The models were used to study storm surge caused by Hurricane Iniki by comparing time series of previously observed seawater levels with the research team’s modeled seawater levels in Honolulu during the storm.
The annual meeting attracted more than 400 people, including environmental engineers, wastewater system operators and other personnel in water, wastewater and water quality fields.
Kevin Cho, a UH Mānoa computer engineering senior, has been honored with the 2018 Student Engineer of the Year Award by the Hawaiʻi Council of Engineering Societies.