All PhD Dissertations Organized by Decade:
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2020’s
| Name / Degree / Year | Defense | Committee (Chair) |
| Shijie Huang PhD Dissertation December 2024 | Innovative Coastal Defense in an Idealized Barrier Reef System | Zhenhua Huang (Chair) Kwok Fai Cheung Ocean Francis Michael Krieg Albert Kim |
| Nicolas Ulm PhD Dissertation October 2024 | Designing Wave-Powered Ocean Observing: Experimental Findings of an Oscillating Water Column Type Wave Energy Converter | Zhenhua Huang (Chair) Patrick Cross ED Gedikli Michael Krieg Margo Edwards |
| Troy Heitmann PhD Dissertation August 2023 | Enhanced Fully Nonlinear Boussinesq-type Equations in Conserved Variable Form and Linear Analytical Properties with Compact Finite Difference Schemes | K.F. Cheung (Chair) Zhenhua Huang Justin Stopa Eva-Marie Nosal Marcelo Kobayashi |
| Brendan Rideout PhD Dissertation December 2022 | Of Rats and Men: Underwater passive acoustic localization investigations using relative arrival times and blind channel estimation | Eva-Marie Nosal (Chair) Bruce Howe Lora VanUffelen Marc Lammers Anders Høst-Madsen |
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2010s
| Name / Degree / Year | Defense | Committee (Chair) |
| Conghao Xu PhD Dissertation December 2018 | Study of wave interaction with vertical piles integrated with oscillating water columns | Zhenhua Huang (Chair) Albert Kim Gérard Nihous K. F. Cheung Oceana Francis |
| Linyan Li PhD Dissertation July 2018 | Numerical Dispersion in Non-Hydrostatic Modeling of Long-Wave Propagation | K.F. Cheung (Chair) Gerard Fryer Zhenhua Huang Eva-Marie Nosal Albert S. Kim (UH Rep) |
| Yaprak Onat PhD Dissertation June 2018 | Extratropical Storm-Generated Swell Induced Vulnerability Effects on the Tropical Islands of Hawaii | Oceana Francis (Chair) Zhenhua Huang Bruce Howe Eva-Marie Nosal Karl Kim (UH Rep) |
| Betsy Seiffert PhD Dissertation December 2014 | Tsunami and Storm Wave Impacts on Coastal Bridges | R.C. Ertekin (Chair) K.F. Cheung Eva-Marie Nosal H.R. Riggs Ian Robertson |
| Kay Gemba PhD Dissertation December 2014 | Characterization of Underwater Acoustic Sources Recorded in Reverberant Environments with Application to Scuba Signatures | Eva Marie Nosal (Chair) Dilmurat Asimov Brian Bingham Todd Reed Bruce Howe |
| Richard Carter PhD Dissertation December 2013 | Wave Energy Capture: The Focusing of Wave Induced Flow Through A Submerged Surface | R.C. Ertekin (Chair) M.A. Merrifield G. Nihous J. Wiltshire Michelle Teng |
| Masoud Hayatdavoodi PhD Dissertation December 2013 | Nonlinear Wave Loads on Decks of Coastal Structures | R.C. Ertekin (Chair) M.A. Merrifield G. Nihous H.R. Riggs Ian Robertson |
| Justin Stopa PhD Dissertation December 2013 | Periodicity and Patterns of Global Wind and Wave Climate | K.F. Cheung (Chair) Milton A. Garces Eva-Marie Nosal G. Nihous Hendrik Tolman |
| Yefei Bei PhD Dissertation May 2012 | Depth-integrated Free Surface Flow with Non-hydrostatic Formulation | K.F. Cheung (Chair) Marcelo H. Kobayashi Eva-Marie Nosal Geno Pawlak Michelle H. Teng |
