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SHAUN W. KLINE
RESEARCH INTERESTS
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Geological Sciences
University of Florida
August 2013
Gainesville, FL
Dissertation: Influence of Wave Energy Dissipation on the Geomorphic Behavior of Rocky & Sandy Coasts
Chair: Dr. Peter Adams
Committee: Dr. John Jaeger, Dr. Ellen Martin, Dr. Forrest Masters, Dr. Nathaniel Plant (USGS), & Dr. Peter Ruggiero (Oregon State University)
GPA: 4.00 / 4.00
Advanced to candidacy March 25, 2011.
M.S., Coastal & Oceanographic Engineering
University of Florida
August 2009
Gainesville, FL
Thesis: Introduction of Wave Set-up Effects and Mass Flux to a Numerical Storm Surge Model
Chair: Dr. Donald Slinn
Committee: Dr. Alexandru Sheremet
GPA: 3.95 / 4.00
B.S., Civil Engineering
University of Florida
December 2006
Gainesville, FL
GPA: 3.96 / 4.00
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Florida, Geological Sciences
August 2009 - Present
Gainesville, FL
Analyzed Argus images and nearshore wave data to correlate seasonal and event-driven nearshore morphodynamics with wave forcing.
Developed a quasi-two-dimensional numerical model for sea cliff retreat due to mechanical abrasion and wave effects.
Modeled wave energy dissipation over rocky platforms and sandy coasts.
Co-coordinated deployment of 3 ADCP instruments at Cape Canaveral, Florida (February 2012).
Participated in monthly differential-GPS beach morphology surveys at Mantanzas Inlet, Florida (January 2009 - February 2010) and Cape Canaveral, Florida (December 2010 - Present).
Graduate Research Fellow
University of Florida, Coastal & Oceanographic Engineering
August 2007 - August 2009
Gainesville, FL
Coupled a storm surge model (SLOSH) with a wave model (SWAN) and evaluated the results on the Tampa Bay and Miami basins.
Modeled storm surge for a hurricane simulations in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean using SWAN and ADCIRC.
Modeled overland waves for miscellaneous projects.
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Florida, Coastal & Oceanographic Engineering
January 2007 - August 2007
Gainesville, FL
Modeled storm surge for a hurricane simulations in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean using SWAN and ADCIRC.
Modeled overland waves for miscellaneous projects.
Submitted articles (peer-reviewed)
Kline, S. W., and P. N. Adams, Temporal heterogeneity of sea cliff evolution due to mechanical abrasion, failure, and comminution feedbacks, Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface.
Lovering, J. L., P. N. Adams, and S. W. Kline, Coastal wetland control on tidal inlet response to sea level rise, Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface.
Professional reports
Adams, P. N., J. M. Jaeger, R. A. MacKenzie, and S. W. Kline (2012), Monitoring Shoreline And Beach Morphologic Change At Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida: Annual Report Phase 3 (pp. 1–17).
Adams, P. N., D. L. Inman, N. E. Graham, J. L. Lovering, A. Young, and S. W. Kline (2012), Ocean Wave Climate Change and Associated Implications for Coastal Erosion Along the Southern California Coast, Prepared for: California Energy Commission Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program Final Project Report.
Jaeger, J. M., P. N. Adams, R. A. MacKenzie, S. W. Kline, B. Maibauer, A. Lesnek, E. Harris-Parks, and J. L. Lovering (2011), Monitoring Shoreline And Beach Morphologic Change At Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida: Annual Report Phase 2 (pp. 1–107).
