蜜桃APP

Matthew Hiatt

Position: Associate Professor, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences
Phone: 225-578-6092
E-mail: mhiatt1@lsu.edu 
Office:  2235 ECE Building
Lab: Coastal Hydrology, Hydrodynamics and Oceanography (H20), 2132 ECE Building
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Degrees

Bachelor's Degree(s): B.S.C.E. Civil Engineering, University of Kansas, 2011

Master鈥檚 Degree(s): M.S.E. Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2013

Ph.D.(s): Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2016

 

 

 

Research Interests

Coastal hydrology, environmental fluid dynamics, harmful algal blooms, water transport timescales in deltas and wetlands, hydrological connectivity in coastal environments, network analysis, nearshore waves

 

Awards & Honors

2024 蜜桃APP Rainmaker Emerging Scholar Award in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

2024 Worley Professor of Excellence Award

2022 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (NSF CAREER) Award

 

Selected Publications

Jean Louis, M., J. Dijkstra, T. Quirk, A. Rovai, P. Willemsen, and M. Hiatt (2026), The role of seasonal vegetation dynamics in shaping river delta channel networks and morphodynamics, Geomorphology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2026.110327

George, J.^, M. Hiatt, and C.W. Willson (2026), Increasing wave heights in the Gulf of Mexico driven by swell waves, Frontiers in Marine Science, 12,

Turner, C.R.R, and M. Hiatt (2025), Water exposure time distributions controlled by freshwater releases in a semi-enclosed estuary, Water Resources Research, 61, e2025WR040287.

Miller, P.M. and M. Hiatt (2024), Hydrometeorological indicators of the 2023 Louisiana Water Crisis, Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2024GL108545.

Merrill, J., G. Mariotti, C. Li, and M. Hiatt (2024), Impacts of tropical cyclones on wave climate and current regime in a shallow, microtidal bay, Continental Shelf Research, 273, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2024.105182