John Hooper

Job title: Associate Head (Quality Assurance), School of Marine Science and Engineering (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Address: A531, Portland Square, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Telephone: +44 (0)1752 584743
Facsimile: +44 (0)1752 232406
Email: J.B.Hooper@plymouth.ac.uk

Role

Associate Head for the School of Earth, Ocean & Environmental Sciences with resposibilities for learning and teaching.

Member of the Geomatics Research Group.

Liaison lecturer for accredited Royal Navy programmes at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth and HMS Collingwood, Portsmouth.

Qualifications & background

Master Mariner (Class 1), 1982

MSc International Shipping, 1995

Professional membership

Member of the Nautical Institute with active involvement on the Council Education and Training Committee and with the South West Branch.

Member of the Higher Education Academy.

Roles on external bodies

Steering Group member for the International Simulator Lecturers' Conference

Teaching interests

Marine topics relating to:

- Coastal and ocean position fixing

- Collision avoidance

- Meteorology

Research interests

Marine interests relating to:

- Marine collision avoidance

- Automatic Identification Systems

- Voyage Data Recording

- Use of simulation in higher education

Conferences organised

International Simulator Lecturers' Conference, Plymouth, 1998