Dr Karin Bryan
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Toronto, PhD Dalhousie
Contact Details
| Name | Extn. | Username | Room | Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan, Dr Karin | 4123 | kbryan | E.2.06 | Earth and Ocean Sciences |
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- Calling +64 7 838 4466 then enter the extension
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- For extensions starting with 4: dial +64 7 838 extension
- For extensions starting with 5: dial +64 7 858 extension
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Research Interests
Dr Karin Bryan has worked as a coastal scientist at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) for 2.5 years. Prior to this, she held a two year post-doctoral fellowship funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and hosted jointly by NIWA and the Earth Sciences department.
Her doctorate examined the effect of complex beach topography on low frequency waves. Although continuing her theoretical work on surf-zone physics, she has also expanded her research interest into 3 main areas:
- Use of video technology to measure morphological change and wave properties on beaches. In particular working on the NIWA Cam-Era programme and the Muriwai ARGUS station.
- Modelling and measuring near-bed and swash zone sedimentation processes. In particular how they are affected by mineralogy (i.e. black minerals) and ground water seepage.
- Measuring properties of estuarine sediments, in particular suspended flocculated material.
Students Supervised
I have supervised 3 PhD students to completion and 18 Masters students to completion.
MSc
- Renee Foster
- Chris Morcom
PhD
- Kyle Spiers
- Barend Van Maanen (submitted)
- Yvonne (Hui Woon) Tay (submitted)
- Rafael Guedes
- Alex Port
- Shawn Harrison
- Stephen Hunt
- Amir Emami
Teaching Commitments
Expertise
Surf-zone research; coastal erosion; waves; video-monitoring of beaches, estuarine hydrodynamics and sedimentation; biological-physical interactions in marine systems; flocculation in estuaries; coastal storm hazards.
Recent Publications
- Gallop, S., Bryan, K., Coco, G., Stephens, S. (2011) Storm-driven changes in rip channel patterns on an embayed beach
Refereed Journal Articles - Geomorphology - Tay, H., Bryan, K., Pilditch, C., Park, S., Hamilton, D. (2011) Variations in nutrient concentrations at different time scales in two shallow tidally dominated estuaries
Refereed Journal Articles - Marine and Freshwater Research - van Maanen, B., Coco, G., Bryan, K. (2011) A numerical model to simulate the formation and subsequent evolution of tidal channel networks
Refereed Journal Articles - Australian Journal of Civil Engineering - Huisman, C., Bryan, K., Coco, G., Ruessink, B. (2011) The use of video imagery to analyse groundwater and shoreline dynamics on a dissipative beach
Refereed Journal Articles - Continental Shelf Research
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