On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, students in GLY 4734/6932 traveled to Florida’s Atlantic coast to witness coastal processes and the landforms they shape. Stops included: (1) Riverside park in Palatka, where we discussed the Quaternary geomorphic history of the Florida peninsula, (2) Anastasia State Park, where we examined the various elements of a dissipative beach […]
Graduate student Teagan Duenkel successfully defended her M.S. Thesis entitled “Quantifying Decadal Shoreline Dynamics and Volume Change at Matanzas Beach, Florida” on Feb. 19, 2026. In the thesis, Teagan explored the decadal-scale morphologic changes occurring within the various sediment reservoirs of the coastal zone (dune, intertidal, subtidal) and linked these changes to documented alongshore migration […]
Our research team presented 4 talks at the 39th Annual National Conference on Beach Preservation Technology, sponsored by the Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association (FSBPA) and held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in St. Augustine Beach, Feb. 4-6, 2026. Copies of the presentations are available at the FSBPA website here. This meeting is an […]