Profile
Prof. Harshinie Karunarathna is a personal chair in coastal engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering of the Faculty of Science and Engineering. The primary focus of her research is coastal and estuarine hydro-morphodynamics and climate change impacts on the coastal zone. Her pioneering research on computational coastal modelling and, the development of data-driven and reduced physics modelling approaches has been internationally recognised. She is an Elected Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales. She currently co-directs the Climate Action Research Institute.
Area of Expertise
- Computational coastal and estuarine modelling
- Flood risk management and coastal flood modelling
- Nature-based solutions for coastal management
- Climate change impacts on the coastal zone
- Environmental impacts of marine renewables
- Artificial Intelligence
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Events
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Zienkiewicz Institute Community Event for Grant Calls
Time: 15th October 2025 Location: Eng North 010 and 008 Speakers: Overview of the Conference: The next Zienkiewicz Institute community event will be held on Wednesday, 15th October 2025. It will focus on the following three grant calls: UKRI Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science Phase One (Deadline 11 December 2025) UKRK Addressing Nuclear Fission Challenges for a…