Civil and Environmental Engineering
Timu Gallien
Associate Professor
- 5732H Boelter Hall
- tgallien@seas.ucla.edu
- (310) 825-7731
Faculty Information
Research and Interests
Urban coastal flood prediction, Wave runup and overtopping, Coastal hazards, Sea level rise, Flood control infrastructure and mitigation methods, Nearshore remote sensing and observation.
Notable Publications and Books
In the News
- Hurricane Marie Reshaped Southern California’s Coastline Last Week. El Niño Could Be Far Worse | LAist, September 2026
- Santa Monica’s Waves Have Turned A Bright Pink. How Can The Dye Job Improve Water Quality? | LA Times, Santa Monica Closeup YouTube, KCAL, KTLA, NBCLA, ABC7, WUSA (DC) and LA Magazine, September 2025
- The Dangers of Rebuilding the Malibu Coastline. Should We Do it Anyway | LAist, March 2025
- These Beaches Are Among LA’s Favourites. But They’re Fake | BBC, October 2024
- LA County Supervisors to Vote on a Plan to Stop Beach Erosion | Los Angeles Daily News, November 2023
Education
- Ph.D., (2012), University of California, Irvine
- M.S., (2008), Purdue University
- B.S., (1996), Purdue University
Awards and Recognition
- 2021: Professor of the Year, UCLA Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Courses
C&EE 151: Introduction to Water Resources Engineering
C&EE 157A: Hydrologic Modeling
C&EE 298: Coastal Process Modeling