MSc ECE alumnus Thomas Mortlock comments on Australia floods on the BBC
MSc ECE (2007-2008) alumnus Thomas Mortlock, now a Senior Risk Analyst (Climate Risk, Coastal, Flood) at Risk Frontiers, comments on Australia’s recent floods on the BBC.
A quick catch up with ECE 2010-2011 alumnus Peter Stout
Where are you from and what was your background before the ECE program? I grew up in Reading, and although a long way from the coast, the sea and coastline have always fascinated me. I studied Geography at Southampton from 2006 to 2009, and initially did not plan on undertaking a masters. During my third… Read More A quick catch up with ECE 2010-2011 alumnus Peter Stout
MSc ECE student Katie Corbett reports on the van Oord Workshop / Seminar
Katie Corbett reports: On Wednesday 19th June, two engineers visited the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton to talk to us about their experience of working as coastal engineers for Van Oord. Van Oord is an international marine contracting and engineering firm, undertaking turnkey projects and specialising in offshore wind energy, dredging and offshore oil and gas.… Read More MSc ECE student Katie Corbett reports on the van Oord Workshop / Seminar
A quick catch up with ECE 2008-2009 alumna Lizzie Chellew
Where are you from, when did you do the ECE and what did you most enjoy about it? After studying a BSc in Oceanography at Southampton, I went on to do the ECE course, because I like the application of coastal engineering where the oceans meets the people. This is something that I could really… Read More A quick catch up with ECE 2008-2009 alumna Lizzie Chellew
MSc ECE student Lia Bennet reports on Lauren Burt’s seminar on the past, present and future of Hurst Spit.
MSc ECE student Lia Bennet reports on Lauren Burt’s seminar on the past, present and future of Hurst Spit: On the 7th December Lauren Burt, part of the New Forest District Council’s Coastal Team and an alumna of the MSc ECE, gave a presentation on the past, present and future management of Hurst spit. This… Read More MSc ECE student Lia Bennet reports on Lauren Burt’s seminar on the past, present and future of Hurst Spit.
MSc ECE student Katie Corbett reports on the Coastal Seminar by Prof Richard Simons (UCL)
MSc ECE student Katie Corbett reports on the Coastal Seminar by Prof Richard Simons (UCL) On Tuesday 27th November, Professor Richard Simons from the University College London gave a talk on ‘Seabed Scour around Offshore Foundations’ as part of the coastal seminar series. The focus was on the physical and theoretical models used to assess… Read More MSc ECE student Katie Corbett reports on the Coastal Seminar by Prof Richard Simons (UCL)
Maria Ines de Carli reports on the seminar by Dr Alexandra Toimil (IH Cantabria)
On Friday November 23rd, Dr Alexandra Toimil from the Environmental Hydraulics Institute “IHCantabria” gave a seminar on the topic: “A probabilistic framework for the assessment of coastal erosion”. During the talk, Dr Toimil introduced us to a new framework that tries to fill a gap there currently is in impact assessment of coastal erosion. This… Read More Maria Ines de Carli reports on the seminar by Dr Alexandra Toimil (IH Cantabria)
MSc ECE fieldtrip to Hengistbury Head and Christchurch Bay – by Michalis Karas
MSc ECE 2018/19 student Michalis Karas reports on the SOES3014/CENV6126 fieldtrip to Hengistbury Head and Christchurch Bay: On Monday 5th of November a field trip was organised to introduce a variety of coastal environments, both natural and engineered. A group of MSc students from Coastal Sediment Dynamics and Coastal Morphodyamics courses visited the area… Read More MSc ECE fieldtrip to Hengistbury Head and Christchurch Bay – by Michalis Karas
Seminar Blog: Surgewatch: documenting 2000 years of coastal flooding in the UK
By MSc ECE 2018/19 student Gabriella Panteli, On Friday 2nd November Dr Ivan Haigh, Mrs Addina Inayatillah, Ms Lucy Fillbrook spoke to us on the topic “Surgewatch: documenting 2000 years of coastal flooding in the UK”. Coastal flooding events have had catastrophic consequences both globally and in the UK. Within the UK there is a… Read More Seminar Blog: Surgewatch: documenting 2000 years of coastal flooding in the UK
Blog on ‘Managing our coastal risks: A serious cause for concern?’ seminar by Professor Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell’
MSc ECE student Xue Ong (Gladys) reports on this terms’ Flagship coastal seminar, by Professor Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell’ On 23 October 2018, we were very pleased to have Professor Edmund Penning-Rowsell from Middlesex & Oxford Universities to speak on the topic: “Managing our coastal risks: A serious cause for concern?” Our coastal areas are at… Read More Blog on ‘Managing our coastal risks: A serious cause for concern?’ seminar by Professor Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell’
