NCSU CE
Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
North Carolina State University


Margery F. Overton
Professor of Civil Engineering
Water Resources/Environmental Engineering

Office: 319-E Mann Hall
Phone: (919) 515-7682
Fax: (919) 515-7908
E-mail: overton@eos.ncsu.edu

NCSU-Kenan Natural Hazards Mapping Program


Research Interests

Coastal hydrodynamics, dune erosion, hazard identification and mitigation in coastal environments during digital photogrammetry.

Education

PhD, Civil Engineering, Duke University, 1981

MS, Civil Engineering, Duke University, 1978

BS, Civil Engineering, Duke University, 1976

Representative Publications

M. F. Overton, W. A. Pratikto, J. C. Lu and J. S. Fisher. "Laboratory Investigation of Dune Erosion as a Function of Sand Grain Size and Dune Density," Coastal Engineering, Vol. 23, pp. 151-165, 1994.

M. F. Overton, J. S. Fisher and M. A. Young. "Laboratory Investigation of Dune Erosion Due to Wave Swash," ASCE Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Vol. 114, No. 3, pp. 367-373, May 1988.

M. F. Overton and J. S. Fisher. "Application of 3-D Computer Modeling Using Digital Photogrammetry to Measure Shoreline Change," Proc. 25th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 3, pp. 3750-3761, 1996.

M. F. Overton, C. Petrina and J. Fisher. "Determining Shoreline Position Using Historical Photography and Digital Softcopy Photogrammetry," ASPRS/ACSM Annual Convention & Exposition, Technical Paper, Vol. 1, pp. 512-513, 1996.

M. F. Overton, J. S. Fisher, and K. N. Hwang. "Development of a Dune Erosion Model using SUPERTANK Data," Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Kobe, Japan, pp. 2488-2502, October 1994.

J. S. Fisher and M. F. Overton. "Interpretation of Shoreline Position >from Aerial Photographs," Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Kobe, Japan, pp. 1998 - 2003, October 1994.

M. F. Overton and J. S. Fisher. "Shoreline Changes at Oregon Inlet," 23rd International Coastal Engineering Conference, Venice, Italy, October 1992.

Professional Memberships

American Society of Civil Engineers

American Shore and Beach Preservation Association

American Society for Engineering Education

American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Professional Registrations

Engineer-in-Training, North Carolina


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