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Figlus, Jens Associate Professor
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- Associate Professor, Ocean Engineering, College of Engineering
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Figlus, J., Smith, J. M., Tomiczek, T., & McFall, B. C.
(2023).
Editorial: Natural and nature-based features for flood risk management. Frontiers in Built Environment.
8, 1128508.
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Huff, T. P., Feagin, R. A., & Figlus, J.
(2022).
Delft3D as a Tool for Living Shoreline Design Selection by Coastal Managers. Frontiers in Built Environment.
8, 926662.
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Innocenti, R. A., Feagin, R. A., Charbonneau, B. R., Figlus, J., Lomonaco, P., Wengrove, M., ... Smith, J.
(2021).
The effects of plant structure and flow properties on the physical response of coastal dune plants to wind and wave run-up. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.
261, 107556-107556.
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Anarde, K., Cheng, W., Tissier, M., Figlus, J., & Horrillo, J.
(2021).
Meteotsunamis Accompanying Tropical Cyclone Rainbands During Hurricane Harvey. 126(1),
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Feagin, R. A., Bridges, T. S., Bledsoe, B., Losos, E., Ferreira, S., Corwin, E., ... Guidry, T.
(2021).
Infrastructure investment must incorporate Nature's lessons in a rapidly changing world. One Earth.
4(10), 1361-1364.
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Valsamidis, A., Figlus, J., Ritt, B., & Reeve, D. E.
(2021).
Modelling the morphodynamic evolution of Galveston beach, Gulf of Mexico, following Hurricane Ike in 2008. Continental Shelf Research.
218, 104373-104373.
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Whitley, A. E., Figlus, J., Valsamidis, A., & Reeve, D. E.
(2021).
One-Line Modeling of Mega-Nourishment Evolution. Journal of Coastal Research.
37(6), 1224-1234.
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Figlus, J., Song, Y., Maglio, C. K., Friend, P. L., Poleykett, J., Engel, F. L., Schnoeblen, D., & Boburka, K.
(2021).
Particle tracer analysis for submerged berm placement of dredged material near South Padre Island, Texas. Journal of Dredging.
19(1), 14-30.
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Briggs, T. R., Figlus, J., Torres-Freyermuth, A., Puleo, J. A., Warren, W., & Alrushaid, T.
(2020).
Variability in Onshore Sediment Transport on a Natural Beach during a Central American Cold Surge Event. Journal of Coastal Research.
36(3), 487-497.
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Huff, T., Feagin, R., & Figlus, J.
(2020).
Enhanced tide model: Improving tidal predictions with integration of wind data. Shore and Beach.
40-45.
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Almarshed, B., Figlus, J., Miller, J., & Verhagen, H. J.
(2020).
Innovative Coastal Risk Reduction through Hybrid Design: Combining Sand Cover and Structural Defenses. Journal of Coastal Research.
36(1), 174-188.
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Anarde, K., Figlus, J., Sous, D., & Tissier, M.
(2020).
Transformation of Infragravity Waves during Hurricane Overwash. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering.
8(8), 545-545.
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Briggs, T. R., Figlus, J., Torres-Freyermuth, A., Puleo, J. A., Warren, W., & Alrushaid, T.
(2020).
Variability in Onshore Sediment Transport on a Natural Beach during a Central American Cold Surge Event. Journal of Coastal Research.
36(3), 487-497.
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Figlus, J., Anarde, K., Dellapenna, T., & Bedient, P.
(2018).
COASTRR: COASTAL STORM RAPID RESPONSE MEASUREMENTS OF HURRICANE HARVEY IMPACT AND RECOVERY ON TWO TEXAS BARRIER ISLANDS. Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Engineering.
85-85.
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Song, Y. K., Figlus, J., Chardon-Maldonado, P., & Puleo, J. A.
(2018).
NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF RIDGE ACCRETION AND ONSHORE MIGRATION BASED ON FIELD DATA FROM A STEEP MESO-TIDAL ENGINEERED BEACH. Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Engineering.
1-1.
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Weber, C., Moya, J., Halm, B., Tucker, R., Trevino, R., Welp, T., Maglio, C., & Figlus, J.
(2018).
A SCALE MODEL SEDIMENT BYPASSING AND BACK-PASSING SYSTEM ON GALVESTON ISLAND, TEXAS INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT. Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Engineering.
47-47.
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Figlus, J., Song, Y., Chardon-Maldonado, P., & Puleo, J. A.
(2018).
Numerical Simulation of Post-Storm Recovery and Time-Averaged Swash Velocity on an Engineered Beach with Ridge-Runnel System. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering.
