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MS Plan A: FLOW RECONSTRUCTION FROM SURFACE SENSORS ON A SUBMERGED BODY USING BIOT–SAVART–BASED POD MODES
POST 418 1000 Pope Road, Room 418, HonoluluMaliheh Gholizadeh Sarvandi Masters Student Department of Ocean & Resources Engineering University of Hawai’i at Manoa **This defense will be held in person (POST 418) and Zoom** Meeting ID: 838 2462 5775 Passcode: MS Zoom link: https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/83824625775 The external flow around a submerged body produces pressure and shear-stress distributions on its surface, which can be then used as indicators of the full surrounding flow field. Although sensors fixed to the body can measure surface quantities such as pressure and shear stress, they cannot directly measure the external flow field. However, these surface distributions may be interpreted as an encoding of
MS Plan A Defense: Modeling Nearshore Hydrodynamic Processes in a Reef System with a Rip Channel: Evaluating XBeach Model Performance
POST 418 1000 Pope Road, Room 418, HonoluluXinyi Zhang Master’s Student Department of Ocean and Research Engineering University of Hawaii at Manoa **This defense will be held in person (POST 418) and over Zoom** Meeting ID: 859 1029 7666 Password: XinyiMS https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/85910297666 Coastal hydrodynamics in reef–lagoon–channel systems are controlled by complex interactions among wave transformation, breaking, and circulation. Although previous numerical studies have advanced process-based understanding, a systematic evaluation of XBeach for such systems remains limited. This study assesses the capability of XBeach to simulate hydrodynamics in an idealized reef system with a rip channel, using large-scale laboratory datasets under irregular wave conditions. The analysis evaluates the
MS Plan B: Net Carbon Impacts of Rapid Resilient Reefs for Coastal Defense (R3D): A Life Cycle Assessment Approach
Holmes Hall 400MS Plan B: Net Carbon Impacts of Rapid Resilient Reefs for Coastal Defense (R3D): A Life Cycle Assessment Approach December 5 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Scott Hellinger Masters Student Department of Ocean & Resources Engineering University of Hawai’i at Manoa **This defense will be held in person (HOLM 400) and Zoom** Meeting ID: 883 7020 7120 Passcode: ScottMS Zoom link: https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/88370207120 Coastal communities face increasing vulnerability from sea-level rise and intensifying storms, prompting demand for sustainable, nature-based shoreline protection strategies. This Plan B project evaluates the Rapid Resilient Reefs for Coastal Defense (R3D)