| Suvabrata Das PhD Dissertation August 2011 | Hydroelasticity of Marine Vessels Advancing in a Seaway | K.F. Cheung (Chair) G. Nihous Eva-Marie Nosal H.R. Riggs I.N. Robertson |
| Volker Roeber PhD Dissertation December 2010 | Boussinesq-Type Model For Nearshore Wave Processes In Fringing Reef Environment | K.F. Cheung (Chair) M.H. Kobayashi G. Pawlak H.R. Riggs I.N. Robertson |
| Yoshiki Yamazaki PhD Dissertation August 2010 | Depth-Integrated, Non-Hydrostatic Model With Grid Nesting For Tsunami Generation, Propagation, And Runup | K.F. Cheung (Chair) G.J. Fryer G. Pawlak I.N. Robertson J.C. Wiltshire |
| Rajagopalan Krishnakumar PhD Dissertation, August 2010 | Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Boundary Layers over Rough Bathymetry | G. Pawlak (Chair) K.F. Cheung C. Coimbra M. H. Kobayashi M.A. Merrifield |
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2000’s
| Name / Degree / Year | Defense | Committee (Chair) |
| Yongyan Wu PhD Dissertation August 2009 | Analytical Solutions for Nonlinear Long Wave Propagation | K.F. Cheung (Chair) F.-F. Jin E.-M. Nosal G. Pawlak M.H. Teng |
| Liang Ge PhD Dissertation August 2009 | Polynomial Chaos Representation of Uncertainties in Nonlinear Shallow-Water Equations for Flood Hazard Assessment | K.F. Cheung (Chair) M.H. Kobayashi E.-M. Nosal G. Pawlak M.H. Teng |
| Miguel Silander Canals PhD Dissertation December 2008 | Three-Dimensional Vortex Dynamics in Oscillating Flows | G. Pawlak (Chair) K.F. Cheung J. Becker M. Kobayashi R. Kloosterziel |
| Ryan Smith PhD Dissertation December 2008 | Geometric Control Theory and its Application to Underwater Vehicles | M. Chyba (Chair) S. K. Choi R. C. Ertekin G. Pawlak G. R. Wilkens |
| Dingwu Xia PhD Dissertation May 2006 | Linear and Nonlinear Hydroelasticity of Mat-type very Large Floating Structures: The Green-Naghdi Theory | R.C. Ertekin (Chair) J.M. Becker M.A. Merrifield S.H. Park H.R. Riggs |
| Yong Wei PhD Dissertation May 2006 | Tsunami Runup Model and Forecast | K.F. Cheung (Chair) H. Krock M.A. Merrifield G. Pawlak M.H. Teng |
| Liujuan Tang PhD Dissertation August 2004 | Cylindrical Liquid-Liquid Jet Instability | S. Masutani (Chair) G. Nihous H. Krock K.F. Cheung R.Knapp C. Kinoshita |
| David A. Smith PhD Dissertation August 2003 | Effect of Particle Shape on Grain Size, Hydraulic, and Transport Characteristics of Calcareous Sand | K. F. Cheung (Chair) H. G. Brandes C. H. Fletcher H. J. Krock E. R. Pawlak |
| Amal C. Phadke PhD Dissertation August 2001 | Hydrodynamics of Fluid-Filled Membrane in Gravity Waves | K.F. Cheung (Chair) J.M. Becker R.H. Knapp H.J. Krock L.H. Seidl M.H. Teng |
| Carmela Chandrasekera PhD Dissertation December 2000 | Linear Refraction-Diffraction Model For Steep Bathymetry | K.F. Cheung (Chair) J.M. Becker R.C. Ertekin H.J. Krock M.A. Merrifield M. Teng |
| Hari Sundararaghavan PhD Dissertation May 2000 | Analysis of Oil Containment Failure and Spreading | R.C. Ertekin (Chair) K.F. Cheung M.A. Merrifield R. Pfund L.H. Seidl P. Muller |
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1990s
Padmanabhan, Bala M.
