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Ian Main FRSE
Professor, Seismology & Rock Physics
Postgraduate Studentships
Current Studentships |
PhD |
Current Studentships |
PhD |
| 2009- |
Robert Annewandter (ex Hamburg) 'Hydromechanical effects during CO2 storage', with Dr. S. Geiger (Heriot-Watt University), (funded by the Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage), 2nd supervisor. |
| 2008- |
Nicholas Johnson (Edinburgh) 'Continental rifting to sea-floor spreading - Collection, analysis and visualisation of magnetotelluric data from Afar', with Prof. K. Whaler, (NERC), 2nd supervisor. |
| 2007- |
Aniekan (Martin) Ekanem (Leeds) 'Comparison of seismic physical modelling with numerical modelling of 3D seismic response in fractured media', with Prof. X.-Y. Li and Dr M. Chapman (BGS), (AKWA IBOM State University of Technology, Nigeria), 2nd supervisor. |
| 2007- |
Anish Varghese (Mahatma Ghandi and Cochin Universities, India) 'Observation and modelling of attenuation anisotropy in laboratory and borehole data', with Drs. M. Chapman, Enru Liu and Prof. X-Y Li (BGS) (Edinburgh Anisotropy Project). 2nd supervisor. |
Submitted PhD |
| 2007-2011 |
Sarah Touati (Edinburgh) 'Earthquake physics: implications for seismic hazard and earthquake predictability in a complex system', with Dr M. Naylor & Prof. M. Christie (Heriot-Watt), (EPSRC), 1st supervisor. |
| 2007-2011 |
Yungui Xu (Daqing Petroleum Institute and University of Petroleum, China) 'Numerical modelling of wave propagation in fractured media', with Prof. X.-Y. Li and Dr E.Liu (BGS) (Edinburgh Anisotropy Project). 2nd supervisor. |
Previous Studentships |
PhD |
| 2005-2010 |
Caroline Graham (Edinburgh and Leeds) 'Scale model seismicity: a detailed study of deformation localisation from laboratory acoustic emission data', with Dr S. Elphick, Prof. M. Forde (School of Engineering) and Prof. G. Dresen (GFZ Potsdam), (NERC), 1st supervisor. |
| 2005-2009 |
Qian Zhongping (University of Geosciences, China), 'Processing and interpretation of multi-component data for fracture characterization', with Drs X.-Y. Li and E. Liu (BGS), (Edinburgh Anisotropy Project), 1st supervisor. |
| 2005-2009 |
Isabel Varela (Bolivar, Venezuela and Oklahoma, US)'Effects of pressure and saturation on seismic anisotropy', with Dr E. Liu (BGS), (Edinburgh Anisotropy Project), 1st supervisor. |
| 2002-2006 |
Dirk-Jan Van Manen (Utrecht).
'Multicomponent strategy for imaging through a complex near-surface', with Drs A Curtis, Schlumberger, and X-Y Li,
BGS Edinburgh, 2nd supervisor. |
| 2003-2006 |
Lun Li 'Predictive power of correlations between injector and producer wells in oilfields', with Wyn Williams, (Industry Technology Facilitator programme on Complex Reservoirs), 1st supervisor. |
| 2001-2004 |
Serafeim Vlastos (Thessaloniki, Greece). 'Seismic
characterisation of fluid flow in fractured reservoirs�, with Drs E Liu and X-Y Li, BGS Edinburgh, (Edinburgh Anisotropy
Project Consortium), 2nd supervisor. |
| 1999-2003 |
Ira Ojala (UCL & Durham). Ph D 'Time-dependent deformation in
sandstones', with Drs B T Ngwenya & S C Elphick (University of Edinburgh
Scholarship), 2nd supervisor. |
| 1999-2003 |
Fahad Al-Kindy (Durham & Edinburgh). Ph D 'Statistical mechanics
of earthquakes', with Dr Wyn Williams, (Petroleum Department of Oman), 1st
supervisor. |
| 2000-2003 |
Fabio Mancini (La Sapienza, Rome). 'Elastic wave imaging in
anisotropic media using sea-floor seismic data', with Prof A Ziolkowski, X-Y Li, BGS Edinburgh, and Dr T Pointer, BG Technology, (NERC Industrial CASE award with BG Technology), 2nd supervisor. |
| 2000-2003 |
Sabrina Colombo (Milan, Italy). 'Non-destructive testing and
monitoring of concrete bridges using Acoustic Emission', with Professor Michael
Forde, Department of Civil Engineering, (Highways Agency, London), 2nd
supervisor. |
| 2001-2002 |
Conor Snowden (Durham). 'Complexity of seismograms at
teleseismic distances', with Prof. Alan Douglas, AWE Blacknest (NERC CASE),
1st supervisor for final two years of his project. |
| 1996-2000 |
Michael Kay (Leeds). 'Physico-chemical mechanisms of fault
sealing', with Drs S C Elphick & B T Ngwenya, (NERC), 2nd supervisor. |
| 1996-2000 |
