Postgraduate study opportunities: Engineering on the Great Barrier Reef
	Atlas of Physical Processes in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area

Tropical cyclones present difficult problems for coastal engineers and planners, not only because of the potential severity of the waves and water levels, but also because of the infrequency of severe events and the resulting uncertainty of the data base. The MMU has concentrated on the computer modelling of the above mentioned phenomena. Computer models of waves, currents, tides, storm surges, tropical cyclone windfields have been developed and refined through use in direct engineering applications.

As described in the above projects, the expertise of the MMU covers a wide area throughout the fields of coastal engineering, physical oceanography, and computer modelling and simulation.

The MMU's research and consulting efforts have gone beyond the more traditional oceanographic and engineering areas. Substantial research and consulting efforts, combining the hydrodynamics with probability, risk assessment, and larval tracking have been undertaken. This multi-disciplinary approach to the modelling of systems is one of the strengths of the MMU. Professor Tom Hardy is the Director of the Unit.