Jack Duffy is a marine science PhD student from Ireland studying a PhD at Newcastle University. His work looks at protecting shorelines by reducing incoming wave heights and energy using natural habitats such as kelp forests, seagrass meadows and oyster reefs. He will be designing artificial structures that mimic the properties of natural habitats and testing their effects on wave energy in laboratory wave tanks.
Jack has a BSc in physics and a MSc in marine science, both from University College Cork and is looking forward to continuing his studies as part of the Stronger Shores project.
Jack is delighted to be working in Newcastle and to be part of a project that aims to protect the beautiful coastlines and marine habitats of the North East.
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