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Professor Tom Baldock
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Tom Baldock

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Overview

Background

Professor Tom Baldock, B.Eng, Ph.D (Lond), DIC, MIEAust.

****Ph.D. Scholarships in Coastal and Marine Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia****

Please enquire about forthcoming UQ scholarship opportunities for domestic Australian students (citizens or permanent residents) or international students who are currently in Australia.

Ph.D. projects are available on coastal processes, coral reef hydrodynamics, tsunami impacts, wave energy or a topic of your own

Professor Baldock’s research is primarily in the field of Coastal and Ocean Engineering, but also encompasses renewable energy and higher education. He has published over 120 journal papers and over 80 conference papers, notably in top-rated journals for his discipline (Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Proceedings and Transactions of the Royal Society), and is the most published author in the journal Coastal Engineering over the past decade. He is presently principal supervisor for 6 Ph.D. students, with 18 PhD students graduated since 2007, three of whom were awarded Dean’s awards, and nine have secured T&R or research positions nationally and internationally, one a full Professor. His Ph.D. students have published over 60 journal papers since 2004. They have worked on field and laboratory experiments in the UK, Europe, the USA, in association with international researchers and government agencies. Prof Baldock received a UQ Award for “Excellence in HDR Supervision” in 2017. He is currently working on a major project within the National Reef Restoration and Adaption Program (https://gbrrestoration.org/) focused on the Great Barier Reef.

He has strong national and international collaboration on research on topical issues in coastal engineering and close links with Government and National agencies, which includes consultancy and expert witness services in Marine Engineering. Recent and current relevant research projects include a multi-partner CSIRO Cluster project under the Wealth from Oceans Flagship, investigating tsunami impact on ultra-long submarine pipelines running from the deep ocean up to continental slope and then onshore, ARC Discovery, ARC Linkage and ARC LIEF projects investigating storm surge and wave run-up along the East Australian coast, and four European Union HYDRALAB IV transnational access projects to study beach erosion and recovery processes in large wave flume facilities. He is also working with Geoscience Australia on the Bushfire and Natural Hazards projects, Resilience of Coasts to Clustered storm events and with the Global Change Institute (UQ) on the World Bank project "Capturing Coral Reef Ecosystems Services".

He is a member of the Editorial Board for Coastal Engineering and a member of the Engineers Australia National Committee on Coastal and Ocean Engineering.

He was Chair of the Organising Committee for Coasts and Ports 2017, held in Cairns, June 2017

His primary research interests are in : Swash zone hydrodynamics, Beach face sediment transport, Coral reef hydrodynamics and associated shoreline behaviour, Long wave generation and surf beat, Extreme non-linear waves (freak waves), Storm surge and tsunami hazards.

His current research projects are in the fields of:

  1. Swash Zone hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport
  2. Wave overtopping, including tsunami overtopping
  3. Coral reef hydrodynamics
  4. Impact of sea level rise on coastlines on open and reef-fronted coasts
  5. Surf zone processes and beach erosion
  6. Infrastructure for offshore aquaculture
  7. Wave energy conversion

Google Scholar : https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=en&user=QU14lwEAAAAJ

Top publications

Baldock, T.E., Swan, C. and Taylor, P.H., 1996. A laboratory study of non-linear surface waves on water. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, London, Series A. 354, 1-28. [ERA – A]

Baldock, T. E and Huntley, D. A., 2002. Long wave forcing by the breaking of random gravity waves on a beach. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Series A. 458, 2177-2201. [ERA – A*]

Baldock, T.E., 2006. Long wave generation by the shoaling and breaking of transient wave groups on a beach, Proceedings of the Royal Society, London., Series A. 462, 1853–1876. [ERA – A*]

Baldock, T. E., O’ Hare, T. J., and Huntley, D. A.., 2004. Long wave forcing on a barred beach. J. Fluid Mechanics, 503, 321-341. [ERA – A*]

Pritchard, D., Guard, P.A. and Baldock, T.E., 2008. An analytical model for bore-driven run-up. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 610: 183-193. [ERA – A*]

Baldock, T.E., Peiris, D. and Hogg, A.J., 2012. Overtopping of solitary waves and solitary bores on a plane beach. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Series A., doi: 10.1098/rspa.2011.0729. [ERA –A*]

