William Sweet

William Sweet, Ph.D. 
Oceanographer 
NOAA/NOS/CO-OPS

William Sweet is a NOAA oceanographer researching changes in nuisance-to-extreme coastal flooding due to sea level rise (SLR). He recently helped the U.S. military assess SLR-related risks to their coastal installations and led the production of a new set of regional SLR scenarios for the 4th U.S. National Climate Assessment. He received his Ph.D. in Oceanography from North Carolina State University.  He now lives in Annapolis to experience SLR effects first-hand.