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Civil and Ocean Engineering Seminars for the Fall 2006 Semester

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Pore Scale Analysis of NAPL Blob Dissolution and Mobilization in Porous Media

• Date: November 29, 2006
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 110, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Yavuz Corapcioglu, Professor, TAMU, Dept of Civil Engineering

Warm Asphalt Mixture

• Date: November 30, 2006
• Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
• Location: 217, CE/TTI Building
• Speaker/s: Kamilla Vasconcelos, Graduate Student, TAMU Dept. of Civil Engineering

Measurement of Breaking Waves Using Imaging Techniques

• Date: November 30, 2006
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Ho-Joon Lim

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The Materials Science of Concrete: An Experimental and Computational Synthesis

• Date: September 6, 2006
• Time: 1:50-2:40 p.m.
• Location: 221, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Edward J. Garboczi, Materials and Construction Research Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Other: Abstract (pdf)

Traffic engineering at the state and local level

• Date: September 6, 2006
• Time: 3:00 - 4:50 p.m.
• Location: 419, Civil Lab Building
• Speaker/s: Dale Picha, TxDOT San Antonio District

Groundwater Rules: Discontinuity between Law, Science & Management

• Date: September 6, 2006
• Time: 4:00 p.m.
• Location: 110 CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Dr. Ronald Kaiser, Professor, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Science, TAMU

Ropes & Rockets: Addressing the MODU Mooring Challege

• Date: September 7, 2006
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Evan Zimmerman, Engineering Manager, Delmar Systems, Inc.

Procedures and Guidelines for Writing a Thesis at Texas A&M University

• Date: September 13, 2006
• Time: 3:00 - 4:50 p.m.
• Location: 419, Civil Lab Building
• Speaker/s: TBD, Thesis Office

Groundwater Availability Modeling in Texas: Interplay of Management & Science

• Date: September 13, 2006
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 110, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Robert Mace, Director, Groundwater Resources Division, Texas Water Development Board

Numerical Simulation of Wave Runup and Greenwater on Offshore Structures by Level Set RANS Method

• Date: September 14, 2006
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Kai Yu, Graduate Student, TAMU

What Does Kimley-Horn do in the Transportation Engineering Arena?

• Date: September 20, 2006
• Time: 3:00 - 4:50 p.m.
• Location: 419, Civil Lab Building
• Speaker/s: Wayne Kurfees, Kimley-Horn

ISC Visualization Lab Tour

• Date: September 20, 2006
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 110, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: TAMU, Institute for Scientific Computation

Existential Adventures in Naval Architecture, Marine and Offshore Engineering

• Date: September 21, 2006
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Peter Noble

Grouting Materials and Applications in Geotechnical Engineering

• Date: September 21, 2006
• Time: 2:30 p.m.
• Location: 217, CE/TTI Building
• Speaker/s: Dr. C. Vipulanandan, Chairman and Professor of Civil Engineering, Director of Center for Innovative Grouting Materials and Technology, University of Houston

Small Strain Behavior of Lightly Stabilized Aggregate Systems

• Date: September 21, 2006
• Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
• Location: 217, CE/TTI Building
• Speaker/s: Reza Ashtiani, Graduate Student, TAMU Dept. of Civil Engineering

Statewide Transportation Policy

• Date: September 27, 2006
• Time: 3:00 - 4:50 p.m.
• Location: 419, Civil Lab Building
• Speaker/s: Kris Heckman, Governor's Office

Desalination of Groundwater: Prospects for Texas

• Date: September 27, 2006
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 110, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Jorge Arroyo, Team Leader, Innovative Water Technologies, Texas Water Development Board

Ocean Engineering Applications of Multiphase Plumes and Experimental Studies on their Flow and Mixing Properties

• Date: September 28, 2006
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Dong-Guan Seol, Graduate Student, Texas A&M University

A Hybrid Numerical Approach to Modeling Shoaling and Breaking Waves

• Date: September 28, 2006
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Khairil Sitanggang, Graduate Student, Texas A&M University

Surface/Groundwater Interactions in the Semiarid Rio Grande Watershed, New Mexico

• Date: October 4, 2006
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 110, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Robert Bowman, Professor, Dept of Earth & Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Tech University

From Mathematical Expression to Engineering Design

• Date: October 5 , 2006
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: David Wisch , Chevron Facilities Engineering, Chevron Energy Technology Company