Saunders, M.I. et al., 2014. Interdependency of tropical marine ecosystems in response to climate change. Nature Clim. Change, 4(8): 724-729. [ERA – A*]

Latest publications:

  1. Lancaster, O., Cossu, R., Wilson, M., & Baldock, T. E. (2022). A 3D numerical and experimental parametric study of wave-induced scour around large bluff body structures. Ocean Engineering, 112766. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.112766
  2. Astorga-Moar, A., & Baldock, T. E. (2022). Assessment and optimisation of runup formulae for beaches fronted by fringing reefs based on physical experiments. Coastal Engineering, 176, 104163. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2022.104163
  3. Thompson, M. E., Matson, B. J., & Baldock, T. E. (2022). A globally verified coastal glare estimation tool. Coastal Engineering, 177, 104190.
  4. Shabani, B., Ware, P. & Baldock, T. E. 2022. Suppression of Wind Waves in the Presence of Swell: A Physical Modeling Study. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 127, e2021JC018306.
  5. Lancaster, O., Cossu, R., Wuppukondur, A., Astorga Moar, A., Hunter, S., & Baldock, T. E. (2022). Experimental measurements of wave-induced scour around a scaled gravity-based Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter. Applied Ocean Research, 126, 103268. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apor.2022.103268
  6. Wuppukondur, A. and Baldock, T.E., 2022. Physical and numerical modelling of representative tsunami waves propagating and overtopping in converging channels. Coastal Engineering, p.104120.
  7. Wiegerink, J. J., Baldock, T. E., Callaghan, D. P. & Wang, C. M. 2022. Slosh Suppression Blocks - A concept for mitigating fluid motions in floating closed containment fish pen in high energy environments. Applied Ocean Research, 120, 103068.
  8. Lancaster, O., Cossu, R., Heatherington, C., Hunter, S. & Baldock, T. E. 2022. Field Observations of Scour Behavior around an Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10, 320.
  9. Blenkinsopp, C. E., Baldock, T. E., Bayle, P. M., Foss, O., Almeida, L. P. & Schimmels, S. 2022. Remote Sensing of Wave Overtopping on Dynamic Coastal Structures. Remote Sensing, 14, 513.
  10. Ibrahim, M. S. I. & Baldock, T. E. 2021. Physical and Numerical Modeling of Wave-by-Wave Overtopping along a Truncated Plane Beach. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 147, 04021025.
  11. Thompson, M., Zelich, I., Watterson, E. & Baldock, T. E. 2021. Wave Peel Tracking: A New Approach for Assessing Surf Amenity and Analysis of Breaking Waves. Remote Sensing, 13, 3372.
  12. Birrien, F. & Baldock, T. 2021. A Coupled Hydrodynamic-Equilibrium Type Beach Profile Evolution Model. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9, 353.
  13. Lancaster, O., Cossu, R., Boulay, S., Hunter, S. & Baldock, T. E. 2021. Comparative Wave Measurements at a Wave Energy Site with a Recently Developed Low-Cost Wave Buoy (Spotter), ADCP, and Pressure Loggers. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 38, 1019-1033
  14. Baldock, T.E., Gravois, U., Callaghan, D.P., Davies, G. and Nichol, S., 2021. Methodology for Estimating return intervals for storm demand and dune recession by clustered and non-clustered morphological events. Coastal Engineering, p.103924.
  15. Bayle, P.M., Beuzen, T., Blenkinsopp, C.E., Baldock, T.E. and Turner, I.L., 2021. A new approach for scaling beach profile evolution and sediment transport rates in distorted laboratory models. Coastal Engineering, 163, p.103794.
  16. Blenkinsopp, C.E., Bayle, P.M., Conley, D.C., Masselink, G., Gulson, E., Kelly, I., Almar, R., Turner, I.L., Baldock, T.E., Beuzen, T. and McCall, R.T., 2021. High-resolution, large-scale laboratory measurements of a sandy beach and dynamic cobble berm revetment. Scientific data, 8(1), pp.1-11.

Availability

Professor Tom Baldock is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Engineering, Imperial College London
  • Doctor of Philosophy of Civil Engineering, Imperial College London

Research interests

  • Surf zone waves and tsunami impact

  • Wave run-up and beach erosion

  • Swash zone hydrodynamics and sediment transport

  • Surf Beat on Plane and Barred Beaches

    A laboratory investigation of long wave generation and behgaviour over plane and barred beaches. In particular, clarifying forcing mechanisms, correlatins between along and short waves and non-linear effects. For barred beaches, investigating potential long wave resonance. Water level fluctutautions may be relevant to rip current behaviour.

