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WP1: Physical Conditioning of Shelf Seas

Alex Souza National Oceanography Centre ajso at noc.ac.uk Boundary layer & sediment transport processes
Alex Nimmo-Smith Plymouth University alex.nimmo.smith at plymouth.ac.uk Holographic imaging of suspended particles
Andres Payo Garcia
(WP2 Lead) 		British Geological Survey agarcia at bgs.ac.uk Long term coastal evolution modelling
Andy Barkwith British Geological Survey andr3 at bgs.ac.uk Decadal scale Climate impact
Andrew Blight University of St Andrews ajb34 at st-andrews.ac.uk Coastal ecology, macrophytes, biogenic stabilisation, biodiversity & ecosystem functioning
Andy Plater
(WP4 Lead) 		University of Liverpool gg07 at liverpool.ac.uk Coastal environmental change & resilience
Arwen Bargery British Oceanographic Data Centre arry at bodc.ac.uk Marine data manager
Charlie Thompson University of Southampton celt1 at noc.soton.ac.uk Experimental & observational sediment dynamics
Daniel Conley Plymouth University daniel.conley at plymouth.ac.uk Nearshore sediment transport
David Paterson University of St Andrews dp1 at st-andrews.ac.uk Mudflats, microphytobentos, biogenic stabilisation, biodiversity & ecosystem services
Eli Lazarus University of Southampton E.D.Lazarus at soton.ac.uk Coastal morphodynamics, coupled human–landscape systems
Elizabeth Christie University of Cambridge ekc28 at cam.ac.uk Coastal Dynamics & Numerical Modelling
Emma Sheehan Plymouth University emma.sheehan at plymouth.ac.uk Marine ecology, human impact on marine ecosystems
Gerd Masselink
(WP1 Lead) 		Plymouth University gerd.masselink at plymouth.ac.uk Coastal geomorphology, beach morphodynamics, surf zone dynamics, storm impacts, field observations
Helen Smith British Geological Survey hsmith at bgs.ac.uk GIS Specialist & modeller
Iris Moller University of Cambridge im10003 at cam.ac.uk Bio-physical linkages in intertidal zones
Jak McCarroll Plymouth University jak.mccarroll at plymouth.ac.uk Coastal Geomorphologist: Embayed Beaches
James Cooper University of Liverpool James.Cooper at liverpool.ac.uk Turbulence and sediment transport dynamics
Janet Hooke University of Liverpool Janet.Hooke at liverpool.ac.uk Coastal geomorphology, coastal management
Jasmin Godbold University of Southampton j.a.godbold at soton.ac.uk Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
Jenny Brown National Oceanography Centre jebro at noc.ac.uk Coastal flood & erosion risk modelling
Jeremy Spearman HR Wallingford J.Spearman at hrwallingford.com Cohesive sediment transport processes
Juian Leyland University of Southampton j.leyland at soton.ac.uk Geomorphologist, expert in high resolution topographic data
Kevin Horsburgh National Oceanography Centre kevinh at noc.ac.uk Extreme sea levels & coastal flood forecasting
Laurent Amoudry
(Principal Investigator) 		National Oceanography Centre laou at noc.ac.uk Coastal & estuarine sediment transport modelling
Martin Hurst University of Glasgow martin.hurst at glasgow.ac.uk Coastal Geomorphology & Numerical Modelling
Martin Solan
(WP3 Lead) 		University of Southampton M.Solan at soton.ac.uk Biodiversity, ecosystem function, benthic ecology
Megan Williams National Oceanography Centre megams at noc.ac.uk Coastal & estuarine physics and sediment transport
Michiel Knaapen HR Wallingford M.Knaapen at hrwallingford.com Coastal Processes, dunes, morphodynamic modelling
Michael Ellis British Geological Survey mich3 at bgs.ac.uk Science director land, soil & coast
Nicoletta Leonardi University of Liverpool nicleona at liverpool.ac.uk Hydrodynamic, numerical modelling, coastal geomorphology, sediment transport
Paul Russell Plymouth University p.russell at plymouth.ac.uk Observing real-time storm impact
Pete Thorne National Oceanography Centre pdt at noc.ac.uk Measuring & modelling sediment dynamics
Rachel Hale University of Southampton r.hale at soton.ac.uk Marine invertebrate ecologist, sediment bioturbation
Richard Whitehouse HR Wallingford r.whitehouse at hrwallingford.co.uk Scour, coastal geomorphology, sediment transport
Sue Brooks Birkbeck, University of London s.brooks at bbk.ac.uk Shoreline change analysis, sand dunes, surge and storm impacts, inter-tidal bars
Tim Scott Plymouth University timothy.scott at plymouth.ac.uk Coastal & Submarine Geomorphologist
Tom Spencer University of Cambridge ts111 at cam.ac.uk Geomorphology & ecology, coastal wetlands
Xiaorong Li University of Liverpool lixr at liverpool.ac.uk Coastal processes & impacts modelling
Xiaoyan Wei National Oceanography Centre xwei at noc.ac.uk Process-based modelling of estuarine dynamics

Alex Sinclair Marlan Maritime Technologies alexs at marlan-tech.co.uk Radar engineering, deployments & logistics
Cai Bird Marlan Maritime Technologies caib at marlan-tech.co.uk Radar data processing & analysis
Tony Dolphin Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science tony.dolphin at cefas.co.uk Principal Coastal Geomorphologist
[Tim Poate & Kit Stokes] Coastal Marine Applied Research cmar at plymouth.ac.uk Informed consultancy - data collection, analysis & synthesis

Ben Phillips Liverpool University / National Oceanography Centre b.t.phillips at liverpool.ac.uk Long-term coastal evolution modelling
Charlotte Lyddon Liverpool University / National Oceanography Centre C.E.Lyddon at liverpool.ac.uk Modelling extreme, estuarine water levels
Christine Hamilton Liverpool John Moores University / Liverpool University C.A.Hamilton at 2015.ljmu.ac.uk Reconstructing Holocene coastal evolution
Erin King Plymouth University erin.king at plymouth.ac.uk Hydrodynamics & sediment transport modelling
Helen Brooks University of Cambridge hyb20 at cam.ac.uk Geotechnical properties of saltmarsh substrates
Jamie Pollard University of Cambridge jp646 at cam.ac.uk Long term patterns of shoreline change
Kieran Newman Liverpool University / National Oceanography Centre K.W.Newman at liverpool.ac.uk Remote sensing & modelling of the sea surface
Mark Wiggins Plymouth University mark.wiggins at plymouth.ac.uk Coastal Rotation & UAV Surveys
Naiyu Zhang University of Southampton N.Zhang at soton.ac.uk Observing exchanges between water-sediment interface
Nieves Garcia Valiente Plymouth University nieves.garciavaliente at plymouth.ac.uk Beach-shelf sediment exchange monitoring
Oliver Bilson Plymouth University / University of Liverpool oliver.billson at students.plymouth.ac.uk Coastal impacts of infragravity waves
Phil Knight University of Liverpool / Marlan Tech Philip.Knight at liverpool.ac.uk Tidal Level Measurements for Coastal Resilience & Survey

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