
Coasts, Oceans, Ports & Rivers Institute (COPRI)

Summer has settled into Annapolis and the ripening tomatoes in my garden remind me that even working with nature a little bit has its rewards. Similarly, the dedicated tending to COPRI by our committee and chapter leaders and members has yielded steady growth in our overall membership and service to the profession and public. I am so grateful to the nearly 500 active volunteers currently working on our committees and chapters who make COPRI a leader in advancing the profession.
June 24, 2022

Please join COPRI in congratulating Jane McKee Smith, Ph.D., P.E., D.CE, NAE, Dist.M.ASCE as the recipient of the 2022 International Coastal Engineering Award.
June 22, 2022

Please join COPRI in congratulating Dan Heilman, PE, D.CE as the recipient of the 2022 Orville T. Magoon Sustainable Coasts Award
June 22, 2022

Please join COPRI in congratulating Russell H. Boudreau, P.E., D.CE, D.PE, M.ASCE as the recipient of the 2022 John G. Moffatt-Frank E. Nichol Harbor and Coastal Engineering Award.
June 22, 2022

As we kick off a new year, I am delighted to take on the role of COPRI President. I’d first like to give a huge thanks to our past president, Steve Balint, P.E., D.OE, F.ASCE, for all his work to start some great initiatives last year, and I’m excited to keep that momentum going while working with each one of you through COPRI’s unique committees and professional and student chapters.
January 24, 2022



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This is my last month as President of COPRI, and before leaving the position, I would like to recognize the staff at ASCE, and in particular our COPRI staff – Tom Chase, Director, and Sean Herpolsheimer, Coordinator, for their dedication to the Institute.
September 27, 2021

The Journal of Dredging, published by the Western Dredging Association (WEDA), is planning a special edition dedicated to the memory of Tim Welp, ERDC, who passed away unexpectedly in June 2021.
September 22, 2021

We at COPRI are heartbroken to learn of the passing of Scott C Hagen, Ph.D., P.E., D.CE, F.ASCE. Scott was an active member of the institute, along with his successful career in the field of coastal engineering.
August 23, 2021

The Project Excellence Award was established by the COPRI Governing Board in 2008 to give members the opportunity to showcase their projects to the community.
July 26, 2021

Civil Engineering underpins nearly everything that happens in our society, from the high-visibility items like roads, bridges, canals and ports, to power distribution networks, internet towers, offshore wind developments and efforts to maintain the coastal land on which many people and "traditional" infrastructure reside.
May 13, 2021