Lachlan is a graduate of Civil Engineering and Science (Geophysics and Geography) from the University of Sydney. Lachlan’s research focuses on coral reef morphology and wave energy dissipation across coral reefs. This research is supervised by Professor Ana Vila Concejo and Dr Tristan Salles. It aims to contribute unique insights into the role of coral reef morphological features such as spurs and grooves in attenuating wave energy in a changing global climate. Understanding how these features attenuate wave energy has the potential to inform coral reef restoration efforts and the design and construction of coastal defences. Lachlan works with LiDAR bathymetry and satellite altimeter data to produce hydrodynamic numerical models.
Email: lachlan.perris@sydney.edu.au
Geocoastal Research Group 