Principle Investigator

Assistant Professor

Ocean Engineering

401.874.6617
chewei.chang@uri.edu


Graduate Students

PhD student

Ocean Engineering

ramin.safarighaleh@uri.edu


Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate Researcher

Ocean Engineering

kaaronson@uri.edu

Undergraduate Researcher

Ocean Engineering

alex.hilbert@uri.edu

Undergraduate Researcher

Ocean Engineering

chris.hankins@uri.edu

Undergraduate Researcher

Ocean Engineering

kitarapottebaum@uri.edu

Undergraduate Researcher

Ocean Engineering

calli.dunn@uri.edu

Undergraduate Researcher

Ocean Engineering

t.grivno@uri.edu


Graduate Alumni

Felipe Espinoza Barraza, M.S. Ocean Engineering (2025)

  • Thesis: Numerical Investigation of Wave Attenuation by Coastal Vegetation Using A Fully Nonlinear Boussinesq Model
  • Now: PROES Consultores, Madrid, Spain

Undergraduate Alumni

NameDepartmentRoleTerm(s)
Eleni MouyosOcean EngineeringUndergraduate ResearcherSpring & Fall 2025
Heather ParlardyOcean EngineeringUndergraduate ResearcherSpring 2025
Connor YoungOcean EngineeringUndergraduate ResearcherSpring 2024