Liberal Arts and Sciences
Lorenzo-Trueba Lab
Led by Jorge Lorenzo-Trueba · Geological Sciences
What we study
The lab studies how coastal landscapes change over time using computer models and field data. They focus on how natural processes and human activities shape coastlines like barrier islands and mangroves.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Fieldwork
- Coding helps
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Exploratory Scoping of Place‐Based Opportunities for Convergence Research
2025 · Earth s Future
Explores how to choose locations and partners for place-based research.
- Net evaporation-induced mangrove area loss across low-lying Caribbean islands
2024 · Environmental Research Climate
Shows how evaporation affects mangrove growth in Caribbean islands.
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- Upstream Propagation of Sea‐Level Signals in Fluvio‐Deltaic Environments: Time‐Lags and the Dynamics of the Fluvial Surface
2022 · Geophysical Research Letters
Finds that river systems may lag behind sea-level changes.
- Undeveloped and developed phases in the centennial evolution of a barrier-marsh-lagoon system: The case of Long Beach Island, New Jersey
2022 · Frontiers in Marine Science
Studies how barrier islands change over time with sea-level rise.
- Engineered coastal berm-dune renourishment in New Jersey: can coastal communities continue to hold the line?
2021 · Anthropocene Coasts
Looks at whether coastal communities can afford to maintain storm protection.
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