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Basics

Name Martin Henke
Label Coastal Scientist/Engineer
Summary A coastal scientist/engineer with a passion for understanding coastal processes, mitigating associated hazards, and development of marine energy. Experienced in numerical modeling, data analysis, and fieldwork.

Work

  • 2024.04 - Present
    Post-Doctoral Research Associate
    Coastal Science Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Conducting research on coastal dynamics, waves, marine energy in high-latitude and Arctic environments using numerical models.

Volunteer

  • 2016.07 - 2018.08

    Zanzibar, Tanzania

    Education Volunteer
    Peace Corps
    Taught math and physics to secondary school students in a rural community and organized workshops promoting women's access to education.

Education

  • Anchorage, AK, USA

    BS
    University of Alaska Anchorage
    Mechanical Engineering
  • Anchorage, AK, USA

    MS
    University of Alaska Anchorage
    Mechanical Engineering
  • Fairfax, VA, USA

    PhD
    George Mason University
    Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering

Skills

Numerical Modeling
ADCIRC+SWAN
WaveWatch3
Xbeach
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Unstructured Grid Generation
Coastal Processes
Wave Dynamics
Nearshore Hydrodynamics
Morphodynamic Processes
Wave Attenuation
Sea Ice Interactions
Coastal Vegetation Effects
Programming & Computing
Python
MATLAB
Fortran
High-Performance Computing

Languages

English
Native speaker
Swahili
Certified Advanced Speaking Proficiency

Interests

Coastal Engineering
Coastal Hazard Mitigation
Arctic Coastal Dynamics
Marine Energy
Climate Change Impacts
Coastal Community Resilience