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The Lab

Principal Investigator

Michael W. Beck

Research Professor
Director, Center for Coastal Climate Resilience
AXA Chair in Coastal Resilience

Institute of Marine Sciences, Department of Ocean Sciences, Coastal Science & Policy Program

Senior Researchers

Borja Reguero

Associate Professor

Institute of Marine Sciences, Coastal Science & Policy Program

David Gutiérrez-Barceló

Senior Coastal Modeler

Coastal modeling/methods development, flooding, erosion, engineering, NBS

Patrick Barnard

Senior Coastal Scientist

Institute of Marine Sciences

Researchers & Staff

Megan Kelso

Scientist

Nature-based risk reduction, assessments, and risk transfer tools

Ian Costello

Visualization Specialist

Visualization of coastal flooding and nature-based solutions in 3D game engines

Natalia Herran

Postdoctoral Researcher

Living shorelines, integrative solutions for coastal protection. Coastal engineering, geomorphology and physical oceanography

Camila Gaido

Coastal Modeler

Coastal engineering, adaptation, and nature-based solutions

Brook Constantz

Graduate RA

Graduate research in Environmental Studies & Coastal Resilience

Marina Rottmueller

PhD Student

Coastal resilience and nature-based solutions

Rae Taylor-Burns

Postdoctoral Researcher

Climate adaptation and coastal dynamics, hazards, and ecosystems

Ali Rezaie

Postdoctoral Researcher

Coastal resilience, natural solutions, and climate change

Zhengtong Yang

Postdoctoral fellow

Coastal flood modeling, wave-current interactions, climate change, and adaptation

Ben Norris

Coastal Modeler

Nearshore processes and hydrodynamics of aquatic ecosystems

Chris Lowrie

Lead Spatial Scientist

Spatial Data Science, Engineering, and Visualization. Climate Adaptation

Meredith McPherson

Project Scientist

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Affiliated Researchers

Pelayo Menéndez

Researcher

Climate risk, coastal adaptation, and nature-based solutions

Wayne Martin

Coastal Modeler

Near-shore numerical modeling of coral reef damage

Austen Stovall

Researcher

Coastal engineering, adaptation, and nature-based solutions

Ted Liu

Researcher

Financial risks and costs of climate change, economic resilience

Stephan Bitterwolf

Researcher

Coral gene expression biomarkers, ecosystem services, and restoration

Kristen Cumming

Physical Scientist

Climate adaptation and coastal dynamics, hazards, and ecosystems

Siddharth Narayan

Assistant Professor

Coastal engineering, adaptation, and nature-based solutions

Sandy Fogg

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Curt Storlazzi

Senior Research Geologist

Climate adaptation and coastal dynamics, hazards, and ecosystems

Jessica Kendall-Bar

Postdoctoral Researcher

Illustration, animation, and science communication strategy

Nadine Heck

Assistant Professor

Marine conservation, fisheries, and climate change adaptation
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