Douglas Lamar Inman (July 7, 1920 – February 11, 2016) was a Professor of

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at the

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. Born in Guam, the Marianas Islands, he received his B.A in physics/geology in 1942 from California State University, San Diego (now San Diego State University), his M.S. (in 1948) and Ph.D. (in 1953) in oceanography from the

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. His research was done at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, under the direction of

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. His dissertation title was ''Areal and Seasonal Variations in Beach and Nearshore Sediments at La Jolla, California.'' He was a professor of marine geology or oceanography in the University of California system since 1953 most recently as professor of oceanography at the University of California, San Diego and at the Center for Coastal Studies at Scripps. He received a

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in 1961, the International Coastal Engineering Award,

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, 1988, and the ASCE Award for outstanding contributions to the Civil Engineering Profession, American Society of Civil Engineering, Hydrology and Hydraulics Technical Group in 2000. He was a Fellow of the

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(1960), and a Fellow of the

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(1998). He was involved with a variety of international organizations and projects including the Middle East Cooperative Study and teaching in Vietnam through UNESCO. He acted as a consultant, expert witness, and arbiter on issues related to coastal oceanography. His research focused on coastal oceanography, sediment transport, waves, effects of waves on beaches, and beach and nearshore processes. His film, "The Beach: A River of Sand," received the Orbit Award for Best Scientific Teaching Film, International Film Festival, 1967. He died in

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at the age of 95 on February 11, 2016.

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profile at Scripps
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