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SEYMOUR, RICHARD

Research Engineer

Head, Ocean Engineering Research Group

Degrees:

• B.S., U.S. Naval Academy
• Ph.D., University of California, San Diego-Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Research Interests:

• Ocean technology: robotic work systems, composite materials, wave measurement instrumentation
• Wave mechanics: wave generation, wave groups, extreme wave statistics
• Wave climatology: seasonal, spatial and long-term variability in North Pacific Basin, extreme storm events
• Nearshore processes: sediment transport mechanisms, cross-shore transport, shoreline erosion
• Ocean-based renewable energy technology, undersea compressed air energy storage

Honors and Awards:

• Distinguished Diplomate in Ocean Engineering, Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port and Navigation Engineers
• Distinguished Diplomate in Coastal Engineering, Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port and Navigation Engineers
• Fellow, Marine Technology Society
• Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers
• The Joseph W. Johnson Award from the California Shore and Beach Preservation Society (1997)
• Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• The Moffatt & Nichol Harbor and Coastal Engineering Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (2000)

Mentoring:

• Elgar, Stephen (Graduate; -1985)
• Hanes, Daniel (Graduate; -1983)
• Hirayama, Akihiko (Graduate; -1990)
• King, David (Graduate; -1991)
• Lemasson, Wilfred (Graduate; -1994)
• Liang, Guoxiong (Graduate; -1991)
• Meza Conde, Estorgio (Graduate; -1999)
• Ohihiro, Michele (Graduate; -1993)
• Orzech, James (Graduate; -1988)
• Rieder, Karl (Graduate; -1996)
• Sloan, Forrest (Graduate; -1991)
• Sultan, Nels (Graduate; -1995)
• Trent, Jonathan (Graduate; -1985)
• Yates, Marissa (Graduate; -2008)

Yates, M.L.,Guza, R.T., Gutierrez, R., Seymour, R. A Technique for Eliminating Water Returns from Lidar Beach Elevation Surveys. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. Vol. 25, 1671-1682 (2008) 12 pp.

Seymour, R., R.T. Guza, W.O'Reilly and S. Elgar. Rapid Erosion of a small Southern California beach fill. Coastal Engineering. Vol. 52, 151-158 (2004) 10pp.

Seymour, R.J. Cross-shore sediment transport. Encyclopedia of Coastal Science. M. Schwartz, Ed. Kluwer (2004) 3pp.

Seymour, R.J. Longshore sediment transport. Encyclopedia of Coastal Science. M. Schwartz, Ed. Kluwer. (2004) 2pp.

Seymour, R.J. Net transport. Encyclopedia of Coastal Science. M. Schwartz, Ed. Kluwer. (2004) 1pp.

Seymour, R.J. Gross transport. Encyclopedia of Coastal Science. M. Schwartz, Ed. Kluwer. (2004) 2pp

Bunumof, B.T., Storlazzi, C.D., Seymour, R.J., Griggs, G.B. The Relationship Between Incident Wave Energy and Seacliff Erosion Rates: San Diego County, California. Journ. Coastal Research, Vol. 16, No. 4, 1162-1178 (2000) [Coastal Education & Research Foundation]

Zimmermann, C., Seymour, R.J. Detection of Breaking in a Deep Water Wave Record. Journ. Waterways, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Vol. 128, No. 2, 72-78. (2002) [American Society of Civil Engineers

Meza-Conde, E., Zhang, J., Seymour, R.J. Free-Wave Energy Dissipation in Experimental Breaking Waves. Journ. Physical Oceanography, Vol 30, 2404-2418. (2000) [American Meteorological Society

Meza-Conde, E., Zhang, J., Seymour, R.J. Prediction of Surface Wave Elevation Based on Pressure Measurements. Journ. Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engrg., 121(4): 242-250 (1999) [American Society of Mechanical Engineers]

Seymour, R.J. Effects of El Niño on the West Coast Wave Climate. Shore & Beach, Vol 66(3): 3-6 (1998)

