Welcome

Half of the world's population lives within 200 km of the coast. At the same time, the coastal zone is always changing and has been accelerating in rates of change over the last several decades. Therefore, understanding "basic" science of coastal change is important, and further it is imperative that this science is translated for use outside of the academic sector. The the Coastal Ecogeomorphology Lab at the University of Washington, we seek to understand key processes that drive coastal change, predict future change, and importantly how that science can be used by people.

 

We work on problems ranging from marsh morphodynamics, to Blue Carbon, landscape evolution, and the role of biofilms on sediment dynamics. If it is weird or interdisciplinary, we are interested! We use a variety of techniques including field investigation, numerical modeling, remote sensing, and laboratory experiments to understand the biophysical interactions that are changing along with the environment.