Abstracts from professional meetings
S. W. Kline, P. N. Adams, N. G. Plant, R. A. MacKenzie, and J. M. Jaeger (2012), Effect of a Shore-Oblique Ridge on Beach and Bar Morphodynamics at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, EP011, EOS, Trans., American Geophysical Union, 2012 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
J. L. Lovering, P. N. Adams, and S. W. Kline (2012), Morphological Impacts of Sea Level Rise Driven Wetland Loss on Two Florida Inlets, EP011, EOS, Trans., American Geophysical Union, 2012 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
R. A. MacKenzie, J. M. Jaeger, P. N. Adams, N. G. Plant, R. Schaub, S. W. Kline, and J. L. Lovering (2012), Investigating Coastal Geomorphic Behavior near Critical Infrastructure along the NASA Kennedy Space Center Shoreline, Cape Canaveral, Florida, Risk and Response: Sea Level Rise Summit: The Future of the Florida and the Coast, Boca Raton, FL.
S. W. Kline, P. N. Adams, N. G. Plant, R. A. MacKenzie, and J. M. Jaeger (2011), Video Based Observations of Event-driven Behavior of Double Barred Nearshore Bathymetry at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, EP33A-0895, EOS, Trans., American Geophysical Union, 2011 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
P. N. Adams, J. M. Jaeger, R. A. MacKenzie, S. W. Kline, B. J. Maibauer, M .B Gravens, T. P. Pierro, and J. L. Lovering (2011), Investigating the Geomorphic Behavior of the Cape Canaveral Coast Through High-Resolution Beach Monitoring, Sediment Analysis, Oceanographic Observations, and Numerical Modeling, EP51D-07, EOS, Trans., American Geophysical Union, 2011 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
R. A. MacKenzie, J. M. Jaeger, P. N. Adams, N. G. Plant, R. Schaub, S. W. Kline, and J. L. Lovering (2011), Improvements of Visual Based Shoreline Accuracy From Satellite Imagery and Simultaneous Differential GPS Surveys, EP33A-0887, EOS, Trans., American Geophysical Union, 2011 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
S. W. Kline, P. N. Adams, N. G. Plant, R. A. MacKenzie, and J. M. Jaeger (2011), Seasonal and Event-driven Behavior of a Sandy Beach and Bar System at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, 10th Argus Conference, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
S. W. Kline and P. N. Adams (2010), Numerical Modeling of Sea Cliff Retreat as a Function of Wave Climate, Sediment Availability, Abrasion, and Failure, EOS, Trans., American Geophysical Union, 2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, OR.
December 2012
February 2012
January 2012
December 2011
July 2011
February 2011
February 2010
April 2009
AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA: Effect of a Shore-Oblique Ridge on Beach and Bar Mophodynamics at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida; S. W. Kline, P. N. Adams, N. G. Plant, R. A. MacKenzie, and J. M. Jaeger.
AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA: Morphological Impacts of Sea Level Rise Driven Wetland Loss on Two Florida Inlets; J. L. Lovering, P. N. Adams, and S. W. Kline.
NASA, Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, FL: Kennedy Space Center's Coastal Geology and Shoreline Processes (Results to Date); J. M. Jaeger, P. N. Adams, R. A. MacKenzie, and S. W. Kline.
NASA, Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, FL: Dune Vulnerability Team Group Meeting; J. M. Jaeger, P. N. Adams, R. A. MacKenzie, and S. W. Kline.
AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA: Video Based Observations of Event-driven Behavior of Double Barred Nearshore Bathymetry at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida; S. W. Kline, P. N. Adams, N. G. Plant, R. A. MacKenzie, and J. M. Jaeger.
AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA: Investigating the Geomorphic Behavior of the Cape Canaveral Coast Through High-Resolution Beach Monitoring, Sediment Analysis, Oceanographic Observations, and Numerical Modeling; P. N. Adams, J. M. Jaeger, R. A. MacKenzie, S. W. Kline, B. J. Maibauer, M. B. Gravens, T. P. Pierro, and J. L. Lovering.
AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA: Improvements of Visual Based Shoreline Accuracy From Satellite Imagery and Simultaneous Differential GPS Surveys; R. A. MacKenzie, J. M. Jaeger, P. N. Adams, N. G. Plant, R. Schaub, S. W. Kline, and J. L. Lovering.
10th Argus Conference & Workshop, Corvallis, OR: Seasonal and Event-driven Behavior of a Sandy Beach and Bar System at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida; S. W. Kline, P. N. Adams, N. G. Plant, R. A. MacKenzie, and J. M. Jaeger.
International Workshop on Progress in Rocky Coast Geomophology, Gainesville, FL: Numerical Modeling of Sea Cliff Retreat as a Function of Wave Climate, Sediment Availability, Abrasion, and Failure; S. W. Kline and P. N. Adams.
AGU Ocean Sciences, Portland, OR: Numerical Modeling of Sea Cliff Retreat as a Function of Wave Climate, Sediment Availability, Abrasion, and Failure; S. W. Kline and P. N. Adams.
Spring Seminar Series, University of Florida, Department of Coastal & Oceanographic Engineering, Gainesville, FL: Introduction of Wave Set-up Effects and Mass Flux to a Numerical Storm Surge Model; S. W. Kline.
Department of Geological Sciences Instructor
OCE1001: Oceanography
August 2012 - December 2012
Gainesville, FL
Created course, lecture, and assessment material for ~80 undergraduates.
Department of Geological Sciences Teaching Assistant
GLY1880: Natural Disasters: In the Path of Nature
January 2012 - June 2012
Gainesville, FL
Assisted ~300 undergraduates through an online curriculum.
Duties spanned multiple semesters.
Department of Geological Sciences Teaching Assistant
GLY1150L: Florida Geology Laboratory
January 2011 - April 2011
Gainesville, FL
June 2007 - July 2007
Gainesville, FL
Created course, lecture, and assignment materials for ~30 undergraduates.
Led multiple class field trips to reinforce lecture concepts.
Student Science Training Program (SSTP) Instructor
Introduction to Coastal Engineering
Taught high school juniors and seniors semiweekly for two months.
Created syllabus, lectures, and assignments with two fellow teachers.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Water Resources Student Intern
Jones, Edmunds and Associates
May 2006 - December 2006
Gainesville, FL
Assisted engineers in watershed management plans and flood plain analyses for state and local agencies (GIS/ICPR modeling).
Completed aspects of permit reviews and water pollution studies.
Compiled guide of stormwater design guidelines for all Florida water managment districts.
HONORS & AWARDS
SEG/ExxonMobil Student Education Program Travel Grant
September 2012
Awarded to outstanding applicants.
Covered airfare, hotel accommodation, and registration costs for a special educational course and 82nd Society of Exploration Geophysicists Annual Meeting.
NASA Group Achievement Award
August 2012
Awarded to the dune vulnerability team studying coastal behavior at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida.
University of Florida Grinter Fellowship
October 2009
Awarded to outstanding new doctoral students in the Geological Sciences Department.
$2,000 one-year stipend.
Joel Tyner Memorial Scholarship
August 2008
Awarded to gradudate students with good moral character and interest in hydraulics.
$1,000 one-year stipend.
University of Florida Civil & Coastal Engineering Alumni Fellowship
August 2007
$84,000 four-year tuition waiver and stipend.
SERVICE
Vice President of Electees
Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society
August 2005 - April 2006
Gainesville, FL
August 2005 - April 2006
Gainesville, FL
Coordinated community service projects for new members.
Directed electee meetings.
Facilitated electees in qualifying for initiation.
Editor
Chi Epsilon National Civil & Environmental Engineering Honor Society
Authored the annual chapter activities report to national headquarters.
Participated in various community service events.
MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS
Student Member, Society for Exploration Geophysicists (2012 - Present).
Student Member, American Geophysical Union (2009 - Present).
Member, Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society (2004 - Present).
Active Member, (2004 - 2006).
Member, Chi Epsilon National Civil & Environmental Engineering Honor Society(2004 - Present).
Active Member, (2004 - 2006).
Member, Golden Key National Honor Society (2005 - Present).
Florida Engineering Intern
Passed Fundamentals of Engineering Exam in October 2006.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Operating Systems
Windows, Unix/Linux, Mac
Programming Languages
FORTRAN, Shell, HTML
Numerical Modeling