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Department of Marine & Environmental Systems |
Phone: 321/674-7273 |
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Florida Institute of Technology |
FAX: 321/674-7212 |
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Email: Lharris@fit.edu |
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Internet: http://www.fit.edu |
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. in Ocean Engineering
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M.E. in Coastal and Oceanographic
Engineering –
B.S. in Ocean Engineering –
Graduated
1st in Ocean Engineering Class, 1972-73 S.E. Wimberley Scholar, Ocean
Engineering Scholarships, 1971 Grumman Aerospace Engineering Scholarship.
CERTIFICATIONS, AWARDS, & ORGANIZATIONS:
1994
1984/1985 Who's Who in Frontier Science and Technology.
PADI and NAUI Certified SCUBA Diver: Advanced, Rescue, Research, and Nitrox (EANX, Enriched Air), and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Certified SCUBA diver.
Registered Professional
Engineer - Civil and Coastal Engineering:
States of
Memberships: American Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE); Association of Coastal Engineers (ACE), American and
EXPERIENCE:
9/80-Present Associate Professor of Ocean Engineering & Oceanography, Florida Institute of Technology. Research, classes, and consulting in coastal & ocean structures, artificial reefs, port & harbor design, hydrographic surveying, ocean engineering design, and physical oceanography. Member, Diving Control Board & advisor for human-powered submarines. Dept. Head (83-87), Director of the VBML (97-01).
8/77-9/80 Consulting Engineer and Surveyor, Harris Engineering & Surveying, Stuart, FL. Managed and operated a civil, coastal and ocean engineering firm performing studies, designs & permits; hydrographic & land surveys, and data collection.
11/75-7/77 Coastal
PUBLICATIONS:
Harris, 2003.
Correlation between the physical structure of the nearshore reefs and the
historical beach erosion/accretion in
Harris, 2003. Submerged reef structures for beach erosion control. Coastal Structures ’03. ASCE. (accepted and in preparation).
Harris, 2002.
Submerged artificial reef structures for environmental enhancement and
coastal erosion control.
Harris, 2001.
Submerged reef structures for habitat enhancement and shoreline erosion
abatement.
Harris and Woodring, 2001. Artificial reefs for submerged and subaerial habitat protection, mitigation and restoration. 54th Institute of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI), Turks & Caicos, Is.
Harris and Zadikoff, 1999. Concrete tetrahedrons and sand-filled geotextile containers: shoreline stabilization and other uses in developing countries. Fifth International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries (COPEDEC V), edited by Gary P. Mocke, Cape Town, South Africa, pp. 2245-2253.
Zadikoff, Hachem, Skornick, and Harris, 1999. A project for sustainable development of inland waterway transport along the lower Niger River from Warri to Baro, Nigeria. Fifth International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries (COPEDEC V), edited by Gary P. Mocke, Cape Town, South Africa, pp. 2133-2145.
Zadikoff, Covello, Harris, and Skornick, 1998. Concrete tetrahedrons and sand-filled geotextile containers: new technologies for shoreline stabilization. International Coastal Symposium (ICS98), Journal of Coastal Research, edited by Finkl and Per Bruun, Royal Palm Beach, FL, Special Issue No. 26, pp. 261-268.
Harris, 1998. Engineering design aspects of artificial reefs. Florida Artificial Reef Summit ’98, edited by William Horn, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, FL, pp. 104-110.
Smith, J.T., Harris, L.E., and Tabar, J., 1998. Preliminary evaluation of the Vero Beach, FL prefabricated submerged breakwater. Beach Preservation Technology ’98, FSBPA, Tallahassee, FL.
Harris, 1998. Hydrographic surveying and water level variations in the vicinity of Sebastian Inlet. 4th International Symposium on Marine Positioning (INSMAP), Melbourne, FL.
Harris, Childress, Winder, and Perry, 1998. Real-time wave data collection system at
Sebastian Inlet, Florida. 5th International Workshop on Wave
Hindcasting and Forecasting, Environment
Dally, W.R., Grosskopf, W.G., and Harris, L.E., 1998. Wave climate studies for
Trainer, Thompson, Harris, and
Harris, L.E., Mostkoff, B.J., and Zadikoff, G., 1996. Artificial reefs: from waste to resources. Oceans '96, Marine Technology Society,
Harris, L.E., 1995.
Engineering design of artificial reefs. Oceans '95, Marine Technology Society,
Harris, L.E., 1995.
The ocean engineering design and marine fields project courses at Florida
Tech. Oceans '95, Marine Technology Society,
Harris, L.E., 1994. Dredged material used in sand-filled containers for scour and erosion control. Dredging '94, American Society of Civil Engineers, N.Y., pp. 537-546.
Harris, L.E., 1989.
Developments in sand-filled container systems for erosion control in
Harris, L.E., 1988.
Design of sand-filled container structures. Beach Technology '88,
Harris, L.E., 1987. Evaluation of sand-filled containers for beach erosion control - an update of the technology. Coastal Zone '87, ASCE, NY, pp. 2479-2487.
Harris, L.E., 1983.
Physical and hydraulic analysis of the St. Lucie Inlet Improvement Project
prior to and during construction.
PROJECTS &
STUDIES:
1.
Monitoring of XM2002 Rapidly
Installed Breakwater for
2.
Consulting for artificial
reef submerged breakwater applications along Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands for Columbia-Sussex, Kentucky, USA, 2002-present.
3.
Consulting for cruise ship
terminal on
4.
Consulting for coastal
erosion control and development on
5.
Monitoring of XM2001 Rapidly
Installed Breakwater for
6.
Consulting for artificial
reef submerged breakwater applications along
7.
Current measurements
offshore South Creek on
8.
