CURRICULUM VITAE
 
Leon E. Borgman
Department of Statistics (307) 766-2207
Department of Geology and Geophysics (307) 766-6148
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY 82071

Education

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B.S. Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1953.

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M.S. Mathematics, University of Houston (Texas), 1959.

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Ph.D. Statistics, University of California, Berkeley, 1962.

Academic Positions

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September 1997-present: Emeritus Professor of Geology and Statistics, University of Wyoming.

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1981-present: President, L.E. Borgman, Inc. (incorporated under the laws of the State of Wyoming), 2526 Park Avenue, Laramie, WY 82070.

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1970-1997: Professor of Geology and Statistics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.

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1967-1970: Associate Professor of Engineering Geoscience, University of California, Berkeley, CA.

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1961-1967: Associate Professor of Statistics, University of California, Davis, CA.

Other Positions

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1953-1959: Oceanographical Engineer, Shell Development Company, Houston, TX.

Honors and Awards

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1999: Elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

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1998: Received the 1998 Award for Professional Distinction from the Offshore Technology Research Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.

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1997: Appointed Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Geology and Statistics, University of Wyoming.

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1994: International Coastal Engineer Award, American Society of Civil Engineers.

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1989: Selected as the Distinguished Lecturer of the International Association for Hydraulic Research for that year and presented 18 lectures in the Netherlands under their auspices.

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1981: Duke Humphrey Award, University of Wyoming.

Special Assignments and Invited Lectures

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1998: Invited participant in Office of Naval Research (ONR) Workshop on ``Ocean Wave Coherence'' and the research needed to address design criteria problems in the design of ocean megastructures.

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1998: Keynote Speaker in the session sponsored by the Offshore Technology Research Center at the Offshore Technology Conference, May 1998, Houston, Texas.

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1984-1988: Extended consultation as Engineering Statistician to the Continental Shelf Institute of the Norwegian government, relative to a major wave measurement project in the North Sea.

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1983-1984: University Representative and Committee Chairman in the preparation of job descriptions and the initial hiring of staff for the Western Research Institute (WRI). Subsequently served as Acting Chief Excecutive Officer for WRI, and after the permanent CEO was hired, served as Acting Chief Scientific Officer until that position could be filled.

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1983: Lectured at Intevep, the Petroleum Research Laboratory of Venezuela in Caracas.

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1982: Served as a Technical Advisor to the United Nations in a three week lectureship and consultation to the Indian Central Water and Power Research Station, Puna, India.

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1980-1982: Subcommittee Chairman for environmental statistics in the Committee on Coastal Flooding from Hurricanes, National Academy of Sciences.

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1977-1978; 1980-1981: Studies for the Institute of Physics, The Netherlands.

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1980: Invited participation in the faculty for the ``Enrico Fermi'' summer school of the Italian Physical Society.

Recent Consulting and Projects: L.E. Borgman, Inc.

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1997-present: Study of Harvest Platform Wave Data, with Neptune Sciences, Inc., for the Coastal Engineering Research Center, Vicksburg, MS.

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1998-2000: Analysis of Large Scale Ocean Wave Data Measured with Scanning Radar Altimeter, Office of Naval Research.

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1997-1998: Consultation for Bechtel National Inc., San Francisco, CA, relative to design criteria for very large floating structures.

Publications

(^* after title indicates that Borgman is sole or first author. Other authors, if present, are listed in parentheses at the end of each reference.)

• Refereed Journal Articles

  • The zen of research^* (1998), Journal of Geoscience Education, 46(4), pp. 346-353.

  • Applications of large domain hydrodynamic models to generate frequency-of-occurrence relations (1993), Jour. American Soc. Civil Eng., Waterways, Ports, Harbors, and Coastal Engineering Div. (with N.W. Scheffner, first author, and D.J. Mark).

  • T tests for correlated data: Application of the general linear model for environmental studies (1993, in review), The American Statistician; also presented at the summer meeting of the North American Council for Geostatistics, Estes Park, CO (with R. Anderson-Sprecher, first author, Q. Yue, and J. Kern) .

  • Environmental sampling: A brief review (1994), Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, 4(2), pp. 115-131 (with R. Anderson-Sprecher, first author, and G.T. Flatman).

  • Estimation of multidimensional covariance function in the case of anisotropy^* (1993), Mathematical Geology, 26(2), pp. 161-179 (with L. Chao).

  • Stochastic interpolation as a means to estimate oceanic fields^* (1994), Canadian Journal Atmosphere Ocean, 32(2), pp. 395-419 (with C.D. Miller, S.R. Signorini, and R. Fau-
    cette).

