* denotes CHER students/postdocs under Oceana Francis

Databases

  1. Francis, Oceana; Yang, Linqiang*; Togia, Harrison* ; Tumino Di Costanzo, Giannicola* (2019), “Ocean Hazards Database (OHD) for the State of Hawaii Statewide Coastal Highway Program Report”, Mendeley Data, https://doi.org/10.17632/7p3hyypmjm.

  2. Onat, Yaprak*; Marchant, Michelle*; Francis, Oceana; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Coastal Hydraulics Engineering Resilience (CHER) Lab (2018), “Coastal vulnerability index GIS modeling of the Hawaiian Islands”, Mendeley Data, https://doi.org/10.17632/73jvpbs8tv.2.

Book Chapters

  1. Francis Oceana, Linqiang Yang*, Harrison Togia* and Gleb Panteleev (2021). Development of an Ocean Hazards Classification Scheme (OHCS) for Projecting Future Scenario Vulnerability Ranking on Coastal Built Infrastructure, In Coastal Environments. ISBN: 978-1-83881-038-2, https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.94996.

  2. Stroh, J.N., S. Kirillov, G. Panteleev, O. Francis, M. Yaremchuk, E. Bloshkina and N. Lebedev (2018). Changes in Arctic Ocean Climate Evinced through Analysis of IPY 2007–2008 Oceanographic Observations, In Arctic Studies - A Proxy for Climate Change. ISBN 978-1-78984-100-8, https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.80926.

  3. Francis, O., Coastal Adaptive Design and Adaptation, In Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Adaptive Design and Risk Management, MOP 140, American Society of Civil Engineers. (2018). ISBN 9780784415191, https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784415191.

  4. Panteleev G., M. Yaremchuk, V. Luchin, O. Francis, The Bering Sea Regional Data Assimilation System: From Climate Variability to Short Term Hindcasting,  In The Ocean in Motion - Circulation, Waves, Polar Oceanography, Springer Oceanography, (2017), ISBN 978-3-319-71933-7, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71934-4.

Journal Articles

  1. Ghazvinian, H.; Karami, H.; Jun, C.; Francis, O.; Bateni, S.M.; DadrasAjirlou, Y.; Band, S. Laboratory Comparison of Evaporation Rate Between Colorado Sanken Evaporation Pan and Class A Evaporation Pan (Case Study: Semnan, Iran). Preprints 2023, 2023020165. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202302.0165.v1.

  2. Panteleev, G., M. Yaremchuk, O. Francis (2022). Reconstruction of the rheological parameters in a sea ice model with viscoplastic rheology. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-21-0158.1.

  3. Onat, Y.* and O. Francis (2021). Strong extratropical cyclone generated ocean swells in the Northern Pacific from modeling and in-situ observations on the Hawaiian Islands. Ocean Modelling, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2021.101888.

  4. Brandes, H., O. Doygun, O. Francis, G. Zhang, C. Rossi*, L. Yang*, H. Togia* (2021). CRESI: A susceptibility index methodology to assess roads threatened by coastal erosion, Ocean & Coastal Management, 213, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105845.

  5. Pipko, I., S. Pugach, V. Luchin, O. Francis, N. Savelieva, A. Charkin, O. Dudarev, I. Semiletov (2021). Surface CO2 system dynamics in the Gulf of Anadyr during the open water season, Continental Shelf Research, 104371, ISSN 0278-4343, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2021.104371.

  6. Panteleev, G., Yaremchuk, M., Stroh, J. N., Francis, O. P., and Allard, R. (2020). Parameter Optimization in Sea Ice Models with Elastic-Viscoplastic Rheology, The Cryosphere, 14, 4427–4451, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-4427-2020.

  7. Yang, L.* and O. Francis (2019). Sea-Level Rise and Vertical Land Motion on the Islands of Oahu and Hawaii, Hawaii. Advances in Space Research, 64(11), 2221-2232, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2019.08.028.

  8. Stroh, J.N., G. Panteleev, M. Yaremchuk, O. Francis, R. Allard (2019). Toward optimization of rheology in sea ice models through data assimilation. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-18-0239.1.

  9. Francis, O., K. Kim, P. Pant (2019). Stakeholder assessment of coastal risks and mitigation strategies. Ocean & Coastal Management, 179, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.104844.

  10. Togia, H.*, O. Francis, K. Kim, G. Zhang (2019). Segment-based approach for assessing hazard risk of coastal highways in Hawai’i. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Sage Publications Inc. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118821679.

  11. Kim, K., O. Francis, E. Yamashita (2018). Learning to Build Resilience into Transportation Systems. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Sage Publications Inc. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118786622.

  12. Onat, Y.*, M. Marchant*, O. Francis and K. Kim (2018). Coastal exposure of the Hawaiian Islands using GIS-based index modeling. Ocean & Coastal Management, 163, 113-129, ISSN 0964-5691, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.06.003.

