CSE welcomes new research assistant, Mariah McBride, a specialist in coastal sustainability issues. She brings expertise in Sargassum impacts and is helping CSE in several areas related to the impacts of Sargassum strandings, the economics of beach nourishment and related…
The Arcadian Shores Beach Renourishment Project nears completion, and as dredging contractor, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) demobilizes from the site, CSE logs its first completed project for 2019. CSE has been managing this project on behalf of…
CSE is currently managing the Arcadian Shores Beach Renourishment Project (USACE P/N 2018-00319), which consists of the placement of ~475,000 cubic yards (cy) of beach-quality sediment along ~6,000 linear feet (lf) of shoreline between Apache Pier and Singleton Swash, and…
This month we celebrate Diana Sangster who is retiring after nearly 35 years with Coastal Science & Engineering! Her career with us actually began in the late 1970s as the first employee of our parent company, Research Planning Institute. When…
CSE welcomes five coastal engineering interns from the Technical University of Delft (TU Delft), Netherlands this Fall. For two months, the master’s candidates will analyze sand circulation and sediment exchange at Isle of Palms, one of CSE’s long-time project sites.…
CSE is honored to have served as engineer for this award-winning beach nourishment project. Recently, the American Shore and Beach Restoration Association awarded the Town of Southampton as one of its “Best Restored Beaches of 2018.” As a part of…
CSE is proud to report that Ruben Visser, a former intern from the Technical University of Delft (TU Delft), has joined international marine contractor, Van Oord as a Technical Trainee. The Dutch company, based in Rotterdam, Netherlands is the world-largest dredger with…
A recent 2017 nourishment project with the Town of Edisto wins a 2018 Achievement Award from the Municipal Association of South Carolina. CSE is honored to have served as project engineer to help the town restore approximately 835,000 cubic yards of sand…
A recent CSE renourishment project is credited for an unprecedented leatherback turtle nest discovery. “We’ve never had a nesting leatherback at Isle of Palms or Sullivan’s,” exclaimed Barbara Bergwerf, former city councilmember and 19-year long turtle team member. “Needless to…
Cooler sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Atlantic appear to be the cause for a mild hurricane season. According to Chris Dolce with The Weather Channel, cooler waters can deter the development of tropical storms and hurricanes. Click Here to Learn…