  • Geostatistical methods for the study of pressure compartment, a case study in the Hilight oil field, Powder River Basin, Wyoming (1993, in press), American Assoc. Petroleum Geologists Memoir (P.J. Ortoleva and Z. Al-Shaieb, eds.) (with X.H. Chen, first author, and H.P. Heasler).

  • Stochastic interpolation as a means to estimate oceanic fields^* (1993, in review), Canadian Journal Atmosphere Ocean (with C.D. Miller, S.R. Signorini, and R.C. Faucette).

  • Reconstruction of random topography from preserved stratification (1990, in press), Sedimentology (with C. Paoli).

  • Simulation of nonstationary, non-Gaussian water levels on the Great Lakes (1990), Journal of the ASCE, Waterway Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering Div., 116(6), pp. 664-685 (with T. Walton).

  • Geostatistical simulation for geophysical modeling: Part I. Simulations (1990), Geophysics, 55(11), pp. 1435-1440 (with D. Easley and P.N. Shive).

  • Geostatistical simulation for geophysical modeling: Part II. Modeling (1990), Geophysics, 55(11), pp. 1441-1446 (with P.N. Shive, D. Easley, and T. Lowry).

  • GEOSAM, a knowledge-based computer system for planning geological sampling procedures (1989), The Compass, 66(4), Magazine of the Sigma Gamma Epsilon Earth Science Fraternity, pp. 171-184 (with W. Weight).

  • The WADIC project: A comprehensive field evaluation of directional wave instrumentation (1989), Ocean Engineering, 16(5/6), Pergamon Press, U.K., pp. 505-536 (with J. Allender, T. Audunson, S.F. Barstow, S. Bjerken, H.E. Krogstad, P. Steinbakke, L. Vartdal, and C. Graham).

  • New advances in methodology for statistical tests useful in geostatistical studies^* (1988), Mathematical Geology, 20(4), pp. 383-403; also presented at the National Meeting of the Mathematical Geologists of the United States, Redwood City, CA, April 1987.

  • Nonlinear transect response of deep ocean pipeline (1986), Journal ASCE, Waterways, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engr. Div., 112(2), pp. 183-199; (1983), Proceedings of Conference on Pipelines in Adverse Environments II, ASCE, November 14-16, 1983, San Diego, CA (with M. Zimmerman and R. Hudspeth).

  • Spectral-type simulation of spatially correlated fracture set properties (1984), Mathematical Geology, 17(1), pp. 41-52 (with S.M. Miller).

  • Probabilities characterization of shear strength using results of direct shear test (1984), Geotechnique, 34(2), pp. 273-276 (with S.M. Miller).

  • An extension of the Von Mises directional distribution (1982), Communications in Statistics, Theory, and Methods, 11(15), pp. 1695-1706 (with E.A. Yfantis).

  • On the estimation of the spreading function from ocean wave sensors (1982), Technica Chronica Scientific Journal Tech. Chamber of Greece, Section A, 2(1/2), pp. 25-38 (with E.A. Yfantis).

  • A note on the asymptotic distribution of the sample variogram (1982), Mathematical Geology, 14(2), pp. 189-193 (with B. Davis).

  • Fast Fourier transforms 2-3-5 (1981), Computers and Geosciences, 7(1), pp. 98-108; also Proceedings 5th International Time Series Analysis Conference, Houston, TX, August 6-8, 1981 (with E.A. Yfantis).

  • A program for simulation of realizations from a one-dimensional random function with known covariance--a spectral analysis approach (1981), Computers and Geosciences, 7(2), pp. 199-206 (with B. Davis and R. Hagan).

  • Statistics of hurricane waves in the Gulf of Mexico (1979), Journal Petroleum Technology, pp. 632-642 (with E.G. Ward and V.J. Cardone).

  • A geostatistical evaluation of underground uranium mining (1979), Contributions to Geology, 18, pp. 19-31 (with C.M. Keefer).

  • Some exact sampling distributions for variogram estimators (1979), Journal International Association Mathematical Geology, 11(6), pp. 643-654 (with B.M. Davis).

  • Efficient FFT simulation of digital time sequences (1979), Journal Engineering Mechanics Div., ASCE, New York, pp. 223-235 (with R. Hudspeth).

  • The directional spectra and kinematics of surface gravity waves in tropical storm Delia (1978), Journal Physical Oceanography, 8(5), pp. 888-909 (with G.Z. Forristall,
    E.G. Ward, and V.J. Cardone).

  • Some distributions of time to failure for reliability applications (1975), Technometrics, 17(2), pp. 263-268 (with R.V. Canfield).