Intake/Discharge Effects on the Hydrodynamics of Floating Bodies
PhD Dissertation, December 1999
Committee: R.C. Ertekin (Chair), J.M. Becker, K.F. Cheung, L.H. Seidle, H.R. Riggs, M. Teng
Liu, Xiaoqing (Charles)
Dynamics of Long Flexible Pipes During Surface Towing and Drift Loads on Flexible Floating Structures
Ph.D. Dissertation, December 1998
Committee: R.C. Ertekin (Chair), J.M. Becker, G.C. Nihous, H.R. Riggs, L.H. Seidl, P.K. Takahashi
Xu, Yingfan
Wave Diffraction over Multi-Step Topography
Ph.D. Dissertation, December 1997
Committee: R.C. Ertekin (Chair), J.M. Becker, K.F. Cheung, M.A. Merrifield, P.K. Muller
Greeson, Bernard (Dan) Dandridge
The Relative Motion of Two Adjacent Bodies, One Significantly Larger than the Other, Floating in Waves, with a Non-linear Line Correction
Ph.D. Dissertation, December 1997
Committee: L.H. Seidl (Chair), J.M. Becker, K.F. Cheung, H.J. Krock, A. Malahoff
Neill, Douglas R.
The Nonlinear Interaction of Waves with Multiple, Vertical, In-line Cylinders
PhD Dissertation, August 1996
Committee: R.C. Ertekin (Chair), J.M. Becker, K.F. Cheung, C.H. Fletcher, M.A. Merrifield
Wang, Suqin
Evaluation of Flexible Hull Types for Very Large Floating Structures
PhD Dissertation, December 1995
Committee: R.C. Ertekin (Chair), K.F. Cheung, H.R. Riggs, M.St. Denis, P.K. Takahashi
Clark, Andrew
Design of a Small High Data Rate Oceanographic Satellite Telemetry Buoy
PhD Dissertation, December 1995
Committee: H.J. Krock (Chair), R. Knapp, H. Loomis, A. Malahoff, L.H. Seidl
Jeon, Dongchull
Sea Level Rise and Coastal Erosion in The Hawaiian Islands
PhD Dissertation, May 1995
Committee: F. Gerritsen (Chair), C.H. Fletcher, E.D. Stroup, H.J. Krock, K.F. Cheung
Qian, Zhengmin
Calculations of Three Dimensional Nonlinear Ship Waves and Ship Resistance in a Shallow Water Channel
PhD Dissertation, December 1994
Committee: R.C. Ertekin (Chair), P. Cheng, K.F. Cheung, C.C.K. Liu, M. St. Denis
Chen, Hsiao-Hua
Design and Performance Evaluation of a Wave-Driven Artificial Upwelling Device
PhD Dissertation, December 1993
Committee: C.C.K. Liu (Chair), M. Cruickshank, F. Gerritsen, H.J. Krock, H. Loomis, Y.S. Fok
Che, Xiling
Techniques for Hydroelastic Analysis of Very Large Floating Structures
PhD Dissertation, August 1993
Committee: H.R. Riggs (Chair), R.C. Ertekin, R. Knapp, H.J. Krock, L.H. Seidl
Wang, Nengjia
Nearshore Circulation and Sediment Transport
PhD Dissertation, May 1993
Committee: F. Gerritsen (Chair), H. Loomis, H.J. Krock, M. Cruickshank, C.C.K. Liu
Oney, Stephen K.
Thermodynamic Analysis of an OC-OTEC System in the Direct Contact Condensor Configuration Incorporating Predearation and Reinjection
PhD Dissertation, May 1993
Committee: H.J. Krock (Chair), F. Gerritsen, H. Loomis, F. Sansone, P. Takahashi
Chitrapu, Srinivasamurthy A.
Nonlinear Forces and Response of Floating Platforms in Regular and Random Waves
PhD Dissertation, December 1992
Committee: R.C. Ertekin (Chair), H. Loomis, L.H. Seidl, M. Cruickshank, H.R. Riggs
Rezachek, David A.
Development of a Solar Pond System Design Computer Model
PhD Dissertation, December 1991
Committee: K. Bathen (Chair), R.C. Ertekin, F. Gerritsen, H. Krock, T. McCord
Benevides, Francis L.
