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Jana Haddad

The Wave Whisperer

Jana Haddad uses physics to study how living shorelines affect ocean waves and could stem the tide of coastal erosion.

Overview map displaying the Rocky Mount properties after Hurricane Floyd and where the floodplains were during that flood. Many of the new developments are in the floodplains.

Image courtesy of David Salvesen

Come Hell or High Water

How one UNC researcher aims to limit flood risk through floodplain buyouts.