  • Clastic sedimentation in a modern alpine lake (1975), Journal Sed. Pet., pp. 462-468 (with Mankiewicz and Steidtmann).

  • Probabilities for highest wave in hurricane^* (1973), Journal Waterways, Harbors, and Coastal Engineering Div., ASCE, 99(WW2), pp. 185-207; also issued as: The extremal Rayleigh distribution (1972), Stat. lab. Rep. #2004, Statistics Lab., University of Wyoming, Laramie.

  • Latitudinal variations in planktonic foraminiferal test porosity: Part I. Optical studies (1972), Journal Foraminiferal Research, 2(1), pp. 6-13 (with W.E. Frerichs, M. Heiman, and A.W.H. Be).

  • Ocean wave simulation for engineering design^* (1969), Journal ASCE, Waterways and Harbors Div., 95(WW4), Paper 6925, pp. 557-583; (1967), Tech. Rpt. HEL-9-13, Office of Res. Serv., University of California, Berkeley.

  • Spectral density of ocean wave forces^* (1967), Journal ASCE, Waterways and Harbors Div.; (1966), Proceedings, ASCE Specialty Cong. on Coastal Engineering, Santa Barbara, CA, October 1965.

  • Statistical theory of hydrodynamic forces on objects^* (1967), Annals of Mathematical Statistics, 38(12), pp. 37-51; (1965), Tech. Rpt. HEL-9-7, Inst. Eng. Res., University of California, Berkeley.

  • Behavioral pathology in fish: A quantitative study of sublethal pesticide toxication (1966), Journal Applied Ecology, 3, Supplement, pp. 223-247 (with R.E. Warner and Karen K. Peterson).

  • Upper bounds for damage due to geophysical hazards^* (1965), Journal Geophysical Research, 70(20), pp. 5313-5321.

  • The statistical distribution of ocean wave forces on vertical pilings^* (1965), Journal ASCE, Waterways and Harbors Div.; (1964), Tech. Rpt. HEL-9-3, Inst. Engr. Res., University of California, Berkeley.

  • Risk criteria^* (1963), Journal ASCE, Waterways and Harbors Div., WW3, pp. 1-35.

  • The exact frequency distribution of near extremes^* (1961), Journal Geophysical Research, 66(10), pp. 3295-3307.

  • Weather forecast profitability from a client's viewpoint^* (1960), Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 41(7), pp. 347-356.

  • Computation of the ocean-wave forces on inclined cylinders^* (1958), Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 39(5), pp. 885-888.

• Refereed Chapters in Books

  • Cost effective sampling for spatially distributed phenomenon^* (1996), Principles of Environmental Sampling, The American Chemical Society (with K. Gerow and G.T. Flatman).

  • The sampling theory of Pierre Gy: Comparisons, implementation, and applications for environmental sampling^* (1996), Principles of Environmental Sampling, The American Chemical Society (with J. Kern, R. Anderson-Sprecher, and G.T. Flatman).

  • Basic mathematics and statistical theory for finite Fourier coefficients of Gaussian vector functions^* (1993), Computational Stochastic Mechanics (A. H.-D. Cheng and C.Y. Yang, eds.), Computational Mechanics Publications, Elsevier Applied Science Pub., Chapter 2, pp. 29-50 (with R.C. Faucette).

  • Multidimensional simulation of Gaussian vector random functions in frequency domain^* (1993), Computational Stochastic Mechanics (A.H.-D. Cheng and C.Y. Yang, eds.), Computational Mechanics Publications, Elsevier Applied Science Pub., Chapter 3, pp. 51-74 (with R.C. Faucette).

  • Beta-Rayleigh distribution for shallow water wave heights^* (1987), Coastal Hydrodynamics, ASCE, Waterways, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engr. Div. (with S. Hughes).

  • Irregular ocean waves: Kinematics and forces^* (1990), The Seas, 9, Ocean Engineering Science, John Wiley and Sons, pub., 90 pp.

  • Sampling for tests of hypothesis when data are correlated in space and time^* (1988), Environmental Sampling (L. Keith, ed.), American Chemical Society, Pub., pp. 25-43.

  • Storm selection^* (1986), Planning and Design of Fixed Offshore Platforms (McClelland and Reifel, eds.), Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, Chapter 11, pp. 187-316 (with R.G. Dean).

  • Wind and wave forces (1986), Planning and Design of Fixed Offshore Platforms (McClelland and Reifel, eds.), Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, pp. 317-363 (with R.G. Dean).

