Larry Ward

Larry Ward is an Associate Research Professor at the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping and the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of New Hampshire, with affiliations to the Jackson Estuarine Laboratory. He holds a Ph.D. in Marine Technology (1978) from the University of South Carolina and a B.A. in Earth Sciences from the University of New Hampshire.

• Teaching: Geological oceanography, seafloor characterization, and coastal sedimentology
• Research: Coastal and inner shelf sedimentology, sea level change impacts, lidar-based seafloor mapping
• Grants: 26 funded projects from 1991-2024, including NOAA and US DOI collaborations

His publications focus on coastal geomorphology, lidar applications, and sediment dynamics, with work spanning from storm sediment transport to delta system sustainability. Collaborators include John Hughes Clarke and Yuri Rzhanov.