Swash- and surf-zone hydrodynamics

Oblique wave forcing

Bed shear stress, velocities, and sediment transport

Laboratory-field transfer of process understanding

Hurricane-driven coastal change and riverine flood impacts

Barrier island breach initiation and evolution

Rapid, multidisciplinary post-storm reconnaissance

Integration of hydrodynamics, geotechnics, and morphology

Development of new methods for during-event and rapid reconnaissance data collection on soil-water interaction 

Real-time coastal and riverine monitoring

Sensor networks and rapid field assessment (e.g. DCP, LiDAR, buoys)

Data-to-decision frameworks for emergency response

Linking physical processes to infrastructure performance and management