People
The Coastal Morphodynamics Research Group at Universidad Autónoma de Baja California was iniciated in 2012 by Dr. Amaia Ruiz de Alegría-Arzaburu and is currently formed by technical staff, posdoctoral fellows and PhD and MSc students from the Coastal Oceanography postgraduate program.
Researcher
Dr Amaia Ruiz de Alegria-Arzaburu
Associate Professor
Autonomous University of Baja California
Institute of Oceanographic Research
Coastal Physical Oceanography
Amaia Ruiz de Alegría-Arzaburu finished her PhD in Coastal Morphodynamics at the University of Plymouth (United Kingdom) in 2010 and...
Dr Amaia Ruiz de Alegria-Arzaburu
Associate Professor
Autonomous University of Baja California
Institute of Oceanographic Research
Coastal Physical Oceanography
Amaia Ruiz de Alegría-Arzaburu finished her PhD in Coastal Morphodynamics at the University of Plymouth (United Kingdom) in 2010 and...
Postgraduate Students
Coastal Oceanography
Tadashi Kono Martínez
PhD candidate (2020-present)
Cyclic behaviour of the sandbar-berm system on a swell-dominated beach: observations and modeling
Ashley David Gracia Barrera
PhD candidate (2020-present)
Morphodynamics of the beach-lagoon inlet system at Misión (Baja California): oceanic and riverine processes
Arantxa Villa Guerrero
PhD candidate (2021-present)
Global climate change effects in the hydrodynamics of San Ignacio lagoon (BCS) based on field measurements and numerical modeling
Technical staff
Academic and associated
BSc Ernesto Carsolio Priego
Academic technician
MSc Juan Manuel Galaviz López
Academic technician
Graduated Students
| Degree | Name | Date | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | Julio López Castillejos | 2013-2015 | Sea-breeze dominated sandbar morphodynamics on a microtidal beach. |
| MSc | Mario Arturo Arreola Cortez | 2013-2015 | Spatio-temporal analysis of the vertical structure of nearshore currents on an intermediate beach. |
| MSc | Jesús Adrián Vidal Ruiz | 2014-2016 | Seasonal morphodynamics of subtidal sandbars at Playa Hermosa, Ensenada, B.C. |
| BSc | Brianda Berenice Soto Aguilar | 2015-2017 | Storm-driven morphological variability at Ensenada Beach, B.C. |
| MSc | Mayra D. Martínez Martínez | 2015-2018 | Morphodynamic characterization of sandy, cobble and mixed beaches at Todos Santos Bay, B.C. |
| MSc | Gemma Desplán Salinas | 2015-2018 | Rip-current morphodynamics on a mesotidal beach. |
| MSc | Javier González Domínguez | 2016-2018 | Morphodynamics modelling of rip-current dynamics on a sandy beach. |
| BSc | Beatriz Gasalla López | 2019 | Dune dynamics at Ensenada Beach, Baja California, México. Exchange student from Univ. Cádiz (Spain) |
| MSc | Gerome Durand | 2019 | Dune morphodynamics on an intermediate beach in the northwestern Mexican Pacific coast. Exchange student from Univ. Bordeaux (France) |
| MSc | Martín Francisco Vizcarra Fernández | 2017-2020 | Subtidal beach morphological variability related to the presence of rip currents |
| PhD | Jesús Adrián Vidal Ruiz | 2016-2020 | Seasonal to interannual morphodynamics of a subtidal sandbar in an intermediate beach. |
| MSc | Ashley David Gracia Barrera | 2018-2020 | Spatio-temporal dynamics of rip currents in an intermediate beach and its relation with safety of beach users. |
| MSc | Brianda Berenice Soto Aguilar | 2018-2021 | Effects of a temporary groyne on morphodynamics in intermediate beach exposed to swell. |
| MSc | Beatriz Gasalla López | 2019-2022 | Effects of swell-driven storms in the morphodynamics of an intermediate beach in Baja California, Mexico. |
| PhD | Angélica M. Romero Arteaga | 2017-2022 | Spatio-temporal variability of nearshore currents associated with sinoptic-scale winds in north-western Gulf of Mexico. |