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James Hench
Associate Professor of Oceanography
Marine Science and Conservation
jim.hench@duke.edu
135 Duke Marine Lab Rd, Beaufort, NC 28516
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Selected Grants
Collaborative Research: Effects of wind events on circulation and salinity dynamics in a curved estuary
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2024 - 2029
Increasing understanding of how coral restoration affects wave attenuation
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ·
2022 - 2025
Combined Waves and Currents over Multi-Scale Topography: From Boundary Layer Dynamics to Parameterization
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2021 - 2025
REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Estuarine and Coastal Marine Systems
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Senior Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2021 - 2025
Mission: Iconic Reefs - Long term wave attenuation and hydrodynamics study
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Marine Sanctuary Foundation ·
2021 - 2025
Into uncharted waters: understanding and predicting water movement and fluxes over coral reef atolls of the future
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Tetiaroa Society ·
2016 - 2021
Blue Waters Fellowship - University of Illinois - Walter Torres
Fellowship
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ·
2018 - 2019
Collaborative Research: Relating Topographic Complexity and Circulation Patterns on Coral Reefs from Colony-Scale to Reef-Scale
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2014 - 2019
Assessment of the Frequency and Duration of Hypoxic Events in the lower Neuse River Estuary from Real Time Continuous Measurements and Long Term Data Sets
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill ·
2015 - 2017
A SAFE vessel: Advancing research capabilities to the Gulf Stream
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Co-Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2013 - 2014
