Billy Edge
Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
- Phone: 919.515.7387
- Email: bledge@ncsu.edu
- Office: Fitts-Woolard Hall
Billy Edge is a professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at NC State University and Head of Coastal Processes and Engineering at the UNC Coastal Studies Institute. In this position, he also serves as the Director of Renewable Ocean Energy for North Carolina.
Previously he was Head of the Ocean Engineering Program at Texas A&M University and Head of the Coastal & Ocean Engineering Division of the Civil Engineering Department. While at TAMU he was also Director of the Texas A&M Haynes Coastal Engineering Laboratory. Prior to Texas A&M University, Edge worked extensively in the private sector and was a professor at Clemson University.
Edge has published extensively with over 100 publications and has made numerous conference presentations both nationally and internationally, including in Korea, China, Thailand, Spain, Japan, Germany, Australia, South Africa, The Netherlands, Italy, Taiwan, and Canada.
Edge is a member of:
- American Shore and Beach Preservation Association
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association
- International Association for Hydraulic Research
- Marine Technology Society
- Permanent International Association for Navigation Congresses
- Western Dredging Association
His professional activities include:
- Member of the prestigious Marine Board, National Academy of Engineering
- Secretary, Rubble Mound Structures Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers
- Secretary, Coastal Engineering Research Council, Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Division, American Society of Civil Engineers
- Editor of the Proceedings (25 years), International Conference on Coastal Engineering
- President of the Governing Board, American Society of Civil Engineers’ Coasts, Oceans, Ports, Rivers Institute
- Technical Region Director, American Society of Civil Engineers Board of Direction
Research Interests
Edge is interested in sustainable engineering practices in the coastal environment, coastal engineering, dredging technology, coastal zone management, hydraulic engineering, modeling of coastal processes.
Education
| Degree | Program | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1969 |
| MSCE | Master of Science in Civil Engineering | Virginia Polytechnic Institute | 1966 |
| BSCE | Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering | Virginia Polytechnic Institute | 1964 |
Honors and Awards
- 2009 | Distinguished Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
- 2007 | Outstanding Civilian Service Medal, US Army, Corps of Engineers
- 1997 | International Coastal Engineering Award, American Society of Civil Engineers
- 1994 | W. H. Bauer Professorship in Dredging Engineering, Texas A&M University
- 1993 | Morrough P. O’Brien Award, American Shore and Beach Preservation Association
- 1983 | Arthur M. Wellington Price, American Society of Civil Engineers
Publications
- The Network Coordination Office of NHERI (Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure)
- Blain, C. A., Bobet, A., Browning, J. A., Edge, B. L., Holmes, W., Johnson, D. R., … Zuo, D. (2020), FRONTIERS IN BUILT ENVIRONMENT, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2020.00108
- Modeling of wave energy converters by GPUSPH and Project Chrono
- Wei, Z., Edge, B. L., Dalrymple, R. A., & Herault, A. (2019), OCEAN ENGINEERING, 183, 332–349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.04.029
- Flood Risk Management: The Need for Sound Policies and Practices
- Traver, R., Andersen, C., Edge, B., Fowler, D., Calloway, G., Jr., Gilbert, R. B., … Whitten, B. (2014), Civil Engineering Magazine Archive, 84(4), 48–57. https://doi.org/10.1061/CIEGAG.0000489
- Hydrodynamic characterization of Corpus Christi Bay through modeling and observation
- Islam, M. S., Bonner, J. S., Edge, B. L., & Page, C. A. (2014), ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT, 186(11), 7863–7876. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-014-3973-5
- Evaluation of the Structure of Levee Transitions on Wave Run-Up and Overtopping by Physical Modeling
- Oaks, D., Edge, B., & Lynett, P. (2012), Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 138(1), 53–62. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000103
- Investigation of the Damage to Areas of Coastal Chile Due to the Maule MW 8.8 Earthquake of February 27, 2010
- Edge, B., Eskijian, M., Boudreau, R., Carbuccia, M., Jaradat, O., Percher, M., … Arulmoli, A. (2011), Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2011. Presented at the Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference 2011. https://doi.org/10.1061/41185(417)31
- Renewable Ocean Energy
- Edge, B. L., & White, N. M. (2011), Coastal Engineering Practice (2011). Presented at the Conference on Coastal Engineering Practice 2011. https://doi.org/10.1061/41190(422)85
- Global warming and hurricanes: the potential impact of hurricane intensification and sea level rise on coastal flooding
- Mousavi, M. E., Irish, J. L., Frey, A. E., Olivera, F., & Edge, B. L. (2011), Climatic Change, 104(3-4), 575–597. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10584-009-9790-0
- Potential implications of global warming and barrier island degradation on future hurricane inundation, property damages, and population impacted
- Irish, J. L., Frey, A. E., Rosati, J. D., Olivera, F., Dunkin, L. M., Kaihatu, J. M., … Edge, B. L. (2010), Ocean & Coastal Management, 53(10), 645–657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2010.08.001
- Erosional equivalences of levees: Steady and intermittent wave overtopping
- Dean, R. G., Rosati, J. D., Walton, T. L., & Edge, B. L. (2010), OCEAN ENGINEERING, 37(1), 104–113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2009.07.016
Grants
- Coastal Engineering Support to NERHI project.
- A Study for Support of Offshore Wind Energy Development in North Carolina
