the 13th and 15th January 2015. The event will focus on providing knowledge, skills and practical experience in marine geoarchaeology, in relation to offshore geotechnical investigations, to national and local curators, and those working in, and engaging with, the… Read More Marine Geotechnical Investigations and Maritime Archaeology Continuing Professional Development Course

Michael Grant

COARS to convene a session on “Geoarchaeology of submerged and deeply buried landscapes” at the 2015 INQUA Congress in Nagoya, Japan

Once every four years Quaternary researchers from all over the world meet at the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) Congress to exchange the latest research results and develop agendas for the years to come. In 2015 the Congress will take place in Nagoya, Japan. COARS are very proud to announce that they will be convening… Read More COARS to convene a session on “Geoarchaeology of submerged and deeply buried landscapes” at the 2015 INQUA Congress in Nagoya, Japan

Michael Grant

British Geophysical Association – New Advances in Geophysics 2015

British Geophysical Association – New Advances in Geophysics is an annual two day meeting held at the Geological Society, Burlington House, London. This year, the BGA – NAG meeting will focus on the advancement in our understanding of “The Lithosphere Asthenosphere System – Nature of the Tectonic Plates, LAB 2015“. The LAB 2015 is a great… Read More British Geophysical Association – New Advances in Geophysics 2015

Saikiran Tharimena

IEA GHG International CCS Summer School 2014, Austin (Texas)

Geology & Geophysics PhD student, Chiara Marieni, attended the IEA GHG International CCS Summer School hosted by The University of Texas at Austin (USA), from July 6th to 11th, 2014. Chiara is a third year PhD student working on the off-shore basalts as unconventional reservoirs where permanently store the atmospheric CO2. The IEA GHG Carbon… Read More IEA GHG International CCS Summer School 2014, Austin (Texas)

Hachem Kassem