  • Bed Shear Stress in the Swash Zone and Sediment Transport

    Development of new instrumentation to directly measure bed shear stress in the swash zone, and compare with classical theory. Smooth, rough and mobile beds will be investigated. The results will be related to sediment transport measurements and field data.

Research impacts

Community Impact Prof Baldock’s work is also relevant to a wide community and generates significant interest at the public level. This includes:

Channel 9 Television main evening news, “Measuring beach face morphodynamics”, 23rd October, 2003. NSW.

ABC National TV news, 17&18thth December 2005. All states and territories. New models for tsunami waves.

ABC State and Local Radio, 17&18th December 2005, NSW, VIC, QLD, WA. Tsunami modelling.

Online news: ABC, Yahoo, NASA earth observatory news. Tsunami modelling.

National and state newspapers (The Australian, IT Today, Tuesday 14th February 2006, ¼ page article, Courier Mail, QLD, Engineers Australia, January 2006). Breaking wave tsunami models

Channel 10s Totally Wild show, Broadcast nationally March, 2006. Tsunami experiments at UQ.

Perception, performance and economics of renewable energy technology in the Tourism Industry. ABC National Radio News, December 2007; ABC local radio, January 2008.

Beach erosion and planning laws in Queensland, State and local newspapers, November 2009.

Channel 10 News, QLD, Wind effects on storm surge impact at the coast, Nov 2010.

The Weekend Australian, Enquirer; Science Illustrated, Australian Geographic, March 2011, commentary on 2011 Japanese tsunami.

New Scientist, March 2011, commentary on a Science article on climate change on winds and waves

Scientific American, online news August 15th 2014, article on Taro community relocation project due to sea level rise

Newsweek, online news, 18th August 2014, article on Solomon Island community relocation

“Helping coastal managers plan better for future storms”, 2018. http://www.ga.gov.au/news-events/news/latest-news/helping-coastal-managers-plan-better-for-future-storms

“Dead coral to give new life to Great Barrier Reef” Media release from The Hon. Josh Frydenberg MP, Minister for the Environment and Energy, 2018

UQ News, UQ Research Impact, and submitted as an EOI for the ARC’s Engagement and Impact Assessment. http://www.uq.edu.au/research/impact/stories/the-race-to-save-the-reef/, feature on stabilising coral rubble on the Great Barrier Reef. This project was also featured in National Geographic Kids, 2018.

Academic impact Taking the ERA A* journal Coastal Engineering as the benchmark journal for applied Coastal Engineering research, Prof Baldock ranks 1st on the list of the most published authors in that journal over the preceding decade to the end of 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2nd to the end of 2008 and 2009, and again 1st to the end of 2012.

Some recent media news is here:

http://www.uq.edu.au/research/impact/stories/the-race-to-save-the-reef/

http://www.ga.gov.au/news-events/news/latest-news/helping-coastal-managers-plan-better-for-future-storms

Works

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264 works between 1994 and 2024

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Featured

2017

Journal Article

Assessment of runup predictions by empirical models on non-truncated beaches on the south-east Australian coast

Atkinson, Alexander L., Power, Hannah E., Moura, Theo, Hammond, Tim, Callaghan, David P. and Baldock, Tom E. (2017). Assessment of runup predictions by empirical models on non-truncated beaches on the south-east Australian coast. Coastal Engineering, 119, 15-31. doi: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2016.10.001

Assessment of runup predictions by empirical models on non-truncated beaches on the south-east Australian coast

Featured

2016

Journal Article

Reconciling development and conservation under coastal squeeze from rising sea-level

Mills, Morena, Leon, Javier X., Saunders, Megan I., Bell, Justine, Liu, Yan, O’Mara, Julian, Lovelock, Catherine E., Mumby, Peter J., Phinn, Stuart, Possingham, Hugh P., Tulloch, Vigitskaia, Mutafoglu, Konar, Morrison, Tiffany, Callaghan, David, Baldock, Tom, Klein, Carissa and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2016). Reconciling development and conservation under coastal squeeze from rising sea-level. Conservation Letters, 9 (5), 361-368. doi: 10.1111/conl.12213

