Member Since 2013
Robert J. Chant
Professor, Rutgers University New Brunswick
Member, Ocean Sciences Fall Meeting Program Committee; Member, Fall Meeting Program Committee; Secretary, Ocean Sciences Executive Committee; Member, Ocean Sciences Section Honors and Recognition Committee; Member, Ocean Sciences Early Career Award Committee
Professional Experience
Rutgers University New Brunswick
Professor
2022 - Present
Institute of Marine and Coastal Science
2013 - Present
Rutgers University Newark
2012 - Present
Institute of Marine and Coastal Science
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Education
Doctorate
1995
Honors & Awards
Outstanding Reviewer Award - JGR-Oceans
Received December 2014
Publications
Circulation and Retention of River Plumes Around Capes
River plumes often interact with capes in the coastal ocean, impacting local hydrodynamics and the transport of scalars. However, our current knowl...
April 09, 2024
Parameterizing Subglacial Discharge in Modeling Buoyancy Dri...
August 24, 2023
Effects of Typhoon on Saltwater Intrusion in a High Discharg...
August 12, 2022
Impact of Historical Channel Deepening on Tidal Hydraulics i...
December 08, 2020
AGU Abstracts
Flushing and Retention of Buoyant Particles in the Delaware Bay
COASTAL OCEAN AND SHELF SEA DYNAMICS II POSTER
ocean sciences | 12 december 2024
Robert A. Mason, Tobias Kukulka, Robert J. Chant, ...
Previous studies have indicated that buoyant particles, such as plastics, plankton, or sea foam, in the Delaware Bay converge quickly to a patchy inho...
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Effect of Lagrangian Residual Flow and Eulerian Mean Flow on Surface-Trapped Particle Convergence in an Estuary
EXPLORING OCEAN TRANSPORT THROUGH LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS I POSTER
physical oceanography: mesoscale and smaller | 22 february 2024
Robert A. Mason, Tobias Kukulka, Robert J. Chant, ...
Buoyant particles, such as foam, plankton, and microplastics, are common features in estuaries. While the convergence of these particles is often cons...
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The Role of Capes on River Plume Mixing, Retention, and Transport in the Coastal Ocean: Idealized Modeling
BUOYANCY-DRIVEN FLOWS IN ESTUARIES AND CONTINENTAL SHELVES I ORAL
coastal and estuarine hydrodynamics and sediment processes | 22 february 2024
Luis F. Pareja-Roman, Robert J. Chant, Piero F. M...
The interaction between river plumes and capes in the coastal ocean can affect scalar transport and regional hydrodynamics. However, our understanding...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - Present
Member
Ocean Sciences Fall Meeting Program Committee
2023 - Present
Member
Fall Meeting Program Committee
2025 - 2026
Secretary
Ocean Sciences Executive Committee
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