  13. Onat, Y.*, O. Francis and K. Kim (2018). Vulnerability assessment and adaptation to sea level rise in high-wave environments: A case study on O'ahu, Hawai'i, Ocean & Coastal Management, 157, 147-159, ISSN 0964-5691, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.02.021.

  14. Francis, O., G. Panteleev, M. Yaremchuk, V. Luchin, J. Stroh, P. Posey, D. Herbert (2018). Observing System Simulation Experiments and Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis - methods for observational programs in the Arctic Ocean. Arctic, Vol. 71, Suppl. 1, 1-14, https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4603.

  15. Francis, O.P., M. Yaremchuk, G.G. Panteleev, J. Zhang, and M. Kulakov (2017). Anomalous circulation in the Pacific sector of the Arctic Ocean in July-December 2008. Ocean Modelling, 117, 12-27, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2017.06.006.

  16. Panteleev, G., M. Yaremchuk, O. Francis, P.J. Stabeno, T. Weingartner, and J. Zhang (2016), An inverse modeling study of circulation in the Eastern Bering Sea during 2007-2010. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 121, 3970-3989, https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JC011287.

  17. Panteleev G., M. Yaremchuk, O. Francis, T. Kikuchi (2013). Configuring High Frequency Radar observations in the Southern Chukchi Sea. Polar Science, 7(2), 72-81, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polar.2013.01.001.

  18. Francis, O.P. and D.E. Atkinson (2012). Synoptic forcing of wave state in the southeast Chukchi Sea, Alaska, at an offshore location. Natural Hazards, Volume 62, Number 3, 1169-1189, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-012-0142-4.

  19. Francis, O.P. and D.E. Atkinson (2012). Synoptic forcing of wave state in the southeast Chukchi Sea, Alaska, at nearshore locations. Natural Hazards, Volume 62, Number 3, 1273-1300, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-012-0148-y.

  20. Francis, O.P., G.G. Panteleev, and D.E. Atkinson (2011), Ocean wave conditions in the Chukchi Sea from satellite and in situ observations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L24610, https://doi.org/10.1029/2011GL049839.

  21. Dietrich, M., B.M.Peterson, P. Albrecht, M. Altmann, A.J. Barth, P.J.Bennie, R. Bertram, N.G.Bochkarev, H. Bock, J.M.Braun, A.Burenkov, S.Collier, L.Z. Fang, O.P.Francis, A.V. Filippenko, C.B. Foltz, W. Gässler, C.M. Gaskell, M. Geffert, K.K. Ghosh, R.W. Hilditch, R.K. Honeycutt, K. Horne, J.P. Huchra, S.Kaspi, M. Kümmel, K.M. Leighly, D.C. Leonard, Yu.F. Malkov, D. Maoz, V. Mikhailov, H.R. Miller, A.C. Morrill, H. Netzer, J. Noble, P.T. O'Brien, T.D. Oswalt, S.P. Pebley, M. Pfeiffer, V.I. Pronik, B.C. Qian, J.W. Robertson, A. Robinson, K.S. Rumstay, J. Schmoll, S.G. Sergeev, E.A. Sergeeva, A.I. Shapovalova, D.R. Skillman, S.A. Snedden, G.M. Stirpe, J.Tao, G.W. Turner, R.M.Wagner, S.J. Wagner, B.J.Wilkes, H.Wu, W.Zheng and Z.L. Zou (1998). Steps toward determination of the size and structure of the broad-line region in active galactic nuclei. XII. Ground-based monitoring of 3C 390.3, Astrophys. J. Supp., 115 (2), 185-202, https://doi.org/10.1086/313085.

  22. McLaughlin K.W., D.S. Eschliman, O.P. Francis, and D.W. Duquette (1994). Near-threshold photoionization spectrum of aligned Ca 4s5p1P1, Physical Review A, 49 (1), 240-245, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.49.240.

Technical Reports

  1. Francis, O., and L. Yang* (2020). Stormwater Drainage Design and Best Management Practices with Applications to Roadways and Climate Change. A Research Report from the Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center, February 2020.

  2. Francis, O., H. Brandes, G. Zhang, D. Ma, L. Yang*, O. Doygun, H. Togia*, C. Rossi, G. Costanzo* (2019). State of Hawaii Statewide Coastal Highway Program Report. Prepared for the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, Project Number HWY-06-16, August 21, 2019, https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2019/09/State-of-Hawaii-Statewide-Coastal-Highway-Program-Report_Final_2019.pdf.

  3. Brandes, H. and O. Francis (2018). Final Report of Preliminary Field Investigation, Rankings and Recommendations, Project Number HWY-06-16, State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Highways Division, January 31, 2018.

  4. Irvine, J.L.*, and O.P. Francis (2016). Engineering Feasibility Study of a Water Catchment System for Moku o Loe (Coconut Island), Hawaii. University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program, Honolulu, HI, 300 pp.

