- Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Division Head, Environmental, Water Resources, & Coastal Engineering
- Phone: 979-862-3511
- Email: jkaihatu@civil.tamu.edu
- Office: DLEB 304C
- Website: Personal Website
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Delaware – 1994
- M.S., Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley – 1987
- B.S., Civil Engineering, California State Polytechnic University – 1986
Research Interests
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- Ocean wave propagation and statistics
- Nearshore nonlinear wave dynamics and modeling
- Modeling and statistics of breaking waves
- Coastal and inland inundation from natural hazards
- Transport modeling of contaminants and sediment
- Flooding impacts on coastal communities