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Civil and Ocean Engineering Seminars for Fall 2005 Semester

Toward Modeling Sediment Transport in Complex Environments

• Date: October 13, 2005
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, Civil Engineering Building
• Speaker/s: Tom Hsu, WHOI

Seeking Illumination in Transpiration Variation

• Date: October 19, 2005
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 110, Civil Engineering Building
• Speaker/s: G. Moore, Rangeland Ecology & Management, TAMU

Reliability of Mooring Systems for a Spar

• Date: October 20, 2005
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, Civil Engineering Building
• Speaker/s: Jun Zhang, TAMU

• Date: October 21, 2005
• Time: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
• Location: 203, Civil Engineering Building
• Speaker/s: Seth Guikema, TAMU

Role of the San Marcos River Foundation in Watershed Management

• Date: October 26, 2005
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 110, Civil Engineering Building
• Speaker/s: D. Wassenich, Director, San Marcos’ River Foundation

Managing Water Quality on Highland Lakes

• Date: November 2, 2005
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 110, Civil Engineering Building
• Speaker/s: T. Hegemier, Manager, Watershed Engineering and Planning, Lower Colorado River Authority

Managed Lanes

• Date: November 2, 2005
• Time: 3:00 p.m.
• Location: 221, Civil Engineering Building
• Speaker/s: Dr. Beverly Kuhn, TTI Division Head

Energy-based New Vibration & Noise Analysis Softwares and Applications in Shipbuilding and Automotive Industries

• Date: November 3, 2005
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, Civil Engineering Building
• Speaker/s: Suk-Yoon Hong, Seoul National University

Adaptive Spectral Estimation in Structural Dynamics Applications

• Date: November 4, 2005
• Time: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
• Location: 419, Civil Lab Building
• Speaker/s: Professor Pol Spanos, Rice University

Utility Considerations in Roadway Design

• Date: November 8, 2005
• Time: 11:30 a.m.
• Location: 217, Civil Engineering Building
• Speaker/s: Jason Serna & Justin Cain; Chiang, Patel & Yerby

Ecohyrology

• Date: November 9, 2005
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 110, Civil Engineering Building
• Speaker/s: B. Mohanty, TAMU

Traffic Diversion and Planning Prior to and During Major Freeway Construction

• Date: November 9, 2005
• Time: 3:00 p.m.
• Location: 221, Civil Engineering Building
• Speaker/s: James Carvell, TTI Program Manager

Stolt Offshore and The Gulf of Mexico Energy Bridge

• Date: November 10, 2005
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, Civil Engineering Building
• Speaker/s: Laura Alsobrooks, Stolt Offshore

Research on Smart Structures and Intelligent Transportation Systems

• Date: November 11, 2005
• Time: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
• Location: 419, Civil Lab Building
• Speaker/s: Professor Hojjat Adeli, Ohio State University

Innovative Structural Solutions for Houston's Newest Landmark: The Federal Reserve Bank - Houston Branch

• Date: November 15, 2005
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 118, Civil Engineering Building
• Speaker/s: Dennis Wittry, P.E., S.E., Walter P. Moore and Associates, Inc.

Economics of Watershed Management

• Date: November 16, 2005
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 110, Civil Engineering Building
• Speaker/s: R. Woodward, Agricultural. Economics, TAMU

Current Issues with Railroad Transportation

• Date: November 16, 2005
• Time: 3:00 p.m.
• Location: 221, Civil Engineering Building
• Speaker/s: Dr. Steve Roop, TTI Assistant Agency Director

Modeling Fully Nonlinear Shallow-Water Waves in a Domain of Variable Depth

• Date: November 17, 2005
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, Civil Engineering Building
• Speaker/s: K.H. Wang, U. of Houston

Wind Science and Engineering: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

• Date: November 22, 2005
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 118, Civil Engineering
• Speaker/s: Professor Kishor C. Mehta, Texas Tech University

Integrating Disciplines for Effective Water Management

• Date: November 30, 2005
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 110, Civil Engineering Building
• Speaker/s: R. Autenrieth & R. Kaiser, TAMU

The Structural Engineer's Role in Explosive Safety and Homeland Security

• Date: November 30, 2005
• Time: 3:00 p.m.
• Location: 203, Civil Engineering
• Speaker/s: Raymond H. Bennett, P.E., Ph.D.; Manager, Protective Structures Section; Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants, Inc.

Predictions of Longshore Sediment Transport

• Date: December 1, 2005
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, Civil Engineering Building
• Speaker/s: Ernest R. Smith, ERDC