JOB TITLE: Research Hydraulic Engineer, Navigation Branch

ORGANIZATION: 
USAE Waterways Experiment Station (WES), Hydraulics Laboratory,Navigation Division/CEWES-HN-S
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180-61996011634-2455

EDUCATION:

• University of Missouri - Columbia, 1981, BS, Civil Engineering 
• University of Missouri - Rolla, 1983, MS, Civil Engineering

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
American Society of Civil Engineers
International Marine Simulator Forum

EXPERIENCE: 

As a principal investigator Navigation Branch, Mr. Webb is responsible for planning, accomplishing, and reporting on studies concerning modifications to Federal navigation channels. This usually involves a ship simulation study, prototype data collection, or both. Ship simulation studies include: Sacramento River Ship Channel, Elizabeth River, Houston/Galveston Ship Channels, Brownsville Ship Channel, San Juan Harbor, Charleston Harbor, Corpus Christi, and several locations on the Gulf IntraCoastal Waterway on the Texas Gulf coast. Mr. Webb has been involved in prototype ship transit surveys for the Houston Ship Channel, Newport News Creek, Brewerton Extension and Tolchester Channels, and the James River.

Prior to working with the ship simulator, Mr. Webb was principle investigator on physical sedimentation modeling. Experience in physical modeling includes: shoaling studies for St. Louis municipal docks, scour studies for the Jefferson Barracks Bridge at St. Louis, and automation of the Mississippi Basin Model.

Mr. Webb worked for the New Orleans District for 1 year prior to coming to WES in January 1984.

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