1. Education background:
Ph.D. North Carolina State University, May 2001.
Department of Civil Engineering, Raleigh, N.C. 27695-7908.
Dissertation Title: 3-D Remote Sensing of Coastal Morphologic Change: Accuracy, Analysis, and Predictors of Vulnerability
Advisor: M. F. Overton
M.C.E. North Carolina State University, December 1997.
Department of Civil Engineering, Raleigh, N.C. 27695-7908.
B.S.E. Duke University, May 1992.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Durham, N. C. 27708-0287.
2. Professional experience:
Research Assistant Professor, August 2015 – present (currently .525FTE, 0.75 FTE for S2020; F2015-F2019, 0.5 FTE)
Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695
Teaching Assistant Professor, January 2010 – May 2015
(2010-2012: 0.25 FTE; 2013-2015: 0.45 FTE)
Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695
Lecturer, Fall 2008, Fall 2007 (0.25 FTE per semester)
Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695
Coastal/Hydraulic Engineer, May 2002 – November 2006
Moffatt & Nichol Engineers
1509 W Swann Ave, Tampa, FL 33606 and
1616 E Millbrook Rd. Ste. 160, Raleigh, NC 27609
Coastal Hazards Specialist, August 1999 – April 2002.
S.C. Sea Grant Extension Program
287 Meeting St
Charleston, SC 29401
Registration: P.E., State of Florida
3. Refereed Journal Publications:
Velasquez-Montoya, L., Wargula, A., Tomiczek, T., Sciaudone, E., and E. Smyre, (2022). Modeling the hydrodynamics of a tidal inlet during bay-side storms. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 108145, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2022.108145
Velasquez-Montoya, L., Wargula, A., Nangle, J., Sciaudone, E., Smyre, E., and T. Tomiczek (2022). Hydrodynamics of a tidal inlet under gray to green coastal protection interventions. Frontiers in Earth Science, Sec. Marine Geoscience, https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.991667
Pesantez, J.A., Behr, A., and E. Sciaudone (2022). Importance of pre-Storm morphological factors in determination of coastal highway vulnerability. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering,10(8), 1158. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10081158
Tomiczek, T., Sciaudone, E.J., Velásquez-Montoya, L., Smyre, E., Wargula, A., Fawcett, K., and J. Torres (2022). Investigation of barrier island highway and marsh vulnerability to bay-side flooding and erosion. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering,10(6):734. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10060734
Behr, A., Berglund, E. and E. Sciaudone (2022). Effectiveness of indicators for assessing the vulnerability of barrier island highways. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 105: 103234
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2022.103234
Velasquez-Montoya, L., Sciaudone, E.J., Harrison, R., and M.F. Overton (2021). Land cover changes on a barrier island: Yearly changes, storm effects, and recovery periods. J. Applied Geography, 135:102557 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2021.102557
Velasquez-Montoya, L., Sciaudone, E.J., Smyre, E. and M.F. Overton (2021). Vulnerability indicators for coastal roadways based on barrier island morphology and shoreline change predictions, Nat. Hazards Rev., 2021, 22(2): 04021003 https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000441
Velasquez-Montoya, L., Overton, M.F., and E.J. Sciaudone (2020). Natural and anthropogenic-induced changes in a tidal inlet: Morphological evolution of Oregon Inlet, Geomorphology, 350, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.106871
Sciaudone, E. and L. Velasquez-Montoya, (2019). Beach and dune impacts due to Hurricane Florence in Dare County, North Carolina, Shore & Beach, 87(2), 44-49. https://doi.org/10.34237/1008725
Velasquez-Montoya, L., Sciaudone, E., Mitasova, H. and M. Overton, (2018) Observation and modeling of the evolution of an ephemeral storm-induced inlet: Pea Island Breach, North Carolina, USA, Continental Shelf Research, 156, 55-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2018.02.002
Sciaudone, E., Velasquez-Montoya, L., Smyre, E. and M. Overton (2016) Spatial and temporal variability in dune field, Pea Island, NC. Shore & Beach, 84(2), 49-58.
