DrMark Coughlan
Lecturer / Assistant Professor
School of Earth Sciences
Orcid identifier0000-0003-2216-7883 (opens in a new tab)
- Lecturer / Assistant ProfessorSchool of Earth Sciences
- 0860732848
- University College Dublin, School of Earth Sciences, Science Centre - East Belfield Dublin 4
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research focuses on changes in the seabed over different timescales and the sustainable use of the seabed to address climate change and energy transition issues. My general research interests include:
1) Quaternary history of the NW European shelf
- Seabed morphodynamics linked to glacial processes
- Offshore Quaternary stratigraphy and its geotechnical properties
2) Seafloor and shallow sub-seafloor geological characterisation
- Sediment mobility and seabed dynamics related to safely deploying engineering infrastructure
- Scour processes at seabed obstacles
- Sub-surface fluid flow and escape at the seafloor
3) Effective use and management of the seabed
- Constraint mapping for offshore renewable energy development
- Blue Carbon potential of marine sediments
- Anthropogenic impacts in the marine environment
4) Public perception and understanding of marine and renewable energy issues
1) Quaternary history of the NW European shelf
- Seabed morphodynamics linked to glacial processes
- Offshore Quaternary stratigraphy and its geotechnical properties
2) Seafloor and shallow sub-seafloor geological characterisation
- Sediment mobility and seabed dynamics related to safely deploying engineering infrastructure
- Scour processes at seabed obstacles
- Sub-surface fluid flow and escape at the seafloor
3) Effective use and management of the seabed
- Constraint mapping for offshore renewable energy development
- Blue Carbon potential of marine sediments
- Anthropogenic impacts in the marine environment
4) Public perception and understanding of marine and renewable energy issues
GRANTS
- GRANTFEATUREDQuantification characterisation source and fate of past and present carbon storage in coastal and offshore sediments for effective marine management (Quest)Marine Institute1 Jun 2022 - 31 May 2026People funded by this grant:
- Coughlan M
- PROJECT GRANTBio-Mediated Improvement of Marine Sediments for Offshore Renewable Energy Foundations (Bio-Anchors)University College Dublin (UCD)1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2027People funded by this grant:
- Zhao B,
- McDermott F,
- Donohue S,
- Coughlan M,
- Tracy S
- INFRASTRUCTURECharacterising Earth Materials using Multi-Sensor Core Logger Analysis (Earth SCAn)Research Ireland (SFI)23 Dec 2024 - 22 Dec 2025People funded by this grant:
- Haughton P,
- Melo A,
- Coughlan M,
- Torremans K
- PROJECT GRANTDelivering MESSAGE - the Marine & Energy Social Sciences & Humanities Interdisciplinary Research GroupUniversity College Dublin (UCD)15 Aug 2024 - 28 Feb 2026People funded by this grant:
- POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPInstability and Pollution Potential Mapping of Irish Shipwreck Sites for a National Risk Assessment Database (I-PoINt)Marine Institute1 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2028People funded by this grant:
- Coughlan M
- GRANTEnergy Narratives and Change in Coastal Communities in Ireland (ENACT)Marine Institute5 Dec 2023 - 4 Dec 2027People funded by this grant:
- Schuitema G,
- Coughlan M
- PROJECT GRANTModels to aid site-selection of offshore-wind turbinesUniversity College Dublin (UCD)1 Sep 2023 - 30 Apr 2025People funded by this grant:
- Keenahan J,
- Cardiff P,
- Herterich J,
- Ó Náraigh L,
- Coughlan M
- GRANTDe-risking Scour and Anchor Installation for Floating Offshore Wind through Numerical and Experimental Modelling (SCALE)Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland1 Mar 2023 - 28 Feb 2026
- GRANTTaking Stock: the public perception, understanding and acceptance of marine sediments storing carbonScience Foundation Ireland1 Nov 2022 - 31 Oct 2023
- GRANTAd Astra Startup 2022University College Dublin (UCD)1 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2027People funded by this grant:
- Coughlan M
- GRANTAd Astra Studentship 2022University College Dublin (UCD)1 Sep 2022 - 28 Feb 2027People funded by this grant:
- Coughlan M
- GRANTDeveloping Seabed Scour Assessment and Prediction Tools using Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling (DeMo)Geological Survey of Ireland1 Dec 2020 - 31 Jan 2022
- GRANTMapping the Shallow Geology of the Irish Sea for Marine Spatial Planning of Offshore Renewable Energy (Map-MORE)Irish Research Council1 Apr 2020 - 31 Mar 2022
- GRANTDeveloping Site Investigation Methodologies and Constraint Mapping Products for Offshore Renewable Energy (DeSIRE)Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)2 Mar 2020 - 31 Dec 2020People funded by this grant:
- Long M,
- Coughlan M
- GRANTInforming and Mapping the Offshore Renewable Environment (I-MORE)Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Long M,
- Coughlan M
- GRANTA Morphodynamic Study of the Irish SeaMarine Institute1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2021