Coastal Dynamics Design Lab

The mission of the Coastal Dynamics Design Lab (CDDL) is to organize and lead trans-disciplinary research and design teams to address critical ecological and community development challenges in vulnerable coastal regions, with a concentrated focus on the Mid-Atlantic seaboard.

Coastal environments along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard are vulnerable to challenges from long-term sea level variations and the more acute forces of powerful Atlantic storms. The collaborative project teams at the CDDL seek greater understanding of these dynamic natural forces and human-made environments that shape coastal regions.