The Lab
Michael W. Beck
Research Professor
Institute of Marine Sciences
Department of Ocean Sciences
Senior Researchers
Borja Reguero
Assoc. Research Professor
Institute of Marine Sciences
Coastal Science & Policy program
Researchers and Staff
Pelayo Menéndez
Postdoctoral fellow
Climate risk, coastal adaptation, and nature-based solutions.
Chris Lowrie
Lead Spatial Scientist
Geographic technology for nature-based services in flood risk reduction.
Megan Kelso
Postdoctoral fellow
Nature-based risk reduction, assessments, and risk transfer tools
Stephan Bitterwolf
PhD Candidate
Coral gene expression biomarkers, ecosystem services, and restoration.
Camila Gaido
Coastal Modeler
Coastal engineering, adaptation, and nature-based solutions.
Kristen Cumming
Physical Scientist
U.S. Geological Survey
Climate adaptation and coastal dynamics, hazards, and ecosystems.
Jessica Kendall-Bar
PhD Candidate
UC Santa Cruz
Illustration, animation, and science communication strategy.
Curt Storlazzi
Senior Research Geologist
U.S. Geological Survey
Climate adaptation and coastal
dynamics, hazards, and ecosystems.
Nadine Heck
Assistant Professor
East Carolina University
Marine conservation, fisheries, and climate change adaptation
Austen Stovall
MSc Student
Coastal Science and Policy
Coastal engineering, adaptation, and nature-based solutions.
Rae Taylor-Burns
PhD Candidate
U.S. Geological Survey
Climate adaptation and coastal
dynamics, hazards, and ecosystems.
Siddharth Narayan
Assistant Professor
East Carolina University
Coastal engineering, adaptation, and nature-based solutions.
Wayne Martin
Coastal Modeler
UC Santa Cruz
Near-shore numerical modeling of coral reef damage.
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