Research output per year
Research output per year
The University of Western Australia (M015), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
Originally from Long Island, New York, I moved to Western Australia in 2013 to undertake a PhD at the University of Western Australia (UWA) investigating coastal morphodynamics along reef-fronted coasts. After completing my dissertation in 2017, I have been a postdoctoral researcher within the Oceans Graduate School and UWA Oceans Institute.
My research investigates nearshore processes and coastal hazards (coastal flooding and erosion), with a particular focus on complex (rocky, reef-fronted, mixed) coastlines. In particular, I am interested in the drivers of coastal evolution across storm-event to decadal timescales, and how larger-scale variability (e.g., climate oscillations) can impact these relationships. Ultimately, my research aims to quantify the underlying coastal processes in these complex coastal environments to enable more accurate forecasting of coastal hazards.
To investigate these processes, I use a range of field instrumentation including wave buoys (Sofar Ocean Spotters, Datawell WaveRiders), pressure sensors, acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs), acoustic wave and current profilers (AWACs), UAVs, fixed cameras and satellite imagery. I also complement my field observations with numerical modelling including Delft3D, XBeach, SWAN, and SWASH. Finally, through collaboration with UWA's Coastal and Offshore Engineering Lab (COEL), I am increasingly incorporating laboratory studies into my research projects.
Our research group (Coastal and Ocean Dynamics, led by Prof Ryan Lowe and Dr Jeff Hansen) is always seeking well-qualified PhD students to work on any of the above broad research areas (see some current projects below also). Please get in touch and include a recent CV if you are potentially interested in pursuing a PhD at UWA. UWA offers a range of schlarships for domestic and international students, see http://www.scholarships.uwa.edu.au/futurestudents/postgrad for the latest details or contact me.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Earth Sciences, PhD, The University of Western Australia
8 May 2013 → 10 Oct 2017
Award Date: 10 Oct 2017
Geology, BSc (Hons), Boston College
Award Date: 22 May 2012
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Other output
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cuttler, M. (Creator), Hansen, J. (Creator), Lowe, R. (Creator) & Drost, E. J. F. (Creator), Zenodo, 7 Aug 2017
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1162945, https://zenodo.org/record/1162945#.WoPH4Wf187w
Dataset
Ross, C. (Creator), Warnes, A. (Creator), Comeau, S. (Creator), Cornwall, C. E. (Creator), Cuttler, M. (Creator), Naugle, M. (Creator), McCulloch, M. (Creator) & Schoepf, V. (Creator), Zenodo, 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6216201, https://zenodo.org/record/6216201
Dataset
Pomeroy, A. (Creator), Lowe, R. (Contributor), Cuttler, M. (Contributor) & Winter, G. (Contributor), Zenodo, 29 Apr 2016
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.126670, https://zenodo.org/record/126670
Dataset
Cuttler, M. (Creator), Hansen, J. (Creator) & Lowe, R. (Creator), Zenodo, 24 Jun 2019
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3253345, https://zenodo.org/record/3253345#.YuNLE3ZByUk
Dataset
Jones, N., Langlois, T., Rayson, M., Janekovic, I., Pattiaratchi, C., Lowe, R., Hetzel, Y., Cuttler, M., Antoine, D., Lo, J., Afrifa-Yamoah, E., Verduin, J., Kala, J., Benthuysen, J., Cahill, M., Chandrapavan, A., Caputi, N., Spillman, C., Ross, C. & McMahon, K.
Department of Jobs Tourism Science and Innovation (Western Australia)
1/10/22 → 1/10/26
Project: Research
Hansen, J., Cuttler, M., Lowe, R. & McMahon, K.
Department of Transport (Western Australia)
3/01/22 → 28/06/24
Project: Research
Lowe, R., Hansen, J. & Cuttler, M.
National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy
1/01/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
Joshua Bonesso, Nicola Browne, Matilda Murley, Shannon Dee, Michael Cuttler, Victorien Paumard, Dylan Benson & Mick O'Leary
7/06/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media