  • Three-dimensional, frequency-domain simulation of geological variables^* (1983), Geostatistics for Natural Resource Characterization, Part I, NATO ASI Series (G. Verly, M. David, A.G. Journel, and A. Marechal, eds.), D. Reidel, Dordrecht, pp. 517-541 (with M. Taheri and R. Hagan).

  • Evaluation of the FEMA Model for Estimating Potential Coastal Flooding from Hurricanes and its Application to Lee County, Florida (1983), Study for the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy Press, Washington, DC (with eight other authors).

  • Statistical precision of directional spectrum estimation with data from a tilt-and-roll buoy^* (1982), Topics in Ocean Physics, Italian Physical Society, Bologna, Italy, pp. 418-438 (with R. Hagan and T. Kuik).

  • Summary of probability laws for wave properties^* (1982), Topics in Ocean Physics, Italian Physical Society, Bologna, Italy, pp. 373-386.

  • Techniques for computer simulation of ocean waves^* (1982), Topics in Ocean Physics, Italian Physical Society, Bologna, Italy, pp. 387-417.

  • Extremal statistics in wave climatology^* (1982), Topics in Ocean Physics, Italian Physical Society, Bologna, Italy, pp. 439-471 (with D. Resio).

  • Base 2-3 fast Fourier transform (1982), Applied Time Series Analysis, North-Holland Pub. Co., Amsterdam, pp. 513-520 (with E.A. Yfantis).

  • Research needs for wave data^* (1982), Measuring Ocean Waves, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, pp. 29-37.

  • A test of hypothesis concerning a proposed model for the underlying variogram (1979), Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Minderal Industry, AIME, New York, pp. 163-181 (with B. Davis).

  • Directional spectra from wave sensors^* (1979), Ocean Wave Climate, 8, Marine Sci. Series, Plenum Press, New York, pp. 269-300.

  • Bentonite in northeastern Wyoming: A pilot study^* (1976), Advanced Geostatistics in the Mining Industry (David, Guarascio, and Huijbregts, eds.), Series C., Math and Physics Sci., D. Reidel Pub. Co., Dordrecht, Holland, NATO Geostat. Inst., Rome Italy, pp. 381-390 (with R.B. Frahme).

  • Statistical models for ocean waves and wave forces^* (1972), Advances in Hydroscience, 8 (V.T. Chow, ed.), Academic Press, New York.

  • Risk evaluation in engineering^* (1972), McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, New York.

  • Two and three-dimensional pit design optimization techniques (1969), A Decade of Digital Computing in the Mineral Industry (A. Weiss, ed.), AIME, pp. 505-524 (with M.P. Lipkewich).

• Books:

  • Statistical Analysis of Ocean Waves and Other Environmental Data^* (in preparation 1998) World Scientific Pub., Singapore (with J. Niedzwecki, N. Scheffner, J. Kern, and M. Petrakos).

• Refereed Proceedings and Transactions

  • Clustering of ocean waves^* (1999), Journal of Shore and Beach (with R.W. Marrs, E.J. Walsh, S.L. Reif, and M.A. Andrews).

  • Directional wave polyspectra, beyond stationarity^* (1998), keynote address, sponsored by Offshore Technology Research Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Proceedings 1998 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, TX.

  • Evolutionary Fourier analysis of wave data^* (1993), Proceedings Waves '93 Conference, Amer. Soc. Civil Eng., November, New Orleans, LA (with M. Petrakos and C. Li).

  • Using a solute transport model for the design and evaluation of in situ bioremediation systems (1993), Proceedings 1993 Ground Water Modeling Conference (E. Poeter, S. Ashlock, and J. Proud, eds.), pp. 49-58 (with X.H. Chen, first author, and P.J.S. Colberg).

  • Empirical simulation technique applications to a tropical storm surge frequency analysis for the coast of Delaware (1993), Proceedings 3rd International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling (with N.W. Scheffner, first author, and D.J. Mark).

  • Empirical simulation of future hurricane storm histories as a tool in engineering and economic analysis^* (1992), Proceedings Fifth International Conference on Civil Engineering in the Ocean, Amer. Soc. Civil Eng., November, College Station, Texas (with M. Miller, L. Butler, and R. Reinhard).

  • Sea floor wave-induced kinematics for design of pipeline^* (1992), Proceedings Fifth International Conference on Civil Engineering in the Ocean, Amer. Soc. Civil Eng., November, College Station, Texas (with R. Hudspeth).

  • The SIMBAT software package for stochastic interpolation of Ocean wave kinematics, as an aid in the engineering design of large floating structures^* (1992), Proceedings Fifth International Conference on Civil Engineering in the Ocean, Amer. Soc. Civil Eng., November, College Station, Texas (with D. Shields, R. Zueck, and W. Bartel).

