Posters: ASBPA Coastal Conference 2019

CA Rucker, N Tull, JC Dietrich, R Luettich, R Cyriac. “Improving the accuracy of a real-time ADCIRC storm surge downscaling model.” ASBPA 2019 National Coastal Conference, Myrtle Beach SC, 23 October 2019.

Improving the accuracy of a real-time ADCIRC storm surge downscaling model.

JL Woodruff, JC Dietrich, AB Kennedy, D Wirasaet, D Bolster, Z Silver, RL Kolar. “Improving predictions of coastal flooding via sub-mesh corrections.” ASBPA 2019 National Coastal Conference, Myrtle Beach SC, 23 October 2019.

Improving predictions of coastal flooding via sub-mesh corrections.

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PREEVENTS Project Meeting in Chicago

Several CCHT members visited Chicago to meet with collaborators from Notre Dame on our NSF PREEVENTS project. The meeting was held in the Chicago campus of the Notre Dame College of Business, located on Michigan Avenue in downtown. Despite the great views from the venue, we had a productive meeting!

Johnathan Woodruff, Zachariah Silver, Casey Dietrich, Autumn Poisson, Andrew Kennedy, Amirhosein Begmohammadi, Thomas Sherman, and Dam Wirasaet.

Team Photo 2019

Front (left to right): Carter Howe, Autumn Poisson, Alireza Gharagozlou, and Johnathan Woodruff. Back (left to right): Tucker Fulle, Ajimon Thomas, Casey Dietrich, and Carter Rucker. Not shown: Chloe Stokes.

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Poster: EWC Research Symposium 2019

JL Woodruff, CA Rucker, AC Ortiz. “Atoll reef flat excavation pit influence on wave energy.” Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Research Symposium, North Carolina State University, 1 March 2019.

Atoll reef flat excavation pit influence on wave energy.

Presentation: HPC User Research Symposium

JC Dietrich, A Thomas, A Gharagozlou, JL Woodruff, A Poisson, CA Rucker, BO Blanton, JG Fleming, RA Luettich. “Storm Surge Computing at NC State.” HPC User Research Symposium, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 20 November 2018.

Celebration for Rosemary Cyriac

Members of the NCSU coastal engineering team celebrating the successful PhD defense by Rosemary Cyriac.

News: Post-Florence Field Observations

2018/10/10 – NCSU Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
CCEE Researchers respond rapidly to Hurricane Florence

Much of the North Carolina coast is lined with sandy beaches and dunes, which can erode during storms, allowing sand onto major roadways and floodwaters into communities. To develop predictions for this erosion and its effects on infrastructure, it was critical to collect observations shortly after the storm. A multi-disciplinary team led by Dr. Elizabeth Sciaudone traveled to Dare County to collect time-sensitive data at Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, Pea Island, and Hatteras Island. Working in conjunction with the Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE), the Center for Geospatial Analytics in the College of Natural Resources, and industry partner SenseFly, researchers surveyed beach and dune changes. Real-Time Kinematic GPS equipment was used to survey select cross-shore beach and dune profiles and document the extent of dune erosion and overwash (inland sand deposits), such as when NC Highway 12 becomes covered after large storms.

Presentation: PREEVENTS PI Meeting

AB Kennedy, D Bolster, D Wirasaet, JC Dietrich+, A Begmohammadi, TJ Sherman, Z Silver, A Gharagozlou, A Poisson, JL Woodruff. “Subgrid-Scale Corrections to Increase the Accuracy and Efficiency of Storm Surge Models.” NSF PREEVENTS PI Meeting, Alexandria, Virginia, 20-21 September 2018.