Kim, M.H., S. Muralidharan, S.T. Kee, R.P. Johnson, and R.J. Seymour. Seakeeping Performance of Containment Boom Section in Random Waves and Currents. Ocean Engr., 25(2-3): 143-172. (1998)

Seymour, R.J. Tidal and Wave Energy, Ency of Appl. Physics, AIP, pp. 453-466. (1996)

O'Reilly, W.C., T.H.C. Herbers, R.J. Seymour, and R.T. Guza. A comparison of directional buoy and fixed platform measurements of Pacific Swell. J. Atmos. & Oceanic Tech, Vol. 13(1): 231-238. (1996)

Prislin, I., J. Zhang, and R.J. Seymour. Deterministic decomposition of short-crested irregular gravity waves. J. Geophys. Res., 102(C6): 12,677-12,688. (1997)

Seymour, R.J. Wave climate variability in Southern California. J. of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, ASCE, July/August, Vol. 122(4): 182-186. (1996)

Bookman, C.A., R.J. Seymour, and W. Young. Advancement and use of beach nourishment technology in the United States. MTS Journal, 28(3): 59-65. (1994)

Seymour, R.J. (Editor). Research Submersibles and Undersea Technology. International Research Institute, Baltimore, MD. June 1994, 315 p. (1994)

Seymour, R.J. Renewable Resources from the Ocean, Encyclopedia of Energy Technology and the Environment, pp. 2426-2432, 4 volume set, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York. (1995) Okihiro, M., R.T. Guza, and R.J. Seymour. Excitation of seiche observed in a small harbor. J. of Geophys. Res., 98(C10): 18,201-18,211. (1993)

Sloan, F.E., and R.J. Seymour. The effect of seawater exposure on mode I interlaminar fracture and crack growth in graphite/epoxy. J. of Composite Materials, 26(18): 2655-2673. (1992)

Seymour, R.J., and R.A. Geyer. Fates and effects of oil spills. Annual Review of Energy and the Environment, 17: 261-283. (1992)

Okihiro, M., R.T. Guza, and R.J. Seymour. Bound infragravity waves. J. of Geophys. Res., 97(C7): 11,453-11,469. (1992)

Sloan, F.E., and R.J. Seymour. Environmental testing using a compliant load-frame. Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 24, July 1990, p. 727-738. (1990)

Seymour, R.J. Wave observations in the storm of 17-18 January 1988, Shore & Beach, Vol. 57, No. 4, October 1989, p. 10-13. (1989)

Seymour, R.J. COASTAL FORUM: Unusual damage from a California storm, Shore & Beach, Vol. 57, No. 3, July 1989, p. 31. (1989)

Dayton, P.K., R.J. Seymour, P.E. Parnell, and M.J. Tegner. Unusual marine erosion in San Diego County from a single storm. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 29: 151-160. (1989)

Seymour, R.J. Autosuspending Turbidity Flows. In: The Sea, Ocean Engineering Science, Vol. 9, Part B., Chap. 27, pp. 919-940. Edited by Bernard Le Mehaute and Daniel M. Hanes, Volume 9 in the Wiley Series on The Sea: Ideas and Observations on Progress in the Study of the Seas, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Scientific and Technical Division, New York, ISBN#0-471-63393-3. (1989)

Seymour, R.J., and D. Castel. Modeling cross-shore transport. Chapter 17. In: Nearshore Sediment Transport. R.J. Seymour, ed. Plenum Press, New York. pp. 387-401. (1989)

King Jr., D.B., and R.J. Seymour. State of the art in oscillatory sediment transport models. Chap. 16. In: Nearshore Sediment Transport. R.J. Seymour, ed. Plenum Press, New York. pp. 371-386. (1989)

Seymour, R.J. Cross-shore transport. Chap. 12. In: Nearshore Sediment Transport. R.J. Seymour, ed. Plenum Press, New York. pp. 273-286. (1989)

