Environmental Sciences
Environmental Sciences Research Institute
Institute Director:Prof Sandy Steacy
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PhD Projects
| Project Title | Supervisors | Contact |
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A socio-environmental study of the separation barrier in Israel/Palestine: the political ecology of segregation. |
Dr Sara McDowell, Dr Max Hope |
An Analytical Framework to Link Heritage to Community Sustainability. |
Dr Max Hope, Dr Colin Breen |
Sedimentology and genesis of coral rubble ridges of the Virgin Islands. |
Prof Andrew Cooper, Prof. Derek Jackson |
South Pacific beach ridges: sedimentology and genesis. |
Prof Andrew Cooper, Prof. Derek Jackson |
Airflow and sediment dynamics in arid dune fields using field and modelling techniques. |
Prof. Derek Jackson, Prof Andrew Cooper |
Airflow and sediment dynamics in temperate dune fields using field and modelling techniques. |
Prof. Derek Jackson, Prof Andrew Cooper |
Spatio-temporal variability in benthic community structure at Cashes Ledge (Gulf of Maine). |
Dr Chris McGonigle, Dr Rory Quinn |
Ecological stoichiometry and the functioning of grazed and fertilized grasslands. |
Dr. Dario Fornara, Prof. Phil Jordan |
Linking soil biological processes to ecosystem functioning. |
Dr. Dario Fornara, Prof. Geoffrey McMullan |
Variability of the British-Irish Ice Sheet in the Rockall Trough (North Atlantic) through ice-rafted debris and micro-faunal record. |
Dr Paul Dunlop , Dr Sara Benetti |
Mechanisms of organic carbon accumulation in soils: the role of soil mineralogy. |
Dr. Dario Fornara, Dr Paul Dunlop |
The Canterbury earthquake sequence: Coulomb stress interaction and active faulting. |
Prof Sandy Steacy, Prof John McCloskey |
The Role of Geoscience in State-led Earthquake/Tsunami Disaster Risk Reduction in Padang, Sumatra. |
Dr Max Hope, Prof John McCloskey |
Estimating the ecological, economic and social value of the edible periwinkle (Littorina Littorea) in Northern Ireland. |
Dr Sara Benetti, Dr Paul McKenzie |
Modelling earthquake slip on faults with heterogeneous plate interface coupling. |
Prof John McCloskey, Prof Sandy Steacy, Shane Murphy |
MRes Projects
| Project Title | Supervisors | Contact |
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Spatial distribution and characterisation of rock-slope failures in a small granite massif. |
Dr Peter Wilson, Dr Paul Dunlop |
Paraglacial debris cone evolution, Co. Donegal. |
Dr Peter Wilson, Dr Paul Dunlop |
Investigating the barriers to uptake of GIS within cross-border schools and identifying pathways to implementation. |
Dr Paul McKenzie, Dr Stephen Roulston, Dr Sally Cook |
Reconstructing the eastern sector of the former Irish Ice sheet off the Antrim coast using marine geophysical data. |
Dr Paul Dunlop, Dr Ruth Plets, Dr Peter Wilson |
Remote identification of shipwreck sites from MBES bathymetric and backscatter data. |
Dr Rory Quinn, Dr Kieran Westley, Dr Ruth Plets, Dr Chris McGonigle |
Characterising scour processes at submerged shipwreck sites. |
Dr Rory Quinn, Dr Ruth Plets, Dr Kieran Westley |
The Archaeology of Fish Traps in County Down. |
Dr Wes Forsythe, Dr Colin Breen |
Applications of high-resolution LiDAR for archaeological landscape characterization. |
Dr Wes Forsythe, Rory McNeary, Dr Rory Quinn |
Assessing the risk of rural point sources in headwater catchments. |
Prof Phil Jordan, Dr Paul McKenzie, Dr Joerg Arnscheidt |
Archaeological investigation on the island city of Suakin, Sudan . |
Dr W Forsythe, Dr C Breen |