Faculty Advisory Board

Since its creation in 2021, the Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience has sought to leverage the ODU faculty’s disciplinary depth and interdisciplinary breadth in leading research, education, and community partnerships. This effort is guided by a faculty advisory board.

Jose Padilla

Jose Padilla

Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center
Research Associate Professor, Old Dominion University
757-686-6213
jpadilla@odu.edu
Bob M. McNab

Bob M. McNab

Strome College of Business
Professor, Department of Economics
757-683-3153
rmcnab@odu.edu
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John Klinck

College of Sciences
Professor, Department of Ocean and Earth Sciences
757-683-6005
jklinck@odu.edu
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Elizabeth Smith

The Graduate School
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Administrator, Academic Affairs
757-683-5842
exsmith@odu.edu
Richard Zimmerman

Richard Zimmerman

College of Sciences
Professor, Department of Ocean and Earth Sciences
757-683-5991
rzimmerm@odu.edu
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Mujde Erten Unal

Batten College of Engineering & Technology
Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
757-683-4412
munal@odu.edu