Liberal Arts and Sciences
UF Geomorphology Lab
Led by Peter Adams · Geological Sciences
What we study
The UF Geomorphology Lab studies how landforms change over time using field measurements and computer models. They focus on coastal processes and real-time instrumentation.
What working here is like
- Fieldwork
- Computational
- Wet lab
- Coding helps
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Quantifying Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Beach and Dune Sediment Grain Size Distributions Along Anastasia Island, Florida
The lab studies how sand grain size changes across different beaches and seasons. The student collected sand samples, measured grain sizes with a laser instrument, and identified patterns that help predict shoreline changes.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 111
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Recent papers, explained
- Observational and Modeling Evidence for a Multi‐Decadal Shift in Longshore Sediment Transport Patterns From a Changing Wave Climate Along the Atlantic Coast of the Southeastern US
2025 · Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
Models how changing waves affect sand movement along the US Atlantic coast.
- Creek System and Regional Patterns of Juncus roemerianus Stress and Links to Salt Marsh Loss on the Florida Gulf Coast
2025 · Wetlands
Studies stress in salt marshes to predict future marsh loss.
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- Strategic planting and nutrient amendments to accelerate the revegetation of rapidly retreating coastal dunes
2025 · Journal of Applied Ecology
Tests planting and nutrients to speed up coastal dune recovery.
- Leveraging successional facilitation to improve restoration of foundational dune grasses along a frequently disturbed coastline
2024 · Restoration Ecology
Tests whether pioneer plants can speed up coastal dune restoration by supporting climax species.
- Total water level controls on the trajectory of dune toe retreat
2023 · Geomorphology
Shows how storm water levels affect dune erosion patterns along a North Carolina coastline.
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How to reach out
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