  • Development of water level and wave height design data (1991), Proceedings Panel on Wave and Seismic Effects, UJNR, presented May 14-23, Tsukuba, Japan (with M.C. Miller, W.E. Roper, and J.J. Westerink).

  • Conditional simulations in laboratory flumes (1990), Proceedings of 1990 International Conference on Coastal Engineering, presented July 2-6, 1990, Delft, The Netherlands (with M.H. Gimenez, R.T. Hudspeth, first author, H. Tiah, and J.R. Median).

  • Conditional simulation of ocean wave kinematics and comparison with storm measurements^* (1990), Water Wave Kinematics (A. Torum and Gudmestads, eds.), Kluwer Academic Pub., The Netherlands, pp. 247-263; also presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Water Wave Kinematics, April 1989, Norway (with J. Allender, H. Krogstad, S. Barstoe, and T. Auduunson).

  • Generation and analysis of directional spectral waves in a laboratory basin (1987), OTC 5416, Proceedings Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, TX (with M.J. Briggs and D.G. Outlaw).

  • Estimating error of coastal stage frequency curves (1985), Proceedings 19th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, September 3-7, 1984, Houston, TX, ASCE (with M.D. Prater, T. Hardy, and H.L. Butler).

  • A general geostatistical model for monitoring environmental contaminants in time and space^* (1985), presented at the National Meeting of the American Statistical Association, Las Vegas, NV, August 7-11; (1984) also prepared as a project report for the Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, EPA, Las Vegas.

  • Maximum entropy and data-adaptive procedures in the investigation of ocean waves^* (1982), Proceedings Second Workshop on Maximum Entropy and Bayesian Methods in Applied Statistics, August, Physics Department, University of Wyoming, Laramie.

  • Specification of the wave environment^* (1982), Proceedings Conference on Ocean Dynamics and Structures, Oregon State University, Corvallis.

  • A theory for the directional spectral density of total horizontal forces on fixed, vertical leg platforms^* (1981), Proceedings Directional Wave Spectra Applications '81, September 14-16, Berkeley, CA.

  • Joint probabilities for wave heights and other wave characteristics occurring simultaneously^* (1981), Proceedings International Symposium on Hydrodynamics in Ocean Engineering, August 24-28, Trondheim, Norway.

  • Alleuvial valley floors project^* (1980), Proceedings 2nd Wyoming Mining Hydrology Symposium, May 8-9, University of Wyoming, pp. 151-184.

  • Conditioning simulations of ocean wave properties^* (1980), Proceedings 19th Conference on Coastal and Ocean Engineering, March 23-28, Sydney, Australia, 15 pp.

  • Three-dimensional character of waves and forces^* (1979), Proceedings Civil Engineering in the Oceans IV, ASCE, New York, 791-804.

  • Height and period distribution for hurricane waves (1979), Proceedings Civil Engineering in the Oceans IV, ASCE, New York (with E. Chen and E. Yfantis), pp. 321-335.

  • A technique for computer simulation of ocean waves^* (1979), Proceedings ASCE Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, ASCE, New York.

  • Storm wave kinematics (1978), Proceedings 1978 Offshore Technology Conference, OTC 3227 (with G.Z. Forristall and E.G. Ward).

  • Directional wave probabilities^* (1977), Proceedings 2nd Annual Eng. Mech. Div. Speciality Conf., pp. 200-203.

  • Some new techniques for hurricane risk analysis^* (1977), Proceedings, 1977 Offshore Technology Conference, OTC 2848, New York, pp. 331-338.

  • Extremal prediction in wave climatology^* (1977), Proceedings, Ports 77, Vol. 1, ASCE, New York, pp. 394-412 (with D.T. Resio).

  • Extremal statistics in ocean engineering^* (1975), Proceedings, Civil Engineering in the Oceans/III, Vol. 1, ASCE, New York, pp. 117-133.

  • The statistical reliability of computations based on wave spectral relations^* (1974), Proceedings, International Symposium on Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis, Vol. 1, ASCE, New Orleans, LA, pp. 362-378.

  • Enhancement of directional wave spectrum estimates (1974), Proceedings, 14th Coastal Engineering Conference, No. 3432, Woods Hole Oceanog. Inst. MA, Chapter 14, pp. 258-279 (with N. Panicker).

  • Computer simulation of ore estimates to determine sensitivity of the ultimate pit^* (1974), Proceedings, 12th Annual International Symposium on Applications of Computers in the Mineral Industry (with B. Daud).

  • Confidence intervals for hurricane wave spectra^* (1972), Proceedings, 13th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Vol. 2, Vancouver, BC, pp. 237-250.

