Who We Are

Daniel Barone, Ph.D., is a founding member and co-owner of Coastal Systems Research and Planning (CSRP).  He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Marine Science and Instructional Technology from Stockton University and a PhD in Physical Geography from Rutgers University.  His dissertation focused on identifying spatial-temporal relationships and thresholds for development of all barrier islands in New Jersey.  Dr. Barone has nearly 20 years of experience addressing coastal management issues related to beach-dune storm vulnerability, marine transportation, coastal floodplain mapping, and beneficial use of dredged material. He utilizes spatial data analysis, remote sensing, and coastal modeling techniques to solve complex coastal problems related to wave-impacts and sediment transport. Dr. Barone also serves as the Northeast Chapter President for the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA).  

Dr. Robert Miskewitz, Ph.D., is a founding member and co-owner of Coastal Systems Research and Planning (CSRP).  Dr. Miskewitz has a BS in Biology from Penn State University and both an MS and PhD from Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey in the joint Environmental / Coastal Engineering Program. His doctoral dissertation research focused on modeling the migration of persistent organic pollutants in stabilized sediment.  Robert has over twenty years of experience conducting research to develop technologies to identify environmental impacts to water and waterway infrastructure using innovative monitoring and simulation techniques, and to design sustainable infrastructure solutions. Specific areas of research where he is currently engaged include beneficial reuse of both “contaminated” and “clean” dredged sediment, stabilization and solidification of contaminated sediments, sediment transport modeling, water and sediment quality in coastal and estuarine systems, and marine and coastal infrastructure resilience.