The Team
Team National collaboration and world-class expertise
BLUEcoast combines the expertise of biologists, coastal engineers, geologists, geographers, and oceanographers with complementary field, laboratory and numerical skills.
Researchers involved in the project.
Alex Souza | National Oceanography Centre | ajso@noc.ac.uk | Boundary layer & sediment transport processes |
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Alex Nimmo-Smith | Plymouth University | alex.nimmo.smith@plymouth.ac.uk | Holographic imaging of suspended particles |
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Andres Payo Garcia (WP2 Lead) |
British Geological Survey | agarcia@bgs.ac.uk | Long term coastal evolution modelling |
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Andy Barkwith | British Geological Survey | andr3@bgs.ac.uk | Decadal scale Climate impact |
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Andrew Blight | University of St Andrews | ajb34@st-andrews.ac.uk | Coastal ecology, macrophytes, biogenic stabilisation, biodiversity & ecosystem functioning |
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Andy Plater (WP4 Lead) |
University of Liverpool | gg07@liverpool.ac.uk | Coastal environmental change & resilience |
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Arwen Bargery | British Oceanographic Data Centre | arry@bodc.ac.uk | Marine data manager |
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Charlie Thompson | University of Southampton | celt1@noc.soton.ac.uk | Experimental & observational sediment dynamics |
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Daniel Conley | Plymouth University | daniel.conley@plymouth.ac.uk | Nearshore sediment transport |
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David Paterson | University of St Andrews | dp1@st-andrews.ac.uk | Mudflats, microphytobentos, biogenic stabilisation, biodiversity & ecosystem services |
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Eli Lazarus | University of Southampton | E.D.Lazarus@soton.ac.uk | Coastal morphodynamics, coupled human–landscape systems |
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Elizabeth Christie | University of Cambridge | ekc28@cam.ac.uk | Coastal Dynamics & Numerical Modelling |
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Emma Sheehan | Plymouth University | emma.sheehan@plymouth.ac.uk | Marine ecology, human impact on marine ecosystems |
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Gerd Masselink (WP1 Lead) |
Plymouth University | gerd.masselink@plymouth.ac.uk | Coastal geomorphology, beach morphodynamics, surf zone dynamics, storm impacts, field observations |
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Helen Smith | British Geological Survey | hsmith@bgs.ac.uk | GIS Specialist & modeller |
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Iris Moller | University of Cambridge | im10003@cam.ac.uk | Bio-physical linkages in intertidal zones |
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Jak McCarroll | Plymouth University | jak.mccarroll@plymouth.ac.uk | Coastal Geomorphologist: Embayed Beaches |
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James Cooper | University of Liverpool | James.Cooper@liverpool.ac.uk | Turbulence and sediment transport dynamics |
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Janet Hooke | University of Liverpool | Janet.Hooke@liverpool.ac.uk | Coastal geomorphology, coastal management |
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Jasmin Godbold | University of Southampton | j.a.godbold@soton.ac.uk | Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning |
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Jenny Brown | National Oceanography Centre | jebro@noc.ac.uk | Coastal flood & erosion risk modelling |
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Jeremy Spearman | HR Wallingford | J.Spearman@hrwallingford.com | Cohesive sediment transport processes |
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Juian Leyland | University of Southampton | j.leyland@soton.ac.uk | Geomorphologist, expert in high resolution topographic data |
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Kevin Horsburgh | National Oceanography Centre | kevinh@noc.ac.uk | Extreme sea levels & coastal flood forecasting |
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Laurent Amoudry (Principal Investigator) |
National Oceanography Centre | laou@noc.ac.uk | Coastal & estuarine sediment transport modelling |
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Martin Hurst | University of Glasgow | martin.hurst@glasgow.ac.uk | Coastal Geomorphology & Numerical Modelling |
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Martin Solan (WP3 Lead) |
University of Southampton | M.Solan@soton.ac.uk | Biodiversity, ecosystem function, benthic ecology |
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Megan Williams | National Oceanography Centre | megams@noc.ac.uk | Coastal & estuarine physics and sediment transport |
