Faculty

Anna Wargula, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

•  Phone: 410-293-6450
•  Fax: 410-293-2219
•  E-mail: wargula@usna.edu
  
•  346 Rickover Hall

Research Interests

Coastal hydrodynamic processes; coastal field observations; natural and nature based features; analytical modeling of beach nourishments; coastal flooding; inlet dynamics; natural hazards; sea level rise impacts.

Education & Training

• Ph.D., Mechanical and Oceanographic Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Joint Program, 2017
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Grove City College, 2011

Professional Experience

• Associate Professor, Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, USNA, 2023 - present
• Assistant Professor, Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, USNA, 2017 - 2023
• Summer Student Fellow, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), 2010
• Summer Intern, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 2009

Professional Memberships & Registration

• NAUI Scientific Diver, 2013 - 2016
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT), Pennsylvania Board for Professional Engineers, 2011
• Member, American Geophysical Union

Awards

• National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship, Office of Naval Research, 2013 - 2016

Research & Publications

• L. Velásquez-Montoya, A. R. Davis, P. Guth, T. Tomiczek, A. Laun, A. Wargula, G. Henderson, C. Steppe, L. Wallendorf. “The Oktober Flut: An anomalous extreme high-water event in Annapolis, MD, USA October 2021” Shore and Beach, submitted December 2021.
• T. Tomiczek, A. Wargula, N. R. Hurst, D. B. Bryant, and L. A. Provost. “Engineering With Nature: The Role of Mangroves in Coastal Protection.” ERDC/TN EWN-21-1. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, November 2021. 
• T. Tomiczek, A. Wargula, K. O’Donnell, V. LaVeck^M, K. Castagno, S. Scyphers, “Vessel-generated wake attenuation by Rhizophora mangle in Key West, FL,” ASCE Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, accepted November 2021.
• S. Chan^M, T. Tomiczek, A. Wargula, “Physical Modeling of Wave Height Attenuation through Flexible Vegetation,” ASCE International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2021, December 2021.
• L. Velásquez-Montoya. A. Wargula, J. Torres^M, E. J. Sciaudone, T. Tomiczek, and E. Smyre, “Modelling the Hydrodynamics of a Tidal Inlet During Storms,” Coastal Dynamics, Delft, The Netherlands, June 2021.
• A. Wargula, E. Sciaudone, L. Velasquez-Montoya, K. Fawcett, M. Amodeo^M, E. Smyre, and T. Tomiczek, "Marsh Erosion Processes near a Coastal Highway on the Outer Banks, NC," Geotechnical Engineering for Extreme Events, American Society of Civil Engineers, Savannah, GA, 2021. 
• R. Jaber, N. Stark, A. Wargula, L. Velasquez-Montoya, and E. Sciaudone, "Variations in Sediment Strength Along the Tidal Inlet Channel near Pea Island, NC," Geotechnical Engineering for Extreme Events, American Society of Civil Engineers, Savannah, GA, 2021.
• T. Tomiczek, A. Wargula, P. Lomonaco, S. Goodwin^M, D. Cox, A. Kennedy, and P. Lynett, “Physical Model Investigation of Mid-Scale Mangrove Effects on Flow Hydrodynamics, Pressures, and Loads in the Built Environment,” Coastal Engineering, (Volume 162), 2020. 
• T. Tomiczek, A. Wargula, M. Jendrysik^M, S. Goodwin^M, A. Kennedy, P. Lynett, P. Lomonaco, and D. Cox, "Physical Model Investigation of Parcel-Scale Effects of Mangroves on Wave Transformation and Force Reduction in the Built Environment," Coastal Structures Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers, Hannover, Germany, 2019. 
• N. Elko, C. Dietrich, M. Cialone, H. Stockdon, M. Bilskie, B. Boyd, B. Charbonneau, D. Cox, K. Dresback, S. Elgar, A. Lewis, P. Limber, J. Long, C. Massey, T. Mayo, K. McIntosh, N. Nadal-Caraballo, B. Raubenheimer, T. Tomiczek, and A. Wargula, “U.S. Coastal Research Program: Advancing the Understanding of Storm Processes and Impacts,” Shore and Beach (Volume 87), 2019
• A. Wargula, B. Raubenheimer, S. Elgar, J. Chen, F. Shi, and P. Traykovski, "Tidal Flow Asymmetry Owing to Inertia and Waves on an Unstratified, Shallow Ebb Shoal," Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 2018
• A. Wargula, B. Raubenheimer, and S. Elgar, "Curvature- and Wind-Driven Cross-Channel Flows at an Unstratified Tidal Bend," Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans (Volume 123), 2018
• A. Wargula, "Wave-, Wind-, and Tide-Driven Circulation at a Well-Mixed Ocean Inlet," Ph.D. Thesis, MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography, 2017
• A. Wargula, B. Raubenheimer, and S. Elgar, "Wave-Driven Along-Channel Subtidal Flows in a Well-Mixed Ocean Inlet," Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans (Volume 119), 2014
• J. Wheeler, K. Helfrich, E. Anderson, B. McGann, P. Staats, A. Wargula, K. Wilt, and L. Mullineaux, "Upward Swimming of Competent Oyster Larvae Crassostrea Virginica Persists in Highly Turbulent Flow as Detected by PIV Flow Subtraction," Marine Ecology Progress Series (Volume 488), 2013
• A. Wargula, B. Raubenheimer, and S. Elgar, "The Effects of Wave Forcing on Circulation at New River Inlet, NC," Proceedings of Coastal Dynamics 2013, ASCE, 2013

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