Aubrey, D.G., and R.J. Seymour. Methods for position control and beach face profiling. Part A., Chap. 3. Measuring the nearshore morphology. In: Nearshore Sediment Transport. R.J. Seymour, ed. Plenum Press, New York. pp. 37-42. (1989)

Seymour, R.J. Santa Barbara and Rudee Inlet Experiments. Part B., Chap. 2. Measuring the incident wave field. In: Nearshore Sediment Transport. R.J. Seymour, ed. Plenum Press, New York. pp. 33-36. (1989)

Seymour, R.J., ed. Nearshore Sediment Transport. Plenum Press, New York. 418 pages. (1989)

Seymour, R.J., M.J. Tegner, P.K. Dayton, and P.E. Parnell. Storm wave induced mortality of giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, in Southern California. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 28: pp 277-292. (1989)

Seymour, R.J. Collecting long-term wave records. Shore and Beach, 55(3-4): 109-112. (1987)

Seymour, R.J., and D. Castel. Technical Note: Sea level changes associated with hurricane "Gloria." Ocean Engineering, 14(1): 79-81. (1987)

Seymour, R.J. Nearshore, auto-suspending turbidity flows. Ocean Engineering, 13(5): 435-447. (1986)

R.J. Seymour, and D. Castel. Results of cross-shore transport experiments. J. Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, ASCE, 112(1): 168-173. (1986)

Elgar, S., R.T. Guza, and R.J. Seymour. Wave group statistics from numerical simulations of a random sea. Applied Ocean Research, 7(2): 93-96. (1985)

Seymour, R.J., and D.G. Aubrey. Rhythmic beach cusp formation: a conceptual synthesis. Marine Geology, 65: 289-304. (1985)

Seymour, R.J., and D. Castel. Episodicity in longshore sediment transport. J. Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Proc. ASCE, 111(3): 542-551. (1985)

Seymour, R.J., M.H. Sessions, and D. Castel. Automated remote recording and analysis of coastal data. J. Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Proc. ASCE, 111(2): 388-400. (1985)

Seymour, R.J. Threshold effects on sediment transport by waves. J. Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Proc. ASCE, 111(2): 371-387. (1985)

Sonu, C.J., and R.J. Seymour. Storm waves and shoreline damage on the California coast, winter of 1983. Japanese J. Coastal Engineering, 70(14): 59-64. (Translated into Japanese.) (1985)

Elgar, S., R.T. Guza, and R.J. Seymour. Groups of waves in shallow water. J. Geophys. Res., 89(C3): 3623-3634. (1984)

Seymour, R.J., and D.P. Bothman. A hydrostatic profiler for nearshore surveying. Coastal Engineering, 8: 1-14. (1984)

Seymour, R.J. The nearshore sediment transport study. J. Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Proc. ASCE, 109(1): 79-85. (1983)

Seymour, R.J. Longshore sediment transport by tidal currents. J. Geophys. Res., 85(C4): 1899-1904. (1980)

Seymour, R.J. Measuring the nearshore wave climate: California experience. In: Ocean Wave Climate, M.D. Earle and A. Malahoff, eds., Plenum Press, New York, Marine Science, 8: 317-326. (1979

Seymour, R.J., and D.M. Hanes. Performance analysis of tethered float breakwater. J. Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Div., Proc. ASCE, 105(WW3), Paper No. 14755, pp. 265-280. (1979)

Seymour, R.J. Estimating wave generation on restricted fetches. J. Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Div., Proc. ASCE, 103(WW2), Paper No. 12924, pp. 251-264. (1977)

Isaacs, J.D., and R.J. Seymour. The ocean as a power resource. Int. J. Environmental Studies, 4: 201-205. (1973)

Seymour, R.J. Undersea pumped storage for load leveling, Proceedings, California and the World's Oceans, '97, San Diego, CA., pp. 158-163. (1997)