Program
2011 Tulane Engineering Forum – Friday, April 15, 2011
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans
Third Floor Conference Rooms Above Halls I and J
7:45am • Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:15am • Opening Session Welcome
John McGaha, PE, Forum Chairman
Scott S. Cowen, DBA, President, Tulane University
8:45am • Morning Plenary Session
Chair: Vijay T. John, Ph.D., Tulane School of Science and Engineering and Douglas J. Meffert, DEnv, MBA, Tulane Center for Bioenvironmental Research
Oil Spill Prevention and Remediation
Kalliat T. Valsaraj, Ph.D., Department Chair, Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University | View Presentation »
Eric Smith, Tulane School of Business | View Presentation »
Thomas S. Coolbaugh, Oil Spill Response Technology, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering, Fairfax, VA
Robert Twilley, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
10:15am • Break
K-12 Robotics Demonstrations highlighting Health, Energy and the Environment and
Tulane Student Research Posters
10:45am • Concurrent Sessions
Session A - Infrastructure ICo-chairs: Robert J. Kahl, US Department of Energy and David Kanger, PE, Modjeski and Masters Large Tank Conversion from a Fixed to a Floating Roof Designing the New Orleans Gas Rebuild New Orleans Sewerage and Water Systems: |
Session B - Energy ICo-chairs: John McGaha, PE, jMc Associates, LLC and Don W. Vinci, Entergy Electricity Generation - an EPRI Technology Outlook Demand-Side Power Industry Issues Business Marketplace Strategy for Technology Implementation |
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Session C - Petroleum/Natural GasChairman: James E. Orth, ORX Resources, Inc. Natural Gas from Shales Liquid Plays in Gas from Shale Design Revisions of Deepwater Drilling, Post-Macondo
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Session D - Coastal RestorationCo-chairs: John J. Kelly, III, Ph.D., Model Software Corp. and Stephen A. Nelson, PhD, Tulane School of Science and Engineering Restoration of the Gulf Coast: Science - Policy Issues Restoration of the Gulf Coast: Geological and Engineering Issues Restoration of the Gulf Coast: Climate and Energy Issues |
12:30pm • Luncheon
Chair: Nicholas J. Altiero, Ph.D., Dean, Tulane School of Science and Engineering
Energy Outlook: A View to 2030
Steve Blume, ExxonMobil, Baton Rouge Refinery Manager
2:15pm • Concurrent Sessions
Session E: Infrastructure IICo-chairs: Vijaya Gopu, PhD, PE, Louisiana Transportation Center and University of New Orleans and David Kanger, PE, Modjeski and Masters QA Role in Levee Construction Engineers Without Borders: Infrastructure Improvements by New Orleans Chapter Nucor Corporation - St. James, Louisiana, Iron Production Facility |
Session F: Energy IICo-chairs: John McGaha, PE, jMc Associates, LLC and Don W. Vinci, Entergy Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Distributed Generation: The Use of Biomass to Create Electricity Brad Pitt's Make it Right Project: Practical Applications and Benefits of Renewable Energy |
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Session G: Petroleum/ChemicalCo-chairs: Franz Vogt, PE, RAIN CII Carbon and Thomas P. Meehan, Intralox Engineering An Overview of the Bioplastics Markets, Applications and Impact to Environment Environmental Challenges in the Petroleum Refining Industry Federal and State Policy Impacts on Combined Heat and Power and Waste Heat Recovery
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Session H: Levee ProtectionCo-chairs: John J. Kelly, III, PhD, Model Software Corp and Stephen A. Nelson, Ph.D., Tulane School of Science and Engineering Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West Geologists and Flood Protection |
3:45pm • Break
4:00 • Closing Session • Ethics
Chair: Nicholas J. Altiero, Ph.D., Dean, Tulane School of Science and Engineering
BG (Ret) John H. Grubbs, Ph.D., PE, Consultant/Author, GrubbsStuff, Charlotte, NC
Engineering Ethics: Bifurcation Points
5:00pm • Program Ends
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