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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)

bulletProf. 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
bulletProf. 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
bulletDipl.-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):

bulletDr. 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
bulletProf. 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
bulletDr. 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
bulletDr. 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
bulletDr. 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
bulletDr. 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):

bulletProf. 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
bulletDr. 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
bulletDr. 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
bulletDr.-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
bulletDr. 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
bulletDr. 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
bulletDr. 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
bulletProf. 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):

bulletProf. 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
bulletDr. 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
bulletDr. 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
bulletDr. 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
bulletProf. 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
bulletProf. 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):

bulletProf. 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
bulletDr. 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
bulletProf. 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):

bulletProf. 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
bulletProfessor 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
bulletProf. 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
bulletDr. 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): 

bulletDr. 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
bulletDr. 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
bulletProf. 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
bulletDr. 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
bulletDr. 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

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):

bulletDr. 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
bulletProf. 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
bulletProf. 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
bulletDr. 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
bulletDr. 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
bulletDr. Charles E. Smith, US Minerals Management Service, Herndon , VA , United States, Eml: Charles.E.Smith@mms.gov

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

bulletMr. 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
bulletDr.-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):

bulletProf. 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; Eml: r.h.m.huijsmans@tudelft.nl, URL: http://www.3me.tudelft.nl

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

bulletDipl.-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
bulletDr. 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
bulletDr. 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
bulletProf. 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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