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Who is who is the CPSD Lab
 

Dr. George Voulgaris
Professor, Laboratory Director


Office: EWS 309
Tel:     (803) 777-2549
Email: gvoulgaris < at > geol.sc.edu


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Current Graduate Students

 

Conor Ofsthun
PhD Student (Earth & Ocean Sciences)


Office: EWS 311
Tel:     (803) 777-4504
Email:  cofsthum < at > geol.sc.edu


Research Area:  Inner Shelf Dynamics.

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Zaid Rahman
PhD Student (Earth & Ocean Sciences)


Office: EWS 311
Tel:     (803) 777-4504
Email:  zrahman < at > geol.sc.edu


Research Area:  Wave Inversion using HF Radar Signal.

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Douglas Cahl
PhD Student (Earth & Ocean Sciences)


Office: EWS 311
Tel:     (803) 777-4504
Email:  dcahl < at > geol.sc.edu


Research Area:  HF Radars and Ocean Circulation.

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Xiaodong Wu
PhD Student (Marine Science)


Office: EWS 311
Tel:     (803) 777-4504
Email:  xwu < at > email.sc.edu


Research Area:  Ocean Circulation.

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Lab Alumni  

 

Timothy Nelson
PhD in Geological Sciences(2013)
MS in Geological Sciences (2011)

PhD Dissertation:.
Benthic Boundary Layer Processes: Bedform Evolution and Bottom Turbulence
MS Thesis:.Bed Morphology and Sediment Resuspension Processes on the Inner Shelf

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PhD Dissertation Abstract -[ProQuest]

MS Thesis Abstract -[ProQuest]

 

Nirnimesh Kumar
PhD in Marine Sciences(2013)
MS in Geological Sciences (2010)


Current Position : Scripps Institute of Oceanography, CA


PhD Dissertation:  Benthic Boundary Layer Processes: Bedform Evolution and Bottom Turbulence.
MS Thesis:  3-D Modeling of Nearshore Circulation Using ROMS - SWAN: Model Upgrades and Evaluation.

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PhD Dissertation Abstract -[ProQuest]

MS Thesis Abstract -[ProQuest]

Gwen Simmons
MS in Marine Sciences (2010-2012)

 

Current Position : Applied Coastal Research and Engineering, MA

 
MS Thesis: 
Characterization of Wave and Current Energy Levels in Estuarine Waters for Particulate Dispersion Studies: Case Study Winyah Bay, SC.

Thesis Abstract -[ProQuest]

Mauro Antonio Maza Chamorro
PhD in Marine Sciences (2004-2011)

 

Current Position: Faculty, Universidad del Norte, Barranquillia, Colombia

 
PhD Dissertation Title: 
Inner shelf circulation off Cartagena de Indias, Caribbean coast of Colombia

Dissertation Abstract -[ProQuest]

 

Kerry J. McCarney-Castle
PhD in Geological Sciences (2006-2010)

 

Current Position: Senior Research Geologist, SCDNR South Carolina Geological Survey, Columbia, SC

 
PhD Dissertation Title: 
Simulating Anthropogenic and Climatic Influences on Fluvial Sediment Load in the Southeastern U.S. and Central Europe

Dissertation Abstract -[ProQuest]

Mr. Matthias Baeye
Visiting Graduate Student (June-July 2010 & June 2011)

Current Position: University of Ghent / MUMM Belgium

Dr. Andres Fernando Osorio Arias
Visiting Professor (July 2010 & May 2011)

Current Position : Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin

Dr. Jeffrey P. Morin
Lab Manager (2006 - Feb 2010)

Current Position: Evans Hamilton Inc, Charleston, SC

 

Mr. Alexis Beudin
Visiting Graduate Student (Summer 2009)

(MS School of Engin., Ecole Nat. des Travaux Publics de l'Etat, Lyon, France)


Current Position: 
University of Wales, Bangor, UK (Grad. Student)

Mr. Jordan Kushner

Lab Assistant (2007-2008)

 

Current Position: eTrac Engineering, LLC

Dr. Rosario Sanay

Post Doctorate (2004-2007)

 

Current Position: Faculty, University of Vera Cruz, Mexico

Dr. Hector Perales

Post Doctorate (2005-2007)

 

Current Position: Faculty, University of Vera Cruz, Mexico

 

Dr. Benjamin Gutierrez
Ph.D. in Geological Sciences (2001-2005)

 

Current Position: Research Scientist, US Geological Survey, Woods Hole, MA

 
PhD Dissertation Title: 
The Role of Wind, Tides and Waves in the Generation and Maintenance of Nearshore Morphological Features

Dissertation Abstract [ProQuest]

 

Dr. Yong Hoon Kim
Ph.D. in Geological Sciences (2001-2005)

Current Position: Applied Science Associates (ASA), RI

 

PhD Dissertation Title:  Estuarine Circulation and Sediment Transport. Case Study: Winyah Bay, SC

Dissertation Abstract [ProQuest]

Dr. Geneviene Healy
Ph.D. in Geological Sciences (1998-2004)

 

Current Position: Program Coordinator at UNC-CH Institute for the Environment, UNC-CH, NC

 
PhD Dissertation Title:  A Cognitive Assessment on the Integration of GIS into K-12 Geoscience Curriculum.

 

Dissertation Abstract [ProQuest]

Laura Azevedo

Research Specialist (2006)



Current Position: Okeanus Ltda, Brazil

Stephanie Obley

Research Associate (2004-2005)

Wayne Baldwin
MS in Geological Sciences (1999-2002)


Current Position: U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole, MA

 

MS Thesis Title:  Sea Floor Expression of a Shallow Geologic Framework: Southern Long Bay,SC. 

 

Thesis Abstract

 

Dallon Weathers 
MS in Geological Sciences (2001-2005)


Current Position:  Coastal Geologist, Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

MS Thesis Title:   Evaluation and comparison of beach nourishment models

Thesis Abstract

 

Peter Slovinsky 
MS in Geological Sciences (1999-2001)


Current Position:  Marine Geologist, Maine Geological Survey, ME

MS Thesis Title:  Temporal and Spatial Variation of Beach Morphology Along Coastal South Carolina

Thesis Abstract

 

Samuel Meyers
MS in Geological Sciences (1999-2001)


Current Position:  n/a

MS Thesis Title:  Fractional Sediment Flux and Flocculation in a Salt Marsh Channel

Thesis Abstract

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