GRADUATE STUDENT

Interests: Sea-level Rise, Flooding, Extreme Events, Land Subsidence, Coastal Resilience, Coastal Hydrology, Hydrogeology

Abigail is a PhD student in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program studying the impacts of groundwater extraction on relative sea level rise and coastal flooding. She graduated from Dalhousie University’s Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering program in 2023 where a graduate course in Coastal Water Resources and a research project with the Dalhousie Coastal Hydrology Lab sparked her passion for coastal engineering. She joined the Piecuch Lab after a year working in the water resources consulting industry with WSP Canada. At WHOI, Abigail is co-advised by Julia Guimond, Chris Piecuch, and Catherine Walker. When she’s not on campus, she can be found bouldering at the nearest climbing gym, playing board games with her roommates, or reading at the beach.

EDUCATION

• BEng. Coop. in Environmental Engineering; Dalhousie University, 2023