Carl T. Friedrichs

Professor of Marine Science

Email: [[cfried]]
Phone: (804) 684-7303
Office: Andrews Hall 227
Department: Physical Sciences
Lab Website: {{http://www.vims.edu/~cfried,CHSD}}
Curriculum Vitae: {{http://web.vims.edu/~cfried/Friedrichs_cv.pdf,CV}}

Education

• B.A., Amherst College
• Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Research Interests

My long term research goals are to better understand the fundamental aspects of coastal and estuarine physics which control sediment and other material fluxes at time-and length-scales important to geology, biogeochemistry, and ecology. The major thrusts of my research are bottom boundary layer physics, estuarine physical oceanography, sediment transport and sedimentation, and estuarine and coastal morphodynamics. My technical approach involves field work, analytical theory, numerical modeling and the intersection of all three in the utilization of coastal observation and prediction systems.

Recent Projects

• MUDBED: Multidisciplinary Benthic Exchange Dynamics. Division of Ocean Sciences, National Science Foundation. [Link]
• CAREER: Sediment dynamics of a microidal partially-mixed estuary. Division of Ocean Sciences, National Science Foundation. [Link]
• Collaborative Proposal: How do estuarine turbidity maxima entrap particles, retain zooplankton, and promote recruitment of fish? Division of Ocean Sciences, National Science Foundation. [Link]
• Contributions to the EuroSTRATAFORM Program, Office of Naval Research, Marine Geosciences Program. [Link]
• Contributions to the Mine Burial Prediction Program, Office of Naval Research, Marine Geosciences Program. [Link]
• TIDE: Trophic cascade and interacting control processes in a detritus-based aquatic ecosystem. [Link].
• Fate of reactive nitrogen derived from agricultural sources in coastal lagoons. Ecosystems Panel, U.S. Department of Agriculture. [Link]

Selected Publications

• Friedrichs, C.T., 2009. York River physical oceanography and sediment transport. In: K.A. Moore and W.G. Reay (eds.), A Site Profile of the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Virginia. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 57, in press.
• Friedrichs, C.T., G.M. Cartwright, and P.J. Dickhut, 2008. Quantifying benthic exchange of fine sediment via continuous, non-invasive measurements of settling velocity and bed erodibility. Oceanography, 21(4): 168-172.
• Friedrichs, C.T., and and M.E. Scully, 2007. Modeling deposition by wave-supported gravity flows on the Po River prodelta: from seasonal floods to prograding clinoforms. Continental Shelf Research, 27: 322-337.
• Friedrichs, C.T., and L.D. Wright, 2004. Gravity-driven sediment transport on the continental shelf: implications for equilibrium profiles near river mouths. Coastal Engineering, 51: 795-811.
• Friedrichs, C.T., and A. Valle-Levinson, editors, 2002. Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas II, Continental Shelf Research, Vol. 22, Nos. 18-19, p. 2611-2818.
• Friedrichs, C.T., and J.E. Perry, 2001. Tidal salt marsh morphodynamics. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue 27: 7-37.
• Friedrichs, C.T., L.D. Wright, D.A. Hepworth, and S.C. Kim, 2000. Bottom boundary layer processes associated with fine sediment accumulation in coastal seas and bays. Continental Shelf Research, 20: 807-841.
• Friedrichs, C.T., B.A. Armbrust, and H.E. de Swart, 1998. Hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics of shallow, funnel-shaped tidal estuaries. In: J. Dronkers and M. Scheffers (eds.), Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas, Balkema Press, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, p. 315-328.
• Friedrichs, C.T., and L.D. Wright, 1997. Sensitivity of bottom stress and bottom roughness estimates to density stratification, Eckernförde Bay, Southern Baltic Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research, 102: 5721-5732.
• Complete list of publications

Current Students

• Grace Cartwright, Ph.D. candidate
• Amy Foxgrover, M.S. candidate
• Lindsey Kraatz, Ph.D. candidate
• Yanxia (Peony) Ma, Ph.D. candidate
• Jarrell Smith, Ph.D. candidate

Past Students

• Joshua Bearman, 2008 M.S. graduate
• Patrick Dickhudt, 2008 M.S. graduate
• Lynsey LeMay, 2007 M.S. graduate
• Malcolm Scully, 2005 Ph.D. graduate
• Arthur Trembanis, 2004 Ph.D. graduate
• Heidi Romine, 2004 M.S. graduate
• David Fugate, 2002 Ph.D. graduate
• Malcolm Scully, 2001 M.S. graduate
• Grace Battisto, 2000 M.S. graduate
• Guan-Hong Lee, 2000 Ph.D. graduate
• Linda Frizzell-Makowski, 1996 Ph.D. graduate

Courses Taught/Teaching

• Coastal and Estuarine Processes and Issues
• Coastal Morphodynamics
• Data Assimilation Applied to Suspended Particle Properties (Special topics course)
• Estuarine and Coastal Sediment Processes (Special topics course)
• Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
• Introduction to Physical Oceanography
• Morphodynamics of Deltaic Coasts and Shelves
• Ocean Dynamics
• Physical Sciences Seminar
• Principles of Coastal and Estuarine Physical Oceanography
• Tidal Marsh Sediment Transport and Sedimentation (Special topics course)
• Tools and Techniques for Geological and Estuarine Physical Oceanography (Special topics course)

Faculty Awards

• 2008 Commonwealth of Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award
• 2005 College of William and Mary Alumni Fellowship Award for Teaching
• 2001-04 Class of 1964 College of William and Mary Distinguished Professorship
• 2000 White House Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
• 2000 National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences CAREER Award

Student Awards

• 2005 Patrick Dickhudt - Watson Fellowship Award for academic excellence
• 2005 Malcolm Scully - Maury Fellowship Award for outstanding interdisciplinary research
• 2002 Arthur Trembanis - Maury Fellowship Award for outstanding interdisciplinary research

Professional Memberships

• American Geophysical Union
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• Coastal Education and Research Foundation
• Continental Shelf Research Editorial Board
• Estuarine Research Federation

Collaborative Interdisciplinary Efforts

• Acoustic Backscatter Observations of Suspended Sediment, Dr. Chris Vincent, University of East Anglia, U.K.
• Estuarine Sediment Transport Modeling, Dr. Henk Schuttelaars, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
• Dynamics of Estuarine Flocs, Dr. Colin Jago, University of Wales, U.K.
• Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Turbidity Maximum, Dr. Larry Sanford, University of Maryland
• Nitrogen Cycling in Coastal Lagoons, Dr. Karen McGlathery, University of Virginia
• Stratigraphic Modeling of Continental Margins, Dr. James Syvitski, University of Colorado