Laboratory Regulations and Safety

• Date: October 5, 2006
• Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
• Location: 217, CE/TTI Building
• Speaker/s: Lee Gustavus, Research Technician

Seismic Assessment of Bridge Steel Pedestals

• Date: October 5, 2006
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 203, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Monique C. Hite, Graduate Student, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Other: Abstract (pdf)

Surface/Groundwater Interactions in the Edwards Aquifer of Texas

• Date: October 11, 2006
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 110, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Geary Schindel, Program Manager, Aquifer Science, Edwards Aquifer Authority

Utilizing Mooring Technology in the Department of Marginal Oil and Gas Fields

• Date: October 12 , 2006
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Tom Fulton, President, InterMoor Inc.- Houston

The TxDot Organization and Local Transportation Issues

• Date: October 18, 2006
• Time: 3:00 - 4:50 p.m.
• Location: 419, Civil Lab Building
• Speaker/s: Bryan Wood, TxDOT District Engineer

Treatment of Perchlorate in Groundwater

• Date: October 18, 2006
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 110, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Tim Kramer, Assistant Professor, TAMU Dept. of Civil Engineering

State-of-the-Art Review on Moisture Damage: Fundamentals and Future Challenges

• Date: October 19, 2006
• Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
• Location: 217, CE/TTI Building
• Speaker/s: Silvia Caro, Graduate Student, TAMU Dept. of Civil Engineering

TBA

• Date: October 19 , 2006
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Han Yu

Dry Soil Mixing - A Newly Imported Technology

• Date: October 24, 2006
• Time: 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
• Location: 217, CE/TTI Building
• Speaker/s: Dennis Boehm, Hayward Baker, Inc., Houston

Transit, Light Rail and Commuter Rail

• Date: October 25, 2006
• Time: 3:00 - 4:50 p.m.
• Location: 419, Civil Lab Building
• Speaker/s: Gary Thomas, DART

Application of an ArcGIS Groundwater Data Model

• Date: October 25, 2006
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 110, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: David Maidment, Professor, Univ. of Texas, Dept. of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Mooring and Riser Design for Deepwater Platforms

• Date: October 26, 2006
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Yong Luo, SBM - IMODCO, Houston

In-depth Perspective of Traffic Signal Operation

• Date: November 1, 2006
• Time: 3:00 - 4:50 p.m.
• Location: 419, Civil Lab Building
• Speaker/s: Gerry de Camp, Traffic Signal Engineer

Texas A&M University System Water Related Agencies

• Date: November 1, 2006
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 110, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Staff presentations

Porous Friction Course Mixture

• Date: November 2, 2006
• Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
• Location: 217, CE/TTI Building
• Speaker/s: Allex Alvarez, Graduate Student, TAMU Dept. of Civil Engineering

Effects of Wave Impact Force on TLP Response

• Date: November 2, 2006
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Shaosong Zhang, Naval Architect, Sea Engineering Inc.

Biogeochemical Cycling at Natural System Interfaces: Living on the Edge

• Date: November 8, 2006
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 110, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Jennifer McGuire, Assistant Professor, TAMU, Dept of Geology & Geophysics

Calculation of Longshore Sediment Transport

• Date: November 9, 2006
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Ernie Smith , US Army Corps of Engineering

Airports: Operations and Multi-Modal Connections

• Date: November 11, 2006
• Time: 3:00 - 4:50 p.m.
• Location: 419, Civil Lab Building
• Speaker/s: Tim Ward, Alliance Air Services

Magnetorheological Fluid Technology

• Date: November 14, 2006
• Time: 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
• Location: TBA
• Speaker/s: J. David Carlson, Senior Engineering Fellow, Lord Corporation

Willingness to Pay to Reduce the Perceived Mortality Risks of Arsenic in Drinking Water

• Date: November 15, 2006
• Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Location: 110, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: W. Douglas Shaw, Professor, TAMU, Dept of Agricultural Economics

Development of a New Rapid Text Method for Predicting Alkali-Silica Reactivity for Aggregate and Concrete

• Date: November 16, 2006
• Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
• Location: 217, CE/TTI Building
• Speaker/s: Chang-Seon Shon, Graduate Student, TAMU Dept. of Civil Engineering

Discrete Particle Model for Nearshore Sediment Transport

• Date: November 16, 2006
• Time: 3:55 - 4:45 p.m.
• Location: 118, CVEN Building
• Speaker/s: Joseph Calantoni, Research Physicist, Marine Geosciences Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center