Scientific Committee Members

• Offshore Technology • Structures, Safety and Reliability • Materials Technology • Pipeline and Riser Technology • Ocean Space Utilization • Ocean Engineering • Polar/Arctic Sciences • CFD & VIV • Ocean Renewable Energy • T. Francis Ogilvie Symposium on Marine Hydrodynamics • Alaa E. Mansour Symposium on Ship and Offshore Structural Design

OCEAN ENGINEERING

Advanced Ship Hydrodynamics and Marine Technology (CFD calculations and validations, Hydrodynamic Loads and Fluid Structure Interaction, Seakeeping, Roll Damping, Combined Seakeeping and Maneuvering, Vessel Dynamics and Stability, LNG Terminals, Mooring, Propulsion hydrodynamics, Ship resistance, and others)

• Prof. Lothar Birk, PE, School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of New Orleans, 911 Engineering Building, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148, Tel: +1 (504) 280-6183, Fax: +1 (504) 280-5542, E-mail: lbirk@uno.edu
• Prof. Jeffrey M. Falzarano, 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, E-mail: jfalzarano@civil.tamu.edu, URL: https://www.civil.tamu.edu/people/bios.aspx?username=CIVIL%5Cjfalzarano
• Dipl.-Ing. Sascha Kosleck, Ocean Engineering Department, Institute of Land and Sea Transport Systems, Technical University Berlin, SG17, Salzufer 17-19, 10587 Berlin, Germany, Tel: (+49) 3031422837, Fax: (+49) 3031422885, E-mail: kosleck@naoe.tu-berlin.de
• Prof. Ronald W. Yeung, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering Program, 6135 Etcheverry Hall, Mailstop 1740, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1740, USA, Tel: +1 510-642-8347, USA, E-maill: rwyeung@berkeley.edu, URL: http://www.me.berkeley.edu/faculty/yeung/index.html
• Prof. Yin Lu (Julie) Young, Dept. of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, 2600 Draper Rd., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2145, USA, Tel: 734-647-0249, USA, E-mail: ylyoung@umich.edu

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

• 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, E-mail: kbel@teiath.gr, kbel@fluid.mech.ntua.gr
• Prof. Tai-Wen Hsu, Dept. of Hydraulics and Ocean Engng., National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, Tel: +886-6-2372315, E-mail: 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, E-mail: jwkim@technip.com
• Dr. Jose C. Nieto-Borge, Associate Professor, University of Alcala, Dept. of Signal Theory and Communications, Campus Universitario s/n, 28805 Alcala de Henares (Madrid), Spain, Tel: +34 91 885 66b 54, Fax: +34 91 885 66 99, E-mail: josecarlos.nieto@uah.es
• Dr. Thomas E. Schellin, Germanischer Lloyd, Vorsetzen 32, D-20459 Hamburg GERMANY, Tel/Fax: +49 40 36 149312/ +49 40 36 1497760, E-mail: thomas.schellin@gl-group.com
• Dr. Christian E. Schmittner, Project Manager Seakeeping, MARIN, Haagsteeg 2, P.O. Box 28, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands, Tel. +31-317-493 911, Fax +31-317-493 245, E-mail: c.schmittner@marin.nl
• 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: +1 315-268-6695, E-mail: clara@clarkson.edu

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, and others): 

• 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, E-mail: 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 , E-mail: achitrapu@csc.com
• Dr. Yuriy Drobyshevski, INTECSEA PTY LTD,190 St. Georges Terrace, Perth, WA 6000, AUSTRALIA, Tel: +61 (0)8 9289 5800, Fax: +61 (0)8 9289 5888, E-mail: yuriy.drobyshevski@intecsea.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, E-mail: 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, E-mail: nfonseca@mar.ist.utl.pt
• Dr. Hassan Ghassemi, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, E-mail: gasemi@aut.ac.ir
• Dr. Janou Hennig, Project Manager Offshore, MARIN, Haagsteeg 2, 6708 PM Wageningen, The Netherlands, Tel. +31-317-493 234, Fax +31-317-493 245, E-mail: j.hennig@marin.nl
• Dr. Andre Kauffeldt, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany, E-mail: Kauffeldt@naoe.tu-berlin.de
• 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
• 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, E-mail: sahin@wmich.edu
• Dr. Daniel A.G. Walker, British Petroleum, United Kingdom, E-mail: Daniel.Walker@uk.bp.com

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

• 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, E-mail: seon.han@coe.ttu.edu
• Dr. Said Mazaheri, Assistant Prof. of Offshore Engineering, Director of Maritime Transportation & Technology Group, Transportation Research Institute, No. 19, Noor Closet, Africa Blvd. Tehran, Iran, Tel & Fax: 0098 21 88889981-7, E-mail: mazaheri@rahiran.ir
• 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 (AUV and ROV; life support systems for deep-water; diving; underwater control; hyperbaric systems, and others): 

• 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, E-mail:  mchyba@math.hawaii.edu
• Dr. Willi Hornfeld, ATLAS Elektronik GmbH, Sebaldsbruecker Heerstr. 235, 28309 Bremen, Germany, Tel: 49 421 4571952, Fax: 49 421 4572020, E-mail: willi.hornfeld@atlas-elektronik.com URL: www.atlas.de
• Prof. Franz S. Hover, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Room 5-207, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139-4307, USA, Tel: 617-253-6762, E-mail: hover@mit.edu
• Dr. Alistair Palmer, University of Southampton, United Kingdom, E-mail: ap1601@soton.ac.uk
• 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: +1 315-268-6695, E-mail: clara@clarkson.edu

