Research ”Failure is success if we learn from it.” -Malcolm Forbes RESEARCH AREA Extreme Flood Hazards – Investigating the impacts of storm surges, tsunamis, sea-level rise, flash floods, high-tide flooding, and compound flooding. Resilience & Adaptation – Enhancing resilience and public health to climate-driven flood risks through multi-hazard modeling and sustainable adaptation strategies. Vulnerability & Risk Assessment – Assessing infrastructure damage, evacuation dynamics, and flood risk hotspots using digital twins and data-driven simulations. Coastal & Nearshore Processes – Studying barrier island dynamics, sediment transport, and nearshore hydrodynamics to improve coastal hazard mitigation. Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Protection – Developing and evaluating ecosystem-based strategies to reduce risks and enhance resilience in built environments. RESEARCH TOOLS We tackle exciting science and engineering challenges associated with flood hazards in built and natural environments. By combining numerical modeling, machine learning, and remote sensing, we develop innovative solutions to address these issues. Here are some of the tools we use: SFINCS: Regional-Scale Compound Flood Numerical Model (Fluvial, Pluvial, Tidal, Wind- and Wave-Driven Processes)(Leijnse et al., 2021) C1PKNet: Regional-Scale Machine Learning-based Peak Storm Surge Prediction Model(Lee et al., 2021) PyFlood: Regional-Scale High-Resolution Static Coastal Compound Flood Simulation Model(Santos Cruz et al., 2024) ClaymoreUW: Local-Scale Material Point Method (MPM) Fluid–Structure Interaction (FSI) Simulation Model (McKenna et al., 2024) Remote Sensing Tools (Drones and Satellites) TRRF: Regional-Scale Real-Time Alongshore Tsunami Run-Up Prediection Surrogate Model(Lee et al., 2022)
