
Ph.D., Coastal Engineering, Center for Applied Coastal Research (CACR), University of Delaware, Newark, De;aware, 2016
M.Sc., Civil Engineering (Marine Structures), University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 2010
B.Sc., Civil Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 2007
California Coastal Resilience Training Series – OPC/SCC (2023)
Delft3D Advanced Modeling Workshop – Deltares, Online (2021)
Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Member, American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA)
Member, California Marine Affairs and Navigation Conference (CMANC)
Babak Tehranirad, Ph.D. Senior Consultant (667) 846-9491 Los Angeles, CA btehranirad@integral-corp.com
Dr. Babak Tehranirad is a coastal scientist and engineer with more than a decade of experience addressing shoreline change, coastal hazards, and climate adaptation. Dr. Tehranirad combines deep academic grounding with hands-on project leadership across the United States, including the West Coast, the East Coast, Alaska, and the Pacific Islands. He specializes in hydrodynamic and sediment transport modeling, flood hazard mapping, and nature-based shoreline design. His work supports sustainable, stakeholder-driven planning for municipalities, state agencies, and Tribes, with emphasis on sediment management and resilience strategies that align ecological, technical, and community needs.
- Coastal Resilience
- Sediment Transport Modeling
- Hydrodynamics
- Coastal Science
- Wetlands
- Modeling
- Coastal Engineering
- Coastal Geomorphology
- Environment, Social and Governance
- Climate Change
- Stormwater Management
- Environmental Engineering
- Ocean Modeling
- Oceanography
- Statistical Modeling
- Ecological Modeling
- Ecological Restoration
- Environmental Modeling
- Sediment Fate and Transport Studies
- Climate Impact Assessment
Coastal Resilience
Sediment Transport Modeling
Hydrodynamics
Coastal Science
Wetlands
Modeling
Coastal Engineering
Coastal Geomorphology
Environment, Social and Governance
Climate Change
Stormwater Management
Environmental Engineering
Ocean Modeling
Oceanography
Statistical Modeling
Ecological Modeling
Ecological Restoration
Environmental Modeling
Sediment Fate and Transport Studies
Climate Impact Assessment
Warrick, J.A., A.W. Stevens, and B. Tehranirad. 2025. Coastal fine-grained sediment plumes from beach nourishment near Santa Barbara, California. Coast. Eng. J. 67:e2497705.
Taylor-Burns, R., C. Lowrie, B. Tehranirad, J. Lowe, L.E. Erikson, P.L. Barnard, B.G. Reguero, and M.W. Beck. 2024. The value of marsh restoration for flood risk reduction in an urban estuary. Sci. Rep. 14:57474.
Nederhoff, K., S.C. Crosby, N.R. van Arendonk, E.E. Grossman, B. Tehranirad, T. Leijnse, W. Klessens, and P.L. Barnard. 2024. Dynamic modeling of coastal compound flooding hazards due to tides, extratropical storms, waves, and sea-level rise: A case study in the Salish Sea, Washington (USA). Water 16:346.
Tehranirad, B., L. Herdman, K. Nederhoff, L. Erikson, R. Cifelli, G. Pratt, and P.L. Barnard. 2020. Effect of fluvial discharges and remote non-tidal residuals on compound flood forecasting in San Francisco Bay. Water 12:2481.
Tehranirad, B., J.T. Kirby, and F. Shi. 2020. A numerical model for tsunami-induced morphology change. Pure Appl. Geophys. 177:4563–4591.
Schnyder, J.S.D., G.P. Eberli, J.T. Kirby, F. Shi, B. Tehranirad, and P. Wintersteller. 2016. Tsunamis caused by submarine slope failures along western Great Bahama Bank. Sci. Rep. 6:35925.
Tehranirad, B., J.C. Harris, A.R. Grilli, S.T. Grilli, S. Abadie, J.T. Kirby, and F. Shi. 2015. Far-field tsunami hazard on the western European and U.S. East Coast from a large-scale flank collapse of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, La Palma. Pure Appl. Geophys. 172:3589–3616.
