Dr. Britt Raubenheimer
Senior Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Department
Contact Information:
Work: 508-289-3614
Cell 208-255-8879
braubenheimer@whoi.edu
Bigelow 206
Mailing Address:
266 Woods Hole Road, MS #11
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Research Interests
Surf and swashzone processes; wave runup; alongshore currents; interaction of swashzone waves with beach water table; sediment transport; morphological evolution.
Undergraduate Fellows
- Rachel Horwitz, 2003, “Swash velocities at the Nearshore Canyon Experiment” (Dalhousie postdoc)
- Catie Lichten, 2004, “Wave-driven setup” (McGill PhD graduate)
- Kristie Loncich, 2004, “Observations of nearshore sediment transport” (BU PhD, high school teacher)
- Leslie Goemaat, 2005, “Optimization of the Triton boundary function” (lawyer)
- Levi Gorrell, 2005, “SWAN modeling of nearshore waves” (WHOI Res. Assoc. III)
- Megan Crocker, 2007, “Sediment transport at Washburn Island” (petroleum geologist)
- Andy Pickering, 2007, “Models for wave dissipation over mud” (OSU postdoc)
- Melissa Moulton, 2008, “Cross-shore subtidal circulation over a muddy seafloor” (WHOI PhD student, WHOI conference travel awardee, UW-APL scientist)
- Erika Ladouceur, 2008, “Nearshore circulation over a muddy seafloor” (ocean instrument consultant)
- Dana Giffen, 2009, “Winds on the Skagit tidal flats” (environmental consulting)
- Sean Kilgallin, 2009, “Velocity structure on the north Skagit flats” (coastal consultant)
- Seth Zippel, 2009, “Friction coefficients on the Skagit tidal flats” (UW PhD, WHOI postdoc)
- Regina Yopak, 2009, “Waves on the Skagit tidal flats” (URI PhD student)
- Kyle List, 2010, “Lidar observations of runup” (coastal consulting, WHOI conference travel awardee)
- C. Garrity, 2013, “Lateral circulation in Katama Bay"(U. Maine)
- M. Smith, 2013, “Sediment transport in Katama Bay and inlet” (UW PhD student, WHOI conference travel awardee)
- M. Munro, 2014, "SPH modeling and verification of the Vertical Structure and Turbulence in the Swash” (MIT, Mech Eng)
Ph.D. Students
- Alex Apotsos (2002-2007) “Shoreline setup observations and predictions” (recipient AGU Congressional Fellowship 2007, USGS Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellowship 2008, Fulbright Fellowship/AAAS Policy Fellowship 2011, now Williams College professor)
- Vera Pavel (2007-2012) “Stratification on the Skagit Bay tidal flats” (now senior software developer)
- Anna Wargula (2011-2017) "Wave-, wind-, and tide-driven circulation at a well-mixed ocean inlet”(FHL student award 2012, PASI student award 2013, NDSEG Fellow 2013-2016, now USNA assistant professor)
- Rachel Housego (2015-2021) “Barrier Island Groundwater Dynamics” (now postdoc at Univ. Delaware)
- Jinshi Chen (2019 - present) "Cross-Surfzone Transport Dynamics Driven by Breaking Waves"
- Ciara Dooley (2019 - present, co-advisor with Steve Elgar) (NDSEG 2020)
Postdoctoral Researchers
- Tim Maddux (2002-2004) (OSU Hinsdale Laboratory)
- Jeff Hansen (2011-2013) (UWA assistant professor)
- Erika Johnson (2014-2016) (NRL)
- Drude Christensen (2021-present)
- Alex Muscalus (2023-present, co-advise with Steve Elgar)
- Carolina Camargo (2023-present, co-advise with Chris Piecuch)
- Marie-Pierre Delisle (2023-present, co-advise with Steve Elgar)
- Reza Salatin (2023-present, co-advise with Steve Elgar)
Navy Students
- Charles Murman (2022-2024, co-advise with Steve Elgar)
- Seth Ammons (2022-2024, co-advise with Steve Elgar)
- Austin Faddish (2022-2024, co-advise with Steve Elgar)
- Faith Brooks (2022-2024, co-advise with Steve Elgar)
Education
B.A. Middlebury College, Physics, 1987
Ph.D. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1996, Oceanography
Awards
- ONR NDSEG Fellowship 1990-1993
- ONR AASERT Fellowship 1993-1996
- Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship 1996-1999
- ONR Young Investigator Award 2000-2003
- NSF Career Award 2003-2007
- WHOI Doherty Chair in Education 2013
- WHOI Arons Award for Excellence in Teaching, Advising, and Mentoring 2014
- Co-author, CHL Outstanding Journal Submission 2016
- ASBPA Bob Dean Coastal Academic Award 2017
- W. Van Alan Chair Award 2022
- International Coastal Sediments Award 2023