Eve-Marie Devaliere

Research Scientist

Office:

425 Health Center Drive

Nags Head, NC 27959

Phone: 252-261-6840 X231

Fax: 252-261-4432

Email: eve.devaliere@email.unc.edu

Education:

M.S. Engineering, 2005

University of Technology of Troyes, France

International Exchange Program, 2003

Humboldt State University, Eureka, California

Research Interests:

Eve’s experience is comprised of two internships with the National Weather Service (NWS) in Eureka, California.  During her first internship, as a programmer, she interfaced the SWAN (Simulating WAves Nearshore) model into the NWS computing environment.   Eve was invited back from France for a second internship where she coordinated a consistent operational approach among five offices and implemented a wave partitioning algorithm. 

Currently, Eve conducts research led by Dr. Jeffrey L. Hanson, research oceanographer at USACE.  They compare SWAN with other wave models, current circulation models and visual observations to determine an accurate wave forecasting model for the near shore ocean environment. 

Publications/Conference Participation:

Troy Nicolini, NOAA/NWS, Eureka, CA; and G. B. Crawford, E. Rogers, T. Williams, E-M Devaliere, and D. Saucedo; A high resolution nearshore wave model and bar forecast model for northwestern California; Sixth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes, 2005, Eureka California

Personal Interests:

Eve is active in several outdoor sports such as kayaking, biking and hiking.  She enjoys staying active indoors by going to the gym and practicing kickboxing.  She not only takes good care of herself but takes a personal interest in taking care of the environment by recycling and using renewable energies.  Eve’s hobbies include playing guitar, drawing, reading, watching movies and crafting in the home like furniture restoration.