  5. Panteleev, G., M. Yaremchuk, J. Stroh, O. Francis, P. Posey, and D. Herbert (2016). Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis and Observing System Simulation Experiments as a tool to analyze and optimize observations in the Arctic Ocean. Arctic Observing Summit (AOS) 2016, 3rd Biennial Arctic Observing Summit, Fairbanks, Alaska, March 2016. http://www.arcticobservingsummit.org/sites/arcticobservingsummit.org/files/Panteleev-WP-asw_white_ASA_OSSE_panteleev_et_al.pdf

  6. Francis, O.P., A.T. Metzger, H. Statscewich, and P. Winsor (2016). Physical Oceanographic and Meteorological Data for the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas to Support Reliability-Based Design Criteria for Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Structures. University of Alaska Fairbanks presented to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, BSEE contract number: E13PC00014, February 2016, 80 pp.

  7. Francis, O.P. (2014). Design Wave Information for Cordova, Alaska. University of Alaska Fairbanks presented to the City of Cordova, August 2014, 39 pp.

  8. USACE (2006). Relocation Planning Project Master Plan, Kivalina, Alaska. Prepared by Tryck Nyman Hays, Inc. and URS Corporation for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District, Contract No./Order No. DACW85-03-D-0006-0003, June 2006. http://www.poa.usace.army.mil/Portals/34/docs/civilworks/reports/KivalinaMasterPlanMainReportJune2006.pdf

Invited Conference Presentations

  1. Francis, O. (2021). Statewide Coastal Highway Program Report. Featured speaker. Coastal Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute | American Society of Civil Engineers Joint Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 17, 2021.

  2. Francis, O. (presenter), L. Yang*, H. Harrison*, K. Kim, P. Pant, E. Yamashita (2020). Stormwater Management for Transportation Planners and Engineers. Panel session on UTC Transportation Resilience. The Pacific Risk Management ‘Ohana (PRiMO) 2020 Conference, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 10-13, 2020.

  3. Francis, O., C. Goodfellow, S. Quinlan, E. Sniffen, and S. Lemmo (moderator) (2019). Panel session on Case Study on Coastal Erosion – North Shore of Oahu. Future Focus V Conference, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 16, 2019.

  4. Francis, O., P. Smith (2019) Session speaker on Formation of the Society of Native Hawaiian Engineers. Society of Native Hawaiian Engineers 2019 Conference, Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii, September 29-October 1, 2019.

  5. Francis, O. (2018). Topics: (1) Dams, (2) Storm drainage design and flood mitigation control, (3) Coastal protection and erosion. Pacific Partnership 2018 Engineering Subject Matter Expert Exchanges, City of Bengkulu Public Works and University of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia, March 26-29, 2018.

  6. Francis, O. (2017). Vulnerability and Adaptation of Coastal Infrastructure. National Coastal Engineering Research Board (CERB) Meeting, US Army Corps of Engineers, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 27-28, 2017.

  7. Francis, O. (2017). Topics: (1) Coastal / Storm Engineering and Sea Level Rise, (2) Climate Vulnerability, (3) Engineering Adaptation: Identifying and Prioritizing Measures. Pacific Partnership 2017 Engineering Subject Matter Expert Exchanges, DaNang, Vietnam, May 16, 2017.

  8. Francis, O.P. and K. Kim (2017). Flourishing in the Anthropocene: Integrating Local and Indigenous Knowledge with Global Climate Models. Resilient Cities for Human Flourishing: Governing the Asia-Pacific Urban Transition in the Anthropocene, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, March 2-3, 2017.

  9. Francis, O. (2016). Topics: (1) Assessing the Vulnerability of Coastal Flooding, (2) Responding to Coastal Flooding. Pacific Partnership 2016 Engineering Subject Matter Expert Exchanges, Padang State University, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, August 22-26, 2016.

  10. Francis, O. (2016). Topics: (1) Assessing the Vulnerability of Coastal Flooding, (2) Responding to Coastal Flooding. Pacific Partnership 2016 Engineering Subject Matter Expert Exchanges, University of Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia, August 8-13, 2016.

  11. Francis, O. (2015). An Introduction to Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation. East-West Center Evening Seminar, University of Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 28, 2015.

  12. Francis, O. (2014). 2014 AISES Region 2 Conference - A keynote address. American Indian Science and Engineering Society Region 2 Conference, University of Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 28, 2014.

  13. Francis, O. (2013). Wave Studies in the higher latitudes. Engineering Research and Development Center, Coastal & Hydraulics Laboratory, Vicksburg, Mississippi, June 12, 2013.

  14. Francis, O. (2013). Wave analysis using numerical modeling, satellite and in situ observations for the higher latitudes. Second Joint Korea-Hawaii Workshop on Resilient Coastal Structures for Tsunami and Storm Surge Hazards, Seoul, Korea, April 23, 2013.