Reconciling development and conservation under coastal squeeze from rising sea-level

Featured

2016

Journal Article

Generalized transformation of the lattice Boltzmann method for shallow water flows

Hedjripour, Amir H., Callaghan, David P. and Baldock, Tom E. (2016). Generalized transformation of the lattice Boltzmann method for shallow water flows. Journal of Hydraulic Research, 54 (4), 371-388. doi: 10.1080/00221686.2016.1168881

Generalized transformation of the lattice Boltzmann method for shallow water flows

Featured

2016

Journal Article

Observations of the directional distribution of the wind energy input function over swell waves

Shabani, Benham, Babanin, Alex V. and Baldock, Tom E. (2016). Observations of the directional distribution of the wind energy input function over swell waves. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 121 (2), 1174-1193. doi: 10.1002/2015JC011225

Observations of the directional distribution of the wind energy input function over swell waves

Featured

2015

Journal Article

Impact of sea-level rise on cross-shore sediment transport on fetch-limited barrier reef island beaches under modal and cyclonic conditions

Baldock, T. E., Golshani, A., Atkinson, A., Shimamoto, T., Wu, S., Callaghan, D. P. and Mumby, P. J. (2015). Impact of sea-level rise on cross-shore sediment transport on fetch-limited barrier reef island beaches under modal and cyclonic conditions. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 97 (1-2), 188-198. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.06.017

Impact of sea-level rise on cross-shore sediment transport on fetch-limited barrier reef island beaches under modal and cyclonic conditions

Featured

2015

Journal Article

Threshold concepts as a focus for metalearning activity: application of a research-developed mechanism in undergraduate engineering

Meyer, Jan H. F., Knight, David B., Callaghan, David P. and Baldock, Tom E. (2015). Threshold concepts as a focus for metalearning activity: application of a research-developed mechanism in undergraduate engineering. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 52 (3), 277-289. doi: 10.1080/14703297.2015.1017515

Threshold concepts as a focus for metalearning activity: application of a research-developed mechanism in undergraduate engineering

Featured

2014

Journal Article

Classification of hurricane hazards: the importance of rainfall

Rezapour, Mehdi and Baldock, Tom E. (2014). Classification of hurricane hazards: the importance of rainfall. Weather and Forecasting, 29 (6), 1319-1331. doi: 10.1175/WAF-D-14-00014.1

Classification of hurricane hazards: the importance of rainfall

Featured

2014

Journal Article

Interdependency of tropical marine ecosystems in response to climate change

Saunders, Megan I., Leon, Javier X., Callaghan, David P., Roelfsema, Chris M., Hamylton, Sarah, Brown, Christopher J., Baldock, Tom, Golshani, Aliasghar, Phinn, Stuart R., Lovelock, Catherine E., Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Woodroffe, Colin D. and Mumby, Peter J. (2014). Interdependency of tropical marine ecosystems in response to climate change. Nature Climate Change, 4 (8), 724-729. doi: 10.1038/nclimate2274

Interdependency of tropical marine ecosystems in response to climate change

Featured

2012

Journal Article

Overtopping of solitary waves and solitary bores on a plane beach

Baldock, T. E., Peiris, D. and Hogg, A. J. (2012). Overtopping of solitary waves and solitary bores on a plane beach. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, 468 (2147), 3494-3516. doi: 10.1098/rspa.2011.0729

Overtopping of solitary waves and solitary bores on a plane beach

Featured

2011

Journal Article

Swash zone boundary conditions derived from optical remote sensing of swash zone flow patterns

Power H. E., Holman, R. and Baldock T. E. (2011). Swash zone boundary conditions derived from optical remote sensing of swash zone flow patterns. Journal of Geophysical Research, 116 (6) C06007, C06007 -1-C06007 -13. doi: 10.1029/2010JC006724

Swash zone boundary conditions derived from optical remote sensing of swash zone flow patterns

Featured

2011

Journal Article

Overtopping a truncated planar beach

Hogg, Andrew J., Baldock, Tom E. and Pritchard, David (2011). Overtopping a truncated planar beach. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 666, 521-553. doi: 10.1017/S0022112010004325

Overtopping a truncated planar beach

Featured

2011

Book Chapter

More than one pathway to success: The effects of lecture attendance and Lectopia viewing on exam performance in large engineering classes

McCredden, J. E. and Baldock, T. (2011). More than one pathway to success: The effects of lecture attendance and Lectopia viewing on exam performance in large engineering classes. Engineering education: An Australian perspective. (pp. 471-486) edited by Stephen Grainger and Colin Kestell. Essex, England: Multi-Science Publishing.

