This page provides course materials for the graduate course Coastal Engineering, including the course outline, lecture slide decks, and selected supporting resources. Materials are organized by topic and updated periodically.

Course Information

  • Course level: Graduate
  • Focus: Coastal processes, wave mechanics, tidal hydrodynamics, sediment transport, and engineering design applications
  • Audience: Graduate students in civil, environmental, and coastal engineering

Course Outline

  • Introduction to Coastal Engineering
  • Tides
  • Estuarine Processes
  • Waves
  • Coastal Processes
  • Grey/Hard Coastal Structures
  • Green/Soft Coastal Structures (Nature-Based Solutions)
  • Contemporary Coastal Management

(Outline may evolve over time.)

Lecture Materials

Topic 1 – Introduction to Coastal Engineering

Topic 2 – Tides

Topic 3 – Estuarine Processes

Topic 4 - Waves

Topic 5 – Coastal Processes

Topic 6 – Grey/Hard Coastal Structures

Topic 7 – Green/Soft Coastal Structures (Nature-Based Solutions)

Topic 8 – Contemporary Coastal Management

(The briefing document, slide deck, and infographic accessible through the links above were generated by NotebookLM using my original Fall 2025 lecture slides as source material. Please contact me if you require access to the original slides or other course materials.)

Notes on Use

These materials are intended primarily for instructional purposes. Students and colleagues are welcome to reference them with appropriate attribution.