OCEN 681

Seminar

Instructor

Dr. Scott A. Socolofsky,
Assistant Professor

Office

CE/TTI 802B
Office Hours

Course Meeting Times

R 3:55-4:45 in CE 118

Contact

Ph +1-979-845-4517
socolofs@tamu.edu

Calendar

The following table presents a tentative course calendar for Spring 2008.

Date

    

Topic

    

Notes

1/17

    

Comprehensive Laboratory Safety--What all Graduate Students Need to Know.
Dr. Billy Edge and John Reed, Texas A&M University.

    

1/24

    

Offshore Wind Farms -- Hydraulic Aspects.
Vagner Jacobsen, Vice President, Offshore Technology, DHI.

    

Host: R. Mercier

1/31

    

The Ocean's Response to Hurricane Frances and its Implications for Drag Coefficient Parameterization.
Sarah Zedler, Post-doctoral Researcher, Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University.

   

Host: J. Irish

2/7

    

Insights on the Unique Engineering Enabling the Evolution of the New Generation of Large LNG Ships.
Dr. Robert E. Sandstrom and Dr. Adam J. Rinehart, ExxonMobil.
4:30 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. in CE 110

    

Host: SEAoT

2/14

    

Turbulence Structures in Flow Through Rigid Vegetation.
Thorsten Stoesser, Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology.

   

Host: S. Socolofsky

2/21

    

Mission Possible--Engineering Role in Offshore Construction Success.
Dr. Gengshen Liu, Vice President-Engineering, Aker Kvaerner.

    

Host: OTRC

2/28

    

Progress and Prospects: Renewable Energy from the Oceans.
Richard J. Seymour, Head, Ocean Engineering Research Group, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego.

    

Host: P. Lynett; B. Edge

3/6

    

There is Nothing Like Experience -- My 10 Commandments about Ship Design and Engineering.
Peter Tang-Jensen, Senior Vice President of Technology, American Bureau of Shipping.

    

Host: J. Falzarono

3/20

    

Probing the Physics of Internal Waves on Shelf Break using Numerical Simulations.
Karan Venayagamoorthy, Assistant Professor, Colorado State University.

   

Host: S. Socolofsky

3/27

    

Use of Field Monitored Data for Improving the Integrity of Offshore Platforms.
Igor Prislin, Program Manager, Analysis and Consulting Group, BMT Scientific Marine Services.

    

Host: J. Zhang

4/1

    

The History of Breakwaters around the World.
Orville T. Magoon (Note, this seminar is Tuesday, April 1)

   

Host: B. Edge

4/3

    

The Onset of Surface Boils in the Snohomish River Estuary.
Alexander R. Horner-Devine, Assistant Professor, University of Washington.

    

Host: S. Socolofsky

4/10

    

Nonlinear Response of Offshore Structure to High Seas.
Prof. C.H. Kim, Coastal and Ocean Engineering Division, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University.

    

Host: S. Socolofsky

4/17

    

Innovative Hydraulic Levee Design for the Hurricane Protection Ststem of the New Orleans Area.
Mathijs van Ledden, Ph.D., Haskoning, Inc.

    

Host: P. Lynett

4/24

    

Mitigating Hurricane Damages to Coastal Highway Bridges.
Dr. Jun Jin, Assistant Professor, Department of Maritime Systems Engineering, TAMU-Galveston

    

Host: K.-A. Chang