  • Computer simulation in the design of wave gage arrays (1971), Proceedings, 1971 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, Boston, MA (with N.S. Panicker).

  • Computer Modeling of diffraction and of wind waves (1970), Proceedings, 12th Conference on Coastal Engineering, Washington, DC (with S-S. Fan).

  • Directional spectral density from wave gage arrays^* (1970), Proceedings, 12th Cong. on Coastal Engineering, Washington, DC; (1970), Tech. Rpt. HEL-1-16, Hydraulic Engr. Lab., University of California, Berkeley (with N.S. Panicker).

  • Maximum wave height probabilities for a random number of random intensity storms^* (1970), Proceedings of the 12th Conference on Coastal Engineering, Washington, DC; (1970), Tech. Rpt. HEL-9-17, Hydraulic Engr. Lab., University of California, Berkeley.

  • Betting on your guesses^* (1969), Symposia on Decision Making in Mineral Exploration II, Vancouver, BC.

  • Computation of the ocean-wave forces on inclined cylinders^* (1958), Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 39(5), pp. 885-888.

  • The use of the Stokes-Struik approximation for waves of finite height^* (1958), Proceedings of Sixth Conference on Coastal Engineering, pp. 252-280 (with J.E. Chappelear).

  • Comments on Paper No. 10, Engineering problems related to the design of offshore mobile platforms by E.C. Rechtin, J.E. Steele, and R.E. Scales (1957), Transactions, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 65, pp. 671-673 (with E.E. Strohbeck).

• Other

  • Custom MATLAB Functions for the Harvest Project: Procedures to Operate on Time Series, Spectral Estimates, and Parameter Estimates (1998), Report to Neptune Sciences, Inc., Washington, DC.

  • Storm impact assessment for beaches at Panama City, Florida (1994), Technical Report 94-11, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS (with Paul Farrar, first author, L.B. Glover, Robin Reinhard, Joan Pope, A. Swain, and Bruce Ebersole).

  • An Introduction to the Use of AutoCad in Environmental Permitting Activities (1993), Workbook for an introductory AutoCad course for Wyoming DEQ and US OSM employees.

  • Computer mapping of anisotropic sedimentary units using stochastic interpolation (1992), Poster Session at 1992 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting (with R.C. Faucette, first author).

  • Fractal simulation of three-dimensional pore architectures (1991), Abstract, AAPG Bull.; also presented at AAPG Annual Conventioin, April, Dallas, TX (with R.C. Faucette, first author).

  • A Method for Calculating Statistical Reliability of Estimates of Future Damages and Effects^* (1991), report prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Coastal Engineering Research Center, Vicksburg, MS, 66 pp.

  • SIMBAT: Conditional ocean wave simulation model theory manual^* (1991, in press), Technical Note, U.S. Navy Civil Engineering Laboratory, Port Hueneme, CA (with W. Bartel and R. Zueck).

  • SIMBAT: Conditional ocean wave simulation model user's manual^* (1991, in press), Technical Note 6469TN, U.S. Navy Civil Engineering Laboratory, Port Hueneme, CA (with W. Bartel and R. Zueck).

  • Initial Statistical Characterization of the Variability of Coastal Winds and Currents (1991), report to the U.S. Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service, prepared by Greenhorne and O'Mara, Greenbelt, Maryland, 2 vols. (with C. Miller, S.R. Signorini et al. ).

  • The simulation of time sequences of wave height, period, and direction^* (1991, in press), Tech. Rep. DRP-91-2, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS (with N.W. Scheffner).

  • Recommendations for Selection of Hurricanes for Modeling of Ocean Currents in the Dredging Study^* (1990), report prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Coastal Engineering Research Center, Vicksburg, MS, 51 pp.

  • Suggested Procedures for Selecting Extratropical Storms for Surge Modeling in the Dredging Studies^* (1990), report prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Coastal Engineering Research Center, Vicksburg, MS, 8 pp.

  • Lecture Series, 18 lectures presented to the Rjkswasserstaat, The Hague, Holland, under auspices of the International Association for Hydraulic Research as the Distinguished Lecturer for 1989-1990.

  • A Study of Joint Probabilities for Meteorological Parameters in Hurricanes^* (1987), report prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Coastal Engineering Research Center, Vicksburg, MS, 103 pp. (with M. Andrews).

  • Characterization of the Hoe Creek UCG Site and Geostatistical Modeling^* (1987), report prepared for the EPA Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, Las Vegas, NV by the Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming (with D. Easley and W. Weight).

