Tom Baldock
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Professor
Tom Baldock
Email: : t.baldock@uq.edu.au
Phone: : +61 7 336 54498
Positions
Head of School, Civil Engineering : Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Head of School of Civil Engineering : School of Civil Engineering : Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
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:
- Swash Zone hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport
- Wave overtopping, including tsunami overtopping
- Coral reef hydrodynamics
- Impact of sea level rise on coastlines on open and reef-fronted coasts
- Surf zone processes and beach erosion
- Infrastructure for offshore aquaculture
- 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:
- 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
- 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
- Thompson, M. E., Matson, B. J., & Baldock, T. E. (2022). A globally verified coastal glare estimation tool. Coastal Engineering, 177, 104190.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Birrien, F. & Baldock, T. 2021. A Coupled Hydrodynamic-Equilibrium Type Beach Profile Evolution Model. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9, 353.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Availability
Professor Tom Baldock is: : Available for supervision : Media expert
Fields of research
Civil engineering Earth Sciences Education Education systems Engineering Geophysical and environmental fluid flows Geophysics Higher education Oceanography Physical oceanography Water resources engineering
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Engineering, Imperial College London
- Doctor of Philosophy of Civil Engineering, Imperial College London
Research interests
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Surf zone waves and tsunami impact
Read more Read less - #### Wave run-up and beach erosion
Read more Read less - #### Swash zone hydrodynamics and sediment transport
Read more Read less - #### 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.
Read more Read less - #### 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.
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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/
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Works
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All (276) Journal Article (164) Other Outputs (4) Conference Publication (104) Book Chapter (4)
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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 - 2028
TMR-UQ Structural Engineering Academic Agreement 2022-2031
Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
Past funding
- 2022
The potential use of Artificial Reefs (AR) for controlling, reducing or reverting coastal erosion
Blue Reef
Open grant - 2021 - 2025
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 - 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
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Supervision
Availability
Professor Tom Baldock is: : Available for supervision
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Available projects
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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:
- Swash Zone hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport
- Wave overtopping, including tsunami overtopping
- Coral reef hydrodynamics
- Impact of sea level rise on coastlines on open and reef-fronted coasts
- Surf zone processes and beach erosion
- Infrastructure for offshore aquaculture
- Wave energy conversion
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Supervision history
Current supervision
- 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
##### Physical and numerical modelling of a wave energy converter
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Remo Cossu - 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, Associate Professor Remo Cossu - Doctor Philosophy
##### Dynamics of Floating Wind Turbines under Ocean Waves
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Chien Ming Wang, Associate Professor Wenhua Zhao - Doctor Philosophy
##### Hybrid Renewable Energy and Desalination Potential in Tidal Channels
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Remo Cossu
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Completed supervision
- 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### Structural and hydrodynamic analysis of the breakage of coral colonies and rubble motion
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan, Dr Daniel Harris - 2024
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2024
Doctor Philosophy
##### Runup, overtopping and sediment transport on reef fronted shores.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2024
Doctor Philosophy
##### Investigating the use of Computer Vision Techniques for Analysing the Surf Zone and Swash Zone
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Marcus Gallagher - 2023
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2021
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2020
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2019
Doctor Philosophy
##### Interaction and growth of low frequency and high frequency wind waves
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2018
Doctor Philosophy
##### Lattice Boltzmann modelling of supercritical shallow water flows
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2018
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2016
Doctor Philosophy
##### Infragravity wave forcing in the surf and swash zone.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2016
Doctor Philosophy
##### Beach recovery and studies in accretive sediment transport
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2016
Doctor Philosophy
##### A new methodology for classification of tropical cyclones: the importance of rainfall
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2015
Doctor Philosophy
##### Swash zone boundary conditions and direct bed shear stress measurements over loose sediment beds
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2014
Doctor Philosophy
##### Influence of grain size on swash zone sediment transport
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2014
Doctor Philosophy
##### Nearshore and Surf Zone Wind Stress
Principal Advisor - 2013
Doctor Philosophy
##### Dynamic Modelling of Coastal Lagoon Opening Processes
Principal Advisor - 2012
Doctor Philosophy
##### Measurement and Modelling of Bed Shear Induced by Solitary Waves
Principal Advisor - 2011
Doctor Philosophy
##### Hydrodynamics of surf and swash on natural beaches
Principal Advisor - 2010
Doctor Philosophy
##### Sediment transport and beach morphodynamics induced by long waves
Principal Advisor - 2010
Doctor Philosophy
##### Influence of long waves and wave groups on swash zone sediment transport
Principal Advisor - 2009
Doctor Philosophy
##### Measurement and Modelling of Swash Zone Bed Shear Stress
Principal Advisor - 2007
Doctor Philosophy
##### Perceptions, performance and economics of renewable energy supply within the Australian tourism industry
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor D Lockington - 2026
Doctor Philosophy
##### Dynamics of Coral Rubble in Natural Settings
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Daniel Harris - 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### Towards a coral rubble instability model to inform coral remediation within the Great Barrier Reef
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Daniel Harris, Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2023
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Chien Ming Wang - 2022
Doctor Philosophy
##### Investigation of scour processes around Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converters
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Remo Cossu - 2017
Master Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2014
Doctor Philosophy
##### Momentum and energy transfer by wave organised motion under wind waves
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2014
Doctor Philosophy
##### ASPECTS OF INLET GEOMETRY AND DYNAMICS
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2013
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor - 2011
Master Philosophy
##### Quantification of the physical impacts of climate change on beach shoreline response
Associate Advisor - 2010
Doctor Philosophy
##### Sheet flow sediment transport and swash hydrodynamics
Associate Advisor - 2007
Doctor Philosophy
##### HYDRAULIC SORTING OF COASTAL HEAVY MINERAL SANDS
Associate Advisor - 2006
Doctor Philosophy
##### COASTAL BOUNDARY LAYER AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MODELLING
Associate Advisor - 2005
Doctor Philosophy
##### ISSUES AT THE FRONTIERS OF COASTAL MORPHO-DYNAMICS MODELLING
Associate Advisor
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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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- Coastal Engineering @ UQ
- Work on coral reef resilience
- Work on Beach erosion and storm clusters
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