Workforce

ONE WORKFORCE. MULTIPLE CAPABILITIES.

Our CoastKnights capability teams contribute specialized knowledge to a shared reconnaissance workflow. Capability Teams are flexible pools of expertise that are activated according to the mission, hazard, or research question. Their roles can change with the hazard.

GeoKnights: geospatial observation, mapping, surveying, and remote sensing

WaveKnights: coastal processes, waves, water levels, and instrumentation

StructuralKnights: infrastructure, buildings, damage, and performance

CommunicationKnights: social science, risk communication, community perspectives, and public information

EmergencyKnights: preparedness, coordination, logistics, and rapid response

EnvironmentalKnights: ecosystems, environmental impacts, water quality, and recovery

EduKnights: training, education, mentoring, and workforce development

COASTKNIGHTS CAPABILITY TEAMS

MEET THE COASTKNIGHTS

Every strong reconnaissance team depends on people with different skills, perspectives, and levels of experience.

CoastKnights brings students, faculty, and staff together around a shared commitment to understanding coastal change.

Alexandra Schueller (Incoming Faculty)

Future CoastKnights Lead (Incoming)

Asssistant Professor (Incoming)

Dr. Schueller will build CoastKnights as an interdisciplinary, university-led capacity for coastal hazard reconnaissance.

She will lead the development of the CoastKnights vision, collaborative workflow, training activities, partnerships, and future research direction.

Ivan Haigh

Director, Center for Integrated Coastal Research

Professor Ivan Haigh leads the Center’s overall vision and strategic direction. CoastKnights operates within the Center as a collaborative workforce, supporting its focus areas through targeted coastal observations, interdisciplinary training, and research collaboration.