Program

2007 Tulane Engineering Forum: “Engineering in a Coastal Environment: Rebuilding and Protection”
Friday, May 11, 2007 / New Orleans Hilton Riverside

8:30am • Opening Session Welcome (Room 1)

Bob Kahl, Forum Chairman, U.S. Department of Energy
Nicholas J. Altiero, PhD, Dean of Science and Engineering, Tulane University
Scott S. Cowen, DBA, President, Tulane University

9:00am • Morning Keynote Presentation (Room 1)

Chair: Bob Kahl, U.S. Department of Energy

Panel Presentation: Hurricane Protection: Where Do We Stand?
Thomas L. Jackson, PE, D.WRE, Southeastern Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - East
John A. Lopez, PhD, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
Thomas J. Podany, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District
Edmond J. Russo, Jr, PE, Army Engineer Research and Development Center

10:15am • Break

10:45am • Concurrent Sessions

Session B - Wireless Communication

Chair: John J. Kelly, III, PhD, Model Software

Louisiana National Guard C41 Infrastructure
Col. Ronnie D. Johnson
Louisiana National Guard

Understanding Relevant Technologies
Clinton Smith, PE
Rivada Networks

CDMA Wireless for Public Safety
Brian T. Barcelo, PhD, PE
Lucent Technologies

Session A - Infrastructure

Chair: Vijaya Gopu, PhD, PE, Tulane University

I-10 Twin Span Rebuilding Project
Paul B. Fossier, Jr, PE, MASCE
Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development

Saving the Superdome
Howard W. Scoggins, III, SPFA, NRCA
Brazos Urethane, Inc.

New Orleans Levees: The Army Corps of Engineers' Reconstruction of the Hurricane Protection System
Walter Baumy, Jr, PE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Session D - Coastal Environment

Chair: Mead Allison, PhD, Tulane University

Louisiana's Comprehensive Plan for a Sustainable Coast
J. Randy Hanchey, PE
LA Department of Natural Resources

Challenges in Restoring the Mississippi River Delta:
New Disciplines in Ecological Forecasting and Coastal Engineering
Robert R. Twilley, PhD
Louisiana State University

Corps of Engineers Activities in Coastal Restoration in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Barbara A. Kleiss, PhD
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Session C - Housing

Chair: Bob Kahl, U.S. Department of Energy

Mathematical Models for Post-Disaster Reconstruction Planning in Urban Areas
Michael P. Johnson, PhD
H. John Heinz, III, School of Public Policy and Management
Carnegie Mellon University

From Urban Landscapes to Landscape Urbanism
Ila Berman, DDes, MRAIC
Tulane University, School of Architecture

Policy Update on Recovery from Katrina
Kevin McCarthy
RAND Corporation

12:15pm • Luncheon and Catherine & Henry Boh Lecture in Civil Engineering (Ballroom A)

Chair: Robert N. Bruce, Jr, PhD, PE, Tulane University

Burj Dubai - Tallest of the Tall
William F. Baker, SE, PE, FASCE, Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP, Chicago, IL

2:15pm • Concurrent Sessions

Session F - New Technologies

Chair: Brian S. Mitchell, PhD, Tulane University

Computer Aided Tomography:
Inspecting Buried Structures from Inside Out
Erez N. Allouche, PhD, PE
Louisiana Tech University

Emerging Mold Remediation Technology
George Benda, CIEC
Chelsea Group Ltd.

Hurricane and Flood Resistant Homes:
Integrating Sustainability
Joseph W. Lstiburek, PhD, PE
Building Science Corporation

Session E - Robust Infrastructure

Chair: John McGaha, PE, Engergy Nuclear South

Panel Presentation: Hurricane Impact:
Damage, Recovery & Rebuilding

Energy
George R. Bartlett, PE
Entergy Services, Inc.

Telecommunications
Michael Parks
AT&T

Wireless Communications
Michael W. Langlinais
Sprint Nextel Corporation

Assessment
John M. Mahoney, PMP
Science Applications International Corporation

Session H - Case Studies

Carlton F. Dufrechou, ACIP, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation

Louisiana Barrier Island Restoration
Shea Penland, PhD
University of New Orleans Pontchartrain Institute

Managing Large Scale Coastal Restoration Projects: West Bay Sediment Diversion Overview
Gregory B. Miller
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Cypress Restoration of the Bayou Bienvenue Central Wetland Unit
Sarah K. Mack, MSPH
Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans

Session G - Urban Environment

Chair: Douglas J Meffert, D Env, MBA, Tulane University

Foundation and Historical Development of New Orleans
Richard Campanella
Tulane University

Urban/Coastal Environmental Restoration
Mark S. Davis, JD, MLT
Tulane University Institute for Water Resources

Exploring the Potential of Landscape/Infrastructure in Urban Sustainability
Elizabeth Mossop, BLA, MUP
Louisiana State University

3:45pm • Closing Sessions