Katherine Anarde

Bio

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 the Washington Post’s series The Drowning South – Anatomy of a Flood, PBS’s 2022 State of Change documentary, and in recent articles in Coastal Review, Waterloop, WRAL, and Star News.
• Anarde’s research on the future of developed barrier islands was highlighted in Eos.
• View daily images of beach state and rip currents from stereo cameras on Masonboro Island through CORMP.
• Check out this video on the REALDUNE/REFLEX experiment on the Sandmotor in the Netherlands.

Area(s) of Expertise

Dr. Anarde’s research combines measurements and models to investigate how storm (acute) and climate (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 and beach erosion during storm impact, meteotsunami generation, and infrastructure vulnerability. Anarde's research on climate hazards focuses on the chronic effects of sea level rise on coastal communities. Her projects include monitoring the occurrence and impacts of “sunny day” floods, as well as how humans alter natural processes on barrier islands. Her research is largely interdisciplinary and involves collaboration with social scientists as well as coastal stakeholders.