Student Blogpost: Coastal and marine implications of a 1.5˚C increase in warming: Implications of the Paris Agreement
ECE 2018/19 Student Toby Miller reports on the first coastal seminar of this term, a SMMI workshop on “Coastal and marine implications of a 1.5˚C increase in warming: Implications of the Paris Agreement”. The workshop featured presentations by, and discussion with a team of experts from the University, including Dr Sally Brown, lead author on… Read More Student Blogpost: Coastal and marine implications of a 1.5˚C increase in warming: Implications of the Paris Agreement
COMEM / ECE / GDP fieldtrip to Pennington and Hurst Spit on 27 Sep 18 – By ECE student Pei Ling Goh
ECE 2018/19 student Pei reports on the induction fieldtrio to Pennington Marshes and Hurst Spit: This first field trip to Pennington and Hurst Spit marks the start of the adventure of our MSc Engineering in the Coastal Environment (ECE) first semester. This is the first time when we met up with all the students from… Read More COMEM / ECE / GDP fieldtrip to Pennington and Hurst Spit on 27 Sep 18 – By ECE student Pei Ling Goh
OES Coastal team visits China
Back in June, a team of researchers form the Coastal Group at University of Southampton (UoS), comprising Prof Carl Amos, Prof Ian Townend, Dr Charlie Thompson and Dr Hachem Kassem completed a 10 day trip to China. The team were invited by the College of Harbor, Coastal & Offshore Engineering at Hohai University (HHU), Nanjing,… Read More OES Coastal team visits China
Welcome MSc ECE & COMEM 2018/2019 Cohorts!
MSC ECE 2016/2017 Graduation Congratulations (to all who came and those in absentia)
Catching up with Nick Elderfield, DHI UK managing Director & MSC ECE 2001 alumnus
We recently caught up with Nick Elderfield, Managing Director of DHI UK and MSc ECE 2000-2001 alumnus at University of Southampton. Here’s what he had to say: When did you graduate and can you tell us a bit about your experience at Southampton and afterwards? I completed a degree in Oceanography at Southampton and decided… Read More Catching up with Nick Elderfield, DHI UK managing Director & MSC ECE 2001 alumnus
Using science to understand coastal policy in the National Trust
Dr Sally Brown (Senior Research Fellow in FEE) recently undertook a six month placement at the National Trust where she was analysing coastal change using NERC funded science. She has written a blog about her experiences which you can read here: Do you know how much coast is owned by the National Trust 775 miles in England,… Read More Using science to understand coastal policy in the National Trust
Angela Fung reports on Bill Cooper’s Seminar
“30 Years in Marine Consultancy – Some Past Achievements and Some Future Opportunities for the Next Generation” by Bill Cooper (Director, Cooper Marine Advisors Ltd) By Angela FUNG 24 April 2018 Bill Cooper obtained a degree in Oceanography from Swansea University in 1986 and was interested in applied marine science particular in numerical modelling application… Read More Angela Fung reports on Bill Cooper’s Seminar
Greg Williams reports on SOES6060 Boat work campaign
Time is flying quickly as we are already progressing into Semester 2 of this year’s ECE programme. The first semester has been a busy one. One of our current MSc students Greg Williams looks back and tells us about his experience of Boat Week on board the RV Callista: This exciting opportunity forms part of… Read More Greg Williams reports on SOES6060 Boat work campaign
Dr David Harlow’s retirement seminar: Bournemouth Beach Replenishment – 1970 to 2016”
Prof Robert Nicholls reports: Dr. David Harlow (Coast Protection Manager, Bournemouth Borough Council) presented the nearly 50 year history of the Bournemouth Beach Nourishment Project on Tuesday 20 February 2018. His talk, entitled “Bournemouth Beach Replenishment, 1970 to 2016” looked at the history of Bournemouth as a tourist resort in the early 19th Century to… Read More Dr David Harlow’s retirement seminar: Bournemouth Beach Replenishment – 1970 to 2016”
COMEM student Charles Feys reports on Dr Eli Lazarus’ coastal seminar
The coastal seminar series in the winter semester of 2017 was kicked off by the enthusiastic Dr. Eli Lazarus, who gave his presentation the intriguing name “Weird Dynamical Signatures from Developed Coastlines”. As a recent addition to the University of Southampton staff, he brought an interesting perspective on the sediment problems on the East Coast… Read More COMEM student Charles Feys reports on Dr Eli Lazarus’ coastal seminar
COMEM student Michelle Gostic reports on Dr Anjana Ford’s Seminar
By Michelle Gostic (COMEM student): In another installation of the coastal seminar series, graduate students of the Coastal and Marine Engineering and Managmenet (CoMEM) and the Engineering in th e Coastal Environment (ECE) masters programs had the pleasure of attending a talk by Dr. Anjana Ford titled “Coastal Conflicts: Managing the Jurassic Coast World Heritage… Read More COMEM student Michelle Gostic reports on Dr Anjana Ford’s Seminar
