Making waves with tsunami research

UMR civil engineering student Adedotun Moronkeji studied up a storm this summer at Oregon State University, where he took part in research to better understand how tsunami waves affect the earth beneath the ocean.

Moronkeji worked with some Princeton University researchers to create mini-tsunamis at Oregon State's Tsunami Wave Basin, the largest experimental facility dedicated to the study of tsunamis in North America. The research was discussed recently at the sci-tech website Science Daily.

Moronkeji worked with Yin Lu “Julie” Young, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Princeton University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, to conduct studies that could lead to guidelines for building structures that will withstand tsunamis. Moronkeji's participation was funded through the National Science Foundation's Research Experience for Undergraduates program.