Centre for Coastal and Ocean Science and Engineering (CCOSE) seminar series

Find out who we have coming to speak at the University of Plymouth
The Coastal Processes Research GroupHartland Quay - North DevonResearchers Survey wave impact on shore platform

We have an exciting array of international speakers visiting the University of Plymouth as part of the Centre for Coastal and Ocean Science and Engineering (CCOSE) seminar series.

The seminars are open to members of the marine physics (MPRG), coastal processes (CPRG) and coastal engineering (COAST) research groups within CCOSE. They are also open to PhD, masters and undergraduate students within the marine area. People outside these groups are welcome to attend if space permits.

Seminars normally last for approximately one hour, including time for questions. 

2021

Coastal Dune Response to Relative Sea-Level Rise (RSLR)

Professor Robin Davidson-Arnott, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

15:00–16:00, 28 May 2021

(Via Zoom: EuroCoast zoominar series)

 

Laboratory Experiments on Wave Interaction with Vegetated Beds

Dr Dominic van der A, University of Aberdeen

11:00–12:00, 7 May 2021

Weather-Type-Based Models for the Analysis of Coastal Flooding and Erosion

Dr Fernando Mendez, Universidad de Cantabria, Spain

15:00–16:00, 19 March 2021

(Via Zoom: EuroCoast zoominar series)

 

Unlocking the potential of Machine Learning for large-scale coastal observation

Dr Dan Buscombe, US Geological Survey (USGS)

15:00–16:00, 19 February 2021

(Via Zoom: EuroCoast zoominar series)

Previous seminars

2019/20


Nature-based solutions in marine and coastal environments
Stefan Aarnkhof, Professor of Hydraulic Engineering at Delft University of Technology
15:00–16:00, 20 November 2020
(Via Zoom: EuroCoast zoominar series)
Understanding species-fragmentation-area relationships using experimental intertidal landscapes
Dr Lynette Loke, Macquarie University (Australia)
11:00–12:00, 20 November 2020
(Via Zoom)
Sediment Connectivity: A Framework for Analyzing Coastal Sediment Transport Pathways
Dr Stuart Pearson, Delft University of Technology
15:00–16:00, 19 June 2020
(Via Zoom: EuroCoast zoominar series)
Climate emergency – science update. Are we heading for a disastrous future?
Professor Chris Reid, Marine Biological Association
11:00–12:00, 15 February 2020
Roland Levinsky Building, Lecture Theatre 1 (now Levinsky Hall), University of Plymouth
Bridging the gap between resilience and geomorphology of complex coastal systems
Dr Katerina Kombiadou, CIMA, University of Algarve
16:00–17:00, 16 October 2020
(Via Zoom: EuroCoast zoominar series)
Impacts of changing coral reef ecology for reef growth and sediment supply
Professor Chris Perry, University of Exeter
11:00–12:00, 9 October 2020
Roland Levinsky Building, Lecture Theatre 1 (now Levinsky Hall), University of Plymouth
Opportunities within the International Ocean Discovery Programme
Professor Tony Morris, University of Plymouth
13:00–14:00, 27 November 2019
Sherwell Upper Lecture Theatre, University of Plymouth


The latest advances in coastal research in Australia
Professor Ian Turner, University of New South Wales, Australia.
09:00–10:00, 15 October 2019
Marine Building 202, University of Plymouth

2018/19 seminars

Date & venue Title Speaker
11 June 2019, 14:00–15:00, Rolle 206 Reef fish biogeography and macroecology: from Brazil to the global scale Professor Sergio Floeter (Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil)
19 March 2019, 14:00–15:00, Rolle 116 The Madagascan Whale Shark Project Dr Stella Diamant
1 March 2019, 12:00–13:00, Roland Levinsky Lecture Theatre 1 Coral health and immunity in the Anthropocene Dr Caroline Palmer (Visiting Researcher, University of Plymouth)
1 February 2019, 12:00–13:00, Roland Levinsky Lecture Theatre 1 Science Based Support for the Formation of a UNEP Regional Sea Ecosystem Based Marine Policy (the Barcelona Convention) Dr Maria Caparis (United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat for the Barcelona Convention)
14 December 2018, 11:00–12:00, Roland Levinsky Lecture Theatre 1 Understanding limits to adaptation in response to environmental change Dr Jon Bridle (University of Bristol)
30 November 2018, 11:00–12:00, Roland Levinsky Lecture Theatre 1 The Eastern Pacific (EP) coast as a natural transect of the globe for macroecology and biogeography research Dr Phillip Fenberg (University of Southampton)
5 October 2018, 11:00–12:00, Roland Levinsky Lecture Theatre 1 Sharks in the surf: how internal waves shape predator-prey interactions over seamounts Dr Phil Hosegood (University of Plymouth)

