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Interview conducted by Laura Harkewicz

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ABSTRACT:
Douglas Lamar Inman was born on July 7, 1920 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). He received his M.S. (in 1948) and Ph.D. (in 1953) in oceanography from the University of California, Los Angeles through work he had done at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. His dissertation title was Areal and Seasonal Variations in Beach and Nearshore Sediments at La Jolla, California. His graduate advisor at Scripps was Francis Parker Shepard. He has been a professor of marine geology or oceanography in the University of California system / Scripps Institution of Oceanography since 1953. He is currently a professor of oceanography at the University of California, San Diego and at the Center for Coastal Studies at Scripps. He has been involved with a variety of international organizations and projects including the Middle East Cooperative Study and teaching in Vietnam through UNESCO. He has acted as a consultant, expert witness, and arbiter on issues related to coastal oceanography. His research has focused on coastal oceanography, sediment transport, waves, effects of waves on beaches, and beach and nearshore processes. The interview focused on his experience with what he referred to as the “Sverdrup Interdisciplinary Approach” and the “Sverdrup-Revelle Tradition” and how these concepts affected the evolution of Scripps as a unique oceanographic research institution. We also discussed Inman’s personal reminiscences of Roger Revelle, his graduate student experiences at Scripps, and his efforts as a founding member of the Scripps Estates Associates. In addition, the interview included memories about Inman’s work with international scientists and his attempts to continue the Sverdrup/Revelle legacy through the Center for Coastal Studies, at which he acted as founding director from 1980 – 1987.

SUGGESTED CITATION:
Douglas L. Inman, "Oral History of Douglas Lamar Inman" (February 7, 2007). Scripps Institution of Oceanography Archives. Oral History: inman.
http://repositories.cdlib.org/sio/arch/oh/inman