Speakers
Bruce A. Ebersole, PE
He attended University of Delaware from 1973 to 1977 and received Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Degree. In 1979, received Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Delaware (civil engineering with an emphasis on coastal engineering). Began professional career as a research hydraulic engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Waterways Experiment Station (WES) in Vicksburg, MS. Then as a result of re-organizations moved to the Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC), and then finally to the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) merged Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory. Research work involved studies of tidal circulation, storm surge, nearshore wave transformation, beach/inlet processes, with a focus on numerical model development and application. Became Chief of the Coastal Processes Branch in 1988 and continued in that position through 2004. In 2004, became Chief of the Flood and Storm Protection Division, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, ERDC, and currently hold that position. In 2005 and 2006 served as co-leader of the Regional Storm Surge and Waves team of the Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force (IPET) that examined response of the New Orleans hurricane protection system during Hurricane Katrina.
Morning Plenary Panel: Characterizing the Hurricane Hazard for Southeast Louisiana
Presentation will describe the methodology used to define the hurricane storm surge and wave hazard for southeastern Louisiana, which was utilized in the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration and Mississippi Coastal Improvement Projects, and will show some results from that work.