Estimating Ocean Wave Directional Spectra from Measurements of Water Particle Motion by a Surface Buoy Acoustic Ranging System
PhD Dissertation, May 1990
Committee: H.J. Krock (Chair), L.H. Seidl, R. Halverson, H. Loomis, M. Vitousek
Yucel, Feyza
Tsunami Runup in Coastal Regions
PhD Dissertation, May 1990
Committee: F. Gerritsen (Chair), C.L. Bretschneider, H.J. Krock, H. Loomis, J. Williams
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1980s
Umeyama, Motohiko
Wave Overtopping and Partial Standing Waves
PhD Dissertation, May 1989
Committee: F. Gerritsen (Chair), C.L. Bretschneider, P. Cheng, H.J. Krock, H. Loomis
Lee, Joong-Woo
Hybrid Element Analysis of Water Waves for Harbor Design
PhD Dissertation, May 1989
Committee: H. Loomis, C.L. Bretschneider, F. Gerritsen, R.C. Ertekin, P. Cheng
Bucher, Warren E.
Dynamic Positioning of a Floating OTEC Plant Using Ocean Environmental Forces
PhD Dissertation, May 1988
Committee: M. St. Denis (Chair), J. Craven, L.H. Seidl, H.J. Krock, R. Knapp
Zapka, Manfred J.
Gas Transfer in Sea Water with Special Emphasis on the Open-Cycle Thermal Energy Conversion System
PhD Dissertation, May 1988
Committee: H.J. Krock (Chair), F. Gerritsen, H. Loomis, G. Dugan, F. Sansone
Vithanage, Dayananda H.
Determination of Design Parameters From Current Data Collected Over a Depth Profile
PhD Dissertation, Dec 1987
Committee: H. Krock (Chair), E. Firing, F. Gerritsen, H. Loomis, C. Bretschneider
Andres, Jose M.
Nonlinear Wave-Current Loading on Large OTEC Pipes
PhD Dissertation, December 1986
Committee: H. Krock (Chair), F. Gerritsen, H. Loomis, R.A. Grace, C.C.K. Liu
Blackinton, James G.
Bathymetric Mapping with Sea MARC II: An Elevation-Angle Measuring Side-Scan Sonar System
PhD Dissertation, May 1986
Committee: A. Parvulescu (Chair), K. Bathen, J. Craven, F. Duennebier, D. Hussong
Nakazaki, Eiji
Bottom Shear Stress, Wave Height and Wave Set-up Under Wave Transformation
PhD Dissertation, August 1985
Committee: H.J. Krock (Chair), C.L. Bretschneider, F. Gerritsen, H. Loomis, B. Gallagher
Sullivan, Patrick K.
Electrochemical Measurements of Corrosion and Biofouling Films on Simulated OTEC Heat Exchangers
PhD Dissertation, May 1985
Committee: B. Liebert (Chair), J. Craven, K. Bathen, H.J. Krock, L. Berger
Siah, Massood
A Finite Element Model for Long Wave in a Two-Layer Channel with Sill
PhD Dissertation, May 1985
Committee: H. Loomis (Chair), B. Gallagher, H. Krock, L. Magaard, K. Bathen
Su, Tarzen
Directional Ocean Spectra by Three-Dimensional Displacement Time Series
PhD Dissertation, December 1984
Committee: H. Loomis (Chair), M. Vitousek, H. Krock, F. Gerritsen, T. Lee
Matsumoto, Haruyoshi
Doppler Scanning Sonar: Preliminary Experiments
PhD Dissertation, August 1984
Committee: J. Craven (Chair), H. Loomis, K. Bathen, P. Yuen, F. Duennebier, G. Fryer
Kaul, Hira L.