Grilli, S.T., C. O’Reilly, J.C. Harris, T. Tajalli Bakhsh, B. Tehranirad, S. Banihashemi, and J.T. Kirby. 2015. Modeling of SMF tsunami hazard along the upper U.S. East Coast: Detailed impact around Ocean City, MD. Nat. Hazards 76:705–746.
Kirby, J.T., F. Shi, B. Tehranirad, J.C. Harris, and S.T. Grilli. 2013. Dispersive tsunami waves in the ocean: Model equations and sensitivity to dispersion and Coriolis effects. Ocean Model. 62:39–55.
Lynett, P., K. Gately, R.I. Wilson, B. Tehranirad, et al. 2017. Inter-model analysis of tsunami-induced coastal currents. Ocean Model. 114:14–32.
Tsunami hazard forecasting and coastal compound flooding. Panelist. NOAA/USGS Expert Workshop. October 2022.
Puget Sound Coastal Modeling Integration Forum. Technical contributor. Washington Department of Ecology and U.S. Geological Survey. June 2022.
Sea-level rise modeling for infrastructure resilience. Presenter. California State Coastal Resilience Workshop. November 2021.
FUNWAVE-TVD advanced applications. Delft3D Coastal Modeling Training Week. Workshop co-lead. University of Delaware. May 2016.
Tehranirad, B., J.T. Kirby, F. Shi, and S.T. Grilli. 2015. Is continental shelf bathymetry the main control for tsunami inundation patterns on the U.S. East Coast? Oral presentation. Geological Society of America Meeting, Baltimore, MD. November 1–4.
Tehranirad, B. 2015. Effects of bathymetry on tsunami propagation on the U.S. East Coast; application of ray tracing to tsunamis. Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference – North America, Newark, DE. July 27–29.
Tehranirad, B., J.T. Kirby, F. Shi, and S. Grilli. 2015. Does morphological adjustment during tsunami inundation increase levels of hazard? Joint Coastal Structures/Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference, Boston, MA. September 9–11.
Tehranirad, B., J.T. Kirby, F. Shi, J.A. Callahan, S. Banihashemi, S.T. Grilli, A. Grilli, T. Tajalli Bakhsh, and C. O’Reilly. 2014. Tsunami inundation mapping for the upper East Coast of the United States. Abstract NH12A-04. America Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. December 15–19.
Tehranirad, B., J.T. Kirby, S. Banihashemi, T. Tajalli Bakhsh, and F. Shi. 2014. Tsunami inundation mapping on the upper East Coast of the U.S. Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference – North America, Newark, DE. July 9–11.
Schnyder, J.S.D., J.T. Kirby, F. Shi, B. Tehranirad, G.P. Eberli, T. Mulder, and E. Ducassou. 2013. Potential for tsunami generation along the western Great Bahama Bank by submarine slope failures. Abstract NH41A-1689. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. December 9–13.
Schnyder, J.S.D., J.T. Kirby, F. Shi, B. Tehranirad, G.P. Eberli, T. Mulder, E. Ducassou, and M. Principaud. 2013. Potential for tsunami generation by submarine slope failures along the western Great Bahama Bank. 6th International Symposium on Submarine Mass Movements and their Consequences, GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany. September 23–25.
Tehranirad, B., J.T. Kirby, F. Shi, J.A. Callahan, J.C. Harris, S.T. Grilli, and T. Tajalli Bakhsh. 2012. Tsunami hazards on the U.S. East Coast: Inundation mapping and tsunami processes over a wide shelf. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. December 3–7.
Tajalli Bakhsh, T.S., S.T. Grilli, J.C. Harris, J.T. Kirby, F. Shi, and B. Tehranirad. 2012. Tsunami hazard assessment along the U.S. East Coast. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. December 3–7.
Tehranirad, B., J.T. Kirby, and F. Shi. 2012. Coastal plain estuaries as low-pass filters for tsunami activity. Ocean Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. February 20–24
Shi, F., J.T. Kirby, and B. Tehranirad. 2010. A high-order adaptive time-stepping TVD solver for Boussinesq modeling of breaking waves and coastal inundation. Abstract OS51B-1312. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. December 13–17.