Kathryn Hardacre (Oxford & Durham). 'Controlling mechanisms on
fault growth rates', with Dr P Cowie (NERC), 2nd supervisor. |
| 1996-2000 |
Andrew Hughes (Durham). 'Mechanisms of deep earthquakes', with Dr R G Pearce & Prof A Thompson, ETH Zurich, (NERC), 1st supervisor. |
| 1995-1999 |
Zoe Shipton (Leeds). 'Displacement gradients at fault tips:
the Chimney Rock fault array, Utah', with Dr P Cowie, (NERC), 2nd supervisor. |
| 1995-1998 |
Mehdi Rezapour (Tehran, Iran). 'Seismotectonics and seismic
hazard in Iran', with Dr R G Pearce, (Iranian Government), 2nd supervisor. |
| 1993-1997 |
Sean Dolan (University College Dublin). 'Rock Heterogeneity
at different scales: a comparative study using shear waves and seismic coda',
with Dr C J Bean, UCD, (EOLAS, Ireland), 2nd supervisor. |
| 1993-1997 |
Karen Mair (Edinburgh). 'Evolution and sealing properties of
faults during deformation', with Drs S C Elphick & M R W Johnston, (NERC),
1st supervisor. |
| 1991-1995 |
Sandra Gadd (Manchester). 'Geodynamic evolution of transform
passive margins', with Dr R Scrutton (NERC), 2nd Supervisor. |
| 1992-1995 |
Hengchang Dai (Institute of Geophysics, China). 'Application
of neural networks to seismic data analysis', with Dr C MacBeth, BGS Edinburgh,
(BGS), 1st Supervisor. |
| 1991-1995 |
Gordon Holmes (Queens, Kingston, Ontario). 'Monitoring of
shear waves from acoustic events in mines', with Prof S Crampin (Commonwealth
Scholarship), 2nd Supervisor. |
| 1990-1995 |
Yun Liu (Chuang Chun, China). 'Temporal variations in shear
wave splitting as an earthquake precursor', with Prof S Crampin, (BGS/ORS),
2nd Supervisor. |
| 1990-1995 |
David Sharrock (Leeds). 'Structure and heterogeneity of the
Earth's mantle', with Prof A Douglas, MoD Blacknest, (NERC), 1st Supervisor. |
| 1989-1992 |
Gillian Hatton (Royal Holloway & New Bedford College, London).
'Structure and seismic signature of subsidiary damage around natural and
artificial faults', with Dr P G Meredith, UCL, and Dr R F Cheeney,(NERC),
1st Supervisor. |
| 1989-1992 |
Jeremy Henderson (Oxford, MIT). 'Earthquake dynamics and time-dependent seismicity in an intraplate setting', with Dr R G Pearce, (NERC), 1st Supervisor. |
| 1989-1992 |
Fotini Liakopoulou (Athens, Greece). 'Seismotectonics of the
eastern Mediterranean from digital earthquake seismograms', with Dr R G Pearce,(IKY, Greece), 2nd Supervisor. |
| 1987-1991 |
Rachel Abercrombie (Cambridge). 'Earthquake rupture dynamics
and neotectonics in the Aegean area', with Dr P W Burton, BGS Edinburgh
(NERC CASE), 1st Supervisor. |
| 1988-1990 |
Nadia Ligdas (Athens). 'P-wave velocities in the crust and
upper mantle of the Aegean area by tomographic inversion' (self-funded), 1st
supervisor. |
Masters |
| 2010-2011 |
James Boffin(Edinburgh). 'Optimisation approaches to modeling and analysing oil and gas reservoirs in the North Sea', with Dr Peter Richtarik (Statistics) 2nd supervisor. |
| 2004-2005 |
Jade Dickinson (Edinburgh). 'Effect of rainfall on the seismic response of near-surface layers, with Profs Mike Forde (Civil Engineering) and Marco Mucciarelli (Potenza, Italy), 1st supervisor. |
| 1999-2003 |
Fabien Borocin (Rome, Italy). M Phil 'Developing a model for core-seismic upscaling using shear-wave experiments', with Dr E. Liu
(BGS Edinburgh), 2nd supervisor. |
| 2000-2001 |
Ian Bastow (Edinburgh) M Res 'A comparison of moment tensors to tectonic deformation in the North Pacific' (NERC), 1st supervisor. |
| 1999-2000 |
Elizabeth Couchman (Queen Mary & Westfield College, London
University) M Res 'Seismic risk assessment image for the greater Seattle area using a Geographical
Information System', with Dr W Phillips, Geography department, (NERC), 1st supervisor. |
| 1997-1998 |
Gareth O'Brien (Durham) M Sc 'Non-fractal nature of
seismicity', with Dr Jeremy Henderson, Durham, (Amoco, UK), 2nd supervisor.
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| 1996-1997 |
Anthony Irranca (Cambridge) M Res 'Evolution of fault
gouge during low-temperature fluid-rock interactions' (NERC), 1st supervisor. |
Diploma In Research |
| 2002-2003 |
Aikaterini Yannouli (Thessaloniki, Greece). 'A
global study of earthquake aftershocks/foreshocks', 1st supervisor.
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