education and training
- Ph.D. in Oceanography, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1971
- M.A. in Physics; Mathematics minor, Sam Houston State University - (Huntsville, Texas, United States) 1967
- B.S. in Physics and Mathematics, Sam Houston State University - (Huntsville, Texas, United States) 1965
selected publications
Academic Articles1
- Islam, T., Merrell, W., & Seitz, W (2010). Galveston Futures: Developing a disaster resilient community. Journal of Geography and Regional Planning. 3(1), 001-007.
Chapters2
- Brody, S. D., Highfield, W. E., Merrell, W., & Lee, Y. (2020). Recovery Versus Protection-Based Approaches to Flood Risk Reduction: Working Towards a Framework for More Effective Mitigation in the United States. Lindell, M. K. (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Urban Disaster Resilience. 144-156. Routledge.
- Merrell, W. J., Reynolds, L. G., Cardenas, A., Gunn, J. R., & Hufton, A. J. (2011). The Ike Dike: A Coastal Barrier Protecting the Houston/Galveston Region from Hurricane Storm Surge. Environmental Science and Engineering. Badescu, V., & Cathcart, R. B. (Eds.), MACRO-ENGINEERING SEAWATER IN UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTS: ARID LOWLANDS AND WATER BODIES REHABILITATION. 691-716. Springer Nature.
in the news
recent teaching activities
- MARS491 Research Instructor
- MARS680 Int Analysis Marine Res Instructor
- MARS685 Directed Studies Instructor
- MARS685 Directed Studies: In-ab Instructor
- MARS691 Research Instructor
Email
merrellw@tamu.edu
First Name
William
Last Name
Merrell