  • User's Manual for Fortran Software: Computer Simulation Procedures for Selection of Geophysical Methods for Cavity Detection^* (1987), an associated report to the final report to the Geotechnical Laboratory, Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, contract DACA 39-86-K-0009 with the University of Wyoming (with P. Shive, D. Easley, and T. Lowry).

  • Computer Simulation Procedures for Selection of Geophysical Methods for Cavity Detection^* (1987), final report to the Geotechnical Laboratory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, contract DACA 39-86-K-0009 with the University of Wyoming (with P. Shive, D. Easley, and T. Lowry).

  • The Information Retrieval System for the Hoe Creek Data Base (1986), report to EPA-EMSL-Las Vegas, prepared by the Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 55 pp. (with W. Weight and W. Barteaus).

  • Selected Topics in Spatial Statistical Analysis^* (1986), report to EPA-EMSL-Las Vegas, prepared by the Statistics Department, University of Wyoming, 140 pp.

  • Case Study of Contouring Ground-Water Pollution in 3-D (1986), report to EPA-EMSL-Las Vegas, prepared by the Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 90 pp. (with D. Easley).

  • Geological and Hydrological Characters of the Hoe Creek UCG site^* (1986), report to EPA-EMSL-Las Vegas, prepared by the Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 133 pp. (with W. Weight and W. Quimby).

  • Computer Programs for Simulation and Ground-Water Contamination Modeling^* (1986), report to EPA-EMSL-Las Vegas, prepared by the Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 98 pp. (with D. Easley and W. Quimby).

  • Geophysical logs, lithologic descriptions, and coal analysis from coal test holes drilled in 1982 in the Salt Wells and Kemmerer areas, Sweetwater and Uinta Counties, Wyoming (1983), Report of Investigations No. 24, Geological Survey of Wyoming, Laramie (with J.M. McClurg, J.D. Gardner, and A.P. Boresi).

  • An Analysis of the Coal Resources in the Almond and Lower Fort Union Formations, Salt Wells Area, Rock Springs Coal Field; and a Portion of the Adeville Formations Spring Valley District, Kemmerer Field, Hams Fork Coal Region S.W. Wyoming (1983), final report of research sponsored by U.S. DOE Grant in cooperation with U.S. Dept. Interior Mineral Management Service, Laramie, WY (with A. Boresi, J. Gardner, J. McClurg, and W. Quimby).

  • Extreme statistics, risk, and reliability^* (1983), Technical Note TN:N-1681, U.S. Navy Civil Engineering Laboratory, Port Hueneme, CA, pp. 245-264.

  • Geostatistical Study of Coal and Overburden Data from the Wasatch Formation in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming^* (1983), Laramie Energy Technology Center, Laramie, WY (with W. Quimby, C. Sever, M. Andrew, D. Youngberg, and F. Davis).

  • Feasibility for quantitative assessment of available margins inherent in flood protection of nuclear plants^* (1983), Report NUREG/CR-2879, prepared for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission by the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS.

  • Development of user manual and coastal engineering interpretive procedures for Seas Project^* (1982), Stat. Lab. Rep. #143, report to the Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS (with Mei-Pin Shi).

  • Procedures for studying wave grouping in wave records from the California coastal data collection program^* (1981), Stat. Lab. Rep. #131, report to the Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS (with M. Andrew).

  • Uranium Assessment for the Precambrian Pebble Conglomerates in Southeastern Wyoming^* (1981), Volume 3 of a project report in the National Uranium Resource Evaluation, DOE, Grand Junction, CO, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Geological Survey of Wyoming (with C. Sever, W. Quimby, M. Andrew, R. Houston, and K. Karlstrom).

  • Surface and Groundwater Problems Associated with Potential Stripmine Sites (1980), report to Environmental Protection Agency, 3 Volumes (with 32 other authors from the University of Wyoming; Montana State University; Montana Coll. Miner. Sci. and Tech.; North Dakota State University, Fargo; North Dakota State, Mandan; North Dakota Geological Survey; Alberta Research Council; and University of Waterloo).

  • Development of statistical methods for coastal engineering statistical computations^* (1980), Stat. Lab. Rep. #148, report Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, 355 pp.

  • Directional Statistics of Wave Forces and Wave Properties^* (1980), final report to Exxon Production Co., Houston, 338 pp.

  • Uranium Assessment for the Precambrian Pebble Conglomerates in Southeastern Wyoming (1980), interim report to Bendix Field Engineering Corp. (with R.S. Houston, W.P. Cooke et al. ).

  • Maximum Wave Heights and Crest Elevations in the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report to Ocean Data Gathering Project^* (1980), coordinated by Shell Development Co., Houston, plus two volumes of computer tables (with E.G. Ward).

