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Physical Oceanographic Research Specialist

Infragravity wave dynamics
Phase-resolving numerical modeling
Development of coastal hazards tools

Physical Oceanographic Research Scientist

Oceanographic instrument management
Model-data synthesis and development
Wave dynamics and coastal interaction research

Co-Investigator: Coastal Modeling

Douglas’s group develops and validates models for short- and long-term forecasts of wave-driven run-up, coastal flooding and harbor surges.

Web Master / Web Developer

Front-end/HTML, CSS web development
Back-end/Javascript web development
Server maintenance/Python, Shell Script

Physical Oceanographic Modeling Specialist

Nearshore wave modeling
Numerical solution for PDEs
High-performance and GPU-based computing

Graduate Research Assistant/Physical Oceanography MS student
Ocean Physical Data Specialist

Coastal oceanographic data acquisition
Instrument deployment
Pacific Island wave run-up and flooding modeling

Ocean Data Analyst

Coastal wave dynamics
Model data comparisons
Analysis of ocean data

A wave coming over a beach, with several small, dead trees. The ocean is dark-blue, and in the top is a light-blue sky

West Maui Coastline

Fatima-Zahra Mihami Photo. She stands on the left, green foliage, a light-blue ocean, and a light-blue sky behind her. She has shoulder-length hair, lightly tan skin, smiling. She has a bray sweater over a Pink Floyd t-shirt.

Fatima-Zahra Mihami’s Portrait. Credit: Fatima-Zahra Mihami

Uggo Ferreira de Pinho portrait. Short, gray hair, lightly tand skin, smiling. He is wearing a plaid, blue, collared shirt. Behind him is a green tree and a gray sky.

Uggo Ferreira de Pinho’s Portrait. Credit: Uggo Ferreira de Pinho

Camilla Tognacchini portrait. Shoulder-length brown hair, lightly tan skin, smiling. A white flower worn above her left ear, a blue hat on her head. In the background is a green-and-rocky shoreline, next to light blue water and a light-blue/gray sky.

Camilla Tognacchini’s Portrait. Credit: Camilla Tognacchini

Douglas Luther (old portrait). Gray/white hair, lightly red skin, smiling. He wears a light-blue, collared shirt. Behind them is out-of-focus green foliage

Doug Luther’s Portrait. Credit: Douglas Luther

Spencer Luther Portrait. Short brown hair, green/gray eyes, a short brown-blonde beard, lightly tan skin, smiling

Spencer Luther’s Portrait. Credit: Spencer Luther

Lucia Hosekova picture. She has long, curly, brown hair; light, red-brown skin; black sunglasses and shirt; smiling. She is leaning against a concrete railing, a shoreline (green foliage and blue water) behind her.

Lucia Hosekova’s Portrait. Credit: Lucia Hosekova

Portrait of Kate O'Malley. Long brown hair, green(?) eyes, a golden necklace. She wears a white dress with a white plumeria flower adorning her ear. She is in sunset light, with some shrubbery and a building behind her.

Kate O’Malley’s Portrait. Credit: Kate O’Malley

Portrait of Assaf Azouri, wearing a blue denim shirt, standing in front of some foliage. He is bald, and has lightly tan skin.

Assaf Azouri’s Portrait. Credit: Assaf Azouri