Mark D. Orzech
Department of Oceanography
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA 93943, USA
831-656-1012 (work)
831-656-2712 (fax)
orzech@nps.edu
EDUCATION:
2008 Ph.D.
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA (expected December 2008)
Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Department of Oceanography
Major: Oceanography
Dissertation Title: “Rip Channels, Mega-Cusps, and Shoreline Change:
Measurements and Modeling”
1997 M.C.E. University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
College of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Center for Applied Coastal Research
Major: Coastal Engineering
Thesis Title: “Random Wave Transformation and Sediment Transport Across
Barred and Terraced Sand Beaches”
1993 M.A.
Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
Russian Studies Program
Major: Russian Studies
Thesis Title: “The Soviet Union and Internal Self-Determination: How the Life and
Death of a Superpower Influenced the Development of an
International Norm”
1988 B.S.
Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California
Department of Physics
Major: Physics
Research Topic: “Modeling Seismic Wave Propagation with APL”
WORK EXPERIENCE:
2001-present Research Associate
Department of Oceanography
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
1997-2001
General Engineer
Department of Oceanography
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
1997
Graduate Research Assistant
College of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
1996
Graduate Teaching Assistant
College of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
1993-1994
Facilities Technician
Novell Networks Inc., Walnut Creek, CA
1988-1990
U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer – Science Teacher
Gakurwe, Kenya
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
2007
RCEX – Rip Current Experiment II
Monterey Bay, CA
2005
Experimento Cassino – Muddy Beach Experiment
Cassino Beach, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
2003
NCEX – Nearshore Canyon Experiment
La Jolla, CA
2001
RIPEX – Rip Current Experiment I
Monterey Bay, CA
1997
SandyDuck Nearshore Processes Experiment
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Field Research Facility
Duck, NC
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
1997-2006
Computer Laboratory Instructor, Graduate Level
Department of Oceanography
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
Courses Included: Nearshore Processes, Air-Ocean Time Series, Statistics
1996
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Undergraduate Fluid Mechanics)
College of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
AFFILIATIONS AND HONORS:
1997-present Member, American Geophysical Union
1996-present NAUI-Certified Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver
1997
Certified Engineer-In-Training (EIT)
1995-1997
1991-1993
1984-1988
Davis Fellowship, University of Delaware
Academic scholarship (full), Princeton University
Dean’s List, Harvey Mudd College
PUBLICATIONS:
Orzech, M., J.H. MacMahan, and E.B. Thornton (in prep). “Swash Flow in Mega-Cusps:
Measurements with PIV and GPS,” to be submitted to J. of Coastal Research.
Orzech, M., E.B. Thornton, J.H. MacMahan, and T.P. Stanton (in review). “Rip Migration and
Alongshore Sediment Transport,” submitted to J. of Geophysical Research.
Herbers, T.H.C.; M. Orzech; S. Elgar; and R.T. Guza (2003). “Shoaling Transformation of Wave
Frequency Directional Spectra.” J. of Geophysical Research, 108 (C1), 3013,
doi:10.1029/2001JC001304.
Kobayashi, N.; M. Herrman; B. Johnson; and M. Orzech (1998). "Probabilistic distribution of
surface elevation in surf and swash zones." J. of Waterway, Port, Coastal & Ocean Engineering,
ASCE, 124(3), 99-107.
Kobayashi, N., M. Orzech, B. Johnson, and M. Herrmann (1997). "Probabilistic modeling of surf
zone and swash dynamics." Proceedings, Waves '97, ASCE, 107-121.
Orzech, M., and N. Kobayashi (1997). "Random wave transformation and sediment transport across
barred and terraced sand beaches." Res. Rpt. No. CACR-97-06, Center for Applied Coastal
Research, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
Orzech, M. (2007). “Argus Update from Southern Monterey Bay,” Eighth Argus Conference,
Oregon State University, Corvallis.
Orzech, M., E.B. Thornton, T.P. Stanton, J. Woods, and C. Minetree (2006). “Alongshore
Sediment Transport and Rip Channel Migration,” AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco.
Orzech, M., E.B. Thornton, and T.P. Stanton (2004). “Monterey Bay Argus Sites,” Sixth Argus
Conference, Oregon State University, Corvallis.
Orzech, M., E.B. Thornton, and J.H. MacMahan (2004). “Shoreline Cusps and Rip Channels from
Video Images,” AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco.
Orzech, M., T.H.C. Herbers, S. Elgar, and R.T. Guza (2000). "Frequency-Directional Spectra of
Shoaling Waves: Model Predictions and Field Observations," AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco.
Orzech M., and T.H.C. Herbers (1998). "Boussinesq Model Simulations of the Evolution of Wave
Spectra over a Sand Bar," AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco.
Orzech M., and N. Kobayashi (1997). "Random wave transformation and sediment transport across
barred and terraced sand beaches." Oral Presentation, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco.