Lee E. Harris, Ph.D., P.E.

 

Associate Professor & Consulting Engineer

Coastal, Ocean & Civil Engineering and Physical Oceanography

 

Department of Marine & Environmental Systems

Phone: 321/674-7273

Florida Institute of Technology

FAX:   321/674-7212

150 West University Blvd.

Email:   Lharris@fit.edu

Melbourne, FL 32901  USA

Internet:  http://www.fit.edu

 

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. in Ocean Engineering – 1996, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL.  4.0/4.0 GPA, Newell Doctoral Fellowship, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. 

M.E. in Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering – 1975, University of Florida,  Gainesville, FL, Minor: Civil Engineering,  3.9/4.0 GPA, Graduate Research Assistantship.

B.S. in Ocean Engineering – 1974, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL.  3.9/4.0 GPA,
Graduated 1st in Ocean Engineering Class, 1972-73 S.E. Wimberley Scholar, Ocean Engineering Scholarships, 1971 Grumman Aerospace Engineering Scholarship. 

 

CERTIFICATIONS, AWARDS, & ORGANIZATIONS: 

Registered Professional Engineer - Civil and Coastal Engineering:  States of Florida (No. 26252), New York (No. 06315T-1), and South Carolina (No. 16981).

Memberships:  American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) - Coastal, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute (COPRI); Association of Coastal Engineers (ACE); American and Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA & FSBPA); Coastal Education & Research Foundation (CERF); Florida Oceanographic Society (FOS; past president); Surfrider.

1994 Florida Tech. College of Engineering Service Award.

1984/1985 Who's Who in Frontier Science and Technology.

PADI and NAUI Certified SCUBA Diver:  Advanced, Rescue, Research, and Nitrox (EANX, Enriched Air).

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Certified SCUBA diver.  Dive team leader for R.I.B. projects. 

 

EXPERIENCE:

9/80-Present    Associate Professor of Ocean Engineering & Oceanography, Florida Institute of Technology.  Research, classes, and consulting in coastal & ocean structures, artificial reefs, port & harbor design, hydrographic surveying, ocean engineering design, and physical oceanography.  Member, Diving Control Board & advisor for human-powered submarines.  Dept. Head (83-87), Director of the Vero Beach Marine Lab (97-01).

8/77-9/80         Consulting Engineer and Surveyor, Harris Engineering & Surveying, Stuart, FL. Managed and operated a civil, coastal and ocean engineering firm performing studies, designs & permits; hydrographic & land surveys, and data collection.

11/75-7/77       Coastal Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Project Planning Branch, Jacksonville District, FL.  Beach erosion control & inlet studies, engineering plans & designs, feasibility reports, permit reviews, and project monitoring.

PUBLICATIONS:

Harris, L.E., 2006.  Artificial reefs for ecosystem restoration and coastal erosion protection with aquaculture and recreational amenities.  5th International Surfing Reef Conference.  

Harris, L.E., Sample, J.W., and Mead, S., 2005. Design evolution and performance of coastal structures using geosynthetic materials for coastal protection and surfing enhancement.  Beach Preservation Technology 2005, FSBPA.

Harris, L.E. and Sample, J.W., 2006. The evolution of multi-celled sand-filled geosynthetic systems for coastal protection and surfing enhancement.  4th International Surfing Reef Conference.

Harris, Turk, and Mead, 2004.  Combined recreational amenities and coastal erosion protection using submerged breakwaters for shoreline stabilization.  Beach Preservation Technology 2004, FSBPA.

Harris, 2003.  Submerged reef structures for beach erosion control.  Coastal Structures ’03. ASCE. 

Harris, 2003.  Sand-filled container systems for coastal erosion control.  3rd International Surfing Reef Symposium, ASR, Ltd., Raglan, New Zealand.

Harris, 2003.  Artificial reef structures for shoreline stabilization and habitat enhancement.  3rd International Surfing Reef Symposium, ASR, Ltd., Raglan, New Zealand.

Harris, 2003.  Correlation between the physical structure of the nearshore reefs and the historical beach erosion/accretion in Indian River County, FL.  Coastal Sediments ’03,  USGS, St. Petersburg, FL.

Damon, Samuelson, and Harris, 2003.  Wave, weather, and tide monitoring system at Sebastian Inlet, Florida.  Florida Academy of Sciences, Orlando, FL.