  15. Francis, O. (2012). Science and Engineering Activities due to Climate Change. Hawaii Water Environment Association/ American Society of Civil Engineers/ American Water Works Association Joint Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 15, 2012.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

  1. Onat, Y.* and O. Francis (2023). Projection of Strong Extratropical Cyclone-generated Swells in the Hawaiian Islands. ISOPE-2023, 33rd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, Ottawa, Canada, June 19-23, 2023.

  2. Kim, K. and O. Francis (2018). Integrating In-situ, Laboratory and Computer Models for Coastal Hazards, Proc. Oceans ’18, MTS/IEEE Charleston, South Carolina, 22-25 October, 2018.

  3. Kim, K., O. Francis, E. Yamashita. Learning to Build Resilience into Transportation Systems. 97th TRB Annual Meeting, January 7-11, 2018, in Washington, D.C and the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/176062.aspx.

  4. Kim, K. and O. Francis (2017). Coastal Hazards: Planning, Engineering, and Governing for Adaptation. Climate Disaster Governance, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 21-22 September 2017.

  5. Francis, O.P. and K. Kim (2017). Flourishing in the Anthropocene: Integrating Local and Indigenous Knowledge with Global Climate Models. Resilient Cities for Human Flourishing: Governing the Asia-Pacific Urban Transition in the Anthropocene, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 2-3 March, 2017.

  6. Sateriale, M.*, R. Ghorbani, O. Francis, Y. Sadaat (2015). Adjustable Wave chamber for Better Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting, Proc. Oceans ’15, MTS/IEEE Genova, Italy, 18-21 May, 2015.

  7. Sateriale, M.*, Ghorbani, R., O. Francis (2014). Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulation of Wave Absorbers at Helmholtz Resonance, Proc. Oceans '14, MTS/IEEE Taipei, Taiwan. 7-10 April, 2014.

  8. Francis-Chythlook, O.P., 2005. Field observations of storm-induced water levels for Elson Lagoon, Barrow, Alaska, Reports on Polar and Marine Research, Montreal, Canada, Report of the 5th International Workshop, 13-16 October 2004.

  9. Francis-Chythlook, O.P., 2005. Results of a wave climate study for Elson Lagoon, Barrow, Alaska, Reports on Polar and Marine Research, Montreal, Canada, Report of the 5th International Workshop, 13-16 October 2004.

  10. Francis-Chythlook, O.P. and J. Brown, 2005. Additional erosion observations for the Elson Lagoon Key Site, Barrow, Alaska, Reports on Polar and Marine Research, Montreal, Canada, Report of the 5th International Workshop, 13-16 October 2004.

Departmental Seminars

  1. Francis Oceana and Kamuela Yong (2021), Na Hokua STEM career talk, UH College of Education, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 23, 2021.

  2. Francis O., T. Sutherland, K. Barton, R. Zenil-Ferguson (2021), Panel Speakers, “Women in STEM” Presented by the American Association of University Women at University of Hawaii at Mānoa through the Office of Civic and Community Engagement, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 4, 2021.

  3. Francis, O., O. Boric-Lubecke, J. Zhang, F. Zhu, J. Nakatsu (2021), Panel Speakers, “Get to Know Them: Women in College of Engineering Faculty”, Society of Women Engineers, University of Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 10, 2021.

  4. Francis, O. (2021). Introduction of Oceana Francis as ASCE Student Chapter Faculty Advisor. ASCE First General Meeting, ASCE Student Chapter, University of Hawaii at Manoa, January 26, 2021.

  5. Francis, O., T.T.T. Nguyen and A.K. Serna (2018). Broaden Participation of Native Hawaiians for Engineering Faculty Careers. Professors and Pizza Seminar, College of Engineering, University of Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 27, 2018.

  6. Francis, O. (2017).  An Introduction to Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering. Spring 2017 Women’s Studies Colloquium, Department of Women’s Studies, University of Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 10, 2017.

  7. Francis, O., (2016). Engineering for Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge. CEE691/EE699/ME691 Seminars in Renewable Energy and Island Sustainability (REIS), College of Engineering, University of Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 13, 2016.

  8. Francis, O. (2015). Using the IPCC and NOAA Based Frameworks in Assessing and Adapting to Sea Level Rise. Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering Seminar, Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering, University of Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 25, 2015.

  9. Francis, O. (2015). An Introduction to Civil Engineering. Engineering Ohana Faculty Speak Session, College of Engineering, University of Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 4, 2015.

  10. Francis, O. (2014). An Introduction to Engineering. Honors 101 class, University of Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 30, 2014.

  11. Francis, O. (2013). Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. ME 322 class, University of Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 28, 2013.

  12. Francis, O., (2012). Sea Level Changes and Coastal Sustainability. Renewable Energy and Island Sustainability (REIS), College of Engineering, University of Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 25, 2012.

Published Abstracts

  1. Panteleev, G., M. Yaremchuk, O. Francis (Submitted). Toward optimization of the sea ice visco-plastic rheology parameters through the 4Dvar inversion. AGU Ocean Science Meeting, Feb 27-Mar 4, 2022, Honolulu, HI, https://www.aslo.org/osm2022.

