Hugh Shipman
Coastal Geologist
Email Address: hshi461@ecy.wa.gov
Phone: (425) 649-7095
Hugh Shipman has been a coastal geologist with the Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program of the Department of Ecology since 1989. His interests include shoreline erosion and longshore transport, coastal hazards, beach nourishment and restoration, and the environmental impacts of shoreline modification. Hugh provides technical assistance to local, state, and federal agencies; participates in a variety of technical and scientific workgroups; and educates property owners and coastal communities about shoreline processes.
Hugh received his bachelor's degree in Earth Sciences and Engineering from Dartmouth in 1981 and his masters in Geological Sciences from the University of Washington in 1986. Hugh grew up near the coast of Maine, but moved to the Puget Sound region in 1983.