Steven Namikas

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Assistant Professor
Department of Geography and Anthropology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-6142 ~ Fax: 225-578-4420
E-mail: snamik1@lsu.edu

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1999.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Coastal Geomorphology
Aeolian Processes
Sediment Transport
Field Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques

SUPPORTED PROJECTS

2003-2005. "Field Investigation of the Influence of Bed Texture on Aeolian Saltation." National Science Foundation, Geography and Regional Sciences Program. $140,000.

2003-2004. "Equipment Support for Development of a Research and Teaching Program in Coastal Geomorphology and Dynamics." Louisiana State Board of Regents, Enhancement Program. (Co-PI with P.A. Hesp). $162,000.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Namikas, S.L. 2003. "Field Measurement and Numerical Modeling of Aeolian Mass-Flux Distributions on a Sandy Beach." Sedimentology 50: 303-326.

Namikas, S.L., B.O. Bauer, and D.J. Sherman. 2003. "Influence of Averaging Interval on Shear Velocity Estimates for Aeolian Transport Modeling." Geomorphology 53: 235-246.

Namikas, S.L. 2002. "A Floating-Element Drag Plate for Direct Measurement of Bed Shear Stress During Eolian Transport." Journal of Sedimentary Research 72: 328-334.

Namikas, S.L. 2002. "Field Evaluation of Two Traps for High-Resolution Aeolian Transport Measurements." Journal of Coastal Research 18: 136-148.

Lorang, M.S., S.L. Namikas, J. McDermott, and D. Sherman. 1999. "El Niño Storm Waves and the Morphodynamic Response of Two Cobble Beaches." Coastal Sediments '99. New York: ASCE. 922-37.

Namikas, S.L. and D.J. Sherman. 1998. "Aeolus II: An Interactive Program fot he Simulation of Aeolian Sedimentation." Geomorphology 22: 113-33.

Bauer, B.O. and S.L. Namikas. 1998. "Design and Field Test of a Continuously Weighing, Tipping-Bucket Assembly for Aeolian Sand Traps." Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 23: 1171-83.

Bauer, B.O., J. Yi, S.L. Namikas, and D. Sherman. 1998. "Event Detection and conditional averaging in unsteady aeolian systems." Journal of Arid Environments. 39: 345-375.

Sherman, D.J., D. Jackson, S.L. Namikas, and J. Wang. 1998. "Wind-blown Sand on Beaches: An Evaluation of Models." Geomorphology 22: 135-49.

Namikas, S.L. and D.J. Sherman. 1997. "Predicting Aeolian Transport: Revisiting the White Model." Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 22: 601-04.

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

2002-present. Secretary-Treasurer, AAG Coastal and Marine Specialty Group.
2001-02. Board of Directors, AAG Coastal and Marine Specialty Group.

COURSES TAUGHT

Coastal Geomorphology
Geographical Hydrology
Environmental Geography
Environmental Monitoring
Introduction to Physical Geography