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Offshore Technology
Structures, Safety and Reliability
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OCEAN ENGINEERING


Advanced Ship Hydrodynamics and Marine Technology (CFD Hydrodynamic Loads and Fluid Structure Interaction, Seakeeping, Extreme Episodic waves, Roll Damping, Combined Seakeeping and Maneuvering, Vessel Dynamics and Stability, CFD Validation, LNG Terminals, Mooring, Propulsion hydrodyanmics, Ship resistance)


  • Dr. Arthur M. Reed, David Taylor Model Basin (NSWC/CD) 505, Naval Sea Systems Command, 9500 MacArthur Blvd., West Bethesda, MD 20817-5700, Tel: 301-227-4309, Fax: 301-227-2584, Eml: arthur.reed@navy.mil
  • Dr. Jeffrey M. Falzarano, Professor, Ocean and Coastal Division, Civil Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, CE/TTI Tower, Room 801D, College Station, Texas 77843-3136, USA, Tel: (979) 862-7942; FAX: (979) 862-8162, Eml: jfalzarano@civil.tamu.edu, URL: http://ceprofs.civil.tamu.edu/jfalzarano

Wave mechanics and wave effects (nonlinear waves; internal waves; surface waves; wave-ice interaction; wave-structure interaction; wave-wave interaction; tsunamis):


  • Dr. Kostas A. Belibassakis, Shipbuilding Dept., School of Technological Applications, Technological Educational Institute of Athens Ag. Spyridonos 12210, Athens, GREECE, Tel (+30) 2105385389, Fax (+30) 2105911442, Email: kbel@teiath.gr, kbel@fluid.mech.ntua.gr
  • Dr. Subrata Chakrabarti, PE, Offshore Structure Analysis, Inc., 13613 Capista Drive, Plainfield, IL 60544-7966, USA, Tel: +1 (815) 436-4863, Fax: +1 (815) 436-4921, Eml: Chakrab@aol.com, URL: http://members.aol.com/chakrab
  • Prof. Tai-Wen Hsu, Dept. of Hydraulics and Ocean Engng., National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, Tel: +886-6-2372315, Eml: twhsu@mail.ncku.edu.tw
  • Dr. Jang Whan Kim, Chief Technical Advisor, Floaters and Fixed Facilities, Technip USA, 11700 Old Katy Rd.-Suite 150, Houston, TX 77079, Tel: (281) 249-7455, Fax: (281) 870 8288, Eml: jwkim@technip.com
  • Prof. Iskender Sahin, Dept. of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Western Michigan University, Kohrman Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA, Tel: 616-387-3376, Fax: 616-387-3358, Eml: sahin@wmich.edu
  • Dr. Thomas E. Schellin, Germanischer Lloyd, Vorsetzen 32, D-20459 Hamburg GERMANY, Tel/Fax: +49 40 36 149312/ +49 40 36 1497760, Eml: thomas.schellin@gl-group.com

Marine vehicles and structures (dynamic positioning and control; seakeeping; propulsion; cavitation; design and analysis of surface ships; advanced ship technology; sailing; vortex shedding; vibrations, supercavitation, hydrofoil technology, projectile motions, jet actuators, air injection, planing bodies, high-speed vehicles):


  • Prof. Sander M. Calisal, P.Eng., Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2324 Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4, Canada, Tel: (604) 822-2836, Fax: (604) 822-2403, Eml: yilmazhisarg@gmail.com
  • Dr. Murthy Chitrapu, CSC/Advanced Marine Center, 1201 M Street SE, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20003, USA, Tel: +1 (202) 675-1743, Fax: +1 (202) 547-4536 , Eml: achitrapu@csc.com
  • Dr. Yuriy Drobyshevski, INTEC Engineering, PTY, LTD., 190 St. Georges Terrace, Perth, WA 6000, AUSTRALIA, Tel: +61 (0)8 9289 5800, Fax: +61 (0)8 9289 5888, Eml: yuriy.drobyshevski@intecengineering.com
  • Dr.-Ing. Katrin Ellermann, Technische Universitaet Hamburg-Harburg Fluiddynamik und Schiffstheorie (3-13) Schwarzenbergstr. 95C 21073 Hamburg, Germany, Tel.: 040 42878-6146, Fax.: 040 42878-6055, Eml: ellermann@tu-harburg.de
  • Dr. Nuno Fonseca, Secção Autónoma de Engenharia Naval, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisboa, PORTUGAL, Tel: (351) 21 841 7468, Fax: (351) 21 847 4015, Eml: nfonseca@mar.ist.utl.pt
  • Dr. Janou Hennig, Project Manager Offshore, MARIN, Haagsteeg 2, 6708 PM Wageningen, The Netherlands, Tel. +31-317-493 234, Fax +31-317-493 245, Eml: j.hennig@marin.nl
  • Dr. Stergios Liapis, Shell International Exploration and Production, Inc., Floating Systems, 3737 Bellaire Boulevard, Houston, TX 77025, Tel: +1 (713) 245-7677, Fax: +1 (713) 245 7818, E-Mail: stergios.liapis@shell.com

