The Department of Ocean Engineering was founded in 2015. Merging the world-class infrastructure and technologies located at our College Station campus with the strategic waterfront location and resources of our Galveston campus, the department offers a unique education experience to prepare students for successful careers in the exciting and ever-evolving fields of ocean and coastal engineering.
Statistics
Students
From study abroad to hands-on research and industry opportunities, our department provides the students of today the experience and expertise needed to become the leaders of tomorrow. For more information: Explore our student resources.
| Enrollment (Fall 2020) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | 49 | |
| M.S. | 22 | |
| B.S. (OCEN) | 169* | |
| Total | 240 | |
*Freshman not included
Faculty
Our faculty includes world-renowned researchers, industry experts and outstanding educators in the field of ocean engineering who are dedicated to empowering students to reach their full potential.
| Faculty | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professors | 11 | |
| Associate Professors | 4 | |
| Assistant Professors | 3 | |
| Lecturers (Part-time) | 4 | |
| Research Professor (Part-time) | 4 | |
| Joint Faculty Appointments | 3 | |
| Endowed Professorship Holder | 3 | |
| Affiliated | 10 | |
Areas of Study
Encompassing both traditional ocean engineering and cutting-edge technology and techniques, the areas of study available in the department include:
- Renewable energy
- Offshore structures
- Tsunami modeling, propagation and run-up
- Coastal zone management
- Dredging technologies
- Coastal engineering processes
- Computational ship and submarine hydrodynamics
- Dynamics of offshore structures subject to irregular waves and winds
- Analysis and design of deep water and coastal structures
- Bridge scour
- Floating breakwaters
- Internal waves
- Multiphase flow and direct ocean carbon sequestration
- Sediment dynamics
- Mooring and riser systems
- Coastal sediment processes
- Dredged material placement
- Beach nourishment
- Environmental fluid mechanics
- Hydroelasticity
- Laboratory measurement and analysis techniques
- Non-linear wave/structure/wake interactions
- Remote sensing of ocean surface
- Shallow flows
- Turbulence modeling
- Unsteady three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations
- Wave breaking