2006 TULANE ENGINEERING FORUM PRESENTATIONS
As of 6/7/06
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MORNING KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Panel Presentation: Hurricane Effects—A Technical Perspective
Design Considerations for Withstanding Hurricane Forces
Frank Bennardo PE, Frank L. Bennardo, PE, Inc., Consulting Engineers and Engineering Express™
Government Perspective on Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Responding to Hurricane Effects
Col.(R) Perry Jeff Smith CPA, Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness
Oil and Gas Industry Measures for Protecting Infrastructure and Mitigating Hurricane Effects
Paul Versowsky, Chevron North America E & P
Hurricane Forecasting for Engineers
Hugh Willoughby PhD, Florida International University
SESSION A: Infrastructure
The Emergency Rehabilitation of the I-10 Twin Spans
Edward Scheuermann PE, and G.J. Schexnayder Jr., Boh Bros. Construction Co.
LA 1: A Context Sensitive Solution
William Huffstetler PE, Wilbur Smith Associates
Mitigation of Embankment Settlement at Bridges Using Pile-Supported Approach Slabs
Patrick Wilson PE, Volkert & Associates
Mario Rodriguez, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
SESSION B: Environmental
Finding Coastal Restoration Opportunities in Limited Budget Years
Peter Smith ScD, PE, Waldemar S. Nelson & Co.
Hurricane Katrina: Simulations vs. Reality and Lessons Learned for New Orleans
Hassan Mashriqui PhD, PE, Assistant Professor, Research, LSU Hurricane Center
Katrina Environmental Research and Restoration Network
Douglas Meffert D Evn, Tulane University, Center fo Bioenvironmental Research
SESSION C: Energy
The Kyoto Protocol and Its Impact on Clean Air Initiatives
William Eaton PE, Entergy Nuclear Inc.
The Role of Nuclear Energy in the Generation Mix of the Future
W. Kenneth Hughey PE, Entergy Nuclear Inc.
LNG and Economic Development
Eric Smith MBA, Tulane University
SESSION D: Aerospace
Hybrid Propulsion Technology
Joseph Arves, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Transitioning Developmental Technologies to Engineered Systems for Military Applications
Thomas Donaldson V, USN (ret.), Ionatron Inc.
The Space Exploration Initiative
Mark McCandless, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
LUNCH KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Engineering Environmental Improvements in Louisiana's Coastal Zone
Michael McDaniel PhD, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
SESSION E: Coastal Erosion
Overview and Status of the Louisiana Coastal Area Ecosystem Program (LCA)
Timothy Axtman PE, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sediment in the Mississippi River: The "Supply-Side" of Coastal Restoration
Mead Allison PhD, School of Engineering, Tulane University
Numerical Modeling Techniques for the Barataria Basin and the Lower Mississippi
Steven Ayres PE, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Joseph Letter, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
SESSION F: Security
Maintaining Data Privacy in an Open Society
Jim Stickley, Trace Security
Engineering and Risk-based Decision Making Used During the U.S. Coast Guard Response to Hurricane Katrina
LCDR Scott Calhoun, U.S. Coast Guard
Automating Video Surveillance (presentation not available)
John Kelly III PhD, Model Software Corporation
SESSION G: Petrochemical
The Relationship of Economics, Engineering and the Environment at Coastal Plant Sites
Robin Kump PhD, DuPont
U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Energy Security for America
J. Madison Drake PE, CSP, CQE, U.S. Department of Energy, Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Challenges in the Design of Oil and Gas Facilities in Coastal Waters
Robert Zone Jr, PhD, Petronyx Consulting Engineers
SESSION H: Shipping
Undersea Positioning and Navigation
Brian Bourgeois PhD, PE, Naval Research Laboratory Stennis Space Center
Coastal Construction
Davie Breaux, Port Fourchon
National Ship Building Research Program: A Successful Collaboration of U.S. Ship Builders
Dennis Fanguy, Bollinger Shipyards
SESSION I: Ethics
Engineering Ethics and the Louisiana Coastline: Keeping them Afloat (presentation not available)
John Grubbs PhD, PE, School of Engineering, Tulane University
SESSION J: Kat-5
Panel: Drivers not required - Autonomous Vehicle Operation in Unknown Terrain (presentation not available)
Carl Schneider Jr., Gray & Company Inc.
Matthew Dooner, School of Engineering, Tulane University
Keith Goeller, Gray & Company Inc.
Powell Kinney, School of Engineering, Tulane University
Jorge Nagel, School of Engineering, Tulane University