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Registration now open: The Sustainable Sediment Management Short Course, June 2025
Registration is now open for our 3.5-day course on Sustainable Sediment Management in Athens, Georgia – June 3rd – 6th, 2025, led by IRIS professors Ram Mohan, Brian Bledsoe and Todd Bridges. The short course will explore the principles and practices of sustainable sediment management in coastal and riverine contexts through in-depth presentations on concepts; engineering and operational practices; methods, modeling,…
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We’re hiring Resilience Engineers!
IRIS is all about two things: creating resilient systems (of course) and bringing great people together. We’re seeking innovative, talented, collaborative individuals to add to our team- specifically, Resilience Engineers to work on research and implementation projects in the field of natural infrastructure and nature-based solutions. You’ll join an interdisciplinary team of engineers, hydrologists, ecologists, economists, social scientists and more.…
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Q&A with Jeb Byers: Mapping invasive species along global coastlines
Jeb Byers, a professor in the Odum School of Ecology, investigates invasive species, particularly along coastlines. His work has produced a heat map that indicates barriers to entry for potentially invasive species. (Photo by Chamberlain Smith) Originally published here by the University of Georgia Office of Research. Written by David Mitchell. Growing up in the mountains of western North Carolina,…
