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Coastal Resiliency Symposium
Congressman James Langevin, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and URI experts to examine the problems associated with extreme weather – storm surge and flooding, as it affects the military installations and the civilian side of the Rhode Island coastline. URI faculty have expertise in modeling, mapping and visualizing threats and their impacts; response and resiliency; and engineered hard structures and organic efforts to prevent and control flooding.
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Join Congressman James Langevin, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and URI experts to examine the problems associated with extreme weather – storm surge and flooding, as it affects the military installations and the civilian side of the Rhode Island coastline. URI faculty have expertise in modeling, mapping and visualizing threats and their impacts; response and resiliency; and engineered hard structures and organic efforts to prevent and control flooding.
Keynote Speaker: Rear Admiral Jonathan W. White (Ret.)
URI Panelists include:
- John King, Ph.D., professor, geological oceanography — “Climate Model Predictions and Trends in Observational Data for Coastal Environments”
- Austin Becker, Ph.D., assistant professor, coastal planning, policy, and design — “Stimulating Transformational Thinking for Long-Term Climate Resilience”
- Christopher D.P. Baxter, Ph.D., P.E., professor, ocean, civil, and environmental engineering — “Engineering’s Role in Resiliency and Educating the Next Generation”
- Pamela Rubinoff, M.S., coastal management and climate extension specialist, Coastal Resources Center and Rhode Island Sea Grant — “Engaging Decision Makers in Resilience”