His primary areas of interest are in the fields of environmental fluid mechanics and surface water hydraulics; coupled field and model investigations of hydrodynamics in lakes, rivers, and estuaries; relationships between river hydraulics and instream flow for aquatic habitat; and linkages between water quality and hydrodynamics in natural systems. His recent research has focused on hydrodynamic and transport modeling of the stratification in Corpus Christi Bay, which impacts episodic hypoxia development. He was a member of the NRC Committee to Review the St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study. Dr. Hodges received his B.S. in marine engineering and nautical science from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, his M.S. in mechanical engineering from George Washington University, and his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Stanford University.