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Dr Benjamin Williamson

Principal Investigator in Engineering and Environmental Science

I am interested in using marine and terrestrial sensing applied to environmental science. My research interests include sensor fusion, remote sensing above and under water, computer vision and machine learning, with applications from measuring the environmental and ecological effects of marine renewable energy devices to marine plastic litter. I have a background in smart grids, prior to hydroacoustics and developing subsea multi-sensor platforms to track the interactions of fish, seabirds and marine mammals with marine energy devices.

Benjamin.Williamson@sams.ac.uk

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Environmental Impacts of Tidal and Wave Energy Converters

Zoë L. Hutchison, Lilian Lieber, Raeanne G. Miller, Benjamin J. Williamson

1/1/2022 | Chapter | DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-819727-1.00115-1

A review of the UK and British Channel Islands practical tidal stream energy resource

Daniel Coles, Athanasios Angeloudis, Deborah Greaves, Gordon Hastie, Matthew Lewis, Lucas Mackie, James Mcnaughton, Jon Miles, Simon Neill, Matthew Piggott, Denise Risch, Beth Scott, Carol Sparling, Tim Stallard, Philipp Thies, Stuart Walker, David White, Richard Willden, Benjamin Williamson

3/11/2021 | Article | DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2021.0469

Experimental study of fish behavior near a tidal turbine model under dark conditions

Takero Yoshida, Daigo Furuichi, Benjamin J. Williamson, Jinxin Zhou, Shuchuang Dong, Qiao Li, Daisuke Kitazawa

23/9/2021 | Article | DOI: 10.1007/s00773-021-00850-w

Modelling hydrodynamics of fast tidal stream around a promontory headland

Jason McIlvenny, Benjamin Williamson, Clare Macdowall, Philippe Gleizon, Rory O'Harra Murray

19/6/2021 | Article | DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107474

Combining acoustic tracking and hydrodynamic modelling to study migratory behaviour of Atlantic salmon (Salmo Salar) smolts on entry into high-energy coastal waters

Jason McIlvenny, Benjamin Williamson, Lonneke Goddijn-Murphy, Diego Del Villar-Guerra, Niall R Gauld

12/6/2021 | Article | DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsab111

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Harris CB, Benjamins S, van Geel N, White E, Scott B, Williamson BJ (2026) Impacts of large-scale maintenance of a floating offshore wind farm on noise levels and harbour porpoise activity. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 83 (8), fsag150. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsag150