Dr. Bonnie Ludka
I am interested in how coastal physical processes interact with environmental management and ecological functioning, on time scales of storms to decades. My team and I use fieldwork, data analysis and modeling to help build more resilient coasts. Check out our projects here.
I am also passionate about environmental justice and climate change communication, and advancing equity and inclusion in science. I encourage my team to be advocates for positive change, in and outside of academia. Check out our climate resources here.
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Employment
Assistant Professor California State Polytechnic University Humboldt, Environmental Resources Engineering Department (+ some teaching in the Data Science Department), 2022-Present
Assistant Professor San Jose State University, Geology Department, 2021-2022
Postdoctoral Researcher Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Integrative Oceanography Division & Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, 2017-2021
CA Sea Grant Fellow - Coastal Engineer / Nearshore Oceanographer CA Coastal Commission, 2017
Postdoctoral Researcher Delft University of Technology, Coastal Engineering, 2016
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Education
Ph.D. Oceanography, Physical Oceanography Program, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 2016
M.S. Oceanography, Physical Oceanography Program, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 2011
B.S. Physics, James Madison University, 2007
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Contact
CV
Ludka_CV_CPH.pdfHeader Photo: Seacliff State Beach, CA. Photo by Awbrey Yost.