Experts Guide

Shevenell is a geological oceanographer whose research focuses on climate history, ocean temperature, ice sheet instability, sediment cores and sea level rise history.

Hapke studies global impacts of sea-level rise and increased coastal hazards from inundation, storms, and erosion. She can discuss how coastal processes and evolution are critical for understanding vulnerabilities to the various hazards in both natural and built systems. Her research focuses on the geomorphic evolution of coastal systems ranging from barrier islands to rocky coasts and estuarine systems to understand how past changes may inform what may happen in the future.

Chambers uses satellite observations such as radar altimetry and satellite gravimetry to better understand ocean dynamics. His primary research focus is quantifying and understanding sea level variability, especially trying to separate natural climate variability from anthropogenic climate change. He studies the dynamic processes that cause sea level change, including ocean circulation, ocean heat storage, ocean mass redistribution and influx of fresh water from the continents and ice sheets.