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Civil and Ocean Engineering Seminars for the Fall 2007 Semester
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Coastal and Ocean Engineering Seminars
Ocean Engineering Seminar: Welcome and Introduction
- Date: August 30, 2007
- Time: 3:55-4:45 p.m.
- Location: 118, CE Building
- Speaker/s: Dr. Billy Edge, TAMU Coastal and Ocean Engineering
Ocean Engineering Seminar: Offshore Pipeline Engineering
- Date: October 25, 2007
- Time: 3:55-4:45 p.m.
- Location: 118, CE Building
- Speaker/s: J.D. Balch, Fluor
Ocean Engineering Seminar: Lifelong Learning and Professionalism
- Date: September 6, 2007
- Time: 3:55-4:45 p.m.
- Location: 118, CE Building
- Speaker/s: Dr. Robert Randall, TAMU Coastal and Ocean Engineering
Ocean Engineering Seminar: Offshore Production Systems & How to Get the Best Job
- Date: September 13, 2007
- Time: 3:55-4:45 p.m.
- Location: 118, CE Building
- Speaker/s: Bruce Crager, INTIC Engineering
Ocean Engineering Seminar: Hurricane Wind Field Observations in the Gulf of Mexico
- Date: September 20, 2007
- Time: 3:55-4:45 p.m.
- Location: 118, CE Building
- Speaker/s: Mark Powel, NOAA, Hurricane Research Division
Ocean Engineering Seminar: Deep Water Offloading System
- Date: September 27, 2007
- Time: 3:55-4:45 p.m.
- Location: 118, CE Building
- Speaker/s: Howard Wang, Exxon Mobil
Ocean Engineering Seminar: Fluid Mechanics of Sinking CO2 hydrate particles used for Ocean Carbon Storage
- Date: October 4, 2007
- Time: 3:55-4:45 p.m.
- Location: 118, CE Building
- Speaker/s: E. Eric Adams, MIT
Ocean Engineering Seminar: Breakwaters: A History
- Date: October 11, 2007
- Time: 3:55-4:45 p.m.
- Location: 118, CE Building
- Speaker/s: Orville Magoon, Coastal Zone Foundation
Ocean Engineering Seminar: Hurricane Storm Surge Along the Gulf Coast
- Date: October 18, 2007
- Time: 3:55-4:45 p.m.
- Location: 118, CE Building
- Speaker/s: Mary Cialone, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - ERDC
Ocean Engineering Seminar:
Coastal Surface Water Wave Measurements: SEACOOS in Georgia
- Date: November 1, 2007
- Time: 3:55-4:45 p.m.
- Location: 118, CE Building
- Speaker/s: Paul Work, Georgia Tech - Savanna
Ocean Engineering Seminar: Measurement of Hurricane Waves with a Rapid Deployment Buoy
- Date: November 8, 2007
- Time: 3:55-4:45 p.m.
- Location: 118, CE Building
- Speaker/s: Andrew Kennedy, University of Florida
Ocean Engineering Seminar: Mooring Systems for Floating Production Platforms
- Date: November 15, 2007
- Time: 3:55-4:45 p.m.
- Location: 118, CE Building
- Speaker/s: Tom Fulton, InterMoor
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Ocean Engineering Seminar: Drilling and Production
- Date: November 29, 2007
- Time: 3:55-4:45 p.m.
- Location: 118, CE Building
- Speaker/s: Shukai Wu, Enertech Services Intl. Inc.
Ocean Engineering Seminar:
Offshore Wind Farms: Hydraulic Aspects
- Date: January 24, 2008
- Time: 3:55-4:45 p.m.
- Location: 118, CE Building
- Speaker/s: Vagner Jacobson, Offshore Technology, DHI
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Ocean Engineering Seminar:
The Ocean's Response to Hurricane Frances and Its Implications for Drag Coefficient Parameterization
- Date: January 31, 2008
- Time: 3:55-4:45 p.m.
- Location: 118, CE Building
- Speaker/s: Dr. Sarah Zedler, Texas A&M University
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Construction, Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Seminars
Nondestructive Testing, Sensing and Imaging of Concrete Structures
- Date: August 16, 2007
- Time: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Location: 219, CE Building
- Speaker/s: Dr. John Popovics, P.E., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Reliability and Risk Analysis Seminar: Perspectives on Engineering Risks
- Date: October 22, 2007
- Time: 4:00 p.m.
- Location: 234, CVLB Building
- Speaker/s: Dr. Robin K. McGuire, President, Risk Engineering, Inc.
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Hybrid Simulation of Structural Systems: A Unified Approach to Combined Physical and Computational Simulations
- Date: October 26, 2007
- Time: 3-4 p.m.
- Location: 118, CE Building
- Speaker/s: Dr. Andrei M. Reinhorn, P.E.
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Reliability and Risk Analysis Seminar: Next Generation Structures: Damage Avoidance in Seismic Zones
- Date: October 30, 2007
- Time: 11:10 a.m.
- Location: 203, CE Building
- Speaker/s: Dr. Geoff Chase, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
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Reliability and Risk Analysis Seminar: Role of Engineers in Managing Risks from Natural Hazards
- Date: October 30, 2007
- Time: 2:00 p.m.
- Location: 234, CVLB Building
- Speaker/s: Dr. Robert B. Gilbert, University of Texas
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Structural Health Monitoring and Smart Structures Seminar:
Employing the Principle of Integrated Navigation
- Date: February 14, 2008
- Time: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
- Location: 110, CE Building
- Speaker/s: Dr. -Ing. Jörg Wagner, University of Stuttgart, Germany
- Other: View Seminar Flyer
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Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminars
Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Orientation
- Date: August 21, 2007
- Time: 1:15 p.m.
