The Global Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Georgy's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
About Georgy
Head of Plymouth Ocean Forecasting Centre
Professor in Physical Oceanography;
Teaching on BSc and MSc courses
Member of CENORE Steering Committee
Supervised Research Degrees
- 1987, Andrey Gennadievich Kostianoy, PhD thesis title "Laboratory modelling of intra-thermocline eddies and slow density currents"
- 1990, Meschanov Sergei Leonidivich, PhD thesis title: "The structure of large scale intrusions and quasi-stationary frontal zones based on observational data"
- 1993, Mikhail Viktorovich Emelianov, PhD thesis title: "Meso-scale and small-scale structure of frontal zones in the Antarctic Ocean"
- 2004, Laurent Latche, PhD, thesis title: "Analysis of water mass distribution and circulation in the White Sea, Russia"
- 2005, Cecilia Enriquez Ortiz, PhD, thesis title: "Mesoscale circulation in the Black Sea: A study combining numerical modelling and observations"
- 2008, Clare O'Neil, PhD, thesis title: "A study of dense water formation over Rockall Bank"
- 2013, Fred Wobus, PhD thesis title: "The dynamics of dense water cascades: from laboratory scales to the Arctic Ocean"
- 2014, Feng Chen, PhD thesis title: “Effect of Mesoscale Variability of Water Masses on Acoustic Wave Propagation in a Shallow Sea”
- 2017, Ali Saif Ali Saleh Almehrezi, PhD thesis title: "Local meteorology and its effect on electromagnetic wave propagation over the southern coast of the Arabian Gulf"
Teaching
BSc, The Global Ocean (module leader) 2000-2015;
BSc, Shelf Seas and Estuaries (module leader) 2000-present;
BSc, Modelling the Marine Environment, 2005-2015;
MSc, Modelling Marine Processes, 2015-present;
MSc, Contemporary Issues in Marine Science 2015-present;
CPD, Advanced Oceanography of Shallow Seas, Remote Sensing and Modelling (program leader), 2016-present;
CPD, Advanced Ocean Dynamics, Optics, Acoustics and Programming (program leader), 2016-present;
CPD, Ocean Modelling, (program leader), 2016-present;
CPD, Intermediate Ocean Science, (program leader), 2016-present;
CPDM, Basic Oceanography and Meteorology (module leader), 2015-present;
CPDM, Dynamical Oceanography, (module leader), 2015-present;
CPDM, Underwater Light and Sound, (module leader), 2016-present;
CPDM, Introduction to Ocean Modelling, (module leader), 2016-present
Contact Georgy
Room 105, Reynolds, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA
+44 1752 584721
G.Shapiro@plymouth.ac.uk