Baker Coastal Lab
Coastal Fluid Dynamics & Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
Welcome to The Baker Coastal Lab in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University. We study hydrodynamics in shallow waters and their impact on material transport and shaping out coastlines. The lab is led by Prof. Christine M. Baker, a coastal engineer and enthusiast. We are part of The Bob and Norma Street Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory within the Doerr School of Sustainability and School of Engineering.
Our Research
Our research integrates laboratory experimentation with numerical modeling and remotely sensed field observations to build our fundamental understanding of dynamics in coastal environments. We are broadly interested in (1) shallow-water wave breaking dynamics, (2) eddy processes and nearshore circulation, (3) wave-driven sediment transport, and (4) extreme event driven coupled hydro- and morphodynamics. We seek to improve coastal sustainability in changing environments by informing predictions of coastal water quality, shoreline evolution, and other coastal hazards.
Opportunities
I am looking for students and postdocs interested in environmental fluid mechanics or coastal processes and engineering, specifically wave breaking and circulation dynamics, wave-driven sediment transport processes, and coastal hazards during extreme events.