Welcome to the Future Coasts Lab (fcl) at the University of Maine! We conduct interdisciplinary research at the intersection of coastal engineering, climate science, and community dynamics. The lab leverages cutting-edge global climate model data and sea-level rise projections to predict how coastal flood hazards —including storm surge and waves— will evolve under climate variability and change. Our research focuses on developing efficient flood mapping schemes and analyzing vulnerabilities of people, infrastructure, and assets to provide comprehensive risk assessments for coastal communities. The overarching mission of our lab is to deliver practical flood risk management solutions as part of coastal resilience, while also gaining insights into how coastal communities perceive and respond to the proposed approaches.

With a core background in coastal engineering, our lab members possess diverse technical expertise spanning physics-based and statistical modeling, geographic information systems, and agent-based models. The tools we utilize include: R, LISFLOOD-FP, Stan, QGIS, and NetLogo, among others. Feel free to contact us if you want to learn more about our work or if you are interested in collaborating with us.