17 - Student Research Spotlight: From dunes to roadways with Ian Day and Tashae Thompson
Update: 2025-09-02
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In this episode of Going Coastal, Jon Miller and Deb Fernandes have a chat with PhD student Ian Day (Stevens Institute of Technology) and master’s student Tashae Thompson (University of South Alabama) for a new Student Research Spotlight series. They talk about their paths into coastal engineering, from Jamaica to China to New Jersey.
Hear how they’re tackling real-world challenges like dune erosion and flooding with nature-based solutions, and what it’s like to navigate conferences and careers in this tight-knit field.
Thank you to NJ Sea Grant for sponsoring this episode.
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