Dr. Matt HiattMatthew Hiatt

Position: Associate Professor, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences
Phone: 225-578-6092
E-mail: mhiatt1@lsu.edu 
Office:  2235 ECE Building
Lab: Coastal Hydrology, Hydrodynamics and Oceanography (H20), 2132 ECE Building
Research website: Coastal Hydrology, Hydrodynamics and Oceanography Lab

 

Degrees

Bachelor's Degree(s): B.S.C.E. Civil Engineering, University of Kansas, 2011

Master’s Degree(s): M.S.E. Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2013

Ph.D.(s): Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2016

 

 

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Research Interests

Coastal hydrology, environmental fluid dynamics, harmful algal blooms, water transport timescales in deltas and wetlands, hydrological connectivity in coastal environments, network analysis, nearshore waves

 

Awards & Honors

2024 LSU Rainmaker Emerging Scholar Award in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

2024 Worley Professor of Excellence Award

2022 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (NSF CAREER) Award

 

Selected Publications

Jean Louis, M., J. Dijkstra, T. Quirk, A. Rovai, P. Willemsen, and M. Hiatt (2026), The role of seasonal vegetation dynamics in shaping river delta channel networks and morphodynamics, Geomorphology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2026.110327

George, J.^, M. Hiatt, and C.W. Willson (2026), Increasing wave heights in the Gulf of Mexico driven by swell waves, Frontiers in Marine Science, 12, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1720341

Turner, C.R.R, and M. Hiatt (2025), Water exposure time distributions controlled by freshwater releases in a semi-enclosed estuary, Water Resources Research, 61, e2025WR040287. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025WR040287

Miller, P.M. and M. Hiatt (2024), Hydrometeorological indicators of the 2023 Louisiana Water Crisis, Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2024GL108545. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL108545

Merrill, J., G. Mariotti, C. Li, and M. Hiatt (2024), Impacts of tropical cyclones on wave climate and current regime in a shallow, microtidal bay, Continental Shelf Research, 273, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2024.105182