Professor
The University of Alaska Anchorage
Tom Ravens is a professor of civil engineering at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) where he has served since 2007. Tom’s research is focused on Arctic coastal processes and engineering including coastal erosion and flooding. Tom has developed and validated predictive process-based models of the main Arctic coastal erosion mechanisms – bluff face thaw / slump (thermal denudation) and niche erosion / block collapse (thermal abrasion). He is working to develop these models into design tools for coastal protection, incorporating both thermal and mechanical control mechanisms.
Additionally, Tom is doing research to quantify and communicate the risk (cost) of Arctic coastal flooding and erosion. For example, to estimate the cost of flooding now and in the future, Tom uses measures of community flood exposure, in conjunction with data on community expenditures on flood mitigation, to estimate the current and future cost of flooding for a given community. Finally, Tom does research in support of the hydrokinetic renewable energy industry. For example, he uses measurements and models to determine the hydrokinetic energy resource at a given location. And, he uses measurements and models to determine the hydraulic and sediment transport impact of energy extraction.
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Lunch Keynote Presentation: Thomas Ravens
Monday, May 19, 2025
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
