Transcript 7. Murray Roberts, Heriot Watt University

“Deep-water”
And Environmental Management
Expertise
• Deep-sea biology and ecology
• Benthic ecology, pollution and ecotoxicology
• Biomarker development
• Marine microbial ecology
• Habitat mapping and biodiversity assessment
• Ocean acidification and climate change research
Relevant active projects
• North Sea Benthos Drill Cuttings Analysis (Oil & Gas UK)
• North Sea Interactive (NERC)
• Oil & Gas Knowledge Exchange, Dr. Kate Gormley (NERC)
• Atlantic Margin Innovation (NERC)
• Environmental Sensitivity Deep-water Sponges (NERC/Oil & Gas UK)
Prof J Murray Roberts
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Dr Kate Gormley
Centre for Marine Biodiversity & Biotechnology, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
0131-451-3463
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[email protected]
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http://www.cmbb.hw.ac.uk
Images: Heriot-Watt University, Veerle Huvenne (NOC), MAREANO (Norway)
What services can you offer?
What’s innovative about what you do?
How can it be applied to industry?
Services
• Spatio-temporal statistical analysis
• Climate change expertise
• Microbiology of oil degradation
• Integrated decision support tools
• Partnership working
• New £20m Lyell Centre opens 2016
Innovation
• From North Sea to Deep Sea
• From Gene to Organism to Ecosystem
Industry application
• Cuttings & decommissioning
• Monitoring recommendations
• Deep-water planning (e.g. dispersant use)
Prof J Murray Roberts
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Dr Kate Gormley
Centre for Marine Biodiversity & Biotechnology, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
0131-451-3463
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[email protected]
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http://www.cmbb.hw.ac.uk
Images: North Sea Interactive, Deep-water Horizon oil degrading bacteria, Lyell Centre