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

• Prof. Lothar Birk, PE, School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of New Orleans, 911 Engineering Building, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148, Tel: +1 (504) 280-6183, Fax: +1 (504) 280-5542, E-mail: lbirk@uno.edu
• Dr. Bala Padmanabhan, FloaTEC, LLC, 14701 St. Mary?s Lane, Ste. 250, Houston, TX 77079, Tel: (281) 870-5997, Fax: (281) 870-5210, E-mail: bpadmanabhan@floatec.com
• Prof. Solomon C. Yim, Civil Engineering Dept., Owen Hall 220, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA, Tel: +1 541-737-6894, Fax: +1 541-737-3052, E-mail: solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu, URL: http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~yims

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, and others): 

• 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, E-mail: 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, E-mail: ssli@tju.edu.cn
• Dr. Jose C. Nieto-Borge, Associate Professor, University of Alcala, Dpt. of Signal Theory and Communications, Campus Universitario s/n, 28805 Alcala de Henares (Madrid), Spain, Tel: +34 91 885 66b 54, Fax: +34 91 885 66 99, E-mail: josecarlos.nieto@uah.es
• Dr. Hari Raghavan, PhD, PE, CFM, JE Fuller Hydrology & Geomorphology, Inc., 1 West Deer Valley Road Suite 101, Phoenix, AZ 85027, USA, Tel: 623.889.0166 Extn 309, Fax: 480.839.2193, E-mail: 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, E-mail: cwegner@ifm-geomar.de

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

• 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, E-mail: 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, , E-mail: hans-joachim.winkel@uni-rostock.de

Ocean Measurement and Data Interpretation (Wave Measurements, Ocean Observatories and Metocean Data, Offshore Field Measurements, Ocean environment, Hydrodynamic and structural full-scale measurements of platforms, and of marine systems, such as deep-ocean moorings, risers, pipelines, and subsea facilities remote sensing; observations; sea-floor mapping; satellite/radio signal analysis; ship-board systems; ocean atlas, and others):

• Dr. Gus Jeans, Consultancy Manager, Fugro Global Environmental & Ocean Sciences, Fugro House, Hithercroft Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9RB, UK, Tel:+44 (0)870 402 1500 / Direct: +44 (0)870 402 1533 / Fax: +44 (0)870 402 1599, E-mail: g.jeans@geos.com, URL: http://www.geos.com
• Mr. Liam Harrington-Missin, Consultancy Division, Fugro Global Environmental & Ocean Sciences, Fugro House, Hithercroft Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 9RB, UK, Tel: +44 (0) 870 402 1500, Fax: +44 (0) 870 402 1599, E-mail: l.harrington-missin@geos.com
• Prof. Ir R.H.M. Huijsmans, Dept of Maritime Technology, Delft University of Technology, Mekel weg 2 Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands, Tel: 00 15 278 3598; Fax: 00 15 278 1836; E-mail: r.h.m.huijsmans@tudelft.nl, URL: http://www.3me.tudelft.nl
• Mr. Keith MacHutchon, Coastal Marine Technology, 52 Loop Street, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa, Tel: 00 27 21 487 4900; Fax: 00 21 424 6581; E-mail: keith@bergstan.co.za

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

• Dr. Hans Cozijn, Maritime Research Institute, MARIN, Netherlands, E-mail: j.l.cozijn@marin.nl
• Dr. Antonio C. Fernandes, LabOceano&LOC, COPPE/UFRJ, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, PO Box 68508, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21945-970, Brazil, Tel.: +55-21-25628736, E-mail: acfernandes@peno.coppe.ufrj.br
• Dipl.-Ing. Sascha Kosleck, Ocean Engineering Department, Institute of Land and Sea Transport Systems, Technical University Berlin, SG17, Salzufer 17-19, 10587 Berlin, Germany, Tel (+49) 3031422837, Fax (+49) 3031422885, E-mail: kosleck@naoe.tu-berlin.de
• Dr. Christian E. Schmittner, Project Manager Seakeeping, MARIN, Haagsteeg 2, P.O. Box 28, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands, Tel. +31-317-493 911, Fax +31-317-493 245, E-mail: c.schmittner@marin.nl
• Dr. Hsing H. (Eddie) Shih, P.E., NOAA/National Ocean Service, 11920 Gainsborough Rd., Potomac, MD 20854, USA, Tel: (301) 762-6247, E-mail: hshih@erols.com
• 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, E-mail: sphaier@ufrj.br or sphaier@ufrj.br

Marine Environmental Engineering & Petroleum Technology (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, Flow Assurance, Multiphase flow and measurement issues at the well/manifolds and in flowlines, Description and Optimization of Well Performance, Well Completion, Inflow Performance, Systems (Nodal) Analysis, Artificial Lift Design and Analysis, Power requirements for ESPs and long offsets for production , Production Optimization, Drilling Optimization, Drilling Technology, Deepwater HTHP (high temperature high pressure) wells HIPPS (high integrity pressure protection system and others):

• Prof. Yusaku Kyozuka, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasugakoen, Kasuga City, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan, Tel: +81-92-583-7559, Fax: +81-92-572-2696, E-mail: kyozuka@esst.kyushu-u.ac.jp
• Dr. Jung L. Lee, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea (Republic), E-mail: jllee@skku.edu
• Dr. Said Mazaheri, Assistant Prof. of Offshore Engineering, Director of Maritime Transportation & Technology Group, Transportation Research Institute, No. 19, Noor Closet, Africa Blvd. Tehran, Iran, Tel & Fax: 0098 21 888 89981-7, E-mail: mazaheri@rahiran.ir
• 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, E-mail: lx_zhao@yahoo.com.cn

• Prof. Eva-Marie Nosal, Dept. of Ocean and Resources Engineering, University of Hawaii, 2540 Dole Street, Holmes Hall 405, Honolulu HI 96822, USA, Tel: 808.956.7686, Fax: 808-956-3498, E-mail: nosal@hawaii.edu