Alumni

Below is an incomplete list of former graduate students who did research with the coastal engineering faculty:

 


Adam Keen, PhD (advisor: Lynett), 2020

Current Position: Coastal Business Class Leader, HDR

webpage: https://www.hdrinc.com/

Research: Google Scholar


Vassilios Skanavis, PhD (advisor: Synolakis), 2020

Current Position: PostDoc, Greece

Research: Google Scholar


Luis Montoya, PhD (advisor: Lynett), 2019

Current Position: Modeler, RMS

webpage: https://www.rms.com/

Research: Google Scholar


Aykut Ayca, PhD (advisor: Lynett), 2018

Current Position: Senior Scientist, FM Global

webpage: https://www.fmglobal.com/

Research: Google Scholar


Sasan Tavakkol, PhD (advisor: Lynett), 2018

Current Position: Research Software Engineer, Google AI

webpage: https://ai.google/

Research: Google Scholar


Hoda el Safty, PhD (advisor: Lynett), 2017

Current Position: PostDoc, Stevens Institute of Technology

webpage: https://www.stevens.edu/

Also a faculty member at Cairo University, Egypt

webpage: https://cu.edu.eg/Home

Research: Google Scholar


Nikos Kalligeris, PhD (advisor: Lynett / Synolakis), 2017

Current Position: Principle Researcher (tenured), National Observatory of Athens

webpage: http://hl-ntwc.gein.noa.gr/

Research: Google Scholar


Haeng Sik-Ko, PhD (advisor: Lynett), 2016

Current Position: Senior Researcher at Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology

webpage: http://www.kiost.ac.kr/eng.do

Research: Google Scholar


Sangyoung Son, PhD (advisor: Lynett), 2012

Current Position: Professor, School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University

webpage: http://coastal.korea.ac.kr/

Research: Google Scholar


Arturo Jimenez, MS (advisor: Lynett, while at TAMU), 2011

Current Position: Coastal & Ocean Engineer, Moffatt & Nichol, Houston, TX

webpage: http://www.moffattnichol.com/


Drake Oaks, MS (advisor: Lynett, while at TAMU), 2010

Current Position: Inland Commercial Manager, at SeaRiver Maritime, ExxonMobil subsidiary

webpage: http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/


Dae-Hong Kim, PhD (advisor: Lynett, while at TAMU), 2009

Current Position: Professor at University of Seoul, Korea

webpage: http://uos.ac.kr/

Research: Google Scholar


David Swigler, MS (advisor: Lynett, while at TAMU), 2009

Current Position: Senior Coastal Engineer, Baird & Associates

webpage: https://www.baird.com/


Khairil Irfan Sitanggang, PhD (advisor: Lynett, while at TAMU), 2008

Current Position: Senior System Consultant, at Hexagon

webpage: https://hexagonppm.com/

Also a faculty member at Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia

webpage: http://www.itb.ac.id/en/


Lauren Augustin, MS (advisor: Lynett, while at TAMU), 2007

Last Position: Coastal Engineer, HDR-Shiner Moseley, Corpus Christi, TX

webpage: http://www.hdrinc.com/


Jose Borrero, PhD (advisor: Synolakis), 2002

Current Position: Director, Senior Consultant, eCoast

webpage: https://www.ecoast.co.nz/

Current Position: Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Southern California

webpage: http://www.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis

Research: Google Scholar


Christophe Ruscher, PhD (advisor: Synolakis), 1997

Current Position: Consultant, Tsunami Research Center

webpage: http://www.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis


Vasily Titov, PhD (advisor: Synolakis), 1996

Current Position: Senior Scientist, NOAA Center for Tsunami Research

webpage: http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/Titov/

Research: Google Scholar


Utku Kanoglu, PhD (advisor: Synolakis), 1996

Current Position: Associate Professor, Middle East Technical University

webpage: http://www.metu.edu.tr/~kanoglu/

Research: Google Scholar


Zhenyou Zhou, PhD (advisor: Synolakis), 1995

Current Position: Venture capitalist