Towed and Undersea cables and pipes, mooring, and buoy technology (hydrodynamics; structural dynamics; cable laying; ocean construction, and design):


  • Prof. Seon M. Han, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Mailstop 1021, Lubbock, TX 79409, Tel: +1 (806) 742-0963, Fax: +1 (806) 742-3540, Eml: seon.han@coe.ttu.edu

  • Dr. Dominique Roddier, Marine Innovation & Technology, 2610 Marin Ave, Berkeley, CA 94708, USA, Tel: +1 (510) 931-6135, E-Mail: roddier@minifloat.com URL: http://www.minifloat.com

Underwater technology (acoustics; AUV and ROV; life support systems for deep-water; diving; underwater control; hyperbaric systems):


  • Prof. Monique Chyba, University of Hawaii, Department of Mathematics, 2565 McCarthy Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822-2273, USA, Tel: +1 (808) 956-8464, Fax: +1 (808) 956-9139, Eml:  mchyba@math.hawaii.edu

  • Dr. Willi Hornfeld, ATLAS Elektronik GmbH, Sebaldsbruecker Heerstr. 235, 28309 Bremen, Germany, Tel: xx494214571952, Fax: xx494214572020, Eml: willi.hornfeld@atlas-elektronik.com URL: www.atlas.de
  • Prof. Daniel T. Valentine, Dept. of Mechanical and Aeronautical Eng., Clarkson University, 4 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, NY 13699-5725, USA, Tel: +1 315-268-7689, Fax: +1 315-268-6438, Eml: clara@clarkson.edu

Computational mechanics and design applications (computational modeling; boundary-element; FDM, FVM, FEM, and other numerical methods used to solve mechanics problems):



Geotechnology and foundation engineering (soil mechanics; computational methods; design problems; resource and technology evaluation; coastal geology; and marine minerals):


  • Prof. Sangchul Bang, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E. St. Joseph St., Rapid City, SD 57701, USA, Tel: 605-394-2440, Fax: 605-394-5171, Eml: sangchul.bang@sdsmt.edu
  • Professor Dong-Sheng Jeng, , Chair of Civil Engineering,,Division of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Physics and Mathematics, University of Dundee
  • Dundee, DD1 4HN, Scotland, U.K., Tel: +44(01382) 386141, Fax: +44(01382) 384816, Email: d.jeng@dundee.ac.uk
  • Prof. C F Leung (Colin), Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore Block E1A, #07-03, 1 Engineering Drive, Singapore 117576, Tel: +65 6516 2281, Fax: +65 6779 1635, Eml: cvelcf@nus.edu.sg, URL: http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/civil/people/cvelcf/lcf.html
  • Dr. John C. Wiltshire, Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory, University of Hawaii, 1000 Pope Rd., MSB 303, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA, Tel: +1 808-956-6042, Fax: +1 808-956-2136, Eml: johnw@soest.hawaii.edu

Coastal engineering (underwater pipelines; breakwaters; islands; scouring and sediment transport; shallow-water wave mechanics; coastal morphology; environmental impact and detection; water front and coastal design and planning; morphodynamics): 


  • Dr. Zeki Demirbilek, PE, Coastal Hydrodynamics Branch (CEERD-HN-C), Engineering Research and Development Center, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199, USA, Tel: 601-634-2834, Fax: 601-634-4314, Eml: Zeki.Demirbilek@erdc.usace.army.mil

