Lab Members

Graduate Students and Post-Docs

Kelsey O'Donnell (Ph.D. student)

Research project: Hydrodynamics and chemical fluxes within mussel beds.

Undergraduate Institution: Duke University

Savannah Atchley (Ph.D. student)

Research project: Sediment transport processes and water quality within seagrass ecosystems

Undergraduate Institution: University of Texas, Austin

Griffin Yates (M.S. student)

Research project: Evaluating oyster reefs as a nature-based solution to coastal protection

Undergraduate Institution: University of Notre Dame

Heather Christensen (M.S. student)

Research project: Forecasting and mapping coastal flooding and impacts on urban communities in Norfolk, VA

Undergraduate Institution: College of William and Mary

Qingguang Zhu (Post-doc)

Research project: Hydrodynamic modeling of storm surge along the US Atlantic Coast (co-advised with Prof. Pat Wiberg)

Graduate Institution: University of Virginia

Former Students

Libby Bieri (M.S., 2022) Thesis: Evaluating coastal protection benefits of restored oyster reef designs, Next/current position: The Nature Conservancy

Elise Turrietta (M.S., 2022) Thesis: The effects of seagrass edges on hydrodynamic conditions, sediment transport, and bivalve recruitment, Next/current position: Environmental Protection Agency

Sara Hogan (Ph.D., 2021) Dissertation: Quantifying the distributions and ecosystem services of oyster reefs within Virginia's coastal bays, Next/current position: US Department of Energy

Martin Volaric (Ph.D., 2019) Dissertation: Oxygen exchange and hydrodynamics of tidal flat ecosystems along the Virginia, USA coast, Next/current position: post-doc at Stanford University

Elizabeth Murphy (Ph.D., 2018) Dissertation: Marine biofluidics in benthic (and naval) systems, Next/current position: post-doc at Stockholm University, Sweden

Jon Stocking (Ph.D., 2017) Dissertation: Turbulence hydrodynamics and scalar transport processes in boundary layer flow past corals, Next/current position: Naval Research Laboratory

Swapnil Pravin (Ph.D., 2014) Dissertation: Fluid mechanics of chemical and flow sensing in aquatic animals, Next/current position: post-doc at Temple University

Ross Timmerman (M.S., 2014) Thesis: Biophysical controls on sediment suspension in a shallow coastal bay, Next/current position: Ocean Networks Canada

Emily Thomas (M.S., 2014) Thesis: Influence of Zostera marina on wave dynamics, sediment suspension, and bottom boundary layer development within a shallow coastal bay, Next/current position: US Department of the Interior

Jennifer Hansen (Ph.D., 2013) Dissertation: The effects of waves and turbulence on sediment suspension and mixing in seagrass systems, Next/current position: Environmental Scientist with Florida Natural Resources Management

Elizabeth Whitman (M.S., 2011) Thesis: Hydrodynamics affecting larval transport and settlement onto intertidal oyster reefs, Next/current position: PhD student Florida International University

Former Post-Docs

Will Kearney (2018-2019) Research project: Sediment transport and water fluxes within Virginia coastal marshes, Next/current position: Scientist at Naval Research Laboratory

Jon Stocking (2017-2018) Research project: Computational modeling of coral reef hydrodynamics, Next/current position: Scientist at Naval Research Laboratory

Swapnil Pravin (2014-2015) Research project: Wave-current boundary layer interactions over rough topography, Next/current position: post-doc at Temple University