In the first year of it's three-year program, 2003 REU-Site at the Wave Research Laboratory is hosting 8 students from 4 different universities. Two international students are joining the Site through external support. Throughout the 9 week program these students will be conducting research projects focused on coastal processes and hazard mitigation with OSU faculty and graduate students. The table below lists each student, their mentor, and summer research project. "More info" provides additional information.

   
     
 
 
 

Luis Bellon
Project: Experimental investigation into the causes of erosional hotspots
Mentor: Merrick Haller
Graduate Student: Dave Michalsen
University: University of Florida
Contact: APSWIMMER@aol.com
Documents (pdf): [Final report] [Presentation]

 
 
 
 

Neil Clayton
Project: Surf zone turbulence
Mentor: Dan Cox
Graduate Students: Christopher Scott and Sungwon Shin
University: Oregon State University
Contact: losmadman1@aol.com
Documents (pdf): [Final report] [Presentation]

 
 
 
 

Aaron Erickson
Project: Construction guidelines for high tsunami loading
Mentor: Harry Yeh
University: University of Hawaii
Contact: kr4z33@yahoo.com
Documents (pdf): [Final report] [Presentation]

 
 
 
 

Kevin Harris
Project: Tsunami digital library core framework completion
Mentor: Jon Herlocker
University: Oregon State University
Contact: harriske@engr.orst.edu
Documents (pdf): [Final report] [Presentation]

 
 
 
 

Javier Moncada
Project: Wave-structure interaction and floating breakwater experiments
Mentor: Solomon Yim
University: Oregon State University
Contact: moncadaj@onid.orst.edu
Documents (pdf): [Final report] [Presentation]

 
 
 
 

Chris Moore
Project: Virtual Wave Research Laboratory
Mentor: Ron Metoyer
University: Oregon State University
Contact: moorchri@engr.orst.edu
Documents (pdf): [Final report]

 
 
 
 

Nathan Papini
Project: Wave reflection, transmission and drag on a pile supported breakwater
Mentor: Dan Cox
Graduate Student: Sungwon Shin
University: University of Hawaii
Contact: papini@hawaii.edu
Documents (pdf): [Final report] [Presentation]

 
 
 
 

Joe Teibel
Project: Virtual Wave Research Laboratory
Mentor: Ron Metoyer
University: Oregon Institute of Technology
Contact: doja@adninternet.com
Documents (pdf): [Final report] [Presentation]

 
 
 
 

Patricia Abon
Project: Development and implementation of a web site for tsunami education and outreach (http://nees.orst.edu/IT/info/index.html)
Mentor: NACSE
University: Oregon State University
Contact: abongomp@onid.orst.edu
Documents (pdf): [Final report] [Presentation]

 
 
 
 

Fujiwara Hirokazu
Project:
Mentor: Harry Yeh
University: Tokyo National University