Professor
Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences
Concurrent Professor, Department of Mathematics
University of Notre DamePhone: (574)631-6475
Fax: (574)631-9236
E-mail:jjw@nd.edu
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Education
1981-1984 Ph.D. Civil Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1979-1981 M.S. Civil Engineering,
State University of New York at Buffalo
1975-1979 B.S. Civil Engineering,
Summa Cum Laude, State University of New York at Buffalo
Teaching and Research Interests
Computational fluid mechanics;
Finite element methods; Modeling of circulation and transport in coastal
seas and oceans; Tidal hydrodynamics; Hurricane storm surge prediction;
Geophysical turbulence modeling; Numerical modeling of the convection-diffusion
and Navier-Stokes equation; Environmental fluid mechanics.
Courses Taught
CE 242 Introduction to Civil Engineering
CE 40450 Hydraulics
CE 60450 Advanced Hydraulics
CE 598 Modeling Surface Water Flow and Transport
CE 30125 Computational Methods
CE 60130 Finite Elements in Engineering
Undergraduate Field Trips
2006 CE 30125 Field Trip Info
2007 CE 30125 Field Trip Info
2008 Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences Junior Class Field Trip Info
2009 Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences Junior Class Field Trip
Challenges and Innovation in Civil and Environmental Engineering Lecture Series
Spring 2010
Fall 2009
Spring 2009
Fall 2008
Spring 2008
Research and Graduate Studies