OceanExpert ID: 11204
Dr. Hermann Marc FRITZ
Associate Professor
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Quick Info
Work Location
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0355
United States
Nationality
Switzerland
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Profile URL
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Highest Degree
PhD
Job Type
Teaching/Education
Research
Technical Advice & Consulting
Research
Technical Advice & Consulting
Subject Area
Physical Oceanography
Marine Geology
Geophysics
Marine and Coastal Engineering
Marine Geology
Geophysics
Marine and Coastal Engineering
Activities
Expert on tsunamis and coastal hazards (hurricane storm surges and submarine landslides), their mitigation and coastal protection. Tsunami Surveys: 2004 Indian Ocean (Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Oman, Yemen, Madagascar to Somalia), 2006 Java, 2007 Solomon Is., Peru, 2009 Samoa/Tonga, 2010 Solomon Is., Haiti, Chile, Mentawai Is., 2011 Japan, 2012 El Salvador, 2013 Solomon Is., 2014 Chile; Hurricane Surveys: 2005 Hurricane Katrina (Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida), 2007 Cyclone Gonu (Oman), 2008 Cyclone Nargis (Myanmar/Burma), 2013 Typhoon Haiyan (Philippines).
Sea regions of study
Caribbean Sea
Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
Skills
Tsunami, storm surge, storm waves, tides, hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons, submarine landslides, field surveys
Working language(s)
English
Citation(s)
Created: 2005-05-16
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Last Updated: 2015-05-16