  2. Yaremchuk, M., G. Panteleev, O.P. Francis, R. Allard (Submitted). Parameter Optimization in Sea Ice Models with Elastic-Viscoplastic Rheology. AGU Ocean Science Meeting, Feb 27-Mar 4, 2022, Honolulu, HI, https://www.aslo.org/osm2022.

  3. Panteleev, G., M. Yaremchuk, O. Francis (Submitted). Toward optimization of the sea ice visco-plastic rheology parameters through the 4Dvar inversion. MOSAiC workshop, 18-22 October 2021. https://mosaic-expedition.org.

  4. Yaremchuk, M., G. Panteleev, O.P. Francis, R. Allard (Submitted). Parameter Optimization in Sea Ice Models with Elastic-Viscoplastic Rheology. MOSAiC workshop, 18-22 October 2021. https://mosaic-expedition.org/

  5. Panteleev G., M. Yaremchuk, O. Francis (Submitted). Toward optimization of the sea ice visco-plastic rheology parameters through the 4Dvar inversion. 10th IICWG-DA workshop, https://www.mercator-ocean.fr/en/events/call-for-abstract-10th-international-workshop-on-sea-ice-modelling-assimilation-observations-predictions-and-verification.

  6. Francis, O.P., H. Brandes, G. Zhang, D. Ma, L. Yang*, O. Doygun, H. Togia*, C. Rossi, G. Costanzo*. The State of Hawaii Statewide Coastal Highway Program Report. AGU Ocean Science Meeting, Feb 16-21, 2020, San Diego, CA, PC24B-1789. Poster Presentation.

  7. H. Togia*, L. Yang*, O.P. Francis. Ocean Hazard Database for Hawaiian Coastal Highways. AGU Ocean Science Meeting, Feb 16-21, 2020, San Diego, CA, PC24B-1787. Poster Presentation.

  8. L. Yang*, H. Togia*, O.P. Francis. New method for quantifying ocean hazards for Hawaiian coastal highways. AGU Ocean Science Meeting, Feb 16-21, 2020, San Diego, CA, PC24B-1785. Poster Presentation.

  9. Panteleev, G., M. Yaremchuk, J.N.Stroh, O.P. Francis, R. Allard. Parameter optimization in a sea ice model with elasto-visco-plastic (EVP) rheology. AGU Ocean Science Meeting, Feb 16-21, 2020, San Diego, CA, HE44E-2173. Poster Presentation.

  10. Francis, O., Y. Onat*, L. Yang*, H. Togia* (2018). Efforts on research, training, and diversity within CHER (Coastal Hydraulics Engineering Resilience) at the University of Hawaii Manoa. Pīkoʻokoʻo 2018, Hilinamā- pō ʻo Kāloapau me Kāne, October 5-6, 2018, Honolulu, HI. Oral Presentation.

  11. McGregor, D., Kaʻakua J., Baker C.K., Francis O.P., Alegado R.A. (2018). Kūkulu ke Ea a Kanaloa: Kanaloa Kahoʻolawe as piko for envisioning culturally-centered research and curriculum at UH Mānoa. Pīkoʻokoʻo 2018, Hilinamā- pō ʻo Kāloapau me Kāne, October 5-6, 2018, Honolulu, HI. Oral Presentation.

  12. Onat, Y.*, Marchant, M.*, Francis, O. P. and Kim, K. (2018). Coastal Vulnerability Evaluation of the Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Risk Management O’hana, August 6-9, Honolulu, HI. Poster Presentation.

  13. Togia, H.F.*, Francis, O.P., Zhang, G., Kim, K. (2018). A Segment Based Approach for Assessing Hazard Risk of Coastal Highways in Hawaiʻi. Pacific Risk Management O’hana, August 6-9, Honolulu, HI. Poster Presentation.

  14. Onat, Y.* and O. Francis (2018). Extratropical Storm Generated Swell Induced Vulnerability Effect on a Tropical Island. 1139 presented at 36th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE) 2018, July 30-August 3, 2018, Baltimore, Maryland. Oral Presentation.

  15. Francis. O. (2018). Coastal Adaptive Design and Adaptation. OS20-A011 presented at Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 15th Annual Meeting, June 3-8, 2018, Honolulu, Hawaii. Oral Presentation.

  16. Yang, L.* and O. Francis (2018). Sea-level Rise and Storm Surge Study Using Integrated Geodetic Datasets and Circulation Modeling in the Hawaiian Islands. OS20-A010 presented at Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 15th Annual Meeting, June 3-8, 2018, Honolulu, Hawaii. Poster Presentation.

  17. Onat, Y.* and O. Francis (2018). A Framework to Reduce the Challenges in Defining the Vulnerability of the Hawaiian Islands and an Initial Selection of Local Scale Adaptation Measures. OS20-A005 presented at Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 15th Annual Meeting, June 3-8, 2018, Honolulu, Hawaii. Oral Presentation.

