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The Technical Support, Project Evaluation and Communications Fellow at the Community Resilience Center at the Water Institute will support the project: Enhancing the United Houma Nation’s Short-, Mid-, and Long-Term Coastal Resilience. The United Houma Nation tribe, whose citizens have lived in the region for hundreds of years and have a strong connection to the water and its resources, will bolster resilience through a cultural, environmental, economic, and emergency-response lens. The Community Resilience Center at the Water Institute is explicitly working in a capacity-building role to support the United Houma Nation in the implementation of their project. The fellowship will focus on capacity building and technical support, project evaluation and communications. It will also include a peer-to-peer sharing event in 2027, as well as regular travel across the six-parish service area (St. Mary, Terrebonne, Lafourche, Jefferson, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard). There will also be at least one trip to visit with one of the mentors at the University of Michigan. Additional travel opportunities may be available to satisfy professional development goals including conferences and trainings. All travel is reimbursable. Learn more about the project: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g6bh5yV9 Apply for the fellowship: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gyU9FPbT

All we want for Christmas is... to see you at State of the Coast 2025! In May, over 1,200 scientists, policymakers, planners, business interests, educators and private residents concerned with the future of the Louisiana coast will gather in New Orleans. Applications are open for student volunteers, as well as student and community scholarships. Register today at https://lnkd.in/gF9dYgwe Hosted by Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana with partners Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana and The Water Institute

Happy holidays from our staff, many of whom gathered last week in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and virtually to celebrate the end of another great year!

We don't do Elf on the Shelf in Louisiana, we do... Thanks National Wildlife Federation for the inspiration!

Earlier this month, The Water Institute met with project partners from The University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Department of Interior, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana and NOAA RESTORE Science Program staff (NOAA Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) for a field trip to the Chandeleur Islands followed by technical updates for continuing co-development of targeted research to inform planning, monitoring, implementation and adaptive management of the estimated $350 million barrier island restoration. Read more about the work being done in the area: https://lnkd.in/gbRbFAFR

I had an amazing week at #AGU2024 with my colleagues and friends! I saw some amazing oral and poster presentations and learned so much about “what’s next for Science” (the conference theme). Caught up with colleagues from over years from college to today. Louisiana to Florida to Mississippi to DC to India to Portugal…from Deepwater Horizon and Katrina to current challenges with coastal restoration we’re tackling today. Thanks to Laurel Larsen and Wietske Medema, phd from Berkeley for being such wonderful hosts and inviting me to speak at the COEQWAL session. They are doing amazing work! (https://lnkd.in/gE2R5BM4) A shoutout to Caitlyn Hall, Ph.D. I caught her talk almost by accident, and it was one of the best I saw at the conference. I had fun catching up with The Water Institute scientists and researchers Mark Bartlett Jr., Ph.D., P.E. John Swartz, Ph.D. Travis Swanson Christopher Esposito And seeing many of the women in research I’ve known over the years grow and progress in their school and careers is one of the most rewarding things I’m honored to witness. Alex C. Eve Eisemann Aya B. A. Mohamed Virginia Walsh. I met Alyssa Wentzel while I was wandering through the poster sessions and she’s an undergraduate with a bright future! Joseph Hughes Mike Fienen Jeremy White Shelby Walker so fun to catch up!

🌊 We’re Hiring: Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) 🌊 Join The Water Institute and help us enhance FloodID, our real-time flood forecasting and decision support tool for emergency operations centers! What You’ll Do: ⚙️ Automate recurring tasks to streamline workflows. ️⚙️ Lead on-call incident response, minimizing downtime during critical moments (especially hurricane season, June–Nov). ⚙️Optimize system performance for stability, scalability, and resilience. ⚙️ Proactively monitor and resolve infrastructure risks. ️⚙️ On-call work is required during hurricane season when FloodID is activated for named storms. Be part of a mission-driven team making a real impact across the Gulf Coast and beyond! What We’re Looking For: ✅ 5+ years in SRE, DevOps, or similar roles. ✅ Expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, Python, Linux, Docker, and Terraform. ✅ Skilled at debugging distributed systems and implementing best practices. ✅ A passion for leveraging tech to address water resource challenges. Learn more and apply today at https://lnkd.in/gdvRhBzY

Martijn Bregman, a member of our research team, presented at the Exploring Coastal Hazards Symposium hosted by Deltares in The Netherlands. The symposium, part of the annual Delft Software Days, marked the 7.5- and 15-year anniversaries of the SFINCS and XBeach models. Martijn shared our ongoing work on simulating compound flooding in Jacksonville using the SFINCS model. This research supports real-time flood forecasting and comprehensive flood risk assessment for the city, while also contributing to the implementation of actions from Resilient Jacksonville, the city's 2023 resilience strategy developed with The Water Institute.