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Current Members

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Matt Hiatt, PhD 

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Associate professor

mhiatt1@lsu.eduMatt's CV; Google Scholar; ORCID; ResearchGate

 

- PhD in Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

- MSE in Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

- BSCE in Civil Engineering, University of Kansas

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Jesbin George, PhD

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Postdoctoral Scholar (co-supervised by Prof. Clint Willson)

Research topic: Impacts of coastal ecosystem design strategies on nearshore processes

- PhD in Marine Sciences, Bharathidasan University (India)

- M.Tech in Oceanography, Cochin University of Science and Technology (India)

- B.Sc in Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University (India)

Google Scholar 

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Hemanth Vundavilli, PhD

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Postdoctoral Scholar (co-supervised by Prof. Clint Willson)

Research topic: Coastal ecosystem design strategies for flood mitigation and co-benefits

- PhD in Earth Sciences, University of Waikato (New Zealand)

- M.Tech in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (India)

- B.Tech in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (India)

Google Scholar

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Caitlin Turner

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PhD Student (Spring 2021 - Expected 2026)

Thesis topic: Physical drivers of algal bloom prevalence and toxicity

- BS in Marine Science: Oceanography, Stockton University

- BA in Multidisciplinary Studies, Westfield State University

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Sajjad Feizabadi

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PhD Student (Spring 2022 - Expected 2025; Co-advised with Prof. Chunyan Li)

Dissertation Topic: Numerical modeling of hydrodynamic responses to atmospheric disturbances 

- MS in Civil Engineering, Tarbait Modares University (Iran)

- BS in Civil Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology (Iran)

Google Scholar

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Madoche Jean Louis

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PhD Student (Fall 2022 - Expected 2025)

Dissertation Topic: Dynamic Water Transport Timescales

-MS in Hydraulics and River Basin Development, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (Netherlands)

-BS in Civil Engineering, Pachuca Institute of Technology (Mexico)

Google Scholar

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Sarah Brannum

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PhD Student (Spring 2023 - Expected 2027; co-advised with Dr. Kory Konsoer)

Dissertation Topic: Impacts of Roseau cane die-back on hydrodynamics in the Mississippi River Delta 

-BS in Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Google Scholar

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Lily Vowels

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MS Student (Fall 2023 - Expected 2025)

Thesis Topic: Correlating acoustic backscatter to suspended sediment concentrations and remote sensing imagery

- BS in Geological and Environmental Sciences, Appalachian State University

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Noah Flaherty

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MS Student in Coastal & Ecological Engineering (Fall 2024 - Expected 2027; co-advised with Dr. Clint Willson)

Thesis Topic: Surface and porewater salinity dynamics in a Louisiana brackish marsh

- BS in Coastal Environmental Sciences, Louisiana State University

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Omid Boushehri

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BS student in Coastal Environmental Sciences

Research Topic: Hydrodynamic responses to Hurricane Francine

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Eddie Weeks

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Research Engineer

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Tofu

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Dog

Pursuing a PhD in walking on the leash

MS in being a good boy

Graduate Alumni

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Muzahidul "Mojo" Islam (MS in DOCS 2024)

Thesis topic: Impacts of Morphological Changes on Water Residence Times in River Deltas

Position post-graduation: Ph.D. student at LSU in Geography & Anthropology

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Jay Merrill (MS in DOCS 2022)

Thesis topic: Effects of meteorological events on wave climate and current regime in a shallow, microtidal bay

Position post-LSU: Ph.D. student at Oregon State University

Google Scholar

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Kifayath Chowdhury (MS in DOCS 2020)

Thesis topic: 3D flow structure of channel-wetland exchange in a coastal river delta

Position post-LSU: Ph.D. student at TU Delft (Netherlands)

Google Scholar

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Tank (2010-2019)

PhD in sleeping and moral support

Undergraduate Alumni

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Frank Bussot
Gulf Scholars 2024

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Hannah Blackmon
BS 2022

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Noah Flaherty
BS 2024

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Jacob Reinhardt
BS 2022

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Brodie Horn
BS 2023

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Will Arthur
BS 2020

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Ty Zanders
CAST REU 2023

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