Rosati awarded for contribution to America’s coasts

Published May 7, 2014
Dr. Nichole Elko (right), American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) secretary and leader of the Science and Technology committee, is pictured with ERDC-CHL’s Dr. Julie Dean Rosati, recipient of the ASBPA Presidential Award.

Dr. Nichole Elko (right), American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) secretary and leader of the Science and Technology committee, is pictured with ERDC-CHL’s Dr. Julie Dean Rosati, recipient of the ASBPA Presidential Award.

VICKSBURG, Miss. - The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL)'s Dr. Julie Dean Rosati, Coastal Inlets Research Program (CIRP) manager, was recently presented the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) Presidential Award for her work on behalf of America’s coasts.

Rosati was nominated by Dr. Nichole Elko, ASBPA secretary and leader for the Science and Technology (S&T) committee.  The award is given to outstanding ASBPA members who provide their time, talent and or treasury to the organization.

The nomination cites Rosati as “an exceptional public servant with a strong desire to integrate cutting-edge research findings into USACE operations and the coastal engineering community at large.  She is an invaluable partner to the ASBPA Board of Directors and highly deserving of this award.

”This is the first time the Virginia native received the award.

“I contribute time to the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association and work on ASBPA’s Science and Technology committee,” Rosati said.  “In the past year, I’ve been working for ASBPA and the S&T team in writing a white paper on coastal resiliency.  I also helped write Lt. Gen. Bostick’s presentation to ASBPA for the annual ASBPA’s Coastal Summit.  These activities contributed to me receiving the award,” she said.

Rosati began her career as an ERDC research hydraulic engineer as a co-op student in August 1981.  She earned full career status in August 1985.  Rosati leads a team of nine principal investigators in coastal inlet navigation research with an annual budget of nearly $3 million.  Her team has conducted research to characterize long-term coastal inlet and adjacent beach morphologic evolution, which have improved methods to dredge and plan sand for regional sediment management.  

“I am honored to receive the award,” Rosati said.  “I have grown professionally from working the ASBPA, especially with the Science and Technology committee.”

The ASBPA was founded in 1926 by individuals who recognized the need for an organized effort to combat erosion, a serious problem in many coastal areas.


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