  18. Nguyen, T.T.T., A. K. Serna, O.P. Francis, S. Miller (2018). Can I Be an Engineering Professor? Fostering Native Hawaiian Engineering Graduate Student Reflections. 40th Annual Hawaii Educational Research Association Conference, January 13, 2018, Honolulu, Hawaii. Oral Presentation.

  19. Kim, K., O. Francis, E. Yamashita (2018). Learning to Build Resilience into Transportation Systems. 97th TRB Annual Meeting, January 7-11, 2018, Washington, D.C. Poster Presentation.

  20. Panteleev, G., O.P. Francis, M. Yaremchuk, J. Zhang, M. Kulakov, Y. Onat* (2017). Anomalous circulation in the Pacific sector of the Arctic Ocean in July-December 2008. C21D-1144 presented at 2017 Fall Meeting, AGU, New Orleans, LA, 11-15 Dec. Poster Presentation.

  21. Francis, O.P. and Y. Onat* (2017). Vulnerability of island communities to climate change. Navigating Towards Security & Sustainability, Pacific Risk Management ‘Ohana (PRIMO), March 20-23, 2017, Honolulu, Hawaii. Oral Presentation.

  22. Onat Y.* and O.P. Francis (2017). Success of adaptation measures in coastal communities. Navigating Towards Security & Sustainability, Pacific Risk Management ‘Ohana (PRIMO), March 20-23, 2017, Honolulu, Hawaii. Oral Presentation.

  23. Francis, O.P. and K. Kim (2017). Managed Retreat: Lessons from Alaska for Hawaii and Coastal Communities. Alaska Marine Science Symposium, January 23-27, 2017, Anchorage, Alaska. Poster Presentation.

  24. Francis, O.P., G. Panteleev and M. Yaremchuk (2017). Optimized drifter observations: An efficient and cheap way for operational hindcast of the circulation in the Chukchi Sea. Alaska Marine Science Symposium, January 23-27, 2017, Anchorage, Alaska. Oral Presentation.

  25. Irvine, L.* and O.P. Francis (2016) Island Sust-ʻāina-bility Case Study: Rainwater Harvesting Feasibility for Moku o Loe, Hawaiian Islands. TIDES OF TRANSFORMATION: Pacific Pasts, Pacific Futures, Australian Association for Pacific Studies. The Cairns Institute, James Cook University. Cairns, North Queensland, Australia, 1-4 April 2016. Oral Presentation.

  26. Panteleev, G., M. Yaremchuk, O. Francis, P. Stabeno, T. Weingartner (2016). A 4D Variational Reanalysis of the Bering Sea Circulation in 2007-2010. Alaska Marine Science Symposium, 25-29 January 2016, Anchorage, AK, USA. Oral presentation.

  27. Panteleev, G., I. Semiletov, N. Shakhova, O. Francis, M. Yaremchuk (2015). Variability of the Circulation and Off-shore Transports in the Pacific sector of the Arctic Ocean. AGU Fall Meeting, 14-18 December 2015, San Francisco, CA, USA. Poster presentation.

  28. Irvine, L.* and O.P. Francis (2015) Island Sust-ʻāina-bility: Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Study for Moku-o-Loʻe, Oʻahu, Hawaiian Islands. Second Conference on Water Resource Sustainability Issues on Tropical Islands. Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1-3 December, 2015. Oral presentation.

  29. Babcock, R., O. Francis, J. Nielson*, K. Falinski, K. Smith, and B. Harada (2015). Retrofit Design for Improved Sediment Retention of Honokowai Structure #8: Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling Analysis with Changing Land-Use. AWWA-HWEA Pacific Water Conference, 4 February 2015, Honolulu, HI, USA. Poster presentation (Awarded 1st place).

  30. Francis, O., Jacob Stroh, Gleb Panteleev, Max Yaremchuk, Peter Bieniek. (2015) Toward a Better Hindcast/Forecast of Waves in the Arctic Ocean. Alaska Marine Science Symposium, 19-23 January 2015, Anchorage, AK, USA. Book of Abstracts http://www.nprb.org/assets/amss/images/uploads/2015_AMSS_Book_of_Abstracts.pdf Poster presentation.

  31. Irvine, L.*, A. Kaniela Fernandez* and O.P. Francis (2014). Water Resources Sustʻāinability: Vision for Moku o Loe (Coconut Island). Hawaii Conservation Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii, July 2014. Poster presentation.

  32. Irvine, L.* and O.P. Francis (2014). Water Sustainability Vision for Moku o Loe (Coconut Island). HWEA Annual Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii, May, 2014. Poster presentation.

  33. Francis, O., G. Panteleev, J. Stroh, and M. Yaremchuk (2014). Toward a better hindcast of waves in the Arctic Ocean. EGU General Assembly 2014, 27 April - 2 May, 2014 in Vienna, Austria. Poster presentation.