  • Prof. Shi Sen Li, Ph.D., Department of Harbor & Coastal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China, Tel: +86-22-81235143, Fax: +86-22-27409606, Eml: ssli@tju.edu.cn
  • Dr. Hari Sundararaghavan, JE Fuller Hydrology & Geomorphology, Inc., 8400 S Kyrene Rd Suite 201, Tempe, AZ 85284, USA, Tel: 480.752.2124, Fax: 480.839.2193, Eml: hari@jefuller.com
  • Dr. Carolyn Wegner, IFM-GEOMAR, Leibniz-Institut für Meereswissenschaften, Dienstgebäude Ostufer
    Wischhofstr. 1-3, D-24148 Kiel, Germany, Tel: 0431/6002858, Fax: 0431/6002941, Eml: cwegner@ifm-geomar.de

Renewable energy (Wave energy; OTEC; tidal energy; marine currents; offshore wind farms; renewable energy island communities; resource evaluation; by-products; feasibility and preliminary/conceptual design studies):


  • Prof. R. Cengiz Ertekin (Symposium Coordinator), Dept. of Ocean and Resources Eng., Univ. of Hawaii, 2540 Dole St., Holmes Hall 402, Honolulu, HI 96822-2303, USA, Tel: +1 808-956-6818, Fax: +1 808-956-3498, Eml: ertekin@hawaii.edu , URL: WWW: http://www.ore.hawaii.edu/~ertekin
  • Dr. Umesh A. Korde, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 East St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, Tel: +1 (605) 394-2401, E-mail: Umesh.Korde@sdsmt.edu
  • Dr. Teresa Pontes,  Principal Researcher, INETI - Department of Renewable Energies, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar  1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal, Tel: +351 21 0924774,  Fax: + 351 21 7127195, Eml: teresa.pontes@ineti.pt

Aquacultural engineering (coastal/offshore fish cages/nets; mixing zone predictions/observations; fish farming; underwater breathing; thermal gear; fishponds and circulation):


  • Mr. Jon Mikkelsen, P.Eng., Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2324 Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4, Canada, Tel: (604) 822-2709, Fax: (604) 822-2403, Eml: Mikk@mech.ubc.ca

  • Dr.-Ing. Hans-Joachim Winkel, Universitat Rostock, Fakultat fur Maschinenbau und Schiffstechnik, Albert-Einstein-Strase 2, D-18059, Rostock, Germany, Tel.: +49 (0) 381 498 9233, Fax: +49 (0) 381 498 9232, , Eml: hans-joachim.winkel@uni-rostock.de

Instrumentation and Measurement and Satellite Observations(remote sensing; observations; sea-floor mapping; satellite/radio signal analysis; ship-board systems; ocean atlas):



Model tests (model-tank, towing-tank, coastal-basin, flume, and other experiments):


  • Mr. Jeffrey Cullina, Ocean Engineer, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Mail Stop 17-S600, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, Tel: 443-778-4867, Fax: 443-778-1483, Eml: Jeffrey.Cullina@jhuapl.edu

  • Dr. Hsing H. (Eddie) Shih, P.E., NOAA/National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, SSMC4, Rm. 6508, 1305 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA, Tel: 301-713-2897 x141, Fax: 301-713-4465, Eml: eddie.shih@noaa.gov

  • Prof. Sergio H. Sphaier, Department of Ocean Engineering, COPPE / UFRJ, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, PO Box 68508, Rio de Janeiro, RJ,  21945-970,  Brazil, Tel: + 55-21-2562-8719,  Eml: sphaier@ufrj.br or sphaier@infolink.com.br

Marine Environmental Engineering (marine biofouling/antifouling; oil-spill containment technology/modeling; environmental impact assessment; hydrodynamic and marine ecosystem modeling; environmental remediation; water/air quality; noise--underwater/on-board/air-born; hazardous materials/waste):


  • Prof. Christophe Darnault, Director, Hydromechanics and Water Resources Engineering Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Civil and Materials Engineering (MC 246), 2071 Engineering Research Facility, 842 West Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7023, USA, Tel: +1 (312) 996-2429, Fax: +1 (312) 996-2426, E-mail: darnault@uic.edu, URL: http://www.uic.edu/depts/cme/people/faculty/darnault.html
  • Prof. Yusaku Kyozuka, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasugakoen, Kasuga City, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan, Tel: +81-92-583-7559, Fax: +81-92-572-2696, Eml: kyozuka@esst.kyushu-u.ac.jp 
  • Dr. Lixin Zhao, Professor, Mechanical Science & Engineering College, Daqing Petroleum Institute, 199 Fazhan Rd., Hi-Tech Development Zone, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163318, China, Tel & Fax: +86-459-650-3904, Eml: lx_zhao@yahoo.com.cn
 
 
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