Bio

Baker’s research examines processes at the land-ocean interface, a highly dynamic region with fragile ecosystems, progressively vulnerable communities, and coastal hazards further magnified by a changing climate. Her research integrates laboratory experimentation with numerical modeling and remotely sensed field observations to build our fundamental understanding of hydrodynamics in coastal regions. The goals of her research include informing predictions of coastal water quality, shoreline evolution, and other coastal hazards and improving coastal resiliency in changing environments. Her ongoing and planned projects include studying wave transformation in shallow waters, surf-shelf transport driven by eddy and rip current dynamics, wave-driven sediment transport, and coupled hydro- and morphodynamics in the context of extreme events.

Baker completed a bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering from Oregon State University and a Masters and PhD in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of Washington.

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Contact

  • Academic
    bakercm@stanford.edu
    University - Faculty Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering Position: Assistant Professor

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2024-25 Courses

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  • Assessing NOAA Rip-Current Hazard Likelihood Predictions: Comparison with Lifeguard Observations and Parameterizations of Bathymetric and Transient Rip-Current Types WEATHER AND FORECASTING Casper, A., Nuss, E. S., Baker, C. M., Moulton, M., Dusek, G. 2024; 39 (7): 1045-1063

    View details for DOI 10.1175/WAF-D-23-0181.1

    View details for Web of Science ID 001267160400001

  • Correction of coherent interference in wave-resolving nearshore models and validation with experimental data OCEAN MODELLING Treillou, S., Marchesiello, P., Baker, C. M. 2024; 189

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ocemod.2024.102369

    View details for Web of Science ID 001304526900001

  • Measurements of dune erosion processes during the RealDune/REFLEX experiments. Scientific data van Wiechen, P., Rutten, J., de Vries, S., Tissier, M., Mieras, R., Anarde, K., Baker, C., Reniers, A., Mol, J. W. 2024; 11 (1): 421

    Abstract

    Nearshore hydro- and morphodynamic data were collected during a field experiment under calm conditions, moderate conditions, and storm conditions with dune erosion in the collision regime. The experiment was conducted on the Sand Engine near Kijkduin, the Netherlands, from October 18, 2021, to January 7, 2022. Two artificial unvegetated dunes were constructed just above the high water line to measure storm erosion and dune impacts from higher water levels and waves. During the experiment, three storms occurred that resulted in significant erosion of both dunes. The collected hydrodynamic data include pressure sensor and velocimeter data along two cross-shore transects. The collected morphodynamic data include bathymetry and topography surveys, optical backscatter sensor data in the inner surf zone, and a continuous cross-shore line-scanning lidar data set of the dune face. This comprehensive data set can be used to (1) study relevant nearshore hydrodynamic and morphodynamic processes that occur during calm conditions, moderate conditions, and storm conditions with dune erosion in the collision regime, and (2) validate existing dune erosion models.

    View details for DOI 10.1038/s41597-024-03156-9

    View details for PubMedID 38653962

    View details for PubMedCentralID PMC11039729

  • Two-dimensional inverse energy cascade in a laboratory surf zone for varying wave directional spread PHYSICS OF FLUIDS Baker, C. M., Moulton, M., Chickadel, C. C., Nuss, E. S., Palmsten, M. L., Brodie, K. L. 2023; 35 (12)

    View details for DOI 10.1063/5.0169895

    View details for Web of Science ID 001128560800014

  • Remotely sensed short-crested breaking waves in a laboratory directional wave basin COASTAL ENGINEERING Baker, C. M., Moulton, M., Palmsten, M. L., Brodie, K., Nuss, E., Chickadel, C. 2023; 183

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2023.104327

    View details for Web of Science ID 001009460200001

  • Modeled Three-Dimensional Currents and Eddies on an Alongshore-Variable Barred Beach JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS Baker, C. M., Moulton, M., Raubenheimer, B., Elgar, S., Kumar, N. 2021; 126 (7)

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2020JC016899

    View details for Web of Science ID 000681412200015

  • Response of Metal Building Cladding to Tsunami Wave Impact Loads JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Baker, C., Higgins, C., Liu, J., Yeh, H. 2020; 146 (11)

    View details for DOI 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002800

    View details for Web of Science ID 000576083900001

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