Katherine Anarde
Assistant Professor
- kanarde@ncsu.edu
- Fitts-Woolard Hall 3173
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Dr. Katherine Anarde joined the faculty in August 2021 as an Assistant Professor in the Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Group. She is a coastal engineer and geomorphologist that combines observational and numerical approaches to investigate coastal hazards.
Anarde received a B.A. in Geology from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2011. She then worked as an environmental consultant before returning for a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University. Prior to joining NC State in 2021, she was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Coastal Environmental Change Lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Prospective Graduate Students:
Please contact me if you would like to learn more about opportunities for joining my research group!
Research Links and Videos:
- View real-time monitoring of “sunny-day” flooding in coastal North Carolina here.
- The Sunny Day Flood Project was featured in PBS’s 2022 State of Change documentary and in recent articles in Coastal Review, Waterloop, WRAL, and Star News.
- Check out this video on the REALDUNE/REFLEX experiment on the Sandmotor in the Netherlands.
Education
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rice University
Geological Sciences
University of Colorado Boulder
Research Description
Dr. Anarde’s research combines observational and numerical approaches to investigate how acute and chronic hazards influence the habitability of coastlines. Her research on acute hazards has focused on tropical cyclone impacts to sandy coastlines, with projects spanning measurement of ocean waves during storm impact, meteotsunami generation and shoreline impacts, and infrastructure vulnerability. Presently, Anarde is investigating the chronic effects of sea level rise on coastal communities, focusing on the frequency and impacts of “sunny day” floods. Anarde also studies how coastal management practices (e.g., beach nourishment, inlet stabilization) feedback to alter natural processes in ways that reduce the habitability of the coast. Her research is largely interdisciplinary and involves collaboration with economists, geomorphologists, structural engineers, urban planners, and behavioral scientists, as well as coastal stakeholders.
Honors and Awards
- National Academies Early Career Fellowship - Gulf Research Program, 2022