Ben joined the Marine Affairs department in 2017 and researched how port and marine infrastructure engineers are incorporating sea level change (SLC) into the design of piers, terminals, wharves, and other marine civil works. He is primarily interested in how regional uncertainty of SLC, differing guidelines and recommendations for managing SLC, and the long working lifespans of these structures affect the engineering community’s approach to planning for SLC for large-scale port engineering projects. Ben has also had the opportunity to contribute to several other major research projects alongside his colleagues in MARCL. For example, Ben has assisted with developing a GIS inventory of critical coastal infrastructure land use in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and has also played a supporting role investigating decision-maker barriers to extreme weather adaptation for ports in the U.S. North Atlantic. Prior to attending URI, he received a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of New Hampshire, where he researched the vulnerability of New Hampshire’s existing shoreline protection structures.