28(2), 143-153.
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Muller, J., Figlus, J., & De Vries, S.
(2018).
XBEACH SIMULATION OF HYBRID COASTAL PROTECTION: A GALVESTON SEAWALL TEST CASE. Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Engineering.
100-100.
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Pieterse, A., Puleo, J. A., McKenna, T. E., & Figlus, J.
(2017).
In situ measurements of shear stress, erosion and deposition in man-made tidal channels within a tidal saltmarsh. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.
192, 29-41.
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Torres-Freyermuth, A., Puleo, J. A., DiCosmo, N., Eugenia Allende-Arandia, M. a., Chardon-Maldonado, P., Lopez, J., ... Candela, J.
(2017).
Nearshore circulation on a sea breeze dominated beach during intense wind events. Continental Shelf Research.
151, 40-52.
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Harter, C., & Figlus, J.
(2017).
Numerical modeling of the morphodynamic response of a low-lying barrier island beach and foredune system inundated during Hurricane Ike using XBeach and CSHORE. Coastal Engineering.
120, 64-74.
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Pampell-Manis, A., Horrillo, J., & Figlus, J.
(2016).
Estimating tsunami inundation from hurricane storm surge predictions along the US gulf coast. Ocean Dynamics.
66(8), 1005-1024.
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Ma, G., Kirby, J. T., Su, S., Figlus, J., & Shi, F.
(2013).
Numerical study of turbulence and wave damping induced by vegetation canopies. Coastal Engineering.
80, 68-78.
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Figlus, J., Kobayashi, N., & Gralher, C.
(2012).
Onshore Migration of Emerged Ridge and Ponded Runnel. 138(5), 331-338.
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Kobayashi, N., Hicks, B. S., & Figlus, J.
(2011).
Evolution of Gravel Beach Profiles. 137(5), 258-262.
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Figlus, J., Kobayashi, N., Gralher, C., & Iranzo, V.
(2011).
Wave Overtopping and Overwash of Dunes. 137(1), 26-33.
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Peirson, W. L., Figlus, J., Pells, S. E., & Cox, R. J.
(2008).
Placed rock as protection against erosion by flow down steep slopes. JOURNAL OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING.
134(9), 1370-1375.
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Figlus, J., & Kobayashi, N.
(2008).
Inverse Estimation of Sand Transport Rates on Nourished Delaware Beaches. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering.
134(4), 218-225.
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Figlus, J., & Kobayashi, N.
(2008).
Inverse estimation of sand transport rates an nourished Delaware beaches. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering.
134(4), 218-225.
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Feagin, R. A., Innocenti, R. A., Bond, H., Wengrove, M., Huff, T. P., Lomonaco, P., ... Silva, R.
Does vegetation accelerate coastal dune erosion during extreme events?. Science Advances.
9(24), eadg7135.
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Feagin, R. A., Figlus, J., Zinnert, J. C., Sigren, J., Martinez, M. L., Silva, R., ... Carter, G.
Going with the flow or against the grain? The promise of vegetation for protecting beaches, dunes, and barrier islands from erosion. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
13(4), 203-210.
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Sigren, J. M., Figlus, J., Highfield, W., Feagin, R. A., & Armitage, A. R.
The Effects of Coastal Dune Volume and Vegetation on Storm-Induced Property Damage: Analysis from Hurricane Ike. Journal of Coastal Research.
34(1), 164-173.
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Figlus, J., Sigren, J. M., Feagin, R. A., & Armitage, A. R.
The Unique Ability of Fine Roots to Reduce Vegetated Coastal Dune Erosion During Wave Collision. Frontiers in Built Environment.
8, 904837.
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Feagin, R. A., Furman, M., Salgado, K., Martinez, M. L., Innocenti, R. A., Eubanks, K., ... Silva, R.
The role of beach and sand dune vegetation in mediating wave run up erosion. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.
219, 97-106.
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Figlus, J., Smith, J. M., Tomiczek, T., & McFall, B. C.
(2023).
Editorial: Natural and nature-based features for flood risk management. Frontiers in Built Environment.
8, 1128508.
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chapter
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Figlus, J.
(2022).
Chapter 21 Designing and implementing coastal dunes for flood risk reduction. Coastal Flood Risk Reduction.
(pp. 287-301).
Elsevier.
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Figlus, J.
(2022).
Chapter 4 Modeling the movement of water and sediment in coastal environments. Coastal Flood Risk Reduction.
(pp. 33-45).
Elsevier.
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Figlus, J.
(2022).
Chapter 21 Designing and implementing coastal dunes for flood risk reduction. Coastal Flood Risk Reduction.