  • Development of regional resource estimate; computerized system for Wyoming coal^* (1978), Geology Res. Rpt. BLM Grant YA-512-Ct8-17, University of Wyoming, Laramie (with G.B. Glass and W.P. Cooke).

  • Detailed directional spectra densities for selected ocean wave data^* (1978), Stat. Lab. #132, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Shell Oil (with E. Yfantis).

  • Maximum wave heights and crest elevations in the Gulf of Mexico^* (1978), Stat. Lab. #128, University of Wyoming, Laramie, 242 pp. (proprietary).

  • Recommendations for additional OCGP-AP-AP hurricane hindcasts^* (1977), Stat. Lab. #129, University of Wyoming, Laramie, 38 pp. (proprietary).

  • An example for bispectra, (1977), Appendix II of NSF report, Comparison of Oregon State University and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Computer Programs of Bispectrum Analysis of Ocean Internal Wave Data (with S. Neshyba).

  • Methodology for Calculating Wave Action Effects Associated with Storm Surges (1977), Bldg. Res. Advis. Bd. Panel, Nat'l Acad. Sci., Washington DC, 11 pp. (with R.D. Reid, R.G. Dean, and D.M. Weinroth).

  • Geostatistics of Wyoming coal, first year^* (1976), Tech. Rpt. BLM, University of Wyoming, 200 pp. (with G.B. Glass, K.J. Brooks, and B. Davis).

  • Statistical properties of fast Fourier transform coefficients computed from real-valued, covariance-stationary, periodic random sequences^* (1976), Tech. Paper No. 767-9, U.S. Army Corps Engr. Coastal Engr. Research Center, Fort Belvoir, VA; (1973) Res. Paper No. 23, College of Commerce and Industry, University of Wyoming, Laramie.

  • Analysis of ERTS-1 imagery of Wyoming and its application to evaluation of Wyoming natural resources (1975), Tech. Rpt. NASA Contract 5-21799, prepared by Department of Geology, University of Wyoming for NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, 290 pp. (with R. Houston and R. Marrs).

  • The ocean wave directional spectral density from surface elevations and water particle velocities^* (1974), Stat. Lab. #122, University of Wyoming, Laramie (proprietary).

  • Force analysis of noisy wave data^* (1974), Stat. Lab. #121, University of Wyoming, Laramie (proprietary) (with R. Canfield).

  • The consistency of surface and velocity spectral densities relative to linear wave theory^* (1974), Stat. Lab. #120, University of Wyoming (proprietary).

  • Spectrum analysis of random data^* (1973), Stat. Lab. #2008, University of Wyoming, Laramie (Text for 816D).

  • Computer simulation of multivariate normal vectors applied to the reliability of spectral-based calculations^* (1973), Stat. Lab. #2207, University of Wyoming, Laramie.

  • Frequencies of crest heights for random combinations of astronomical tides and tsunamis recorded at Crescent City, CA^* (1971), Tech. Rpt. HEL-16-8, Hydraulic Engineering Lab., University of California, Berkeley (with C. Petrauskas).

  • Correlated randomness: A central problem in estimating reliability of orebody evaluation^* (1971), Decision-Making IV Cong.: Cooperative Decision-Making by the Geologist and Mining Engineer, Univ. British Columbia Engr. Extension, Vancouver, BC.

  • Empirical probability distribution for astronomical water height (1970), Tech. Rpt. Hel-16-6, Hydraulic Engineering Lab., University of California, Berkeley, 34 pp.

  • Directional spectra models for design use for surface waves^* (1969), Tech. Rpt. HEL-1-12, Hydraulic Engineering Lab., University of California, Berkeley.

  • Statistical Time Series^* (1967), Text. Engineering Extension, University of California, Berkeley, 169 pp.

  • Tables of the statistical distribution of ocean wave forces and the estimation of C_D and C_M^* (1966), Tech. Rpt. HEL-9-7, Inst. Eng. Res., University of California, Berkeley; (1967), Tech. Memo. No. 24, U.W. Army Coastal Engr. Research Center (with L.J. Brown).

  • A Density-Dependent, Stationary Approximation to the Neyman-Scott Clustering Model for Populations^* (1962), Ph.D. Thesis, University of California, Berkeley.

  • The Frequency Distribution for the m-th Largest of n Values^* (1959), M.S. Thesis, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 172 pp.

  • Comments on Paper No. 10, Engineering problems related to the design of offshore mobile platforms by E.C. Rechtin, J.E. Steele, and R.E. Scales (1957), Transactions, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 65, pp. 671-673 (with E.E. Strohbeck).