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Research Theme 3: Emerging Areas Shoreline Response 2023 Conference Dr. Gregory Guannel Meet The Team Greg Guannel, Ph.D. Bret Webb, Ph.D. (USA) 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Gregory Guannel – Emerging Areas / Shoreline Response Edwin Cruz-Rivera, Ph.D. (Morgan State) Nikita Beck, Research Tech. Joe Dwyer (Lynker) Deborah Fernandes, Ph.D. Student Zoe Price, M.S. Student Tamia Grant, Undergrad Student Joleen Buchanan, Undergrad Student Brenique Dawson, Undergrad Student Introduction • Coastal hazards and their impacts are intensifying because of coastal development patterns, land use practices and climate change • Natural habitats are seen as potential tool to help reduce impacts • Seagrass (and other habitats) might play important role in sequestering sediment and moderating impacts of hazards 2023 Conference Dr. Gregory Guannel – Emerging Areas / Shoreline Response Research Go als And Objectives 2023 Conference Dr. Gregory Guannel – Emerging Areas / Shoreline Response Research Goal: Quantify the role of seagrass type in short and long-term beach evolution. Year 1 Identify and recruit graduate student Identify study sites Acquire field survey equipment Student identified (foreign) and hired. Delay getting the student in the US. Field equipment acquired and field methods developed. Coastal characterization starts. Year 2 Deploy Equipment and Data Acquisition Delayed. Paperwork between USA and UVI in process. Equipment tested and used to characterize coastal environment. UVI student hired. Coastal observations start. Year 3 Linking Seagrass Hydrodynamics with Beach Response Delayed. Paperwork between UVI and USA finalized. Further characterization of coastal environment and processes. UVI student hired. M.S. Student identified. Observations continue. Research Go als And Objectives 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Gregory Guannel – Emerging Areas / Shoreline Response Research Goal: Quantify the role of seagrass type in short and long-term beach evolution. Year 1 Identify and recruit graduate student Identify study sites Acquire field survey equipment Student identified (foreign) and hired. Delay getting the student in the US. Field equipment acquired and field methods developed. Coastal characterization starts. Year 2 Deploy Equipment and Data Acquisition Delayed. Paperwork between USA and UVI in process. Equipment tested and used to characterize coastal environment. UVI student hired. Coastal observations start. Year 3 Linking Seagrass Hydrodynamics with Beach Response Delayed. Paperwork between UVI and USA finalized. Further characterization of coastal environment and processes. UVI student hired. M.S. Student identified. Observations continue. Year 4 Continuation of Y3 Site visit and equipment deployment in Dec. 2023 Continuation of observations and begin wave modeling Wave climate and climate hazards mapped and quantified Coastal environment of the VI mapped and characterized Active monitoring of nearshore wave field and beach response Testing remote sensing techniques to improve observations 2 peer-reviewed publications (https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2022.923965, https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811275135_0196 ) Research, Outcomes & Accomplishments 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Gregory Guannel – Emerging Areas / Shoreline Response Publications are Targeted to Practioners 2023 Conference Dr. Gregory Guannel – Emerging Areas / Shoreline Response Foster Knowledge Exchange and Collaboration With Agencies and Regional Groups 2023 Conference Dr. Gregory Guannel – Emerging Areas / Shoreline Response Tools Developed to Communicate Research Outcomes and Increase Capacity 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Gregory Guannel – Emerging Areas / Shoreline Response Develop Activities that Advance Science and Help Inform Policy 2023 Conference Dr. Gregory Guannel – Emerging Areas / Shoreline Response Future Plans 2023 SITE VISIT Dr. Gregory Guannel – Emerging Areas / Shoreline Response • Deploy remote sensing equipment at select sites • On-site monitoring of select sites • Monitoring of hydrodynamics and beach response in seagrass dominated nearshore regions • Creation of wind-wave generation tool • Creation of wave atlas for the USVI Thank you! Dr. Gregory Guannel EMAIL: gregory.guannel@uvi.edu PHONE: 340-693-1158 2023 SITE VISIT