Reef Transect Survey in
vicinity of Sebastian Inlet, FL, funded by the Sebastian Inlet Tax District,
Indialantic, FL, 2001-2002.
9.
Technical Note on Submerged
reef structures for habitat enhancement and shoreline erosion abatement, funded
by Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal
& Hydraulics Lab,
10.
Wave force analysis for
11.
Development of Shallow Water
Alternatives for Rapidly Installed Breakwaters, Surfbreak Engineering , Inc.,
12.
Consultant for the Martin
County Artificial Reef Program, Stuart, FL, 2000-present.
13.
Haulover Marina Expansion
Project, G.M. Selby & Assoc.,
14.
Shoreline Stabilization for
15.
Artificial Reef
Installations offshore
16.
Monitoring of XM1999 Rapidly
Installed Breakwater for USACE, CHL,
17.
Wave Data Collection
offshore Martin County, FL, 1999-present.
18.
Current and Wave Data
Collection offshore Provo, TCI – Port expansion and marina projects for Pardee,
Ltd., Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, 1998-2001.
19.
Submerged Breakwater &
Artificial Reef Development for the
20.
Hydrographic survey, river
training, and port development for the Niger River in Nigeria, Africa, PAWA and
G. M. Selby & Associates, Miami, FL, 1997.
21.
22.
PEP™ Reef Monitoring –
Environmental & structural monitoring of the Prefabricated Erosion
Prevention™ Reef submerged breakwaters for Indian River County, FL,
1996-99.
23.
Design, permitting, and
construction monitoring of the 20-row sand-filled container subsurface dune
restoration system (SDRS) in Quogue, NY, 1996-97.
24.
Design and permitting of the
proposed channel dredging of the
25.
Design, permitting, &
construction monitoring for sand placement from upland source by truck hauling
to the beaches south of Sebastian Inlet, SITD, Indialantic, FL,
1996-97.
26.
Design and Stability of
Artificial Reefs – Wave tank, wind tunnel, field investigations, design,
installation & monitoring of artificial reefs for environmental enhancement,
wave attenuation & shoreline stabilization. Funded by Reef Ball Development Group,
Ltd., and G.M. Selby & Assoc., Inc., 1994-present.
27.
Evaluation of Wave Models –
Evaluation, testing and calibration of computer numerical models for wave
prediction and transformation, funded by the Coastal Engineering Research Center
(CERC) WES, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Vicksburg, MS, 1995-97.
28.
Technical review of “Part II
Hydrodynamics” of the Coastal Engineering Manual, USACE,
1995-6.
29.
Inspection, design, plans
& specifications, & construction supervision of repairs for the
hurricane damaged splash apron at the
30.
Invited presentation on
sand-filled containers for shore protection, Workshop on Geotextile Tube
Technology,
31.
Survey, installation and
monitoring of the Reef BallTM artificial reef units offshore Port Canaveral, FL,
with the Reef Ball Development Group, Ltd., Doraville, GA,
1995.
32.
Wave, current and underwater
visibility data collection & analysis, & dive site investigations
offshore
33.
Assimilation of global wave
information for the CERC, WES, USACE, 1994.
34.
Current data collection
& analysis, and dive site investigations offshore of
35.
Inspection, design, plans
& specifications, construction supervision for dredging and shoreline
stabilization and repairs to the south and north jetty structures, SITD,
Indialantic, FL, 1994.
36.
Anchoring system design and
installation of a Boeing 727-100 as an artificial reef offshore of Miami,
Florida, G.M. Selby & Associates, Inc. and Metro-Dade County Department of
Environmental Resources Management, DERM, 1992-1993.
37.
Recycled plastics in marine
construction,
38.
Wave data collection &
analysis, and dive site investigations off
39.
Monitoring of artificial
reefs offshore of
40.
Meteorological studies of
the Abaco harbor site,
41.
Feasibility study for
underwater habitat, restaurant and hotel design and construction using FRP
composites, Braswell Services, Inc., Port Canaveral, FL,
1990-1991.
42.
Current measurements at
43.
United Nations
44.
Beach outfall designs for
45.
Hydrographic study of the
entrance channel and turning basin at Great Guana Cay, Abaco, Bahamas for
Premier Cruise Lines, Port Canaveral, FL, 1990.
46.
Evaluation of the existing
Club Nautico Marina in San Miguel de Cozumel, Mexico, Environmental Planning
Team, Miami, FL, 1990.
47.
Hydrographic studies and
evaluation of proposed port and marina sites at Costa Turquesa and Cozumel Sur,
48.
Design, permitting, &
construction monitoring of the 14-row sand-filled container subsurface dune
restoration system (SDRS) for Caledon Shores Condo. in Vero Beach, FL,
1988-89.
49.
Core borings and sediment
analysis for
50.
St. Lucie Inlet hydrodynamic
monitoring study, for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
51.
Development and performance
of the subsurface dune restoration system (SDRS), Team Marine International
Corp., Ft. Pierce, Florida, 1986.
52.
Willoughby Creek Inlet study
and modifications, Port Sewall Property Owners Association,
53.
Beach nourishment
feasibility for New Port Providence,
54.
Beach and dune erosion
control studies for property owners located in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie,
Indian River, Brevard, Volusia, Lee, Charlotte, and Sarasota County, Florida;
Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and Long Island, N.Y.; 1982-Present.
55.
Littoral Environmental
Observations (LEO) of the shoreline erosion control demonstration projects for
the Stuart and Jensen Causeways, USACE,
56.
St. Lucie Inlet
pre-construction hydraulic monitoring study, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
57.
Fort Pierce Inlet hydraulic
monitoring study, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
58.
Subdivision design &
layout, land & hydrographic surveys, dock & coastal construction designs
& permits, septic tank permits, and misc. civil and coastal engineering
1977-1980.
59.
Project manager for beach
erosion control studies for