Samuelson, Harris, and Damon, 2003.  Variation in the nearshore reefs and beach erosion/accretion in Indian River County, Florida.  Florida Academy of Sciences, Orlando, FL.

Harris, 2002.  Submerged reef structures for habitat enhancement and shoreline erosion abatement.  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Coastal & Hydraulic Engineering Technical Note (CHETN), Vicksburg, MS. 

Harris and Woodring, 2001.  Artificial reefs for submerged and subaerial habitat protection, mitigation and restoration.  54th Institute of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI), Turks & Caicos, Islands, pp. 386-395.

Harris and Zadikoff, 1999.  Concrete tetrahedrons and sand-filled geotextile containers: shoreline stabilization and other uses in developing countries.  Fifth International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries (COPEDEC V), CSIR, Cape Town, South Africa, pp. 2245-2253.

Zadikoff, Hachem, Skornick, and Harris, 1999.  A project for sustainable development of inland waterway transport along the lower Niger River from Warri to Baro, Nigeria.  Fifth International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries (COPEDEC V), edited by Gary P. Mocke, Cape Town, South Africa, pp. 2133-2145.

Zadikoff, Covello, Harris, and Skornick, 1998.  Concrete tetrahedrons and sand-filled geotextile containers: new technologies for shoreline stabilization.  International Coastal Symposium (ICS98), Journal of Coastal Research, edited by Finkl and Per Bruun, Royal Palm Beach, FL, Special Issue No. 26, pp. 261-268.

Harris, 1998.  Engineering design aspects of artificial reefs.  Florida Artificial Reef Summit ’98, edited by William Horn, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, FL, pp. 104-110.

Smith, J.T., Harris, L.E., and Tabar, J., 1998.  Preliminary evaluation of the Vero Beach, FL prefabricated submerged breakwater.  Beach Preservation Technology ’98, FSBPA, Tallahassee, FL.

Harris, 1998.  Hydrographic surveying and water level variations in the vicinity of Sebastian Inlet. 4th International Symposium on Marine Positioning (INSMAP), Melbourne, FL.

Harris, Childress, Winder, and Perry, 1998.  Real-time wave data collection system at Sebastian Inlet, Florida.  5th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting, Environment Canada, Downsview, Ontario, pp. 146-153.

Dally, W.R., Grosskopf, W.G., and Harris, L.E., 1998.  Wave climate studies for Sebastian Inlet. 5th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting, Environment Canada, Downsview, Ontario, pp. 56-70.

Trainer, Thompson, Harris, and Mesa, 1997.  Topic IV: Geotextile Characteristics, in Proceedings of the National Workshop on Geotextile Tube Applications, by Jack Davis and Mary C. Landin, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Wetlands Research Program Technical Report WRP-RE-17, pp. 17-25.

Harris, L.E., Mostkoff, B.J., and Zadikoff, G., 1996.  Artificial reefs:  from waste to resources.  Oceans '96, Marine Technology Society, Washington, D.C.

Harris, L.E., 1995.  Engineering design of artificial reefs.  Oceans '95, Marine Technology Society, Washington, D.C., Vol. 2, pp. 1139-1148. 

Harris, L.E., 1995.  The ocean engineering design and marine fields project courses at Florida Tech.  Oceans '95, Marine Technology Society, Washington, D.C.

Harris, L.E., 1994.  Dredged material used in sand-filled containers for scour and erosion control.  Dredging '94, American Society of Civil Engineers, N.Y., pp. 537-546.

Windsor, J.G. and Harris, L.E., 1990.  SEEAS - Science and engineering education at sea.  MTS '90, Marine Technology Society, Washington, D.C.

Harris, L.E., 1989.  Developments in sand-filled container systems for erosion control in Florida.  Coastal Zone '89, American Society of Civil Engineers, NY, pp. 2225-2233.

Harris, L.E., 1988.  Design of sand-filled container structures.  Beach Technology '88, Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association, Tallahassee, Florida, pp. 357-364.

Harris, L.E., 1987.  Evaluation of sand-filled containers for beach erosion control - an update of the technology.  Coastal Zone '87, ASCE, NY,  pp. 2479-2487.

Harris, L.E., 1983.  Physical and hydraulic analysis of the  St. Lucie Inlet Improvement Project prior to and during construction.  Florida Scientist, 46(3/4):233-238.

 

PROJECTS AND STUDIES            Chronological Order:  most recent to 1975

Date

Project

Client

2005- present

Consultant for the St. Lucie County Artificial Reef Program – artificial reef installations & monitoring

St. Lucie County Engr. Dept.
Ft. Perce, FL

2005- present

Mount Manganui, NZ submerged breakwater deployment design consultant

ASR, Ltd.
Raglan, New Zealand

2003- present

Reef BallTM artificial reef submerged breakwater design for Miami Beach, FL

USACE Sec.227 and URS Corp
Boca Raton, FL

2000- present

Consultant for the Martin County Artificial Reef Program – artificial reef designs and monitoring

Martin County Engr. Dept.
Stuart FL

1999- present

Wave gage installation, operation and maintenance for Martin County, FL

Martin County Engr. Dept.
Stuart FL

1996-present

Sebastian Inlet Wave/Weather/Tide Station design, installation, operation, & data reporting

Sebastian Inlet District
Indialantic, FL

2006

New Channel Markers for Sebastian Inlet Navigation Channel – Location and Installation

Sebastian Inlet District
Indialantic, FL

2005-2006

Design and monitoring of submerged artificial reef breakwater in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

Homeowners in Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Lusby, MD

2005-2006

Site investigations for beach restoration and artificial reef breakwater application for St. Lucia Golf & Country Club Development

CAP Estate Corp.
Urban-Nicklaus Holdings
New York, NYL

2006

Wave studies around Pelican Island for proposed erosion control and seagrass mitigation project.

Sebastian Inlet District
Indialantic, FL

2005

Current measurements and coastal processes evaluation for Conch Farm, marina,  and upland development on Grand Turk, TCI

Pardee Ltd.
Providenciales, TCI

2005

Current measurements, jet probes and coastal beach surveys and processes evaluation for marina development on North Caicos, TCI

Pardee Ltd.
Providenciales, TCI

2005

Post-tsunami reef restoration in Thailand, fabrication & deployment or Reef Ball units

Reef Ball Foundation
Athens, GA

2005-2006

Design & installation of additional artificial reef units for breakwater for Marriott, Grand Cayman

J.E. Robert Companies
McLean, VA

2004-2006

Consultant for Brevard and Indian River County government and private property owners post-hurricane beach and dune restoration alternatives

Brevard County and Various Private Property Owners

2004-2005

Foundation Design for the Artificial Reef Site Lost City of Atlantis, offshore Miami, FL

G.M. Selby and Associates, Inc.
Miami, FL

2004-2005

Beach erosion study and breakwater design for Oranjestad, St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles

STENAPA and the Island Government of St. Eustatius

2003-2005

Reef BallTM artificial reef submerged breakwater design for Maiden Island, Antigua

Stanford Development, Ltd.
Antigua

2003-2005

Geosynthetic sand-filled container submerged breakwater designs for artificial surfing reefs for Miami Beach, FL and Ventura, CA

USACE Sec.227 and ASR, Ltd.
Raglan, New Zealand

2003-2005

Reef BallTM artificial reef submerged breakwater design for Hilton Coral Canoa, DR

EMPACA, Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic

2003-2004

Reef Ball artificial reef submerged breakwater design for Maho Beach, St. Maarten, N.A.

Nature Foundation SXM
Philipsburg, Sint Maarten

2003

Technical review of “Part VI Chapter 7” of the Coastal Engineering Manual

USACE Coastal Hydraulics Lab
Vicksburg, MS

2002-2004

Cruise Ship Terminal Site Survey on Grand Turk, TCI - Current measurements, coastal beach surveys and processes evaluation

Pardee Ltd.
Providenciales, TCI

2002-2003

Evaluation of high frequency post-storm beach profile changes south of Sebastian Inlet, FL

Sebastian Inlet District
Indialantic, FL

2002-2003

Reef BallTM artificial reef submerged breakwater design for Marriott Resort on Grand Cayman, C.I.

