Charles B. Pyke, Ph.D., Principal Scientist and Primary Expert Witness of Associated Science Experts, LLC, American Weather & Earth Sciences, LLC, and Environmental Science & Energy, Inc., offers forensic discovery and testimony on a range of coastal and oceanographic topics, including: 

• Beach erosion, depletion of sand - on various scales:

  • Local sand scouring, as well as abnormal local sand accumulation - resulting from natural processes or from directly or indirectly from man's activities. 

  • Regional beach erosion resulting from hurricanes and other ocean storms. 

  • Widespread beach disappearance resulting from El Niño and other ocean-wide or global phenomena

• Breakwater damage or destruction;  possible adverse effects of breakwaters on beaches and harbors.

• Bridges over bays, river mouths, or coastal waterways:  collapse, forced closure because of discovered defects.

• Coastal cliff erosion.

• Coastal engineering studies - expert evaluations.

• Coastal flooding (sea coasts or Great Lakes), resulting from:

  • Abnormally high sea levels resulting from El Niño conditions.

  • Unusually high astronomical tides.

  • High sea swells / waves / breakers.

  • Storm surges: hurricanes or major winter cyclones.

  • Heavy river runoff into bays, lakes, or estuaries.

  • Tsunamis.

• Ocean currents.

  • Drift of bodies -- investigations of homicides, drowning, suicides, etc.

  • Drift of medical waste, debris, and coastal water pollution.

  • Oil spills:  drift and dispersion.  Hydrologic modeling.

• Ocean wave energy development and generation.

• Tidal energy development and generation.