COMEM & ECE fieldtrip to Portsdown Hill, Hayling Island, and Selsy – By COMEM student Thomas Cowan
By MSc COMEM student Thomas Cowan: A new school year brings a lot of excitement for the CoMEM students coming to Southampton for the fall semester. New courses and a new culture have everyone anxious for the start of the semester. This autumn, we also meet with new students taking the ECE masters program based… Read More COMEM & ECE fieldtrip to Portsdown Hill, Hayling Island, and Selsy – By COMEM student Thomas Cowan
A quick catch up with ECE 2013-2017 (PT) alumna Lauren Burt
We had a quick catch up with ECE alumna Laurent Burt, who completed her course part-time between 2013 and 2017. Here’s what Lauren had to say about her journey with us. 1. Where are you from, when did you do the ECE and what did you most enjoy about it? I grew up in East… Read More A quick catch up with ECE 2013-2017 (PT) alumna Lauren Burt
A quick catch up with ECE 2000/2001 alumnus Jon Kemp
We have been quite lucky To catch up with Jon Kemp, who completed his MSC ECE back in 2001. Here’s what he had to say! Where are you from, when did you do the ECE and what did you most enjoy about it? After graduating in 1999 with a BSc in Oceanography with Geology… Read More A quick catch up with ECE 2000/2001 alumnus Jon Kemp
A quick catch up with 2006/2007 ECE alumnus Jamie Holmes
We’ve had the chance to catch up with Jamie Holmes, from the 2006-2007 cohort! Where are you from, when did you do the ECE and what did you most enjoy about it? I joined the ECE course immediately following a BSc in Oceanography and previously a period in the Royal Navy. I was particularly drawn… Read More A quick catch up with 2006/2007 ECE alumnus Jamie Holmes
A quick catch up with 2013/2014 alumnus Jonathan Dale
Where are you from, when did you do the ECE and what did you most enjoy about it? I am British and studied for the ECE course in 2013-14. I enjoyed the opportunity to learn from some of the world leading oceanographers and coastal engineers, especially at the NOC. Particular highlights include the diversity… Read More A quick catch up with 2013/2014 alumnus Jonathan Dale
Seeking waste solutions in the Maldives
Whilst most of staff and students had a relaxing Easter break, three Engineering and Environment researchers spent part of their break in the Maldives. Rather than being on holiday enjoying the ‘sunny side of life’ as the Maldivian tourist industry would say, they experienced the opposite, by analysing waste at an open dump. Dr Richard… Read More Seeking waste solutions in the Maldives
Ben Flett reports on SOES 6011 Modelling Coastal Processes Boatwork Campaign
By ECE student Ben Flett (2016-2017) The ECE students as well as a cohort of Oceanography MSc students have recently begun the intensive short course in Modelling Coastal Processes. Within this course the use of extremely powerful modelling software has been utilised to propose a dredging channel in the Southampton Solent through an area known… Read More Ben Flett reports on SOES 6011 Modelling Coastal Processes Boatwork Campaign
ECE student Addina Inayatillah reports on the soes6060 boat work
By ECE 16/17 Student Addina Inayatillah (Naya): Time is flying fast and it is by now Week 6 of our MSc Engineering in the Coastal Environment program, which means it is already Boat Week! On Friday, November 11th, 2016, ECE Students got to take the RV Callista, one of university’s research vessels, up and down and up… Read More ECE student Addina Inayatillah reports on the soes6060 boat work
ECE student Lye Cheng reports on Dr Thomas Wahl’s seminar
By ECE student Lye Cheng On 15 Nov 16, we had the privilege to have Dr Thomas Wahl to share with us on the formulation of the extreme sea level rise and its effect on coastal adaption. Thomas started by explaining how extreme sea level rise will have significant societal impacts as approximately 40% of… Read More ECE student Lye Cheng reports on Dr Thomas Wahl’s seminar
New understanding of rip currents could help to save lives
This is a press-release for a new paper – Wave breaking patterns control rip current flow regimes and surf zone retention, published by members of the coastal group which can be accessed here. Research by the Universities of Southampton and Plymouth has found a new link between breaking waves and the hazard posed by rip currents. The… Read More New understanding of rip currents could help to save lives
ECE student George Cottell reports on the Hengistbury Head/Christchurch Harbour fieldtrip
By ECE 2015-16 student George Cottell reports on the fieldtrip to Hengistbury Head and Christchurch Harbour: This field trip saw groups from both Coastal Sediment Dynamics and Coastal Morphodynamics modules come together for the day to visit Hengistbury Head; part of a beautiful section of coastline on the South of England. The aim of the day… Read More ECE student George Cottell reports on the Hengistbury Head/Christchurch Harbour fieldtrip
