Dr. Ivan Haigh
Dr. Ivan Haigh
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Dr. Ivan Haigh — Coastal Oceanographer and UCF Director
Dr. Ivan D. Haigh is a leading coastal and physical oceanographer, professor in sea level and coastal impacts, and the 2025 director of the University of Central Florida’s National Center for Integrated Coastal Research (UCF Coastal)
Biography and Career
Born in Zambia, Haigh moved to the UK at 19, earning a bachelor’s degree in oceanography and mathematics before completing a Ph.D. at the University of Southampton he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Western Australia, then joined the University of Southampton as a lecturer in 2012, rising to associate professor in 2016 and full professor in 2021
In 2022, he became director of the UK’s Center for Doctoral Training for Resilient Flood Futures.
He joined UCF in 2025 as director of UCF Coastal
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Before academia, he worked as a numerical modelling consultant for Associated British Ports Marine Environment Research
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Research Focus
Sea-level change — monitoring and modelling mean and extreme sea levels from seconds to centuries, local to global scales.
Coastal impacts — studying effects of sea-level rise on cities, deltas, small islands, and heritage sites.
Applied adaptation — translating science into practical local solutions for coastal resilience.
He has published over 150 peer‑reviewed papers, secured $30 million in research funding, and advises governments, NGOs, and industry worldwide
His Google Scholar profile lists over 12,700 citations and an h‑index of 62
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Current Roles
Director, UCF Coastal — aiming to make the center a globally recognized hub for interdisciplinary coastal science, fostering collaboration across engineering, environmental science, social science, policy, and community planning to address sea‑level rise, storm impacts, habitat loss, and resilience
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Professor, University of Southampton — continuing research on sea‑level variability, tides, storm surges, and coastal flooding
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Global Coastal Flood Consultant, Fathom — advising on coastal modeling and compound flooding.
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Selected Publications
Recent works include a 2025 review of coastal compound flooding
, a global flood inundation model for any climate scenario (2024)
, and updates to the global higher‑frequency sea‑level dataset (GESLA v3, 2023)
Contact: [email protected]
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