2017/18 seminars

Date & venue Title Speaker
27 June 2018, 14:00–15:00, Babbage 403 Islands on the Move: Understanding the physical dynamics of coral reef islands in the context of environmental change Professor Paul Kench (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
14 March 2018, 13:00–14:00, Babbage 409 Sea level variability and sea level rise along the U.S. East Coast: the impact of climate change, hurricanes and the Gulf Stream Professor Tal Ezer (Professor of Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University, USA)
14 December 2017, 13:00–14:00, Scott Lecture Theatre Steady streaming and mass transport in water waves Professor John Chaplin (University of Southampton)

2016/17 seminars

Date & venue Title Speaker
25 October 2017, 12:00–13:00, Plymouth Lecture Theatre, Portland Square Building Harmful algal blooms detection using remote sensors and in-situ measurements Dr Raul Aguirre Gomez (National Autonomous University of Mexico)
5 July 2017, 13:00–14:00, Plymouth Lecture Theatre, Portland Square Building Tsunami geology is getting there…slowly Professor James Goff (University of New South Wales)
1 February 2017, 13:00–14:00, Plymouth Lecture Theatre, Portland Square Building Developments in modelling free surface flows, coastal hydodynamics, and natural hazards (flooding and tsunamis) Dr Benedict Rogers (University of Manchester)
7 December 2016, 15:00–16:00, Plymouth Lecture Theatre, Portland Square Building Coastal flood risk analysis at national, regional and local scales Dr Ben Gouldby (HR Wallingford)
11 November 2016, 15:00–16:00, Stonehouse Lecture Theatre, Portland Square Building Waves and large-scale geophysicsin the North Atlantic – long term Professor Paul Taylor (University of Oxford)
9 November 2016, 15:00–16:00, Plymouth Lecture Theatre, Portland Square Building Climate variability, directional trends and impacts on the British coast: putting things into perspective Professor Ken Pye (visiting professor at Southampton University)

2015/16 seminars

Date & venue Title Speaker
9 March 2016, 14:00–15:00, Sherwell Lower William Froude, Devonian and Hydrodynamicist Alistair Borthwick (Edinburgh)
10 February 2016, 14:00–15:00, Devonport Lecture Theatre, Portland Square Building Requirements for 2nd generation marine renewables design tools – insights from an engineering consultancy Joao Cruz (Cruz Acheson Consulting, Lisbon, Portugal)
2 December 2015, 14:00–15:00, Plymouth Lecture Theatre, Portland Square Building Observations of beach rotation Mitch Harley (UNSW)
21 October 2015, 14:00–15:00, Plymouth Lecture Theatre, Portland Square Building Four decades of coastline monitoring at Narrabeen Beach, Sydney, Australia Ian Turner (UNSW)
6 May 2015, 15:00–16:00, Plymouth Lecture Theatre, Portland Square Building Coastal recovery and aeolian sediment transport processes Gerben Ruessink (Utrecht)
22 April 2015, 15:00–16:00, Stonehouse Lecture Theatre, Portland Square Building How extreme was the 2013/2014 UK storm surge season? Ivan Haigh (Southampton)
11 March 2015, 15:00–16:00, Plymouth Lecture Theatre, Portland Square Building Vortices, sediments, waves and sound Peter Thorne (POL) 
25 February 2015, 15:00–16:00, Stonehouse Lecture Theatre, Portland Square Building Remote Sensing of Swash Zone Sediment Transport and Hydrodynamics Chris Blenkinsopp (Bath)
28 January 2015, 15:00–16:00, Room 006, Babbage Building Wave crest statistics: the occurrence of freak or rogue waves and their practical implications Chris Swan (Imperial College)