Apply before: 1 January 2020
Posting:
Position: Graduate Students
Apply before: 1 January 2020
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- Determining the wave and current climates in a degraded coastal wetland before the introduction of freshwater input via river diversions. The student would manage two near-shore wave and current monitoring arrays in addition to managing and analyzing the real-time data stream. There will be opportunities to interact with the entities involved in coastal restoration “earth moving” activities and design.
- Determining the effects of hydrodynamics (responses to wind, tides, river discharge) on phytoplankton communities (i.e., toxic algal blooms) in a large, isolated coastal bay. This project would be heavily focused on hydrodynamic modeling and would be an opportunity to work with biologists in an interdisciplinary project. Field work will also be included.
My group works to understand how water transport and hydraulic connectivity affect ecology (algal blooms, nutrients, etc.) and morphological development (e.g., deltaic growth) in coastal environments. We use field work and numerical modeling in our research projects. We also build cool hydraulics experiments to share with K-4 students at Baton Rouge Schools, which is super fun. Experience with field work, programming (Matlab or other languages), or numerical modeling is a plus. Applicants from underrepresented groups in STEM are encouraged to apply in addition to students with backgrounds in non-oceanographic fields such (e.g., engineering, geosciences, physics, mathematics, etc.). I’m committed to fostering an inclusive environment within my research group and at LSU. Please express your interest for the graduate program by filling out this free pre-application form (https://www.lsu.edu/cce/graduate/docs/admission/preapplication.php). Prospective students should know that LSU has mandatory fees, but I am committed to negotiating stipends to partially offset the additional fees to maintain a competitive stipend.
For more information please visit my website (https://matthewhiatt.wixsite.com/coastalhydrolsu) and I encourage prospective students to contact me at mhiatt1@lsu.edu
I hope to hear from you!
Matt Hiatt
assistant professor
dept. of oceanography & coastal sciences