More than one pathway to success: The effects of lecture attendance and Lectopia viewing on exam performance in large engineering classes

Featured

2009

Journal Article

Feasibility analysis of renewable energy supply options for a grid-connected large hotel

Dalton, G. J., Lockington, D. A. and Baldock, T. E. (2009). Feasibility analysis of renewable energy supply options for a grid-connected large hotel. Renewable Energy, 34 (4), 955-964. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.08.012

Feasibility analysis of renewable energy supply options for a grid-connected large hotel

Featured

2008

Journal Article

An analytical model for bore-driven run-up

Pritchard, David, Guard, Paul A. and Baldock, Tom E. (2008). An analytical model for bore-driven run-up. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 610, 183-193. doi: 10.1017/S0022112008002644

An analytical model for bore-driven run-up

Featured

2008

Journal Article

Recent advances in modeling swash zone dynamics: Influence of surf-swash interaction on nearshore hydrodynamics and morphodynamics

Brocchini, M. and Baldock, T. E. (2008). Recent advances in modeling swash zone dynamics: Influence of surf-swash interaction on nearshore hydrodynamics and morphodynamics. Reviews of Geophysics, 46 (3) RG3003, 1-21. doi: 10.1029/2006RG000215

Recent advances in modeling swash zone dynamics: Influence of surf-swash interaction on nearshore hydrodynamics and morphodynamics

Featured

2007

Journal Article

A survey of tourist operator attitudes to renewable energy supply in Queensland, Australia

Dalton, G.J., Lockington, D.A. and Baldock, T.E. (2007). A survey of tourist operator attitudes to renewable energy supply in Queensland, Australia. Renewable Energy, 32 (4), 567-586. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2006.02.006

A survey of tourist operator attitudes to renewable energy supply in Queensland, Australia

Featured

2007

Journal Article

The influence of seaward boundary conditions on swash zone hydrodynamics

Guard, P.A. and Baldock, T.E. (2007). The influence of seaward boundary conditions on swash zone hydrodynamics. Coastal Engineering, 54 (4), 321-331. doi: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2006.10.004

The influence of seaward boundary conditions on swash zone hydrodynamics

Featured

2006

Journal Article

Long wave generation by the shoaling and breaking of transient wave groups on a beach

Baldock, T. E. (2006). Long wave generation by the shoaling and breaking of transient wave groups on a beach. Proceedings of The Royal Society A: Mathematical Physical And Engineering Sciences, 462 (2070), 1853-1876. doi: 10.1098/rspa.2005.1642

Long wave generation by the shoaling and breaking of transient wave groups on a beach

Featured

2002

Journal Article

Long-Wave Forcing by the Breaking of Random Gravity Waves on a Beach

Baldock, T. E. and Huntley, D. A. (2002). Long-Wave Forcing by the Breaking of Random Gravity Waves on a Beach. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, 458 (2025), 2177-2201. doi: 10.1098/rspa.2002.0962

Long-Wave Forcing by the Breaking of Random Gravity Waves on a Beach

Featured

2002

Journal Article

Hydrodynamics and sediment transport in the swash zone: a review and perspectives

Elfrink, B and Baldock, T (2002). Hydrodynamics and sediment transport in the swash zone: a review and perspectives. Coastal Engineering, 45 (3-4), 149-167. doi: 10.1016/S0378-3839(02)00032-7

Hydrodynamics and sediment transport in the swash zone: a review and perspectives