ECE student Rory Findlay on Prof Ken Pye’s Seminar
Last week we welcomed guest speaker Professor Ken Pye to Southampton for a talk about various successful (and unsuccessful) beach and dune nourishment projects throughout Europe and around the coast of the UK. As an ex-Professor at the Universities of London and Reading as well as the owner of an established consultancy firm (Kenneth Pye… Read More ECE student Rory Findlay on Prof Ken Pye’s Seminar
Isle of Wight in a day – field trip account by ECE student Sam Lindsay
By ECE 2016-17 student Sam Lindsay A day trip to the lovely Isle of Wight on a still day, visiting sights scattered around one of England’s former premier holiday destinations, what more could you want? This trip presented itself as a chance to see some beautiful sights, whilst learning about how it is going to… Read More Isle of Wight in a day – field trip account by ECE student Sam Lindsay
ECE day with Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership exploring coastal defences in Portsmouth
By 2016/17 ECE student Ben Flett The new Cohort of ECE students started the year with a trip to Portsmouth to look at some of the coastal defenses put in play by the Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership. The morning started with an opening talk from the ESCP and a brief overview of the Partnership as… Read More ECE day with Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership exploring coastal defences in Portsmouth
Robert Nicholls invited to present at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Engineering in Washington DC
Professor Robert Nicholls invited to present at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Engineering in Washington DC, 9/10 October 2016. On 9 October, Robert gave one of three talks in Plenary Session on Mega-Engineering Initiatives. He spoke on “Adaptation to Sea Level Rise”, together with talks by Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX about The… Read More Robert Nicholls invited to present at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Engineering in Washington DC
ECE student Will Stokes on Yasha Hetzel’s Coastal Seminar
By ECE 2016/17 student William Stokes On Tuesday 4th October, just two days into our studies at the University of Southampton, the new cohort of MSc ECE and COMEM students were invited to the first talk of this year’s Coastal Seminar Series. We were delighted to welcome Dr. Yasha Hetzel from the University of Western Australia… Read More ECE student Will Stokes on Yasha Hetzel’s Coastal Seminar
A quick catch up with 2012 ECE almunus James Paddock
1. Where are you from, when did you do the ECE and what did you most enjoy about it? I am British. I did an BSc in Oceanography 2008-2011 and graduated with an MSc ECE in 2012. My ECE Course Highlights: – Challenging / fast paced – Full access to becoming chartered as a civil engineer with the ICE.… Read More A quick catch up with 2012 ECE almunus James Paddock
A quick catch up with ECE almunus Julfikhsan Amhad Mukhti
by ECE 2014/15 alumnus Julfikhsan Amhad Mukhti Coming from one of the largest archipelagos in the world, I am aware that there are huge potentials, but at the same time also challenges, in managing coastal areas in Indonesia. In 2014, I took the MSc Engineering in the Coastal Environment (ECE) programme at the University of… Read More A quick catch up with ECE almunus Julfikhsan Amhad Mukhti
Sediment Dynamics from the beach to Mars – Science and Engineering Day 2016
As part of Southampton Science and Engineering Festival, a team from Geology&Geophysics research group led by ECE alumnus and current staff member Hachem Kassem, put on a large, and largely popular display on Sediment Dynamics at the new Bolderwood Innovation Campus. The University’s Science and Engineering Day 2016 took place on Saturday 12th March. This free event was part of… Read More Sediment Dynamics from the beach to Mars – Science and Engineering Day 2016
Boat Work for SOES 6011 – Modelling Coastal Processes
Written with ECE 2015/16 student Adriana Gallardo: During our second semester on the ECE program, we carried out a two-day boat campaign for our Modelling Coastal Processes class. During the boatwork, we carried out similar activities to our trip in the first semester, collecting data that will be used for validating/calibrating a numnerical model we developed as part of the… Read More Boat Work for SOES 6011 – Modelling Coastal Processes
5 minutes with ECE 2012 Alumnus Jackson Harris
1. Where are you from, when did you do the ECE and what did you most enjoy about it? 1. I am originally from Christchurch in Dorset and I completed the ECE course in 2012. I enjoyed all aspects of the course in particular field work components for many of the modules. I enjoyed the… Read More 5 minutes with ECE 2012 Alumnus Jackson Harris
Fieldwork in the Itchen Estuary, Southampton, 6th November 2015.
