Annette R. Grilli

Annette R. Grilli is a Research Professor in the Department of Ocean Engineering at the University of Rhode Island, focusing on ocean renewable energy and coastal hazard assessment. Her work integrates numerical modeling and statistical analysis to study extreme events like tsunamis and storms.

• Ph.D. in Climatology, University of Delaware (2000)
• M.S. in Oceanography, University of Liege (1984)
• B.S. in Geography & Education, University of Liege (1983)

Her research spans offshore wind farm siting optimization, tsunami propagation modeling, and coastal erosion dynamics. Recent publications highlight applications of phase-resolving wave models and machine learning to coastal resilience and marine renewable energy systems.

Grants include collaborations with NOAA, Department of Energy, and NSF, focusing on coastal hazard visualization, tsunami detection algorithms, and design elevation mapping under climate change scenarios. She contributes to digitalCommons@URI with over 100 publications in Ocean Engineering and Civil Engineering domains.