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Henry BokuniewiczDistinguished Service ProfessorSchool of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Biography
Henry Bokuniewicz is an internationally recognized expert on beach erosion, dredging, coastal groundwater issues and pollution in the coastal ocean. He is involved with monitoring programs for ocean beaches to investigate shoreline changes, beach dynamics, and responses to storms. He also applies his research to practical problems of groundwater seepage at the sea floor, the dispersion of contaminants, dredging, and the disposal of the dredged sediments and marine mining.
Education
- PhD and MS, Yale University
- BS, University of Illinois
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