William Merrell

Courses Taught

MARS 680

Publications

2014

Brody, S. D., Highfield, W. E., Merrell. W. J., Lee, Y. (Forthcoming). Recovery versus Protection-Based Approaches to Flood Risk Reduction: Working towards a framework for more effective mitigation in the United States. In Shannon Van Zandt and Walter Peacock (Eds). Handbook of Planning for Disaster Resilience. New York: Routledge Press.

Merrell, W. J. The Ike Dike, in Proceedings of CIGMAT-2012, Editors C. Vipulanandan and Shiva Sunder, August 1, 2013.

Merrell, W. J. Protecting the Urbanized Areas of the Upper Texas Coast from Hurricane Storm Surge: The Ike Dike, Proceedings of the SPEED Center Conference, Rice University.

Leonard Waterworth and William Merrell The Surge Suppression Imperative: Amassing the Substantial Risks to the Galveston Bay Region, in Proceedings of CIGMAT-2013, Editors C. Vipulanandan and Shiva Sunder, August 1, 2014.

William Merrell, Leonard Waterworth and Robert Whalin The Coastal Barrier System: Providing Comprehensive Protection from Surge, in Proceedings of CIGMAT-2013, Editors C. Vipulanandan and Shiva Sunder, August 1, 2014.

Robert Whalin, Thomas Richardson and William Merrell Protecting from Surge Probabilities not Possibilities: Using Statistically Significant Hurricane Characteristics to Model Surge Probabilities, in Proceedings of CIGMAT-2013, Editors C. Vipulanandan and Shiva Sunder, August 1, 2014.

Jonkman S.N., Mooyaart L, van Ledden M, Stoeten K, de Vries P. Lendering K.T., van der Toorn A., Willems A., Merrell W.J. (2014) Reconnaissance level studies on a storm surge barrier for flood risk reduction in the Houston – Galveston Bay. In: Lynett P. (ed.) Proceedings of the 34th Int. Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE)

2012

The Ike Dike: A Coastal Barrier Protecting the Houston/Galveston Region from Storm Surge, in Macro-engineering Seawater in/and Unique Environments. Arid Lowlands and Water Bodies Rehabilitation, Editors: Viorel Badescu and Richard B Cathcart, Publishing House: Springer-Verlag 2010.

The Ike Dike, in Proceedings of CJGMAT-2012~ Editors C. Vipulanandan and Shiva Sunder, August 5, 2012.

Protecting the Urbanized Areas of the Texas Coast from Hurricane Storm Surge: The Ike Dike Example, Proceedings of the SPEED Center Conference, Rice University.

2011

Merrell, W.J., Graham-Reynolds, L., Cardenas, A, Gunn, J.A., Hufton, A.J., The Ike Dike: A Coastal Barrier Protecting the Houston/Galveston Region from Hurricane Storm Surge, p. 691-716 in Macro-engineering Seawater in Unique Environments, Environmental Science and Engineering, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-14779-1_31 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelbert 2011

2010

Galveston Futures: Developing a Disaster Resilient Community, with Tanveerful Islam and William Seitz, to appear in Journal of Geography and Regional Planning in Jan 2010

The Ike Dike: A Coastal Barrier Protecting the Houston/Galveston Region from Storm Surge, to appear in Macro-engineering Seawater in/and Unique Environments. Arid Lowlands and Water Bodies Rehabilitation, Editors: Viorel Badescu and Richard B Cathcart, Publishing House: Springer-Verlag 2010

2009

Islam and Merrell “Galveston Futures” Presented at the American Beach and Shore Preservation Conference. Galveston, Texas Islam and Merrell Texas Hurricanes NOAA Hurricane Conference. Washington, DC

Origin, Distribution, and Timing of Texas hurricanes: 1851-2006, with Tanveerful Islam, William Seitz and Robert Harriss, Natural Hazards Review, November 2009

The City of Galveston Community Recovery Committee: a Case Study of Citizen Involvement in Post Disaster Recovery Planning, with Jae-Young Ko, Poster at Estuaries and Coasts in a Changing World, Portland, Oregon

Professional Appointments

2002-present: George P. Mitchell Chair in Marine Sciences, Texas A&M University at Galveston

2013: Acting President, Texas A&M University at Galveston

2006-2011: Director, Center for Texas Beaches and Shores, Texas A&M University at Galveston

2002-2008: Partner, MerrellKatsouros LLP

1995-2002: President, The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment

1993-1995: Vice Chancellor for Strategic Programs, The Texas A&M University System

1992-1993: Vice President for Research Policy, Texas A&M University

1989-1991: President, Texas Institute of Oceanography

1987-1992: President, Texas A&M University at Galveston

1989-1992: Rear Admiral, United States Maritime Service

1987-1992: Coordinator of Marine Programs, The Texas A&M University System

1985-1987: Assistant Director, National Science Foundation

1985-2002: Professor, Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University

1985: Director, Division of Atmospheric and Marine Sciences, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University