(pp. 287-301).
Elsevier.
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conference paper
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VALSAMIDIS, A., REEVE, D., FIGLUS, J., BEHERA, M. R., & CHOWDHURY, P.
(2019).
A SEMI-ANALYTICAL SHORELINE MODEL, WITH AN APPLICATION AT GALVESTON BEACH IN TEXAS, USA. 1748-1756.
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TUCKER, R. L., TREVINO, R. A., WELP, T. L., MAGLIO, C. K., TYLER, Z. J., MOYA, J., ... THOMAS, R. C.
(2019).
AN INNOVATIVE SAND HARVESTING TECHNOLOGY WITH COASTAL APPLICATIONS AT GALVESTON ISLAND, TEXAS. 385-398.
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SONG, Y., FIGLUS, J., CHARDN-MALDONADO, P., & PULEO, J. A.
(2019).
NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF RIDGE-RUNNEL FORMATION AND MIGRATION ON A STEEP MESO-TIDAL ENGINEERED BEACH. 742-753.
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Figlus, J., West, N. A., Almarshed, B., & Jonkman, S. N.
(2017).
Conceptual Design and Physical Model Study of Core-Enhanced Dunes as Hybrid Coastal Defence Structures. 65-73.
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Almarshed, B., & Figlus, J.
(2017).
An experimental study on sand dune cover over a coastal structure. Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference.
1434-1439.
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Figlus, J., Song, Y. K., Chardn-Maldonado, P., & Puleo, J. A.
(2017).
Ridge-runnel and swash dynamics field experiment on a steep meso-tidal engineered beach: Numerical model simulation of ridge accretion. Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference.
1480-1487.
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Figlus, J., & Harter, C.
(2016).
Storm impact on barrier island subaerial morphology and subsequent recovery. Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference.
1525-1533.
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HARTER, C., FIGLUS, J., & DELLAPENNA, T.
(2015).
THE ROLE OF HURRICANES ON THE MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF A SEDIMENT-STARVED BARRIER ISLAND ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST: FOLLETS ISLAND
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Kobayashi, N., Jung, H., & Figlus, J.
(2013).
MAINTENANCE OF BEACH AND DUNE FOR COASTAL FLOODING REDUCTION. 71-82.
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Figlus, J., Kobayashi, N., & Gralher, C.
(2012).
RIDGE-RUNNEL MIGRATION. Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Engineering.
46-46.
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Figlus, J., Kobayashi, N., Gralher, C., & Iranzo, V.
(2010).
WAVE-INDUCED OVERWASH AND DESTRUCTION OF SAND DUNES. Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Engineering.
34-34.
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Figlus, J., & Kobayashi, N.
(2009).
TWO-LINE MODEL FOR INVERSE ESTIMATION OF CROSS-SHORE AND LONGSHORE TRANSPORT RATES ON NOURISHED BEACHES. Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference.
2545-2556.
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Anarde, K., Figlus, J., Cheng, W., Horrillo, J., Tissier, M., Lynett, P., & Shi, F.
Data-model comparisons of storm processes during Hurricane Harvey. Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Engineering.
40-40.
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Figlus, J., Sigren, J. M., Armitage, A. R., & Tyler, R. C.
EROSION OF VEGETATED COASTAL DUNES. Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Engineering.
20-20.
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FIGLUS, J., JOUBERT, J. J., & DELLAPENNA, T. M.
FIELD INVESTIGATION OF ENHANCED SHIP CHANNEL SHOALING IN A SHALLOW BAY SYSTEM
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DELLAPENNA, T. M., JUNG, N., SCHENK, R., SUDDUTH, S., LIN, P., & FIGLUS, J.
HOW SUBSIDENCE AND CYCLONE DRIVEN SEDIMENT FLUX WITHIN GALVESTON BAY HAS CAUSED ELEVATED SILTATION WITHIN THE BAYPORT CHANNEL AND FLARE. 1069-1081.
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CARLIN, J., DELLAPENNA, T., FIGLUS, J., & HARTER, C.
INVESTIGATING MORPHOLOGICAL AND STRATIGRAPHIC CHANGES TO THE SUBMARINE SHOREFACE OF A TRANSGRESSIVE BARRIER ISLAND: FOLLETS ISLAND, NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO
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Sigren, J. M., Figlus, J., Highfield, W., Armitage, A. R., & Feagin, R. A.
Methods Evaluating the Economic Effects of Coastal Dunes in Reducing Storm-Induced Property Damage: Hurricane Ike and Texas Coast Case Study. 88-97.
