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Our group conducts interdisciplinary research on coastal hydrodynamics and its interactions with the natural environment, and vulnerabilities of coastal infrastructure to coastal hazards under changing climate and sea level rise. Current research interests include interactions between waves, sediments, and aquatic vegetation, and storm surge, and recurrent flooding of coastal infrastructure. We mainly use computational models and field observations. Our research has been funded by NSF, NOAA, DOT, VDOT, local agencies, and private sector.

7/1/2022: Excited to start two new grants from NOAA and NASA later this summer. More details soon!

6/1/2022: Our new paper on computational modeling of wave interaction with highly flexible vegetation is now published in Advances in Water Resources. Kudos to Ramin Familkhalili for leading the work. Check it out here.

5/17/2021: Our new paper on modeling wave-mud interaction is published in Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. Congratulations to Elham Sharifineyestani for publishing her second journal paper from her Ph.D. dissertation. Check it out here (open access).

5/1/2021: Dr. Navid Tahvildari received tenure and is promoted to associate professor.

11/1/2020: Our new paper on sea level rise impacts on coastal infrastructure is now published in Natural Hazards Review. SLR intensifies storm surge flooding over transportation infrastructure nonlinearly, and bathtub model is generally more conservative. Check it out here.

9/1/2020: Dr. Tahvildari will be a Co-PI on a new exciting project funded by NSF. This interdisciplinary project aims for real-time modeling of coastal flooding using AI algorithms that will integrate sensor data on overland flooding with hydrodynamic modeling. Read more about it here.

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