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Moffatt - Nichol Award goes to Kobayashi
 The John G. Moffatt -
Frank E. Nichol Harbor and Coastal Engineering Award has been
presented to Professor Nobuhisa Kobayashi of Newark, Delaware.
Each year, the Moffatt - Nichol Award is given to a member of
ASCE who has made significant contributions to the field of
Coastal Engineering, either through written publication or
practical service. Prof. Kobayashi received this award "in
recognition of his service to the harbor and coastal
engineering profession through his advancement of techniques
for analyzing forces and run-up on coastal structures, for his
effective professional leadership, and for his dedication to
the training of future coastal engineers".
Dr.
Kobayashi, a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
and Director of the Center for Applied Coastal Research at the
University of Delaware, is a graduate of both the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., 1979) and Kyoto
University in Japan (BCE, 1974 and MCE, 1976). He has been a
leading researcher, engineer, and educator in coastal and
harbor engineering for more than two decades, introducing new
ideas and concepts that have been efficiently implemented to
expand the engineering techniques available for coastal and
harbor designs. Along with his graduate students, Prof.
Kobayashi has developed time-dependent numerical models to
improve quantitative understanding of the detailed mechanics
of wind waves and design capabilities of armor units that
protect harbor structures. These models have been shown to
predict the reasonably detailed flow field and resulting armor
response on coastal and harbor structures, and have been used
to predict irregular wave run-up, overtopping, transmission,
and reflection, as well as armor stability and movement.
Because of Dr. Kobayashi's research and advancements,
time-dependent numerical modeling of breaking and non-breaking
waves on coastal structures has become a very active research
field within coastal and harbor engineering.
In
addition, Dr. Kobayashi has been an active member of ASCE and
various other professional organizations for many years,
serving on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Waterway,
Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering from 1982 - 1999, and as
Associate Editor of the Journal of Coastal Research since
1987. From 1995 to 1999, he was also a member of the ASCE
Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering Division
Executive Committee. Dr. Kobayashi wrote the Business Plan for
COPRI and played a critical role in the successful
establishment of COPRI in 2000. He has been an Honorary Member
of the Coastal Education and Research Foundation since 2001,
and has co-chaired the last two Coastal Structures
Conferences. Dr. Kobayashi has been published over 200 times
in multiple journals and books, both in English and in
Japanese.
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| Nominate a Colleague Today for a
COPRI/ASCE Award! |
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is now
accepting nominations for COPRI’s three awards for
professional achievement. The deadline for nominations is
November 1, 2003. These awards are a great opportunity to
honor your colleagues who have contributed to the civil and
harbor, coastal, and waterways engineering profession in
significant ways. Please consider nominating a deserving
COPRI/ASCE colleague for one of these
awards!
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| About the Awards |
John
G. Moffatt-Frank E. Nichol Harbor and Coastal Engineering
Award
International
Coastal Engineering Award
Hans
Albert Einstein Award
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| Industry Awards |
The
American Shore & Beach Preservation Association 2003
Morrough P. O'Brien Award and 2003 Educational Award
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