Lab News Updated

ICCE 2024 Rome
Aug 2024
Sid gave a presentation on "Quantifying the Benefits and Costs of Wetland Restoration Projects for Storm Surge Damage Reduction" at the 38th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE 2024) in Rome. His talk focused on the critical role of wetland restoration in mitigating storm surge damage, providing an economic analysis that supports nature-based solutions for coastal resilience.

CSI Open House 
Apr 2024
our lab presented posters on high-tide flooding, the differential demographic impacts of hurricanes in Galveston Bay, TX, and the wave attenuation performance of oyster reefs. These topics showcased the lab's diverse research efforts in coastal hazard resilience and ecosystem-based solutions for mitigating storm impacts.

ECU Research and Creative Achievement Week
Apr 2024
Yicheng Xu delivered presentations on the topic of high-tide flooding at the ECU Research and Creative Achievement Week (RCAW) 2024 Conference, where they shared their research findings on the socio-economic impacts of high-tide flooding in the U.S. coastal regions.
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ECU RCAW 2024
Research in the Narayan lab at East Carolina University explores how nature-based and other adaptation strategies can help to reduce hazards from coastal flooding and erosion across local, national and global scales.
We work across disciplines with ecologists, economists and social scientists, using numerical and statistical methods to investigate spatial patterns of coastal hazards and assess adaptation  strategies.
We collaborate with colleagues across academic institutions and work closely with governments, international banks, industry and NGOs to inform coastal engineering and risk management policy, financing and practice.