Carlin Bowyer

Carlin Bowyer is a Senior Research Officer (Field) at the UWA Oceans Institute within the School of Earth and Oceans at The University of Western Australia. They support Prof. Ryan Lowe, Dr. Jeff Hansen, and Dr. Mike Cuttler's Coastal & Ocean Dynamics Group, managing field and laboratory programs involving oceanographic instrumentation, UAVs, and physical data collection. Their role includes equipment maintenance, procurement, and field asset management for coastal and oceanographic studies.

Education: Environmental Science (Honours) from The University of Western Australia (2010), focusing on physical drivers of sediment distributions on Ningaloo Reef.

Research expertise encompasses oceanographic fieldwork techniques, spatial science operations, and coastal dynamics. Their work emphasizes experimental studies on wave behavior, sediment transport pathways, and coastal structure vulnerability. Collaborative projects include datasets from RV Falkor cruises (2015–2020) and a real-time coastal data display grant (2018).

Key contributions include datasets on coral reef hydrology and sediment dynamics, with publications analyzing breakwater overtopping mechanics and benthic ecosystem interactions. They manage interdisciplinary field operations for academic teams and associated students, contributing to marine science infrastructure development.