Columbia-Sussex Corporation
Kentucky

2002-2003

Monitoring of XM2002 Rapidly Installed Breakwater (RIB) offshore Cape Canaveral, FL

USACE Coastal Hydraulics Lab
Vicksburg, MS

2002

Geosynthetic ProtecTubeTM sand-filled container system for Sans Souci Condo. Pensacola Beach, FL

Sans Souci Condominium
Pensacola Beach, FL

2002

Beach survey & environmental assessment for Oasis development, Grace Bay Providenciales, TCI

Hall Tech. Ltd.
Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI)

2001-2003

Consulting for Reef Ball artificial reef submerged breakwaters for Mayan Riviera, Q.R. Mexico

Marenter S.A. de C.V., Cancun Q.R. Mexico

2001-2003

Reef Transect Surveys in vicinity of Sebastian Inlet and Indian River County, FL

Sebastian Inlet District
Indialantic, FL

2001-2002

CHETN - Submerged reef structures for habitat enhancement and shoreline erosion abatement

USACE Coastal Hydraulics Lab
Vicksburg, MS

2001-2002

Monitoring of XM2001 Rapidly Installed Breakwater (RIB) offshore Fort Pierce, FL

USACE Coastal Hydraulics Lab
Vicksburg, MS

2001-2002

Current measurements offshore South Creek on Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands

Cockburn Sound Ltd.
Grand Turk, TCI

2001

Beach survey & environmental assessment for Somerset development, Providenciales, TCI

Pardee Ltd.
Providenciales, TCI

2001

Current measurements and water depths for Walkin Marine facility expansion, Providenciales, TCI

Pardee Ltd.
Providenciales, TCI

2001

Current measurements and reef surveys for development on West Caicos, TCI

Pardee Ltd.
Providenciales, TCI

2001

Wave force analysis for Sebastian Inlet north jetty pier structure and jet probes to rock

Bridge Design Associates, Inc
West Palm Beach, FL

2000

Shoreline Stabilization for Indian Riverside Park Martin County, FL

Martin County Engr. Dept.
Stuart FL

2000

Reef Ball Artificial Reef Installations assistance offshore Duval and St. Johns County, FL

Reef Ball Development Group
Sarasota, FL

2000

Development of Shallow Water Alternatives for Rapidly Installed Breakwaters

Surfbreak Engineering Inc.
Melbourne Beach, FL

2000

Evaluation of breakwater design alternatives for the East Coast of Australia

Sinclair Knight Merz,
Brisbane, Australia

2000

Haulover Marina Expansion Project, Miami, FL

G.M. Selby & Assoc.,Miami, FL

1999-2000

Coastal processes evaluation for proposed dock at Beaches Resort, Providenciales, TCI

Pardee Ltd.
Providenciales, TCI

1999

Current measurements for Leeward Channel dock designs, Providenciales, TCI

Pardee Ltd.
Providenciales, TCI

1999

Current measurements and artificial reef designs, TCI Visitors Center, Providenciales, TCI

Pardee Ltd.
Providenciales, TCI

1999

Monitoring of XM99 Rapidly Installed Breakwater (RIB) offshore Cape Canaveral, FL

USACE Coastal Engineering Research Center, Vicksburg, MS

1998

Current and wave measurements for Cooper Jack Bight development, Providenciales, TCI

Pardee Ltd.
Providenciales, TCI

1998

Current and wave data collection for PetroCaicos Port expansion, Providenciales, TCI

Pardee Ltd.
Providenciales, TCI

1997-2003

Submerged Breakwater & Artificial Reef Designs for Gran Dominicus Resort, Dominican Republic

EMPACA, Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic

1997-1999

Wave gage installation, operation and maintenance for Martin County, FL

Woods Hole Group
Cataumet, MA

1997

Hydrographic survey and river training and port development for the Niger River in Nigeria

G. M. Selby & Associates
Miami, FL

1996-1999

PEP™ Reef Monitoring – Environmental & structural scour monitoring of the Prefabricated Erosion Prevention™ Reef , Vero Beach, FL

Indian River County
Vero Beach. FL

1996-1997

Design permitting and construction monitoring of the 20-row sand-filled container subsurface dune restoration system (SDRS) in Quogue

Mr. Saul Steinberg
Quogue, NY

1996-1997

Design and permitting of proposed channel dredging of Sebastian Inlet and revetment design for Coconut Point for the SITD

Sebastian Inlet District
Indialantic, FL

1996-1997

Sand placement from upland source by truck hauling to the beaches south of Sebastian Inlet

Sebastian Inlet District
Indialantic, FL

1994-1995

Design and Stability of Artificial Reefs – Wave tank & wind tunnel testing

G. M. Selby & Associates
Miami, FL