BIOGRAPHY:
Laura joined Dr. Kelly Kibler’s Ecohydraulics Lab in the Fall of 2024 as a master’s student. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca and a master’s degree in Geoinformation Sciences and Earth Observation from the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, both in her home country of Bolivia. Laura earned the Latin American Scholarship, which made it possible for her to continue her graduate education in the United States. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with a focus on Water Resources.
RESEARCH:
Laura’s research focuses on stormwater management, specifically simulating and predicting water flow and nutrient leaching in native Florida sandy soils under various hydrologic scenarios. She has also worked on living shoreline prioritization and hydrodynamic habitat suitability modeling to support restoration efforts in the Indian River Lagoon and Lake Worth Lagoon, Florida, using GIS tools. As a member of the UCF Ecohydraulics Lab, she has contributed to a range of coastal and estuarine research projects involving seagrass ecosystems, hydrodynamics, habitat restoration, and sediment transport.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
LinkedIn: Laura Andrade Barron
Google Scholar: Laura Andrade Barron