Robert Andrew Jane

Robert Andrew Jane is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering at the University of Central Florida (UCF), with a secondary joint appointment at the National Center for Integrated Coastal Research. His office is located in Research I, Room 334.

Education:

• Bachelor’s in Mathematics and Statistics, University of Plymouth, UK (2013)
• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Plymouth (2018), in collaboration with HR Wallingford

Research Interests:
Dr. Jane specializes in coastal engineering, compound flooding, and flood risk analysis, leveraging multivariate statistics to model environmental hazards under climate change. His work supports water resource management by improving predictive capabilities for coastal flooding, sea level rise impacts, and joint occurrence of extreme events. He develops frameworks for probabilistic design of flood defenses and quantifies the lifespan of current infrastructure under future sea level rise.

Publication Trends:
His recent publications (2020–2023) focus on the statistical modeling of compound flooding, including interactions between coastal and inland flooding, rainfall and storm surge, and pollution with discharge. He frequently employs multivariate methods and hydrodynamic modeling to assess flood risk in coastal regions like Miami-Dade and the Suwannee River. His work appears in top journals such as Nature Climate Change and Water Resources Research.

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Advising and Grants:
No information is available regarding student advising or grant funding. However, his active research output and collaborations suggest ongoing project involvement, likely supported by institutional or federal grants.

Labs and Teams:
Dr. Jane is affiliated with the CoRE Lab at UCF and collaborates with researchers at the National Center for Integrated Coastal Research. His work is highly collaborative, involving institutions across the U.S. and Europe, focusing on integrated coastal risk assessment and climate adaptation strategies.