LEADERs Program
Summer 2025 – Modeling Storm Surge Risk at Scale Using Delft-3D

About Verisk:

Verisk, Extreme event solutions specializes in modeling natural and human-made catastrophes in order to estimate financial risk from such hazards.

Project Title – Modeling Storm Surge Risk at Scale Using Delft-3D

Project Description:  

Probabilistic storm surge modeling at a regional scale. Other broad projects may include: data-science, climate modeling, engineering (wind, earthquake, flood, infrastructure.)

Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes required:

  • Coastal hydrology, physical modeling of surge
  • Proficiency in distributed computing and handling large datasets
  • Programming skills

Competencies Preferred: 

  • Effective in collaboration
  • Strong written and verbal communication