At UVA's Coastal Research Center, our mission is to advance an understanding of coastal environments through accessible and excellent research, education, and engagement that respond to the needs of science and society.
Since 2006, UVA's Coastal Research Center has supported scholarship on the seaside (Atlantic Coast) of Virginia’s Eastern Shore. We specialize in supporting the study of long-term dynamics of the barrier islands, lagoons, marshes, and watersheds on the coastal margin. We work to build connections between scholars and our coastal community.
The Coastal Research Center provides laboratory and dormitory facilities, logistics and technical support to visiting researchers and students from various institutions and agencies. Field station personnel maintain the site, conduct collaborative research with other scientists, captain research vessels to access shallow coastal ecosystems, collect data from meteorological stations, tide gauges, well transects and water level recorders. Learn more in our station profile.
Station staff provide research support and can help you book a stay at the station and plan for field work.
Consult the menus (above) for additional information and resources. You can also view an interactive map showing ABCRC sites and facilities.
To inquire about visits and facility use, please contact the Site Director – Cora Baird (coraj@virginia.edu).
Through the work of the CRC we envision an enduring collaboration among scholars and the community that supports informed and vibrant coastal futures.
