Principal Investigator
Prof. Chryssostomos Chryssostomidis, Mechanical Engineering; Dr. Juliet Simpson, MIT Sea Grant College Program; Carolina Bastidas, MechE
Fund:
Alumni Class Funds
Funding Period:
AY2017
Department/Lab/Center:
Mechanical Engineering
We will develop a hands-on course in coastal ecology for mechanical, civil, and ocean engineering students. This course will have field, lab, and lecture components, and will examine the ecology of coastal systems in New England and explore technological solutions for monitoring them. With climate change, sea level rise, and the continued growth of human populations and infrastructure in coastal zones, there is an increasing need for coastal engineers with a deep and interdisciplinary knowledge of the complex and changing conditions at the land-ocean interface. This course will augment students’ engineering training with a broader understanding of the ecology and biology of marine systems in which they will work.