- Location: 205-C, WERC
Eco-hydrology - Texas A&M University Distinguished Lecture Series: Multi Scale Processes in Earth Systems
- Date: September 5, 2007
- Time: 4:10 p.m.
- Location: 208, Scoates Hall
- Speaker/s: Dr. Jeff McDonnell, Oregon State University
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Land-Atmosphere Interaction - Texas A&M University Distinguished Lecture Series: Multi Scale Processes in Earth Systems
- Date: September 12, 2007
- Time: 4:10 p.m.
- Location: 208, Scoates Hall
- Speaker/s: Dr. John Albertson, Duke University
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Petroleum Reservoir/Energy - Texas A&M University Distinguished Lecture Series: Multi Scale Processes in Earth Systems
- Date: September 19, 2007
- Time: 4:10 p.m.
- Location: 208, Scoates Hall
- Speaker/s: Dr. Michael King, British Petroleum
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Contaminant Transport - Texas A&M University Distinguished Lecture Series: Multi Scale Processes in Earth Systems
- Date: September 26, 2007
- Time: 4:10 p.m.
- Location: 208, Scoates Hall
- Speaker/s: Dr. Phil Jardine, Oak Ridge Nat Lab
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Subsurface (Atmosphere) - Texas A&M University Distinguished Lecture Series: Multi Scale Processes in Earth Systems
- Date: October 3, 2007
- Time: 4:10 p.m.
- Location: 208, Scoates Hall
- Speaker/s: Dr. Larry Winter, NCAR
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Data Assimilation - Texas A&M University Distinguished Lecture Series: Multi Scale Processes in Earth Systems
- Date: October 10, 2007
- Time: 4:10 p.m.
- Location: 208, Scoates Hall
- Speaker/s: Dr. Dennis McLaughlin, MIT
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Water Resources - Texas A&M University Distinguished Lecture Series: Multi Scale Processes in Earth Systems
- Date: October 17, 2007
- Time: 4:10 p.m.
- Location: 208, Scoates Hall
- Speaker/s: Dr. John Nieber, University of Minnesota
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Water Cycle - Texas A&M University Distinguished Lecture Series: Multi Scale Processes in Earth Systems
- Date: October 31, 2007
- Time: 4:10 p.m.
- Location: 208, Scoates Hall
- Speaker/s: Dr. Dennis Lettenmaier, University of Washington
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Innovation for Flood Warning Systems for Urban Watersheds in Coastal Urban Areas
- Date: November 8, 2007
- Time: 2-3 p.m.
- Location: 104, CE Building
- Speaker/s: Dr. Philip B. Bedient, Rice University
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Algorithms/Contaminant Transport - Texas A&M University Distinguished Lecture Series: Multi Scale Processes in Earth Systems
- Date: November 14, 2007
- Time: 4:10 p.m.
- Location: 208, Scoates Hall
- Speaker/s: Dr. Todd Arbogast, University of Texas, Austin
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Biological Systems - Texas A&M University Distinguished Lecture Series: Multi Scale Processes in Earth Systems
- Date: November 28, 2007
- Time: 4:10 p.m.
- Location: 208, Scoates Hall
- Speaker/s: Dr. Ashim Datta, Cornell University
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Transportation and Materials Engineering Seminars
Transportation Seminar: The ABCs of MPOs
- Date: September 5, 2007
- Time: 3:00 p.m.
- Location: 217, CE/TTI Building
- Speaker/s: Linda Lasut, Bryan-College Station Metropolitan Planning Organization
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Transportation Seminar: Airport Issues
- Date: October 24, 2007
- Time: 3:00 p.m.
- Location: 217, CE/TTI Building
- Speaker/s: Kent McLemore, HNTB
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Transportation Seminar: Railroad Transportation
- Date: October 31, 2007
- Time: 3:00 p.m.
- Location: 217, CE/TTI Building
- Speaker/s: Rick Bartoskewitz, BNSF Railway Company
Transportation Seminar: Professional Engineer Licensure in Texas
- Date: September 12, 2007
- Time: 4:00 p.m.
- Location: 110, CE Building
- Speaker/s: George P. Hartman, P.E., Texas Board of Professional Engineers
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Transportation and Border Security
- Date: September 19, 2007
- Time: 3-5 p.m.
- Location: 217, CE/TTI Building
- Speaker/s: Bill Stockton, P.E., Ph.D., Associate Agency Director, Texas Transportation Institute
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Transportation in Texas - Where are we Headed?
- Date: September 26, 2007
- Time: 3-5 p.m.
- Location: 217, CE/TTI Building
- Speaker/s: Bryan Wood, P.E., Texas Department of Transportation
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How the Port Moves the Goods
- Date: October 3, 2007
- Time: 3-5 p.m.
- Location: 217, CE/TTI Building
- Speaker/s: Roger Guenther, General Manager, Container Facilities, Port of Houston Authority
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Transportation Seminar: Statewide Transportation Policy
- Date: October 10, 2007
- Time: 3:00 p.m.
- Location: 217, CE/TTI Building
- Speaker/s: Kris Heckmann, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor
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Transportation Seminar: Railway Industry Overview
- Date: October 31, 2007
- Time: 3:00 p.m.
- Location: 217, CE/TTI Building
- Speaker/s: Rick Bartoskewitz, BNSF Railway Company
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Engineers Working As An Expert Witness
- Date: November 7, 2007
- Time: 3-5 p.m.
- Location: 217, CE/TTI Building
- Speaker/s: Lewis Rhodes, P.E., President, Safer Rhodes, Inc.
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Transportation Seminar: Accident Reconstruction of Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Date: November 14, 2007
- Time: 3:00 p.m.
- Location: 217, CE/TTI Building
- Speaker/s: Dr. Mike James, P.E., Stress Dynamics, Inc.
- Other: View Seminar Flyer
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