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2008 Tulane Engineering Forum – Friday, May 9, 2008, New Orleans Hilton Riverside

7:45am • Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:15am • Opening Session Welcome (Room 1)

Opening Remarks
Dave Kanger, PE, Forum Chairman, Modjeski and Masters
Nicholas J. Altiero, PhD, Dean of Science and Engineering, Tulane University

Welcome
Scott S. Cowen DBA, President, Tulane University

8:45am • Morning Plenary Session (Room 1) • The Requirement for Hurricane Protection

Chair: Nicholas J. Altiero, PhD, Dean of Science and Engineering, Tulane University

The Cost of Inadequate Protection
Rick Anderson, Chief Actuary, Risk Management Solutions

Southeast Louisiana and the Greater New Orleans Hurricane Storm Damage Reduction System
Karen Durham-Aguilera, Director, Task Force Hope, US Army Corps of Engineers

Characterizing the Hurricane Hazard for Southeast Louisiana
Bruce A. Ebersole, Chief, Flood and Storm Protection Division, US Army Corps of Engineers

Applying Multi Criteria Decision Analysis in Storm Damage Reduction Planning
Timothy Axtman, Senior Project Manager, Coastal Restoration Branch, US Army Corps of Engineers

A Rational Economic Basis for Hurricane Protection
John Kelly III, PhD, Model Software Corporation

10:15am • Break

10:45am • Concurrent Sessions

Session A - Maintenance Chair: Dave Kanger, PE, Modjeski and Masters Condition Evaluation and Load Resistance Factor Rating of Bridges Dana Feng, PE - Bridge Rating Engineer, Louisiana DOTD Bridge Inspection Don Sorgenfrei, PE, Senior Vice-President, Modjeski and Masters, Inc. Human Resources in the Gulf South Glenn Bucholtz, General Manager, Shell Chemical Geismar		Session B - Aerospace Chair: Eric Enright, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Beyond the Space Shuttle: Orion Program Overview and Michoud's Role in Getting Back to the Moon Celia Blum, Orion Program Chief Engineer’s Office, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company Hybrid Propulsion Technologies and Potential Applications Michael Gnau, Deputy Director, Program Management & Advanced Programs, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company Advanced Composite Manufacturing for the Orion Program at Michoud Jay Layton, Orion Launch Abort System Build Manager, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Session C - Chemical Co-chairs: Franz Vogt, RAIN CII Carbon Consultant; Vijay T. John, PhD, Tulane University Infrastructure Issues for Louisiana Industry Syd Ali, Director, Supply Chain, Building Blocks Chemical, Cytec Industries Inc. Overview on the Current Status of Ethanol Production from Lignocellulosics Giovanna A. DeQueiroz, PhD, Assistant Professor, Audubon Sugar Institute, Louisiana State University Solid Fuel Gasification and Syngas Applications Larry Bailey, PE, Project Development Manager, Eastman Chemical		Session D - Biomedical and Biomolecular Co-chairs: Donald Gaver, PhD, Tulane University and Cedric Walker, PhD, PE, Tulane University Staples Instead of Screws Richard Ashman, PhD, President, Intelifuse Cryogenic Cooling – Skin Cryosurgery Michael J. Haas, MD, President, Cimex Medical Innovations Nanocarrier-based Vaccine Delivery John D. Clements, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University School of Medicine

12:15pm • Luncheon & Lecture (Ballroom D)

Chair: John McGaha, PE, Entergy Nuclear

Climate Change
Wayne Leonard, CEO, Entergy

2:15pm • Concurrent Sessions

Session E - Infrastructure Chair: Vijaya “VJ” Gopu PhD, PE, Tulane University John James Audubon Bridge: the Longest Cable-stayed Bridge in the Western Hemisphere Don Bergman, PE, Vice President, Buckland and Taylor Ltd. Louisiana Transportation Center – Louisiana’s Access to the World Glenda B. Jeansonne, Executive Director, Louisiana Airport Authority Structural Monitoring of the Stay Cables on the Luling Bridge Michael S. Higgins, PE, Vice President, Pure Technologies		Session F - Cyber-Science Chair: John O’Brien, CIO, Strategic Petroleum Reserve Re-engineering Business Processes Through Enterprise Software John O'Brien, CIO and Leo Selico, Lead Innovation Technologist Strategic Petroleum Reserve Security Convergence and Enabling Technologies Brian C. Seagrave, Vice President, Raytheon Homeland Security Hack-proofing Your Critical Infrastructure Systems Chris Shipp, Manager Cyber Security, DynMcDermott
Session G - High Tech Oil Chair: Jim Orth, ORX Resources, Inc. The Application of Emerging Seismic Technology Charles J. Ledet, Executive Vice President & COO, ION Geophysical Corporation Deepwater Drilling Technology Wade McCutcheon, Vice President North America, Schlumberger Drilling and Measurements Deepwater Technology Solutions for Difficult Hydrocarbons Dean Malouta, Manager Technology, Shell Americas, Shell Oil Company		Session H - Nuclear Chair: John McGaha, PE, Entergy Nuclear US and Global Perspective Adrian Heymer, Senior Director, Nuclear Energy Institute Regulatory Perspective Jay Blossman, Chairman, Louisiana Public Service Commission Owner/Operator Challenges Paul D. Hinnenkamp, Vice President, Business Development, Entergy Nuclear

3:45pm • Closing Session (Room 1) • Ethics

Chair: Dave Kanger, PE, Modjeski and Masters

Ethics-Smethics: Just Let the Good Times Roll!
John “Jack” H. Grubbs, PhD, PE, Simon-Meyer, Charlotte, LLC

5:00pm • Program Ends

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