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Scientific
Committee Members (Partial List)
OCEAN ENGINEERING SYMPOSIUM
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 hydrodynamics, Ship resistance)
 | 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, Eml: lbirk@uno.edu |
 | Prof.
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 |
 | 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 |
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 |
 | 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
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 | 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, Eml:
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, Eml:
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, Eml:
c.schmittner@marin.nl |
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 |
 | 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 |
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. 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, Eml: 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 (oceean
acoustics; AUV and
ROV; life support systems for deep-water; diving; underwater control; hyperbaric
systems):
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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
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 | 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. 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, Eml:
nosal@hawaii.edu |
 | 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, 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):
 | 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, Eml: 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,
Eml:
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, Eml:
solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu,
WWW:
http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~yims |
Geotechnology and
foundation engineering (Offshore Geotechnics) (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
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 | 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 |
 | Dr.
Franz-Josef Kahlen, PhD, Associate Professor,
University of Cape Town, Mechanical Engineering
Dept, 14 University Avenue,
7700 Rondebosch, SOUTH AFRICA,
Tel 00 27 21 650 4444, Fax 00 27 21 650
3240, Eml: fj.kahlen@uct.ac.za |
 | 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. 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, Eml:
josecarlos.nieto@uah.es |
 | 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 |
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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
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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):
 | Dr. Joao Cruz,
Garrad Hassan & Partners Ltd., St Vincent's
Works, Silverthorne Lane, Bristol, BS2 0QD, UK,
Tel: +44 (0)117 972 9900 / Fax: +44 (0)117 972 9901,
Eml:
jcruz@hidro1.ist.utl.pt |
 | 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 |
 | Prof. 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 |
 | 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 |
 | Dr. Charles E. Smith, US Minerals
Management Service, Herndon , VA , United States, Eml: Charles.E.Smith@mms.gov
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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):
 | 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, Eml:
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, Eml:
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, 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):
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Dr.
Franz-Josef Kahlen, PhD, Associate
Professor, University of Cape Town,
Mechanical Engineering Dept, 14 University Avenue,
7700 Rondebosch, SOUTH AFRICA,
Tel 00 27 21 650 4444, Fax 00 27 21 650
3240, Eml: fj.kahlen@uct.ac.za |
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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 |
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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, Eml: mazaheri@rahiran.ir |
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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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