Larry Ward has a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina (1978) in Marine Geology. Primary research interests include coastal and inner shelf sedimentology, stratigraphy, evolution, and impacts of sea level change. Dr. Ward's most recent research has focused on coastal geomorphology and erosion, the physical characteristics of inner shelf bottom habitats, and advancing methods for seafloor surficial geology mapping using acoustics and field verification. Teaching interests include geological oceanography, seafloor characterization, and coastal and shelf sedimentology and surficial processes. Dr. Ward is an Associate Research Professor at the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping and the Department of Earth Sciences and is associated with Jackson Estuarine Laboratory.
