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Megan Williams

Profesora Asistente

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Estuarine physics, sediment transport, watershed-coastal interaction, coastal resilience.

Educación

  •  Civil & Environmental Engineering, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY. Estados Unidos, 2014
  •  Civil & Environmental Engineering, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY. Estados Unidos, 2009
  •  Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. Chile, 2007
  •  Spanish Studies, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. Estados Unidos, 2007

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesora Asistente Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

    Valparaíso, Chile

    2019 - 2023

  •   Research Scientist Full Time

    National Oceanography Centre

    Liverpool, Reino Unido

    2015 - 2018

  •   Lecturer Part Time

    Moss Landing Marine Laboratory

    Moss Landing, California, Estados Unidos

    2014 - 2014

  •   Graduate Student Researcher Other

    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY

    Berkeley, California, Chile

    2009 - 2014

  •   Assistant Professor Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile

    2023 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Profesor Asistente Full Time

    Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

    Valparaíso, Chile

    2019 - A la fecha

Premios y Distinciones

  •   National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

    Estados Unidos, 2009

    Awarded graduate fellowship to pursue doctoral studies.


 

Article (14)

A snapshot of turbulence in the Northeastern Magellan Strait
Observations of river-wave interactions at a small-scale river mouth
Biological-physical interactions are fundamental to understanding and managing coastal dynamics
Models of bed-load transport across scales: turbulence signature from grain motion to sediment flux
River Plume Modulation by Infragravity Wave Forcing
Salt Intrusion as a Function of Estuary Length in Periodically Weakly Stratified Estuaries
Small-scale bedforms and associated sediment transport in a macro-tidal lower shoreface
Unraveling Interactions between Asymmetric Tidal Turbulence, Residual Circulation, and Salinity Dynamics in Short, Periodically Weakly Stratified Estuaries
In-situ Observations of Infragravity Response during Extreme Storms on Sand and Gravel Beaches
Benthic controls of resuspension in UK shelf seas: Implications for resuspension frequency
Fine particle retention and deposition in regions of cyclonic tidal current rotation
Impact of storm propagation speed on coastal flood hazard induced by offshore storms in the North Sea
An approach for the identification of exemplar sites for scaling up targeted field observations of benthic biogeochemistry in heterogeneous environments
Tidally discontinuous ocean forcing in bar-built estuaries: The interaction of tides, infragravity motions, and frictional control

ConferencePaper (1)

Sediment flux variability on tidal flats: Results from Morecambe Bay, UK

Proyecto (5)

The fate of freshwater in the surfzone: assessing the roles of the short and long wave forcings
Stratified coastal dynamics of internal waves and glacial river plume interactions
Improving understanding of sediment dynamics in strong salinity stratification using innovative field methods
Physical and biological dynamic coastal processes and their role in coastal recovery (BLUE-Coast)
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
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Megan Williams

Profesora Asistente

Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental & Departamento de Ecología

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Raúl Flores

Profesor Auxiliar

Obras Civiles

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

Valparaíso, Chile

1
Christian González

Profesor Asistente

Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias

Universidad Diego Portales

Santiago, Chile