Sarah McSweeney graduated on Friday with a PhD in Geography from Melbourne University. Her thesis examined Intermittently Closed and Open Lakes and Lagoons (ICOLL’s) throughout the world using Victoria as a case study – looking to understand the driving mechanisms that contribute to their opening and closing. The management of many estuaries in Australia is centred around…
Just out in the journal Natural Hazards is the latest research into quantifying the dangers of rocky coasts. Here David Kennedy, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Adam Weir & Barbara Brighton have developed a method to calculate wave hazards on shore platforms. This index is a first in rocky coast hazard research. It utilises fundamental landscape characteristics such as platform elevation,…
Congratulations to Hanna Kowalczyk who won the best talk at the 17th Biennial Australian and New Zealand Geomorphology Group Conference in Greytown, New Zealand. Her talk entitled: Wave transformation at a rock platform in Victoria, Australia – A study combining field measurements with numerical modelling took out the top prize, whilst Tom Savige was the…
In press is the latest research by David Kennedy, Dan Ierodiaconou and Alex Schimel on the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle’s to monitor coastal storm events. UAV’s were deployed before and after a storm event. Onshore erosion and offshore deposition of sand can be easily identified using the UAV. This technology is definitely a leap forward in understanding and…
The coastal lab is part of the National Centre for Coasts and Climate. With A/Prof David Kennedy and Dr Teresa Konlechner leading the key research of understanding the key drivers and responses of the coast to climate change. Applications are invited for a PhD position in the School of Geography at the University of Melbourne,…
The University of Melbourne’s UAV capabilities for coastal research were tested at Inverloch and Venus Bay. Working together with Melbourne University Researcher Dr Allyson O’Brien, and Monash University Researchers Dr Vanessa Wong and Dr Ruth Reef, the UAV was deployed with a payload which collects a cm scale accurate DEM of the landscape as well…
Welcome to the Coastal lab at Melbourne University. Headed by Associate Professor David Kennedy the lab continues a long tradition of researching the science of the coast.
The Coastal Lab 