Coleman Peter Blakely

Dr. Coleman Blakely is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Environmental Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory. His work focuses on understanding and predicting coastal flooding and extreme water levels through the development and application of physics-based numerical models. He specializes in simulating storm surge, tides, and their nonlinear interactions with atmospheric and oceanic processes, with an emphasis on improving the accuracy and reliability of coastal hazard assessments.

At Argonne, Dr. Blakely conducts large-scale ensemble simulations using high-performance computing to evaluate coastal flood risk under present and future climate conditions. He has contributed to the development of modeling capabilities within Department of Energy frameworks, including efforts to couple global ocean models with coastal inundation processes. His recent work includes assessing tropical cyclone-driven flooding risk to critical infrastructure in the Bay of Bengal, providing insight into how climate variability and change may influence extreme coastal water levels.

Dr. Blakely’s broader research interests center on advancing predictive coastal modeling across scales, from global ocean dynamics to local inundation. He is particularly interested in integrating large ensemble approaches and emerging computational methods to better characterize uncertainty and support decision-making related to coastal resilience and infrastructure risk.