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Full Schedule

  • Thursday, May 21, 2026
  • 7:45 AM - 8:00 AM CT
    Ballroom Doors Open
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM CT
    Morning Plenary Highlight
  • 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM CT
    Registration Open (closed for lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)
  • 8:40 AM - 10:10 AM CT
    10A: Coastal Hazards and Risk - Resilience and Mitigation
    Moderator: Qin Chen, Ph.D. – Northeastern University
  • 8:40 AM - 10:10 AM CT
    10B: Coastal Structures, Ports, Harbors and Waterways - Design and Maintenance
    Moderator: Paul Carroll, P.E. – Stantec
  • 8:40 AM - 10:10 AM CT
    10C: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Physical and Numerical Modeling
    Moderator: Ioannis Karmpadakis, PhD – Imperial College London
  • 8:40 AM - 10:10 AM CT
    10D: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Shoreline Changes
    Moderator: Cory MacMenamin
  • 8:40 AM - 10:10 AM CT
    10E: Coastal Management and Environment - Beach Management
    Moderator: Michael Poff, PE, MS – Coastal Engineering Consultants
  • 8:40 AM - 10:10 AM CT
    10F: Coastal Structures, Ports, Harbors and Waterways - Hybrid Flood Defenses
    Moderator: James M. Ricles, PhD, MS, BS, PE – Lehigh University
  • 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM CT
    Daily Student & Young Professional Networking Break
  • 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM CT
    Refreshment Break
  • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    11A: Coastal Hazards and Risk - Extreme Events
    Moderator: Andrew Kennedy, PhD – UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
  • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    11B: Coastal Structures, Ports, Harbors and Waterways - Composite Beaches and Design
    Moderator: Angela Schedel, PhD, PE – HDR
  • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    11C: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Numerical Modeling
    Moderator: Claudia Reis, PhD PE – Lehigh University
  • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    11D: Coastal Management and Environment - Shoreline Changes
    Moderator: Kaitlyn A. McPherran, PhD – Engineer Research and Development Center, United States Army Corps of Engineers
  • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    11E: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Wave Structure Interactions
    Moderator: Mario Oertel, Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. – Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg
  • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    11F: Coastal Structures, Ports, Harbors and Waterways - Design
    Moderator: Alessandro Antonini – Delft University of Technology
  • 12:10 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    Buffet Lunch (ticketed event)
  • 12:10 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    Student and Younger Member Networking Lunch – Coordinated by Taylor Engineering
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    12A: Coastal Hazards and Risk - Extreme Events
    Moderator: Elisa Ragno, Phd – Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    12B: Coastal Structures, Ports, Harbors and Waterways - Monitoring
    Moderator: Claudia Cecioni, PhD – Roma Tre University
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    12C: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Physical and Numerical Modeling
    Moderator: Shengzhe Wang, PhD – University of Colorado Denver
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    12D: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Wetlands Dynamics and Erosion
    Moderator: Rusty A. Feagin, PhD – Texas A&M University
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    12E: Coastal Hydrodynamics - Wave Transformations
    Moderator: Philip L.-F Liu, ScD – Cornell University and Texas A&M University
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    12F: Coastal Structures, Ports, Harbors and Waterways - Coastal Defense Systems
    Moderator: Atilla Bayram, Ph.D. PE – Jacobs Inc.
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room Open {for Friday Speakers}
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    13A: Coastal Hazards and Risk - Storm Surge
    Moderator: Patrick Lynett, PhD – University of Southern California
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    13B: Coastal Structures, Ports, Harbors and Waterways - Ports and Channel Shoaling
    Moderator: Eric C. Cruz, Dr. Eng. – University of the Philippines Diliman - Institute of Civil Engineering (UP - ICE)
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    13C: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Physical and Numerical Modeling
    Moderator: Valeria Chávez – Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    13D: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Wave Theories and Wave Transformation
    Moderator: Harry Yeh – Oregon State University
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    13E: Coastal Morphodynamics - Sediment Transport and Shoreline Change
    Moderator: Stephanie Rogers, P.E. – Stantec
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    13F: Coastal Bay Systems - Texas Bays
    Moderator: Jane McKee Smith, PhD., PE – University of Florida | US Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory
  • 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Inaugural COPRI Coastal Engineering Research Council (CERC) Young Professionals Meeting
  • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM CT
    ICCE 2026 Gala (additional ticket required)