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Michiel Knaapen | HR Wallingford | M.Knaapen@hrwallingford.com | Coastal Processes, dunes, morphodynamic modelling |
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Michael Ellis | British Geological Survey | mich3@bgs.ac.uk | Science director land, soil & coast |
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Nicoletta Leonardi | University of Liverpool | nicleona@liverpool.ac.uk | Hydrodynamic, numerical modelling, coastal geomorphology, sediment transport |
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Paul Russell | Plymouth University | p.russell@plymouth.ac.uk | Observing real-time storm impact |
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Pete Thorne | National Oceanography Centre | pdt@noc.ac.uk | Measuring & modelling sediment dynamics |
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Rachel Hale | University of Southampton | r.hale@soton.ac.uk | Marine invertebrate ecologist, sediment bioturbation |
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Richard Whitehouse | HR Wallingford | r.whitehouse@hrwallingford.co.uk | Scour, coastal geomorphology, sediment transport |
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Sue Brooks | Birkbeck, University of London | s.brooks@bbk.ac.uk | Shoreline change analysis, sand dunes, surge and storm impacts, inter-tidal bars |
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Tim Scott | Plymouth University | timothy.scott@plymouth.ac.uk | Coastal & Submarine Geomorphologist |
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Tom Spencer | University of Cambridge | ts111@cam.ac.uk | Geomorphology & ecology, coastal wetlands |
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Xiaorong Li | University of Liverpool | lixr@liverpool.ac.uk | Coastal processes & impacts modelling |
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Xiaoyan Wei | National Oceanography Centre | xwei@noc.ac.uk | Process-based modelling of estuarine dynamics |
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Partners in the project
Alex Sinclair | Marlan Maritime Technologies | alexs@marlan-tech.co.uk | Radar engineering, deployments & logistics |
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Cai Bird | Marlan Maritime Technologies | caib@marlan-tech.co.uk | Radar data processing & analysis |
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Tony Dolphin | Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science | tony.dolphin@cefas.co.uk | Principal Coastal Geomorphologist |
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[Tim Poate & Kit Stokes] | Coastal Marine Applied Research | cmar@plymouth.ac.uk | Informed consultancy - data collection, analysis & synthesis |
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Students involved in the project
Ben Phillips | Liverpool University / National Oceanography Centre | b.t.phillips@liverpool.ac.uk | Long-term coastal evolution modelling |
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Charlotte Lyddon | Liverpool University / National Oceanography Centre | C.E.Lyddon@liverpool.ac.uk | Modelling extreme, estuarine water levels |
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Christine Hamilton | Liverpool John Moores University / Liverpool University | C.A.Hamilton@2015.ljmu.ac.uk | Reconstructing Holocene coastal evolution |
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Erin King | Plymouth University | erin.king@plymouth.ac.uk | Hydrodynamics & sediment transport modelling |
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Helen Brooks | University of Cambridge | hyb20@cam.ac.uk | Geotechnical properties of saltmarsh substrates |
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Jamie Pollard | University of Cambridge | jp646@cam.ac.uk | Long term patterns of shoreline change |
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Kieran Newman | Liverpool University / National Oceanography Centre | K.W.Newman@liverpool.ac.uk | Remote sensing & modelling of the sea surface |
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Mark Wiggins | Plymouth University | mark.wiggins@plymouth.ac.uk | Coastal Rotation & UAV Surveys |
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Naiyu Zhang | University of Southampton | N.Zhang@soton.ac.uk | Observing exchanges between water-sediment interface |
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Nieves Garcia Valiente | Plymouth University | nieves.garciavaliente@plymouth.ac.uk | Beach-shelf sediment exchange monitoring |
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Oliver Bilson | Plymouth University / University of Liverpool | oliver.billson@students.plymouth.ac.uk | Coastal impacts of infragravity waves |
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Phil Knight | University of Liverpool/Marlan Tech | Philip.Knight@liverpool.ac.uk | Tidal Level Measurements for Coastal Resilience & Survey |
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