Oakland childhood, UC Berkeley, 1940-1943; ROTC experience, Army Ordnance officer, England, France; graduate studies in coastal and ocean engineering at UCB: wave and beach research, tsunamis, risk analysis, turbulent motion; thoughts on synergy of sharing ideas, value of publication, advising and mentoring graduate students; UC Berkeley College of Engineering teaching and governance, 1957-1987: acting dean, 1972-1973, work with State Coordinating Council for Higher Education, State Technical Services Program from 1965 to 1968, and technology transfer; consulting and public service: Namibian diamond project, Hilo tsunami protection, Alaska beach nourishment, Nile Delta, Papua New Guinea port construction, Sines (Portugal) breakwater, Strait of Hormuz, Mica Dam, oil platforms in North Sea and Gulf of Mexico, pipelines in Patagonia and Alaska, Manfredonia (Italy) breakwater; contribution to California Advisory Commission on Marine and Coastal Resources, Office of Naval Research Natural Hazards Review Board, Coastal Engineering Research Board.