Summary
Robert J. Weaver is a coastal engineering leader and entrepreneur with 16 years of experience blending academic research, funded modeling, and practical coastal hazard solutions. As Co-Founder and CTO of ReefStarter and Associate Professor of Ocean Engineering at Florida Tech, he develops and translates storm surge, coastal circulation, and numerical simulation tools into operational forecasting and restoration projects. He directs the Indian River Lagoon Research Institute and runs an environmental nonprofit, demonstrating a rare mix of hands-on modeling expertise and ecosystem-scale program leadership. Trained with a PhD in Civil & Coastal Engineering and a background in mathematics and German studies, he brings rigorous quantitative skills and cross-cultural perspective to interdisciplinary coastal resilience challenges. Notably, his early work on hurricane surge and FEMA flood mapping underpins a career focused on actionable science that protects coastal communities.
16 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Mathematics/German Language, Mathematics/German Language at University Stuttgart
BS, Mathematics, BS, Mathematics at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
PhD, Civil & Coastal Engineering, PhD, Civil & Coastal Engineering at University of Florida
English, German, Spanish