Judge, E. K., Overton M. F. and J. S. Fisher, (2003). Vulnerability indicators for coastal dunes, J. Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 129(6), 270-278.
Judge, E. K., and M. F. Overton, (2001). Remote sensing of barrier island morphology: Evaluation of photogrammetry-derived digital terrain models, J. Coastal Research, 17(1), 207-220.
Judge, E. K., C. M. Garriga and M.F. Overton, (2000). Topographic analysis of dune volume and position, Jockey’s Ridge State Park, North Carolina, Shore & Beach, 68(4), 18-24.
Overton, M. F., Grenier, Jr., R. R., Judge, E.K., and J. S. Fisher, (1999). Identification and analysis of coastal erosion hazard areas: Dare and Brunswick Counties, North Carolina, J. Coastal Research, Special Issue 28: Coastal Erosion Mapping and Management, S.P. Leatherman and M. Crowell (Eds), 69-84.
4. Refereed Conference Proceedings:
Wargula, A., Sciaudone, E., Velásquez-Montoya, L., Fawcett, K., Amodeo, M. , Smyre, E. and T. Tomiczek, (2021). Marsh erosion processes near a coastal highway on the Outer Banks, NC. Proceedings Geo-Extreme 2021, Savannah, GA, Aug. 15-18, 2021.
Jaber, R., Stark, N., Wargula, A., Velásquez-Montoya, L., Sciaudone, E., 2021. Variations in Sediment Strength along the Tidal Inlet Channel near Pea Island, NC. Proceedings Geo-Extreme 2021, Savannah, GA, Aug. 15-18, 2021.
Karanci, A., Brodie, K., Spore, N. Jeziorska, J., and E. Sciaudone, (2019). Unmanned aerial vehicle data integration for coastal modeling. Proceedings of the Coastal Sediments ’19, 2967–2974 https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811204487_0254.
Velasquez-Montoya, L., Sciaudone, E. and M. Overton, (2018). Response of Oregon Inlet to Pea Island Breaching, Proceedings of the 36th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, July 30-August 3, 2018. Baltimore, Maryland.
Velasquez-Montoya, L., Sciaudone, E. and M. Overton, (2016). Morphodynamics of an ephemeral inlet in a barrier island chain: Pea Island Breach, NC. Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, July 17-22, 2016, Istanbul, Turkey.
Velasquez-Montoya, L., Sciaudone, E., Mitasova, H., and M. Overton, (2015). Multi-temporal geospatial analysis of the evolution and closing of Pea Island Breach, NC. Proceedings Coastal Sediments 2015, P. Wang and J. Rosati, Eds.
Martin, J. D., Krynock, L. W., Sciaudone, E. J., Shelden, J. G., White, J. D. and L. Rosenberg, (2006). Shoreline revitalization in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, September 3-8, 2006, San Diego, California.
Sciaudone, E. J., Pirrello, M. A., Brotman, I, Crist, M., White, J. D. and L. Rosenberg, (2005). Post-Isabel dune reconstruction, Norfolk, Virginia, Proceedings of Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference, May 8-11, 2005, Charleston, South Carolina. ASCE, 155-165.
Judge, E. K., Overton, M. F. and J. S. Fisher, (2002). Vulnerability indicators for coastal dunes. Proceedings of 28th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, July 7-12, 2002, Cardiff, Wales.
Judge, E. K. and T. A. Reinhold, (2002). Practicality and effectiveness of wind resistant retrofit measures. Proceedings of Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference, February 24-27, 2002, San Diego, California. ASCE, 983-996.
Judge, E. K., Overton, M. F., and J. S. Fisher, (2000). 3-D analysis of barrier island morphologic change. Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, 16 – 21 July 2000, Sydney, Australia. v. 3, 183-195.
Judge, E. K. and R. H. Bacon. 2000. The 113 Calhoun Street project: Making homes resistant to flood, wind and earthquake. Coasts at the Millennium: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Coastal Society, July 9-12, 2000, Portland, Oregon, 125-133.