Stevens' Coastal Monitoring Network, coastal experts  take on this week's winter storm in the Northeast

For coastal engineers at Stevens Institute of Technology, this week's winter storm brings the opportunity to collect data on a significant weather event through the university's Coastal Monitoring Network, part of coastal research efforts at Davidson Laboratory.

Stevens' coastal experts, who include Dr. Michael Bruno, professor and director of Davidson Laboratory and his team, also stand prepared to assist the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management in the event of damage to beaches and infrastructure along the coastline."Depending on the number of extreme high tides we experience, and particularly if the storm stalls and high winds continue, historic levels of damage on the Northeast seaboard are possible," says Bruno. "If significant beach erosion occurs this week, New Jersey and other coastal states will have the first opportunity to assess the effectiveness of beach nourishment programs - replacing sand on shorelines - such as the program that has been in place in New Jersey since the latter 1990s."

Bruno is available for comment on following topics:

• The Jersey Shore's level of preparedness
• Coastal conditions during the storm
• Conditions and protective actions in the storm's aftermath

Media may contact Dr. Michael Bruno for interviews through the Stevens News Service: Please page the News Service Director at: (201) 517-5364 Office phone: (201) 216-5238

See the New Jersey coastline live and get current conditions at the Coastal Monitoring Network: cmn.dl.stevens-tech.edu

Find more information about what Stevens is doing in coastal engineering and monitoring at: www.dl.stevens.edu/davidson/paper.html

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870 and celebrating 140 Years of Innovation, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University TM , lives at the intersection of industry, academics and research.  The University's students, faculty and partners leverage their collective real-world experience and culture of innovation, research and entrepreneurship to confront global challenges in engineering, science, systems and technology management.

Based in Hoboken, N.J. and with a location in Washington, D.C., Stevens offers baccalaureate, master’s, certificates and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences and management, in addition to baccalaureate degrees in business and liberal arts.  Stevens has been recognized by both the US Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Excellence in the areas of systems engineering and port security research. The University has a total enrollment of more than 2,200 undergraduate and 3,700 graduate students with almost 450 faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America as well as strategic partnerships with industry leaders, governments and other universities around the world.  Additional information may be obtained at www.stevens.edu and www.stevens.edu/press.