Education

• B.S. Geology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY, 1976
• M.S. Marine Studies, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Lewes, DE, 1979
• Ph.D. Marine Studies, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Lewes, DE, 1996

Research Interests

Coastal processes, barrier island geology and ecology, interaction of geological and biological processes in coastal tidal wetlands; salt-marsh restoration; management of coastal environments; sea-level rise; coastal hazards, mitigation, and preparedness.

Current Projects

• Workshops and public information seminars on coastal construction and vulnerability, coastal storm preparedness and mitigation, and coastal processes
• Shoreline erosion control and habitat restoration project, Indian River Bay, Delaware
• March '62 Storm: Compilation, synthesis, and digitization of historical records and photographs
• Project Impact: Public Education and Awareness for the City of Lewes Partnership for Disaster Mitigation and Recovery

Selected Publications and Abstracts

Carey, W. L., and E. M. Maurmeyer. 1998. Rapid evolution of an emergent tidal salt marsh into a submerged wetland/incipient lagoon resulting from increased rates of sea-level rise and/or new inlet formation, Milford Neck, Delaware. Academy of Natural Science Conference: Concepts and Controversies in Tidal Marsh Ecology, Vineland, NJ (abstract).

Carey, W. L. 1996. Transgression of Delaware's fringing tidal salt marshes: surficial morphology, subsurface stratigraphy, vertical accretion rates, and geometry of adjacent and antecedent surfaces. Ph.D. Dissertation, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Lewes, DE, 639 pp.

Carey, W. L., J. E. Pizzuto, A. E. Schwendt, and J. C. Kraft. 1995. Rates of transgression, erosion, vertical accretion, and submergence of some Delaware salt marshes. Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (abstract).

Maurmeyer, E. M., and W. L. Carey. 1992. Impact of shoreline stabilization techniques on coastal evolution of Delaware's Inland Bays. Abstracts with Programs, Southeast Section, GSA, Winston-Salem, NC (abstract).

Carey, W. L., and M. Sadler, 1991. Characterization of Little Assawoman Bay Shorelines. In A Day in the Life of Delaware's Forgotten Bay: A Scientific Survey of Little Assawoman Bay, ed. W. Ullman. Dover, DE: Inland Bays Estuary Program STAC Committee, DNREC.

Maurmeyer, E. M., and W. L. Carey. 1990. Annotated bibliography for Delaware's Inland Bays. Prepared for the Delaware Inland Bays Estuary Program, Scientific Technical Advisory Committee, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

Carey, W. L., E. M. Maurmeyer, and M. F. Gross. 1988. An Oil Spill and Its Effect. In The Delaware Estuary: Rediscovering a Forgotten Resource, eds. T. L. Bryant and J. R. Pennock. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Sea Grant College Program.

Maurmeyer, E. M., and W. L. Carey. 1985. Striking a Balance: A Guide to Coastal Processes and Beach Management in Delaware. Prepared for Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Delaware Coastal Management Program, 40 pp.