Funding

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2025
    TMR-UQ Structural Engineering Academic Agreement 2022-2031
    Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Seeding marine innovation in SW WA with a WEC deployment in Albany
    Blue Economy CRC-Co Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    RRAP-RS-01-V1 Rubble location, prediction and sub-program management (GBRF funding administered by AIMS)
    Australian Institute of Marine Science
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    RRAP-RS-02-V1 Approaches to stabilisation
    Australian Institute of Marine Science
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    RRAP-RS-03-V1 Synthesis and Tools Rubble Stabilisation
    Australian Institute of Marine Science
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022
    The potential use of Artificial Reefs (AR) for controlling, reducing or reverting coastal erosion
    Blue Reef
    Open grant
  • 2020
    Kelp aquaculture scoping study
    Blue Economy CRC-Co Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Next generation offshore blue water aquaculture
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    The biomimicry of mushroom forest artificial reef (MFAR)
    Qatar University
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Coastal Engineering Research Field Station (CERFS) (ARC LIEF project administered by Griffith University)
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Resilience to clustered disaster events on the coast - storm surge
    Commonwealth Government Geoscience Australia
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Assessing and enhancing the resilience of Australian beaches to sea level rise.
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    Development and validation of an innovative wind stress model to obtain robust storm surge forecasts
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Scoping Study for Climate Change Adaption in Choiseul Province (Solomon Islands)
    Commonwealth Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    Optimising SWRO Concentrate Discharge During 'Hot Standby' Operation
    Murdoch University
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Bed shear stress on beach sediment and coastal structures under wave run-up (ARC Discovery Project administered by The University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2013
    Development of an adaptive statistical model for oceanic flooding hazards along the East Australian coast
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Breaching and closure of coastal lagoon entrances: an integrated research program for improved flood forecasting.
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Contribution of surf zone wind stress to storm surge inundation (ARC Discovery Project DP0877235 administered by Griffith University)
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2010
    CSIRO Flagship Collaboration - Wealth from oceans - ocean based industry development and growth - Blue GDP (administered by the University of Western Australia)
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2010
    Enabling Teaching Scholarship - supporting the integration, application and action of new teaching initiatives
    UQ Teaching & Learning Strategic Grants
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Beach Groundwater Dynamics: Measurement And Modelling
    ARC Linkage International
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Swash Zone Dynamics: Matching process knowledge with field data
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Bed Shear Stress Measurements in Complex Fluid Flow Environments
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Professor Tom Baldock is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Coastal and Ocean Engineering topics

    Please contact me directly to discuss latest topics or to propose your own study topic. Ph.D. projects and potential scholarships are available as below. Please see publications for recent work on these themes.

    Topics of interest are:

    Ph.D. projects are available in the fields of:

    1. Swash Zone hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport
    2. Wave overtopping, including tsunami overtopping
    3. Coral reef hydrodynamics
    4. Impact of sea level rise on coastlines on open and reef-fronted coasts
    5. Surf zone processes and beach erosion
    6. Infrastructure for offshore aquaculture
    7. Wave energy conversion

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development, Testing and Numerical Modelling of a Buoyant Parabolic Beach as an Efficient Floating Breakwater

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Hydrodynamics forces and mobility of coral rubble

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan, Dr Daniel Harris

  • Master Philosophy

    Physical model testing of Artificial coral reef elements

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Remo Cossu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Examination of the performance of XBeach numerical model for beaches on open coasts and behind coral reefs using laboratory, field and aerial imaging data

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Physical and numerical modelling of a wave energy converter

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Remo Cossu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Hydrodynamics forces and mobility of coral rubble

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan, Dr Daniel Harris

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Examination of the performance of XBeach numerical model for beaches on open coasts and behind coral reefs using laboratory, field and aerial imaging data

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Assessing and modelling of breaching and coastal erosion risks on Bribie Island and the Sunshine Coast under current and future wave climates.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan, Dr Remo Cossu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Experimental and numerical modeling of saltwater intrusion in the coastal aquifer under different morphology of fractured beds

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Alexander Scheuermann, Dr Claudia Cherubini

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Coral Reef Hydrodynamics and Coral Rubble Dynamics--Project 2 (RS-003a)

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Daniel Harris, Associate Professor David Callaghan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Dynamics of coral rubble in natural settings

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Daniel Harris

Completed supervision

Media

Enquiries

Contact Professor Tom Baldock directly for media enquiries about:

  • Beach morphology
  • Beach morphology - engineering
  • Coastal engineering
  • Engineering - coastal/ocean
  • Engineering - hydraulic
  • Fluid mechanics
  • Hydraulic engineering
  • ICOLLs - engineering
  • Mechanics - fluid
  • Ocean engineering
  • Swash hydrodynamics
  • Tsunamis - engineering
  • Wave mechanics
  • Waves - engineering

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