Research projects

1. Remote Instruments for Monitoring Sea-ice Mass Balance: This work involves the development of a low cost ice-mass balance buoy (IMB) using a thermistor chain type technology. Advances in low-cost digital temperature sensors working on a single data bus have enabled us to greatly reduce cost and complexity of the sensor chain. Also, incorporation of heating mode is under development which allows the medium around a sensor to be determined. The eventual aim is to have a commercial device available. (E.g. NICE-1)
   
2. Development of low-cost GSM enabled drifter buoys for coastal current measurement:  This project involves creating a fleet of semi-disposable drifters buoys to be released in a large group to trace currents and then collected as far as possible using the real-time GPS data they transmit
3. Under-ice micro-structure platform: A project to use an Apex Argo float to tow a microstructure profiler up and down a tether deployed through sea-ice
4. Centimetric Ice Freeboard Measurement System: A collaborative project to use GPS to measure altitude to centimeter accuracy for sea-ice freeboard measurement
5. Power System Development for Remote Monitoring: This work has particular emphasis on sea ice based  systems (Seebeck)
   

Research grants

• PI - NICE-1  Dates: Oct-08 to Oct-10  Award: £76  (Funding)  NERC New Investigator 
• Co-I Bellingshausen Sea. NERC Standard grant  Dates: Feb-10 to Jul-13  Award: £419.6K (SAMS: £343.7K)
• Co-I. Oceans 2025 : Theme 8 WP 8.7. Title: Sensor Optimisation  Dates: Apr-07 to Mar-12  Award: £258.4K  NERC
• Co-I. Oceans 2025 : Theme 8 WP 8.8 Water Column. Title: Water column and seabed platforms  Dates: Apr-07 to Mar-12  Award: £460K  NERC
• Co-I. Oceans 2025 : Theme 8 WP 8.9. Title: Satellite communications and GPS  Dates: Apr-07 to Apr-12  Award: £423K  NERC
• SEEBECK. NERC Proof of concept award  Dates: Jan-10 to Jan-11  Award: £45.8K (SAMS: £36.7K)

• Co-I. Great Race Eddies and Turbulence  Dates: Feb-10 to Feb-13  Award: £464.1K (SAMS: £390.6K)