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VALSAMIDIS, A., REEVE, D., FIGLUS, J., BEHERA, M. R., & CHOWDHURY, P.
(2019).
A SEMI-ANALYTICAL SHORELINE MODEL, WITH AN APPLICATION AT GALVESTON BEACH IN TEXAS, USA. 1748-1756.
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institutional repository document
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Christiaanse, J., Antolnez, J., Grinten, M., Taal, F., Figlus, J., Dellapenna, T. M., ... Cohn, N.
(2024).
Assessing the Risk of Sea Turtle Nest Inundation on Sandy Beaches: A Field Experiment on Galveston Island, Texas
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Anarde, K., Cheng, W., Tissier, M., Figlus, J., & Horrillo, J.
(2020).
Meteotsunami generation by tropical cyclone rainbands: nearshore effects of rainband dynamics and storm surge
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Christiaanse, J., Antolnez, J., Grinten, M., Taal, F., Figlus, J., Dellapenna, T. M., ... Cohn, N.
(2024).
Assessing the Risk of Sea Turtle Nest Inundation on Sandy Beaches: A Field Experiment on Galveston Island, Texas
Research
principal investigator on
- Task Order: Sand Tracer Study of a Nearshore Berm in South Padre Island, Texas – Laboratory Tracer Analysis- awarded by United States Army - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2019 - 2020
- Task Order: Hydrodynamic Field Measurements in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel (CCSC)-In-Situ Measurements of Physical Forces and Biological Parameters in Coastal and Estuarine Systems, Galveston District- awarded by United States Army - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2019 - 2020
- In-Situ Measurements of Physical Forces and Biological Parameters in Coastal and Estuarine Systems, Galveston District awarded by United States Army - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2017 - 2019
- "RAPID" Hurricane Harvey Rapid Response: In-Situ Barrier Island Storm Impact and Recovery measurements of Hydrodynamics, Morphodynamics, and Sedimentaton Acr. Hog and F. Island TX awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2017 - 2018
- Collaborative Research: Ridge-runnel post-storm beach recovery - hydrodynamics, sediment transport and morphology awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2013 - 2017
co-principal investigator on
- Development of Two Tsunami Inundation Maps In the GOM and Inclusion of the Meteotsunami Characterization for Panama City FL awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2018 - 2020
- PIRE- Coastal Flood Risk Reduction Program: Integrated, Multi-Scale Approaches for Understanding How to Reduce Vulnerability to Damaging Events awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2015 - 2020
- Development of two tsunami inundation maps in the GOM and inclusion of the USGS’ Yucatan landslide tsunami sources awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2017 - 2018
- Development of two (2) tsunami inundation maps in the GOM and updating Port Aransas, TX inundation maps with the full set of tsunami sources awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2016 - 2017
- Development of two (2) additional tsunami inundation maps and updating existing ones with maritime mitigation hazard products. awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2015 - 2017
- Implementing NTHMP-MMS Strategic Plan in tsunami hazard mitigation products for the Gulf of Mexico awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2014 - 2016
Teaching
teaching activities
- MASE410 Measure In Ocean Lab Instructor
- OCEN400 Basic Coastal Engr-gv Instructor
- OCEN410 Ocean Engineering Lab- Gv Instructor
- OCEN485 Directed Studies Instructor
- OCEN672 Coastal Engineering Instructor
- OCEN682 Coastal Sediment Procs Instructor
- OCEN682 Coastal Sediment Procs-gv Instructor
- OCEN685 Directed Studies Instructor
- OCEN691 Research-gv Instructor
- OCNG691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Alrushaid, Tariq I S I (2018-05). Wind-Driven Nearshore Dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Frost, Kevin E (2015-12). Hyrdrodynamic and Sedimentary Response to Tropical Storm Bill in the Gulf of Mexico and Christmas Bay.
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Harter, Craig (2015-07). The impact of Hurricane Ike on the geomorphology of Follett's Island, Texas - short and long term effects.
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Sigren, Jacob Marshall (2017-07). Coastal Dunes and Dune Vegetation: Interdisciplinary Research on Storm Protection, Erosion, and Ecosystem Restoration.
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West, Nicholas Allan (2014-12). Conceptual Design and Physical Model Tests of a Levee-in-Dune Hurricane Barrier.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Delaware - (Newark, Delaware, United States) 2010
- M.C.E. in Coastal Engineering, University of Delaware - (Newark, Delaware, United States) 2007
Contact
first name
- Jens
has last name
- Figlus
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Ocean Engineering
3136 TAMU
Galveston, TX 77554
USA
Other
In the News
- figlusj@tamu.edu