Ivor van Heerden

Ivor van Heerden was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He
is cofounder and deputy director of the LSU Hurricane Center
and director of the Center for the Study of Public Health
Impacts of Hurricanes. He is also associate professor of
civil and environmental engineering at LSU. He holds a Ph.D.
in marine sciences from LSU, where his research focused on
the Atchafalaya River Delta; his ongoing research areas
include disaster preparation and response, coastal
geomorphology, environmental management, and habitat
restoration.