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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Monday, May 18, 2026
  • 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM CT
    Ballroom Doors Open
  • 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM CT
    Registration Open (closed for lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)
  • 8:00 AM - 9:25 AM CT
    Welcome & Opening Remarks
  • 9:15 AM - 6:30 PM CT
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 9:25 AM - 10:10 AM CT
    Keynote Address: The Audacity of Coastal Engineering and Optimism for the Future
  • 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM CT
    Daily Student & Young Professional Networking Break
  • 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM CT
    Networking Break in Exhibit Hall
  • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    1A: Coastal Hazards and Risk - Assessment of Coastal Risks
    Moderator: Tian-Jian Hsu, Ph.D – Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Center for Applied Coastal Research, University of Delaware
  • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    1B: Coastal Hazards and Risk - Storm Surge
    Moderator: Ap van Dongeren, PhD, MSc – Deltares
  • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    1C: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Coastal Dunes
    Moderator: Sierd de Vries, PhD, MSc, BSc – Delft University of Technology
  • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    1D: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Scour
    Moderator: Josh Carter, BC.CE – Coast & Harbor Engineering
  • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    1E: Coastal Management and Environment - Marine Renewable Energy
    Moderator: Vijay Panchang – Texas A&M University
  • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    1F: Coastal Structures, Ports, Harbors and Waterways - Breakwaters and Overtopping
    Moderator: Pilar Díaz-Carrasco, PhD – University of Seville
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    Buffet Lunch in Exhibit Hall (ticketed event)
  • 12:10 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    Buffet Lunch in Exhibit Hall (ticketed event)
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    2A: Coastal Hazards and Risk - Assessment of Coastal Risks
    Moderator: Gordon G. Thomson, P.E., BC.CE – W.F Baird & Associates
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    2B: Coastal Hazards and Risk - Extreme Events
    Moderator: Ali Abdolali, PhD – U.S. Army Engineer R&D Center, University of Maryland
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    2C: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Coastal Dunes
    Moderator: Peter Ruggiero, PhD – Oregon State University
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    2D: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Scour
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    2E: Coastal Management and Environment - Nature-Based Solutions
    Moderator: Siddharth Narayan, PhD – East Carolina University
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    2F: Coastal Structures, Ports, Harbors and Waterways - Breakwaters
    Moderator: Marcel R A van Gent, Prof.dr.ir. – Delft University of Technology and Deltares
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Networking Break in Exhibit Hall
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room Open {for Tuesday Speakers}
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    3A: Coastal Hazards and Risk - Assessment of Coastal Risks
    Moderator: Rick Luettich, ScD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    3B: Coastal Hazards and Risk - Storm Surge
    Moderator: Sangyoung Son, PhD – Korea University
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    3C: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Coastal Erosion
    Moderator: Christopher J. Bender, PhD, P.E., BC.CE, M.ASCE – Taylor Engineering
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    3D: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Sediment Transport Processes
    Moderator: Ali Farhadzadeh, PhD, PE – Stony Brook University
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    3E: Coastal Management and Environment - Nature-Based Solutions
    Moderator: Jiarui (Gary) Lei, PhD – National University of Singapore
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    3F: Coastal Structures, Ports, Harbors and Waterways - Breakwaters
    Moderator: Bumshick Shin – Catholic Kwandong University
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM CT
    Poster Display Session in Exhibit Hall
  • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM CT
    Coastal Engineering Research Council (CERC) Open Meeting
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CT
    Party & Line Dancing at the Buckshot Saloon