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Sophie Ward

Sophie Ward

Dr

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Accepting PhD Students

20122026

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Overview

I am a physical oceanographer specialising in numerical ocean modelling, with a particular interest in understanding how marine systems respond to environmental change. My research spans physical and biophysical modelling, sediment dynamics, and climate-driven processes, with applications across blue carbon, marine renewable energy, and ecosystem resilience.

as well as contributing to external projects (e.g., Angle Shark Project: Wales and Project SIARC) as an hydrodynamic- and biophysical modeller.

 

Specific research interests include:

  • Blue carbon and carbon cycling in subtidal sedimentary systems
  • Palaeotidal modelling and long-term hydrodynamic evolution
  • Climate change impacts on marine ecosystems and coastal resilience
  • Sediment dynamics and seabed processes
  • Marine spatial planning, conservation, and blue carbon governance
  • Marine renewable energy

 

I lead Bangor University's Blue Carbon Special Interest Group and am committed to open, reproducible science and bilingual (Welsh/English) public engagement.

Postgraduate Project Opportunities

I have a range of research interests where postgraduate and PhD projects can be developed. My core focus is on blue carbon - particularly long-term carbon storage in subtidal sedimentary systems, palaeotidal modelling, and coastal processes influencing long-term carbon dynamics. I also welcome enquiries in the following areas:

  • Tidal modelling (past, present or future)
  • Marine renewable energy
  • Dispersal of marine organisms (including invasive species and aquaculture)

If you are interested in developing a project in any of these areas, please contact me by email in the first instance.

Education/Academic qualification

Professional, Professional, ILM Level 7 Certificate for Executive and Senior Level Coaches and Mentors

Award Date: 17 Apr 2023

Postgraduate, PhD, A new proxy for constraining palaeotidal simulations of the northwest European shelf seas, Bangor University

20102014

Award Date: 17 Jul 2015

Postgraduate, Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCertHE), Bangor University

Award Date: 1 Sept 2013

Postgraduate, MSc, Applied Physical Oceanography, Bangor University

20092010

Award Date: 1 Jul 2011

Undergraduate, BSc, Natural Sciences, University of Bath

20042007

Award Date: 1 Jun 2007

External positions

Graduate Environmental Scientist, Egniol Consulting Ltd

Sept 2007May 2009

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  2. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  3. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water

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