  34. Bouchard, R.H., R.E. Jensen, D.W. Wang, G.Z. Forristall, O.P. Francis, and R.E. Riley (2014). Extreme Wave Height Reports from the NDBC Buoys during Hurricane Sandy. 68th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference/Tropical Cyclone Research Forum, 3-6 March 2014, NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction, College Park, MD. Oral presentation.

  35. Francis, O. P., G.G. Panteleev, J. Stroh, M. Yaremchuk (2014) Toward a Reliable Wave Hindcast in the Pacific Sector of the Arctic Ocean. Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014, 23-28 February 2014, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Book of Abstracts http://www.sgmeet.com/osm2014/static/files/osm2014-program-low.pdf Oral Presentation.

  36. Irvine, L.* and O.P. Francis (2014). Coconut Island: Development of Feasibility Study for Water Sustainability. UH Sea Grant Hanauma Bay Education Program Outreach Lecture, 16 January, 2014. Oral presentation.

  37. Francis, O. and G. Panteleev (2013). Wave Conditions in the Arctic Ocean: modeling study and data analysis. Arctic Science Summit Week, Krakow, Poland, 13-19 April, 2013. Oral presentation.

  38. Francis, O., M. Yaremchuk, G. Panteleev, and J. Stroh (2013). Configuration of High Frequency Radar observations in the Southern Chukchi Sea. Alaska Marine Science Symposium 21-25 January 2013, Anchorage, AK, USA. Book of Abstracts http://www.nprb.org/assets/amss/images/uploads/files/AMSS2013_Book_of_Abstracts.pdf. Poster presentation.

  39. Stroh, J., G. Panteleev, D. Nicolsky, O. Francis, and D. Nechaev (2013). Maximum Likelihood Ensemble Filter (MLEF) as a potential tool for re-analysis and operational hindcast in the Arctic Ocean. Alaska Marine Science Symposium 21-25 January 2013, Anchorage, AK, USA. Book of Abstracts http://www.nprb.org/assets/amss/images/uploads/files/AMSS2013_Book_of_Abstracts.pdf. Poster presentation.

  40. Panteleev, G., O. Francis, J. Stroh, J. Zhang, and A. Kurapov (2013). Estimates of the volume transport in the Eastern Bering Sea shelf through 4Dvar data assimilation of hydro-physical data. Alaska Marine Science Symposium 21-25 January 2013, Anchorage, AK, USA. Book of Abstracts http://www.nprb.org/assets/amss/images/uploads/files/AMSS2013_Book_of_Abstracts.pdf. Poster presentation.

  41. Francis, O. D. Atkinson, R. Jensen, and G. Panteleev (2011). Ocean wave analysis of the southeast Chukchi Sea. 12th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting and Coastal Hazards Symposium. Kohala Coast, Hawaii, 30 October - 4 November 2011. Poster presentation.

  42. Francis, O., D. Atkinson, R. Jensen, and G. Panteleev (2011). Significant wave heights using a Recording Doppler Current Profiler and the Wave Model WAM in western Alaska. Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program, Anchorage, AK, 29 January 2011. Poster presentation.

  43. Francis, O., D. Atkinson, R. Jensen, and G. Panteleev (2010). Validation of significant wave heights of the Wave Model WAM using a Recording Doppler Current Profiler. 14th Arctic Ocean Model Intercomparison Project, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA, 19-22 October 2010. Poster presentation.

  44. Francis, O., G. Panteleev, D. Atkinson (2010). Toward accurate monitoring of currents in the southeast Chukchi Sea region of Alaska. 14th Arctic Ocean Model Intercomparison Project, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA, 19-22 October 2010. Poster presentation.

  45. Francis, O., D. Atkinson, T. Weingartner, and G. Panteleev (2010). Accurate current and circulation monitoring through use of coastal radar stations and moorings in Alaska. Alaska Marine Science Symposium, Anchorage, AK, 18-22 January 2010. Poster presentation.

  46. Francis, O. and D.E. Atkinson (2009). Wave states in the Chukchi Sea. Lessons from Continuity and Change in the Fourth International Polar Year Symposium, Inland Northwest Research Alliance and University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, 4-7 March 2009. Poster presentation.

  47. Statscewich H., R. Potter, D. Atkinson, and O. Francis (2009). Collection of Ocean Current and Wave Height Data from a CODAR: Chukchi Sea, Alaska. Lessons from Continuity and Change in the Fourth International Polar Year Symposium, Inland Northwest Research Alliance and University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, 4-7 March 2009. Poster presentation.

  48. Francis, O. and D.E. Atkinson (2008). Synoptic forcing of severe wave states in the southeast Chukchi Sea. Eos Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract A51E-0162. Poster presentation.

  49. Francis-Chythlook, O. and D.E. Atkinson (2008). Using Gumbel distribution to estimate return intervals for extreme wind events for Alaska and Hawaii. 19th Conf. on Probability and Statistics, New Orleans, LA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., P1.9. Poster presentation.

