ProfessorAna Vila Concejo
Deputy Dean (Research)
Faculty of Science
RESEARCH INTERESTs
I am interested in the contemporary processes and morphodynamics of coastal systems. My main current fields of research are:
- Eco-Morphodynamics of Coral Reefs and Coral Reef Islands. How do coral reefs function and form and how do they respond to climate change.
- Eco-Morphodynamics of beaches in estuaries and bays. How are these beaches different from their open coast counterparts? What is important about them? How do ecosystem restoration (oysters, seagrass…) affect them?
- Morphodynamics of Embayed beaches. Sydney’s eastern beaches are embayed. How are they different from non-embayed beaches? what about ephemeral beaches that appear and disappear?
I am a keen fieldworker and have experience in acquiring and processing hydrodynamic, topographic and bathymetric data. I have also worked with fluorescent tracers for studying sediment transport processes. I also use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a tool to analyse recent and present data.
My research aligns with the Faculty of Science Research Strengths, I am the Mission Champion for Expanding Knowledge.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- Rogers K,
- Hamylton S,
- Bollard B,
- Saintilan N,
- Fryirs K
- GRANTOTI Coastal MonitoringSchool of Geosciences1 Jan 2023People funded by this grant:
- Vila-Concejo A
- GRANTA 4D habitat-modelling facility to support marine ecological researchAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Figueira W,
- Dickman C,
- Marzinelli E,
- Byrne M,
- Vila-Concejo A
- GRANTApocalypse Science, Economics and CultureDVC Education1 Jan 2020People funded by this grant:
- Murphy T,
- Dominey-Howes D,
- Vila-Concejo A,
- Wheatland M,
- Garrett B
- GRANTDeveloping a framework for effective oyster reef restorationAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jul 2019 - 28 Sep 2023People funded by this grant:
- Ross P,
- Figueira W,
- Bugnot A,
- Vila-Concejo A,
- Gribben PE
- GRANTPartnership for Estuarine BeachesOffice of Global Engagement1 Apr 2018People funded by this grant:
- Largier J,
- Vila-Concejo A
- GRANTWorld's first dynamic X-ray facility for measuring internal velocities of amorphous materialsUniversity of Sydney1 Jan 2018People funded by this grant:
- Vila-Concejo A,
- Einav I,
- Harrowell P
- GRANTImproving Our Iconic Harbours HealthMaple-Brown Family Charitable Foundation1 Jan 2017People funded by this grant:
- Vila-Concejo A,
- Figueira W
- GRANTForereef carbonate production potential - A remote sensing approach; Capricorn Bunker Group, Southern Great Barrier ReefGreat Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority7 May 2014People funded by this grant:
- Vila-Concejo A,
- Duce S
- GRANTSpace SyReNSDVC Research1 Jun 2013People funded by this grant:
- Odeh I,
- Crawford J,
- Bland-Hawthorn JJ,
- Bruce E,
- Leon-Saval SG
- GRANTReef-scale Impacts of Changing Climates on Calcification by Large Benthic Foraminifera on the Great Barrier ReefGreat Barrier Reef Foundation1 Jan 2013People funded by this grant:
- Vila-Concejo A,
- Byrne M
- GRANTOceanographic interactions in coastal and estuarine waters over the Amazonian Coast of BrazilCNPq1 Jan 2012People funded by this grant:
- Bernardi MCM,
- Pessoa RMC,
- Trindade WN,
- da Costa KG,
- Pereira LCC
- GRANTDynamics of carbonate sands and morphodynamics of coral reef environmentsAustralian Research Council (ARC)2 Jun 2011 - 31 Dec 2016People funded by this grant:
- Vila-Concejo A
- GRANTPort Stephens Flood Tide Delta: Shoreline Management IssuesAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2006 - 26 Jul 2011People funded by this grant:
- Vila-Concejo A,
- Hughes M,
- Linnane J,
- Smith G,
- Short A
- GRANTIDEM: Inlet Dynamics Evolution and ManagementPortuguese Research Council1 Jan 2005People funded by this grant:
- Ferreira O,
- Vila-Concejo A,
- Dias JMA
