New lab members: Eleni Mouyos, Kitara Pottebaum, and Heather Palardy (undergraduate researchers)
Eleni, Kitara, and Heather joined the group to work on URISE-supported projects investigating the effects of vegetation on coastal waves through laboratory experiments. Welcome!
January 24, 2025
Coastal Institute (CI) Senior Fellow
Dr. Chang is appointed as a senior fellow of the Coastal Institute (CI), the University of Rhode Island. [See more]
January 14, 2025
Publication alert!
Check out our new paper on SPH modeling of breaking wave interactions with mangroves and the reduced impacts on coastal structures. This work was led by Dr. Shengzhe Wang who is from the University of Colorado Denver. [View article]
December 02, 2024
Ocean Engineering Seminar (Speaker: Dr. Nimish Pujara)
Dr. Pujara from the University of Wisconsin-Madison visited URI and gave an excellent talk to the Ocean Engineering Department. It was also a pleasure to catch up with an old friend and talk about our time at Cornell! [See more]
October 17, 2024
Ocean Engineering Seminar (Speaker: Dr. Reza Marsooli)
Dr. Marsooli from Stevens Institute of Technology visited URI and gave a fantastic talk on his team’s latest research on wind waves, wave impacts on coastal areas, and nature-based solutions. Looking forward to future partnerships on exciting research projects! [See more]
October 10, 2024
ICCE 2024, Rome, Italy
Dr. Chang attends and presents at the 38th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE 2024) in Rome, Italy. [See more]
September 8-14, 2024
New lab members: Ramin Safari and Felipe Espinoza (graduate students)
Ramin and Felipe join the group in Fall 2024. Welcome!
September 01, 2024
New lab members: Alex Hilbert and Chris Hankins (undergraduate researchers)
Alex and Chris join the group to help with laboratory preparations for future investigation into vegetation effects on coastal waves. Welcome!
September 01, 2024
2024 Natural Hazards Research Summit
Dr. Chang presents at the 2024 Natural Hazards Research Summit hosted by NSF NHERI at the University of Maryland, College Park. He also served as a panelist at the session: Advances and Future Needs for NHERI Research on Engineering With Nature – session organizer: Dr. Tori Tomiczek, US Navy Academy. [See more]
May 14-15, 2024