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Georgios Boumis

Assistant Professor

Georgios is an Assistant Professor of Coastal Engineering and Infrastructure Resilience with a joint appointment between the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Maine Sea Grant at the University of Maine. His expertise lies in geostatistics, coastal engineering, climate risk, and community dynamics. Prior to his current role, Georgios worked as a risk engineer for Arup, an engineering consultancy in San Francisco, CA, where he conducted natural hazard risk assessments for the built environment. Georgios holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Alabama and an M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark. While pursuing his master's degree, he worked as an intern at Deltares, the Netherlands' national research institute in the field of water and subsurface. He earned his Diploma in Civil Engineering from the University of Patras in Greece, his home country, where he is also a licensed engineer.

Email: georgios.boumis@maine.edu

Chen Fa

Ph.D. Researcher

Chen is a Ph.D. researcher in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Maine. Her research interests lie in numerical simulation of estuarine hydrodynamics and coastal flood risk management. She is also interested in the interdisciplinary application of data-driven methods to improve the understanding and prediction of complex coastal processes under changing climate conditions. Prior to joining the Future Coasts Lab, Chen worked as a hydraulic engineer in China, where she gained practical experience in flood control analysis and design. This professional experience motivates her research focus on developing science-based solutions for coastal flood mitigation and resilience. Chen holds a Master’s degree in Coastal Engineering from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Irrigation and Drainage from China Agricultural University.

Email: chen.fa@maine.edu