PhD opportunities in UK

Ecosystem-wide survey of ecosystem function across the deep seafloor biome of the Clarion Clipperton Zone to help assess and manage the impacts of polymetallic nodule mining https://www.hw.ac.uk/schools/energy-geoscience-infrastructure-society/research/postgraduate/opportunities/ecosystem-wide-survey-of-ecosystem-function.htm

Faunal biodiversity and food-web structure at organic falls in the deep Norwegian Sea https://www.hw.ac.uk/schools/energy-geoscience-infrastructure-society/research/postgraduate/opportunities/faunal-biodiversity-and-food-web-structure.htm

Developing the next generation of sediment profile imaging camera/ planar optode system (I-SPI) for use on autonomous platforms for rapid assessment of benthic ecosystem state https://www.hw.ac.uk/schools/energy-geoscience-infrastructure-society/research/postgraduate/opportunities/developing-the-next-generation-of-sediment.htm

Quantifying the biological effects of leakage from Carbon Capture and Storage sites to optimize early warning indicators for CO2 leakage<http://www.markhartl.hw.ac.uk/images/documents/CDT_OG_CCS_leakage_proposal_for_advert.pdf

 

Dr. Andrew K. Sweetman
Associate Professor in Biological Oceanography Leader of the Marine Benthic Ecology and In-Situ Technology Group, The Lyell Centre for Earth and Marine Science and Technology, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, UK
EH14 4AS

Email: A.Swe…@hw.ac.uk<mailto:A.Sweetman@hw.ac.uk>
Tel: +44 (0) 131 451 3993

Links to:
The Lyell Centre for Earth and Marine Science and Technology: (http://www.lyellcentre.ac.uk)
Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative: (http://dosi-project.org)
International network for scientific investigation of deep-sea ecosystems: (http://www.indeep-project.org)
The JELLYFARM project: (http://jellyfarmproject.blogspot.co.uk)