Coastal Science and Coastal Resilience

Presented by: Dr. Rick Luettich from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Date: February 11, 2026

Time:  1:00 pm

Location:  NERC 1012

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Bio:

Dr. Luettich is a coastal physical oceanographer whose research deals with modeling and measurement of circulation and transport in coastal waters. He is a co-developer of the ADCIRC coastal circulation and storm surge model – widely used for coastal flooding studies by academia, the private sector and multiple federal agencies including: the Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Coast Guard.

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