25th Symposium on the Coastal Environment

Call for Papers

The 25th Symposium on the Coastal Environment is soliciting papers on the following topics: 

• Advances in Coastal Hazard Modeling for Natural and Urban Environments
• Advancing Coastal Earth System Modeling through the UFS Framework
• Coastal Meteorological Processes
• Other Topics in the Coastal Environment

Joint Sessions

• AI for Coastal Hazard Modeling and Risk Mitigation (Joint with the 26th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science)
• Artificial Intelligence and the Coastal Environment (Joint with the 26th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science)
• Bridging Coastal Ecosystems and Environmental Drivers to Advance Health Outcomes (Joint with the 18th Conference on Environment and Health)
• Ecological Forecasting for Readiness, Resilience, and Response (Joint with the 15th Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise)
• Marine and coastal boundary layers and processes (Joint with the 26th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence)
• Prediction and Predictability of Coastal Flooding Risks on Subseasonal-to-Interannual Timescales (Joint with the 40th Conference on Climate Variability and Change)
• Satellite Remote Sensing Applications in Coastal Environments (Joint with the 28th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology)

Student Award Opportunities

Student Presentation Awards

The 25th Symposium on the Coastal Environment is proud to provide outstanding student presentation awards at the AMS 107th Annual Meeting in Denver, CO 10-14 January 2027. Monetary awards of up to $150 will be distributed for oral presentations and poster presentations in addition to a PDF certificate from AMS. Students must be enrolled at a college or university at the time of submission and must be the lead author and personally present the work at the meeting. Submitters should indicate their eligibility for student awards when submitting their abstracts. Award recipients will be informed of the committee's decision by early February 2027.

Student Participation Support

The 25th Symposium on the Coastal Environment is awarding two (2) Student Participation Support awards of up to $200 each to allow student presenters to attend the AMS 107th Annual Meeting in Denver, CO 10-14 January 2027. The award should be used to offset travel related expenses (registration fees, transportation, lodging and meals only). It is open to undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students, who must submit a letter of recommendation from their advisor. In the application, students will be asked to provide information on their academic background, conference participation, funding needs, and any other financial support they receive. Awards are reimbursed after the conference upon submission of receipts, with registration fees optionally applied in advance. The support prioritizes students with financial need and those whose participation will benefit their research and professional development. Students must be enrolled at a college or university through the application deadline and the Annual Meeting and must be the lead author and presenter of their own, original work. Click the button below to apply.

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Deadline for applications: 22 October 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern

Recipients will be notified on or before: 27 October 2026

Conference Contacts

For additional information, please contact program chairs: Gregory Dusek ([email protected]), Kendra Dresback ([email protected])