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Charles K. Sollitt

Associate Professor Emeritus
Former Director, O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory
Coastal & Ocean Engineering
Mailing Address:
School of Civil and Construction Engineering
Oregon State University
220 Owen Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-3212
 
Contact Info:
Phone: 541-737-6887
FAX: 541-737-0485
Office: 205A Graf Hall
Email: Charles.Sollitt@oregonstate.edu
 
Education:
Ph.D., Civil Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972
M.S., Civil Engineering University of Washington, 1968
B.S., Civil Engineering University of Washington, 1966
 
Interests and Research:
Professor Sollitt's interests include wave-structure-foundation interaction; breakwater behavior; directional wave spectrum analysis; and offshore wave-current measurement systems. Current projects deal with ocean outfalls and breakwater stability.
 
Teaching:
Professor Sollitt's interests include hydraulic engineering analysis of pipe systems, pumps and turbines, open channel flow; ocean wave mechanics; at-sea measurement of waves and currents; laboratory physical modeling techniques for wave and current phenomena.
 
Vita:sollitt.pdf