RESUME

Juan J. Horrillo

e-mail: jhorrillo@ims.uaf.edu

POB 750254

Fairbanks, AK. 99775

Phone: Home (907) 479-1299

            Office (907) 474-5215

 

EDUCATION

Postdoc. Tsunami numerical modeling

University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA (April, 2006-)

 

PhD. Physical Oceanography (Tsunami)

University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA (April, 2006)

 

Tsunami Student Exchange

Tohoku University, Japan (June-September, 2003)

 

MS Ocean Engineering

University of Rhode Island, USA. (April, 1997)

 

BS Civil Engineering

University of Cartagena, Colombia. (1984)

 

EXPERIENCE

Postdoc fellow

University of Alaska Fairbanks, (2006- )

Research in tsunami numerical modeling (hydrostatic non-hydrostatic models: Nonlinear shallow water approach and full Navier-Stokes method (3D))

 

Research assistant.

University of Alaska Fairbanks, (2002- 2006)

Research in tsunami numerical modeling using full Navier-Stokes equations and the Volume of Fluid method to track the free surface.

 

Marine design engineer.

Instituto Mexicano del petroleo, engineering division, Mexico (1998-2001)

Develop of risk assessment criteria and site characterization of oceanographic parameters for offshore platforms and submarine pipelines.

 

Research assistant.

University of Rhode Island, (1995-1997)

Research in numerical modeling of nonlinear waves shoaling over slope using Boundary Element Method.

 

Ocean/Civil engineer

Colombian petroleum Co. (ECOPETROL), Colombia, (1986-1992)

Structural design, cost estimation, bid evaluation, coastal structure maintenance, work supervision. On-site construction/inspection of structural projects (steel, timber, concrete) in marine and ocean environments. Projects: Ports, marinas, bridges, oil tank dikes, barge docks, etc.

 

Teaching experience

University of Cartagena, Colombia, (1984-1992)

Computer programming and applications

Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico, (1993-1995)

Physics

 

PUBLICATIONS

Horrillo, J., Knight, W., and Z. Kowalik 2007 The Kuril Islands Tsunami of November 2006. Part II: Impact at Crescent City by local amplification. Accepted  J. Geoph. Res. (Download PDF file, size: 5.24MB)

Kowalik, Z., Horrillo, J., Knight, W., and T. Logan 2007 The Kuril Islands of November 2006. Part I: Impact at Crescent City by distant scattering. Accepted  J. Geoph. Res (Download PDF file, size: 5.28MB)

Horrillo J., Kowalik Z. and Shigihara Y. 2006 Wave Dispersion Study in the Indian Ocean-Tsunami of December 26, 2004. Marine Geodesy, 29:, 149-166. (Download PDF file, size: 3.32MB)

Kowalik Z., Horrillo J. and Kornkven E. 2006 Tsunami Runup onto a Plane Beach. In Advances in Coastal and Ocean Engineering. Advanced Numerical Models for Simulating Tsunami Waves and Runup.  (ed. by  F. L-F Liu, H, Yeh & C. Synolakis),  vol. 10, pp. 0-5. World Scientific. (Download PDF file, size: 118KB)

Kowalik Z., Horrillo J. and Kornkven E. 2006  Tsunami Propagation and
Runup due to a 2D Landslide. In Advances in Coastal and Ocean Engineering.
Advanced Numerical Models for Simulating Tsunami Waves and Runup.  (ed. by P. L-F Liu, H, Yeh & C. Synolakis),  vol. 10, pp. 0-4. World Scientific. (Download PDF file, size: 432KB)

Grilli, S.T. and Horrillo, J. 1999 “Shoaling over barred-beaches in a fully nonlinear numerical wave tank”. Intl. J. Offshore and Polar Engng., 9(4), 257-263. (Download PDF file, size: 1.04MB)

Grilli, S.T. and Horrillo, J. 1998 “ Computation of periodic wave shoaling over barred-beaches in a fully nonlinear numerical wave tank”. In Proc. 8th Offshore and Polar Engng. Conf. (ISOPE98, Montreal, Canada, May 1998)(eds. Chung, J.S., Olagnon, M., Kim, C.H., Koterayama, W.), Vol. III, pps. 294-300. Intl. Society of Offshore and Polar Engng., Golden Colorado. (Download PDF file, size: 200KB)

Grilli, S.T. and Horrillo, J. 1997 “ Numerical Generation and Absorption of Fully Nonlinear Periodic Waves”. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 123(10),1060-1069. (Download PDF file, size: 0.97MB)

Grilli, S.T. and Horrillo J. 1997 “Fully Nonlinear Properties of Periodic Waves Shoaling over Mild Slopes”. In Proc.25th Intl. Conf. on Coastal Engineering (ICCE25, Orlando, USA, September 96), Vol. 1, pps. 717-730. ASCE Edition. (Download PDF file, size: 793KB)

Horrillo, J. and V. Valdes 1999 “ Mexico Industry & Regulatory. ”In Proc. OMAE99 on Pipeline Reassessment, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. pps. 41-46.

Lara, L., J. Horrillo and J. Matias, 1999 “ Transitory Criteria for Design and Reassessment of Submarine Pipeline in the Bay of Campeche. ”In Proc. OMAE99 on Pipeline Reassessment, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. pps. 145-162.

Soreano, A., Marino, I., Horrillo, J. and Ramos, R. 1999. “ Condiciones Oceanograficas para el Diseno de Lineas Submarinas en la Region Norte.” En Memorias del 4o Congreso y Expo Internacional de Ductos. Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico.

Horrillo, J. y Villalba, R. 1999. “ Estabilidad Hidrodinamica ”. Memorias del Taller de Aplicacion del Criterio Transitorio para Evaluacion de Tuberia Submarina en la Sonda de Campeche. Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo y Petroleos Mexicanos. Mexico, DF.

 

AWARDS

Scholarship and tuition fully supported by NRS-SSC, Naval Research Laboratory. Navy US Department, grant N00014-94-1-G607

 

First place award to the best research project presented at the 5th Preventive Maintenance Symposium ECOPETROL (1988)

 

Honor semester tuition awarded by the Civil Engineering faculty to the student with highest grade average. University of Cartagena (1982)

 

REFERENCES

Professor Zygmunt Kowalik

Phone: (907) 474-7753 (US)

Email: ffzg@ims.uaf.edu

 

Professor Stephan Grilli

Phone:  (401) 874-6636 (US)

Email: grilli@oce.uri.edu

 

Professor Fumihiko Imamura

Phone:81 22 217 7513 (Japan)

Email: hokusai@tsunami2.civil.tohoku.ac.jp

 

Professor Sathy Naidu

Phone: (907) 474-7032

Email: ffsan@uaf.edu

 

Professor John Olson

Phone: (907) 474-7559

Email: jvo@gi.alaska.edu


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