Industrial CASE awards 2005
University: Cardiff University
Department: Earth, Ocean and Planetary Science
CASE Partner: BP plc (Chertsey)
Project title: Role of biogenic silica diagenesis in the compaction of
fine-grained sediments during early burial
University: ICL Silwood Park
Department: Biological Sciences
CASE Partner: Zoological Society London
Project title: Habitat requirements of Sumatran mammals in human altered
landscapes
University: Keele University
Department: Earth Sciences and Geography, Applied and Environmental
Geophysics Group
CASE Partner: Geomatrix Earth Science Ltd
Project title: MCSM, (Multi-Component Seismic Microtremor), a new tool
for characterising the engineering properties of the shallow
sub-surface
University: Royal Holloway, University of London
Department: Geology
CASE Partner: BP Exploration
Project title: Fault and fracture development in carbonate sequences in
foreland thrust and fold belts
University: Royal Holloway, University of London
Department: Biological Sciences
CASE Partner: London Zoo
Project title: Population genetics and mating systems of the Long Snouted
seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) and Short Snouted seahorse
(Hippocampus hippocampus)
University: University of Aberdeen
Department: Geosciences
CASE Partner: Sakhalin Energy Investment Company
Project title: Surface deformation above a strike-slip plate boundary:
testing models of landscape development
University: University of Bristol
Department: Earth Sci.
CASE Partner: Diamond Trading Co, Mineral Resource Management R & D Group
Project title: The dynamics of kimberlite eruptions
University: University of Bristol
Department: Geographical Sciences
CASE Partner: Shell International E&P
Project title: Forward modelling of the sedimentology, architecture and
diagenesis of carbonate platforms: the role of ocean chemistry,
sea-level, climate and carbonate communities
University: University of Cambridge
Department: Earth Sciences
CASE Partner: Galahad Gold plc
Project title: Late-stage evolution of the Skaergaard Intrusion, East
Greenland
University: University of East Anglia
Department: Environmental Sciences
CASE Partner: BG Energy Holdings Limited
Project title: Biogenic carbonate grain transport in gravity flows: sediment
redistribution and the formation of calci-turbidite-hosted
hydrocarbon reservoirs on carbonate platforms
University: University of Edinburgh
Department: Geosciences
CASE Partner: Schlumberger Cambridge Research
Project title: Modelling and inverting wavefields using time-reversed
mirrors
University: University of Exeter
Department: Biological and Chemical Sciences
CASE Partner: The Westcountry Rivers Trust
Project title: Assessing the long-term genetic status of Atlantic salmon
populations that have been stocked with fish from exogenous
sources, using microsatellite analysis of extant populations
and historical scale samples
University: University of Exeter
Department: Biological and Chemical Sciences
CASE Partner: BTO Services Ltd
Project title: Understanding the causes of urban house sparrow population
decline
University: University of Liverpool
Department: Earth and Ocean Sciences
CASE Partner: Applied Seismology Consultants
Project title: Determining relative source parameters of acoustic emissions
recorded in field or laboratory experiments
University: University of Liverpool
Department: Earth and Ocean Sciences
CASE Partner: AIRBUS UK
Project title: Morphodynamic modelling of the Dee Estuary
University: University of London, Imperial College
Department: Earth and Engineering
CASE Partner: ConocoPhillips (UK) Ltd
Project title: Improved characterisation and modelling of low permeability
aeolian reservoirs
University: University of Newcastle
Department: School of Biology
CASE Partner: International Paint Ltd
Project title: Causes of variation in the adhesion of barnacles
University: University of Newcastle
Department: School of Biology
CASE Partner: BTO Services Ltd
Project title: The effects of organic farming on granivorous birds foraging,
survival and reproduction
University: University of Reading
Department: Soil Science
CASE Partner: Syngenta
Project title: Quantifying the variability of the toxic response of earthworms
to the reference chemical carbendazim in the field
University: University of Southampton
Department: School of Ocean and Earth Sciences
CASE Partner: ENCANA(UK) Ltd
Project title: Towards a model for hyperpycnal flow deposits on pro-delta
slope systems