Dr Katya Popova
Theme Lead
Areas of interest: Socio-Oceanography; climate change impacts on marine economies and coastal communities; ocean connectivity and its impact on society; economic vulnerability to climatic tipping points; impact modelling.
Projects:
SOLSTICE (Co-Director)
UK ESM (NOC PI)
TerraFIRMA (NOC PI)
Dr Chelsey Baker
Ocean model, data and impact analyst
Areas of interest: global efficacy and impacts of marine carbon dioxide removal (CDR) approaches; vulnerability of ecosystems and communities to CDR impacts; assessment of areas in which ethical, legal and public acceptability issues may arise.
Projects:
Dr Amani Becker
Interdisciplinary coastal research
Areas of interest: Marine ecosystem services; coastal protection; whole system approaches and socio-environmental feedbacks.
Projects:
Dr Jennifer Brown
Coastal vulnerability
Areas of interest: Vulnerability of coastal communities to ocean hazards; coastal storm impacts and risk – surges, waves, inundation and erosion; impact of climate change on coastal communities.
Projects:
Dr Claire Evans
Nature based solutions
Areas of interest: Marine natural capital and nature-based solutions; UK seagrass ecosystems, management and governance of their restoration; impact of land use change on the marine environment of South East Asia.
Projects:
Dr Zoe Jacobs
Marine impact modelling
Areas of interest: impact of marine extremes on economies and society; vulnerability of coastal communities of developing countries to climate change impacts.
Projects:
Dr Svetlana Jevrejeva
Socio-economic impact of sea level rise
Areas of interest: Socio-economic impact of sea level rise in coastal areas; vulnerability of coastal population to extreme sea levels; urban flood risk for coastal cities.
Projects:
Dr Christopher Pearce
Global climate change mitigation
Areas of interest: Biogeochemical, economic, legal, political, social and ethical aspects of the marine carbon dioxide removal; vulnerability of the small island development states to the climate change impacts and natural hazards.
Projects:
Christine Sams
Research Engagement & Impact, Marine Physics and Ocean Climate.
Areas of Interest: Transdisciplinary collaborations that increase the impact and applications of NOC research, including impacts of changing ocean circulation on ecosystems, economies and society, and innovative and low cost methods for monitoring coastal processes.
Projects:
Dr Isobel Yeo
Vulnerability to geohazards
Areas of interest: Exposure and vulnerability of coastal communities to marine geohazards; impacts of marine geohazards on the Blue Economy; mechanisms for quantifying community impacts; threats to coastal communities from mining.
Projects: