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Feagin, Rusty

Rusty Feagin

Professor and COALS Professorship in Rangeland Conservation
Office:  
WFES 332
Email:  
[email protected]
Phone:  
(979) 862-2612
Website: https://www.rustyfeagin.com/

Education

Undergraduate Education
B.A. Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
Graduate Education
Ph.D. Rangeland Ecology and Management, Texas A&M University

Areas of Expertise

  • Coastal ecology
  • Coastal geomorphology
  • Coastal engineering

Professional Summary

Dr. Rusty Feagin is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, and the Department of Ocean Engineering, at Texas A&M University. The central question of study in his lab is how living materials moderate and respond to erosion. His scientific work is translated into action through restoration and engineering projects, that are focused on the sustainable management of coasts. Lab members often work in sand dunes, salt marshes, and beaches. He has over 100 publications including in Nature, Science, and PNAS. His work has been featured in the public media by NPR and the New York Times. He was recently awarded the Robert Dean Coastal Academic Award by the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association. He sat on the US President’s US National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, and has been a Visiting Fellow, Scholar, or Associate at the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of Victoria, University of Southern Mississippi, and Oregon State University. He has been awarded the highest environmental honor in the State of Texas, and his work has inspired a Texas State Senate proclamation in his honor.

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