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

April 21, 2015April 23, 2015 Hachem Kassem

Ripping it up in the Antipodes

Shari Gallop, Sebastian Pitman and Ivan Haigh from Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton are collaborating with Dr Karin Bryan from the University of Waikato and Roshanka Ranasinghe (UNESCO-IHE, Deltares, ANU), to understand the dynamics of rip currents. Rip currents are jet-like flows in the surf zone. Globally, rips are one of the main causes of… Read More Ripping it up in the Antipodes

March 3, 2015April 8, 2015 Shari Gallop

Southampton team research Cornish rip currents

By PhD student Sebastian Pitman: A team of researchers from both the Geology and Geophysics and Physical Oceanography research groups at the University of Southampton have recently spent two weeks studying rip currents on Perranporth beach in Cornwall. The deployment forms an integral part of G&G PhD student Seb Pitman’s research, helping to ground truth… Read More Southampton team research Cornish rip currents

May 28, 2014July 1, 2014 Hachem Kassem

Shari Gallop awarded a Laurie Prandolini Fellowship Award

It has just been announced that Shari Gallop has been awarded a Laurie Prandolini Fellowship Award by the ANZSPAC Division of the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology (www.imarest.org). Only one Fellowship is awarded every year to a selected candidate judged to be of outstanding potential to enable a significant piece of work to be… Read More Shari Gallop awarded a Laurie Prandolini Fellowship Award

April 4, 2014 Justin Dix

Rip current research attracts funding from the Royal Geographical Society

Geology and Geophysics PhD student Seb Pitman has been awarded a postgraduate research award from the Royal Geographical Society. The RGS offers two awards per annum in each of the following disciplines: physical environment; conservation/sustainability; and society/economy. The awards aim to help PhD students establish themselves in their particular field, and are preferentially awarded to… Read More Rip current research attracts funding from the Royal Geographical Society

March 7, 2014March 7, 2014 Shari Gallop

Western Australian rip currents in the media

Rip currents cause 68% of surf-related incidents reported by the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) in the UK (Scott et al., 2008). Last summer, 70 people were rescued from rip currents in Cornwall in just one week in July (read more at the BBC). Recently, Dr Rob Brander (‘Dr Rip’) visited Western Australia, where he… Read More Western Australian rip currents in the media

February 4, 2014February 4, 2014 Shari Gallop

Seb Pitman awarded best first year PhD presentation

In November the National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, hosted the annual Postgraduate Research in Marine and Earth Science Conference. This conference is primarily aimed at PhD and early-career researchers in a broad range of earth and marine disciplines, providing a platform to practice presentation skills and poster production. The event was a huge success… Read More Seb Pitman awarded best first year PhD presentation

November 15, 2013February 20, 2014 Shari Gallop

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