{"id":6139,"date":"2026-02-17T17:47:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/?post_type=person&#038;p=6139"},"modified":"2026-02-17T17:47:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:47:35","slug":"peter-vien","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/person\/peter-vien\/","title":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/person\/peter-vien\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peter Vien<\/a>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BIOGRAPHY: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Peter was born and raised in South Vietnam. As a teenager, he left the country as a \u201cboat person\u201d, lived in a refugee camp, and eventually moved to the USA. He gradually earned his HS, AA, and BCE in Orlando, Florida. Upon graduating from UCF with a bachelor\u2019s in civil engineering, he joined the US Army as an Engineer officer for almost three decades. He then returned to UCF for advanced study in civil engineering and earned his second master in 2022. He is working on his final formal education step, a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6141 img-fluid aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/PV-1-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/PV-1-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/PV-1-360x191.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/PV-1.jpg 565w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>RESEARCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Peter is a member of the UCF Ecohydraulics Lab. His research has been interdisciplinary, combining civil engineering and biology. The study focuses on minimizing coastal erosion and enhancing shallow-water ecosystems (e.g., estuaries).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6142 img-fluid aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/PV-2-300x117.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/PV-2-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/PV-2-768x298.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/PV-2-360x140.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/PV-2-767x300.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/PV-2.jpg 772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONTACT INFORMATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Email: <a href=\"mailto:pe594505@ucf.edu\">pe594505@ucf.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BIOGRAPHY: Peter was born and raised in South Vietnam. 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