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

Bob M. McNab

John Klinck

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

Richard Zimmerman

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