Dr. Matthew Bilskie is an associate professor in the School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering within the University of Georgia’s College of Engineering. His research focuses on hurricane storm surge modeling under present and future conditions, real-time flood inundation forecasting, novel methods for assessing compound flooding, flood hazard and risk communication with decision-makers and the implementation and assessment of nature-based features—from conceptual development and permitting through design, construction and monitoring. Bilskie has published more than 60 peer-reviewed articles, with research funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of War, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Naval Research, National Science Foundation, Georgia Department of Transportation, Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, Louisiana RESTORE Act Center of Excellence and others.
