Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute (SMMI)

Description

The institute works with partner organisations to tackle global marine and maritime challenges. From developing green technologies to influencing government policy, the institute's experts are improving quality of life and the environment.

Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute (SMMI) is the largest entity of its kind in the world, with expertise in everything from naval architecture to the social sciences. The institute's 350 specialists work across academic divides, and in partnership with external organisations, to address issues in the natural ocean environment (marine) and human use of the sea (maritime). The institute fosters new research collaborations, educate the next generation of maritime leaders, and generate knowledge and intelligence for businesses, governments and organisations.

The research themes include but are not limited to:

Trade and transport:

• autonomous underwater vehicles;
• 3D ship hydrodynamic modelling;
• anti-fouling coatings;
• cable system testing;
• damage and corrosion assessment;
• design testing;
• lightweight and high-performance marine structures;
• low carbon and energy efficient shipping;
• noise and vibration;
• ship safety;
• supply chain management;
• tribology.

Energy and resources:

• cliff and coastal erosion;
• carbon capture and storage;
• deep sea mineral resources and survey;
• flood modelling and defence;
• marine ecosystems;
• satellite oceanography;
• sea levels;
• seabed management;
• sediment dynamics;
• sonar system development;
• spatial technologies and 3D modelling.

Climate and environment:

• big data processing for environmental monitoring;
• energy harvesting;
• marine geochemistry;
• geographic information systems;
• hydrographic surveys;
• ocean, sea ice and iceberg modelling and forecasting;
• currents, waves and sea levels;
• underwater acoustics;
• pollution and waste management;
• offshore platform decommissioning: environmental impact assessment;
• coastal defence management;
• marine species behaviour monitoring.

Society and government:

• heritage management;
• information technologies;
• logistics;
• archaeology;
• history;
• law;
• sport performance enhancement;
• port development;
• risk research;
• transportation infrastructure.

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University of Southampton
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