Effect of Mean Bottom Shear Stress on Wave Set-up, including an Efficient Approach for Evaluation of Friction and Breaking Loss Coefficients
PhD Dissertation, December 1983
Committee: F. Gerritsen (Chair), C.L. Bretschneider,T. Lee, H.J. Krock, B. Gallagher
Huang, Tsong-Shih
A Three Parameter Prediction Model for Hurricane Waves
PhD Dissertation, August 1981
Committee: C.L. Bretschneider (Chair), F. Munchmeyer, F. Gerritsen, T. Lee, H.J. Krock
Endo, Hideichi
Motions of a Vessel Moored Near Vertical Walls and with Limited Under-Keel Clearance
PhD Dissertation, May 1981
Committee: L.H. Seidl (Chair), C.L. Bretschneider, F. Gerritsen, R. Knapps, B. Wells
Pant, Pramod K.
Non-Linear Free Surface Gravity Waves: Finite Element Approach
PhD Dissertation, December 1980
Committee: F. Gerritsen (Chair), C.L. Bretschneider, L. Spielvogel, P. Cheng, K. Smith, A. Parvulescu
Zee, Gabriel
Wave Forces on a Horizontal Cylindrical Pipe Oriented at an Angle to the Flow
PhD Dissertation, May 1980
Committee: R.A. Grace (Chair), C.L. Bretschneider, T.T. Lee, F. Munchmeyer, E. Noda
Yamashita, Yoshihiko
Numerical Solutions for the Dispersion of Cold-Effluent into the Thermally-Stratified Ocean Environment
PhD Dissertation, May 1980
Committee: K. Bathen (Chair), C.L. Bretschneider, F. Gerritsen, P. Cheng, J. Craven
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1970s
Yumori, Isao R.
Open Ocean Model Testing of OTEC Platform Models Using Frequency and Time Domain Analysis
PhD Dissertation, May 1978
Committee: L.H. Seidl (Chair), M. St. Denis, H. Loomis, R. Knapp, T. Lee
Wybro, Pieter G.
On the Motions of Multiple Column Stabilized Platforms
PhD Dissertation, December 1977
Committee: L. Seidl (Chair), C. Bretschneider, R. Knapp, T. Lee, G. Venezian
Macawaris, Ali
Optimum Port Model Under Optimal Utilization of Water Resources in a Region
PhD Dissertation, December 1976
Committee: F. Gerritsen (Chair), Y. Fok, L. Goodman, J. Craven, J. Moncur
Nayak, Upendra B.
On the Functional Design and Effectiveness of Groins in Coastal Protection
PhD Dissertation, May 1976
Committee: F. Gerritsen (Chair), C.L. Bretschneider, R.J. Tait, G. Venezian, T. Lee
Sklarz, Michael A.
The Effect of Topography on the Electromagnetic Fields Induced by Plane-Parallel Barotropic Ocean Waves
PhD Dissertation, August 1975
Committee: F. Gerritsen (Chair), G. Venezian, R. Preisendorfer, J. Larsen, G. Miller
Silveria, William A.
On the Generation of Surface Water Waves by a Turbulent Wind
PhD Dissertation, May 1975
Committee: M. St. Denis (Chair), F. Gerritsen, C. Bretschneider, B. Gallagher, G. Venezian
Walker, James R. (Deceased)
Wave Transformations Over a Sloping Bottom and Over a Three- Dimensional Shoal
PhD Dissertation, May 1974
Committee: C.L. Bretschneider (Chair), R. Tait, J. Williams, G. Miller, F. Gerritsen
Knapp, Ronald H.
Finite Element Nonlinear Buckling Analysis of a Pseudocylindrical Concave Polyhedral Shell Under External Pressure
PhD Dissertation, August 1973
Committee: R. Szilard (Chair), W. Stuiver, C. Gregory, M. St. Denis, G. Venezian, L.H. Seidl
Powell, Richard O.
Nonlinear Dynamic Stability Analysis of Plates by Finite Element Method
PhD Dissertation, December 1971
Committee: R. Szilard (Chair), C. Gregory, M. St. Denis, G. Venezian, C. Bretschneider
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