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Roger Flood is a Research Professor at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University. His work focuses on marine geology and sediment dynamics, particularly in continental margin systems and coastal environments. He employs advanced geophysical techniques (e.g., multibeam sonar, seismic profiling) to study sediment transport, submarine fan architectures, and environmental impacts of storms like Hurricane Sandy.
Education: Ph.D. in Marine Geology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (1978).
Research emphasizes high-resolution methods to understand sedimentation processes in marine and freshwater systems. Key areas include: continental margin sedimentation (e.g., Amazon Fan studies), environmental applications (e.g., PCB contamination in the Hudson River), and post-storm coastal recovery. Collaborations with international programs like the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP Legs 155, 172, 339) highlight his global fieldwork.
His recent studies investigate Mediterranean Outflow dynamics and long-term seabed morphology changes off New York using multidecadal datasets. Contributions include advancing seafloor mapping techniques for habitat classification and infrastructure planning.
