List of potential self-funded PhD projects
Applicants with appropriate qualifications and their own funding are welcome to contact us to discuss possible projects. Below is a list of projects proposed by various researchers at the Scottish Marine Institute:
| Project title | Supervisors |
|---|---|
Stripping contaminating phosphate and nitrates from water supplies with microalgae | Drs Michele Stanley, John Day |
The genetic stabilit of microalgal strains used in biofuel production | Drs Michele Stanley, John Day |
Modelling the hydrodynamics of large scale macroalgae cultivation | Drs Michele Stanley, John Day |
Oyster culture in Scotland | Drs Adam Hughes, Michele Stanley |
The war of the marine worlds: Do pathogens contribute to the resilience of marine ecosystems against biological invasions? | Dr Claire Gachon |
Genomics of algal defenses against their pathogens | Dr Claire Gachon |
The evolution of pathogenicity among oomycetes: a comparative genomics approach | Dr Claire Gachon |
Implications of large offshore renewables arrays for fisheries | Dr Clive Fox |
Dispersal of early life stages of flatfish on the west of Scotland | Dr Clive Fox, Dr Mike Burrows |
Progress towarss Natura 2000 | Dr Clive Fox, Dr Branka Valcic |
Prey selection by gadoid larvae | Dr Clive Fox |
Behaviour of the marine predatory copepod Euchaeta norvegica | Dr Clive Fox |
Reproductive behaviour of a southern copepod in the changing environment of the west of Scotland | Dr Clive Fox |
Feeding preferences of Nephrops larvae | Dr Clive Fox |
Fine scale passive acoustic tracking of harbour porpoises: investigation of echolocation behaviour and practical applications | Dr Ben Wilson, Dr Jonathan Gordon |
Optimisation of thermoelectric generator for powering sea-ice instruments | Dr Keith Jackson |
Arctic wide zooplankton migration behaviour | Dr Finlo Cottier, Dr Kim Last |
Developing a fjord box model for high latitudes | Dr Finlo Cottier, Dr Mark Inall |
How does vertical mixing influence ocean-glacier interactions? | Dr Finlo Cottier, Dr Mark Inall |