Guest post by: Jennifer Watts (ECE 2015-16) As part of our degree, ECE students undertake a course on key skills and applied coastal oceanography. A key aspect of this is to learn useful oceanographic techniques, and gain professional experience in applied coastal oceanography. As such, were were tasked to chose, each, as scientific question; plan… Read More Fieldwork in the Itchen Estuary, Southampton, 6th November 2015.
New MSC ECE poster and Brochures
National Flood Resilience Science Advisory Group
Prof. Robert Nicholls has been invited by Sir Mark Warport, Chief Scientific Advisor to be a member of a Scientific Advisory Group to support a government review of flooding. This follows the Cumbrian floods but takes a broader perspective. The aim is to assess the risk to the country of all forms of flooding, including… Read More National Flood Resilience Science Advisory Group
Prof Carl Amos awarded in recognition of continued collaboration with Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Prof Carl Amos has been presented with an award in recognition for his continuous cooperation with the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), by Dr Naji Al-Mutairi, Director General of KISR. The award ceremony took place during the inauguration of KISR’s new marine monitoring buoy network, with the first deployed in Kuwait Bay. The buoy can track… Read More Prof Carl Amos awarded in recognition of continued collaboration with Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Wave-induced coherent turbulence structures and sediment resuspension in the nearshore
Hachem Kassem, and co-authors Charlie Thompson, Carl Amos, and Ian Townend from the Geology and Geophysics research group (Coastal) have been studying the complex interactions between wave-induced turbulence and sediment resuspension. The results of their study, which used data collected during the Barrier Dynamics Experiment II (BARDEX II); a large EU funded project and part of the Hydralab IV framework,… Read More Wave-induced coherent turbulence structures and sediment resuspension in the nearshore
Scientists Raise Alarm About Persian Gulf’s Future Climate
Climate researchers say that summer time conditions in some parts of the Persian Gulf region could become intolerable by the end of the century; in a report published today by Nature Climate Change. Forbes magazine featured the article which suggests that if current trends continue, summertime heat and humidity would occasionally rise beyond the limit of human endurance in Abu Dhabi and… Read More Scientists Raise Alarm About Persian Gulf’s Future Climate
Coastal Seminar Series 2015 – Prof. Colin Woodroffe
We are pleased to present a talk by Prof. Colin Woodroffe (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia): “Sea-level change and shoreline response: the past as a guide to the future of our coasts.” Colin will be discussing if ‘the present is the key to the past’, can the past be… Read More Coastal Seminar Series 2015 – Prof. Colin Woodroffe
MSc ECE student Maria Ines de Carli reports on the Coastal Seminar by Ms Hana Al-Rashed: SST along Kuwait’s coast
On Tuesday February 26th, PhD student Hana Al-Rashed gave a special coastal seminar on the first objective of her thesis titled “Three decades of urban coastal water SSTs along Kuwait’s south eastern coast”. In the context of global warming, Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs), coastal areas have shown a rising trend ten times faster than the… Read More MSc ECE student Maria Ines de Carli reports on the Coastal Seminar by Ms Hana Al-Rashed: SST along Kuwait’s coast
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