  50. Francis-Chythlook, O. and D.E. Atkinson (2007). Deployment of an RDCP600 to measure directional wave spectra in open and marginal ice zones. 10th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting and Coastal Hazard Symposium. North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, 11-16 November 2007. Poster presentation.

  51. Francis-Chythlook, O. and D.E. Atkinson (2007). Investigating methods of wave-ice interactions. Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS43B-1235. Poster presentation.

  52. Francis-Chythlook, O. and D.E. Atkinson (2007). Estimating strong wind event return frequency in Alaska. Great Alaska Weather Modeling Symposium, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophys. Inst., 13-15 March 2007. Poster presentation.

  53. Francis-Chythlook, O. and D.E. Atkinson (2006). Extreme value wind analysis in Alaska. Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract A21A-0828. Poster presentation.

  54. Atkinson, D.E., J. Marra, O. Francis-Chythlook, J. Partain, D. Levinson, and J. Jensen (2006). Improving Coastal Zone Emergency Response: A pathway from Research to Human Benefits. American Association for the Advancement of Science Arctic Division Annual Meeting, Fairbanks, Alaska, Oct 2-4, 2006. Poster presentation.

  55. Atkinson, D.E., O. Gruzdeva., O. Francis-Chythlook, A. Hoque, S. Ogorodov, A. Vasiliev, J. Turner (2005). Environmental Forcing: Working Group Summary. Berichte zur Polar und Meeresforschung, 506(2005) Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven: 13-14. Poster presentation.

  56. Atkinson, D.E., J. Partain, D. Levinson, J. Walsh, J. Jensen, O. Francis-Chythlook (2005). Assisting emergency response in the coastal zone, International Conference on Arctic Research Planning, Copenhagen, Denmark, 10-12 November 2005. Poster presentation.

Video/Film

  1. UH Engineering “Many Voices”, College of Engineering, University of Hawaii, March 30, 2017. https://youtu.be/5P4j7aiSMvY

  2. Beyond Vulnerability-To Adaptation-Oceana Francis, PhD, PE (UH Engineering), On Climate Change-Beyond Outrage, ThinkTech Hawaii, May 24, 2016. https://youtu.be/vmfrjLxNs-o

Dissertations and Theses

  1. Hataishi, M. (2022). Evaluation of the Sandsavers for Wailua Beach, Kaua’i using the Coastal Modeling System. M.S. Plan A Thesis, Honolulu, Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1, 172. Advisor: Oceana Francis.

  2. Hunter, N. (2022). Indicators for coral health for the Coastal Road Erosion Susceptibility Index (CRESI) On Oahu, Hawaii, USA. M.S. Plan A Thesis, Honolulu, Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1, 43. Advisor: Oceana Francis.

  3. Takahashi, C. (2022). Using soil erodibility factor and saturated hydraulic conductivity to assess coast and beach geomorphology for the Coastal Road Erosion Susceptibility Index (CRESI) on Oahu, Hawaii, USA. M.S. Plan A Thesis, Honolulu, Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1, 247. Advisor: Oceana Francis.

  4. Martinez, B.A. (2022). Development of a quantitative criteria for the Coastal Road Erosion Susceptibility Index (CRESI) using stability analysis of seawalls under ocean non-hazard and hazard loading conditions on Oahu, HI. M.S. Plan A Thesis, Honolulu, Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1, 98. Advisor: Oceana Francis.

  5. Lam, S. (2022). Condition State and Effectiveness of Coastal Armoring Structures for the Coastal Road Erosion Susceptibility Index (CRESI) for Oahu, Hawaii. M.S. Plan B Report, Honolulu, Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1, 148. Advisor: Oceana Francis.

  6. Han, R. (2022). Assessment of stakeholder perceptions of ocean hazard risk for coastal infrastructure/ roadways, Maui County, Hawai’i. M.S. Plan A Thesis, Honolulu, Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1, 483. Advisor: Oceana Francis.

  7. Hopkins, B. (2021). Laboratory Comparison of Precast Structures for Dissipation of Wave Energy. M.S. Plan A Thesis, Honolulu, Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1, 61. Advisor: Oceana Francis.

  8. Harrison, H. (2020). Stormwater Management for the Improved Resiliency of Highways during Extreme Events in Steep Watershed Regions: A Modeling Case Study in Waimanalo, HI. 1, 58. Advisor: Oceana Francis.

  9. Onat, Y. (2018). Extratropical storm-generated swells induced vulnerability effects on the tropical islands of Hawai’i. Ph.D. Dissertation, Honolulu, Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1, 154. Advisor: Oceana Francis.

  10. Nielson, J. (2016). Evaluation of GSSHA for simulating sediment concentrations in steep Hawaiian watersheds. M.S. Thesis, Honolulu, Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1, 99. Advisor: Oceana Francis.