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OceanTech Expo 2011

Tuesday, May 17 10:30 am – Noon Panel: The Expanding Role of Environmental Measurement Systems in the Marine

Marketplace

Session Co-Chairs: Bruce Magnell, Ph.D – Technical Director, Woods Hole Group Archie Todd Morrison III, Ph.D – Senior Ocean Engineer, WHG

Speakers:

Russell Brown, Ph.D – Branch Chief, Ecosystems Surveys Program, NOAA

Incorporation of Advanced Technology to Meet the Expanding Data Requirements of Marine Spatial Planning

Eileen S. Kenney – Director of Permitting, Deepwater Wind LLC

Environmental Sampling to Satisfy Permitting

Albert J. Williams 3rd, Ph.D – Scientist Emeritus, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)

The Coastal and Global Scale Nodes of the Ocean Observatories Initiative as Viewed by a Fan

Stephen Wolf – DAMOS Program Manager - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Technological Advances in Environmental Monitoring Systems Bring Efficiency to Monitoring Dredged Material Disposal Sites 1:30 – 3:00 pm Panel: SNAME — Engaging with Ocean Instrument and Vehicle Developers to Assist with Emerging Offshore Design and Installation Challenges

Session Chair: Donald MacPherson, Chair, New England Chapter of Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

Speakers:

William Simpson, PhD. – Professor, US Coast Guard Academy; C. Clifford Ness – Manta Research Corp.

Innovative Pressure Hull Design

Donald MacPherson – HydroComp, Inc.

Contemporary Thruster Design for Submersibles

Ray Fischer – Noise Control Engineering, Inc.

Keeping Vehicles Quiet

Wednesday, May 18 10:30 am – Noon Panel: Future Defense and Maritime Security Initiatives

Session Co-Chairs: David Mugridge – Fellow, Dalhousie University & Ric Walker – Maritime Safety & Security Specialist, Molchan Marine Sciences

Speakers:

Ric Walker – Molchan Marine Sciences, Inc.

Topic: Technology Demonstration and Evaluation: Setting the Stage for Future Initiatives?

Warren Heerlein – US Coast Guard R&D Center

Topic: Measuring the Deterrent Value of Maritime Counter Terrorism Activities

Michael Grzechowiak – Rite-Solutions, Inc.

Topic: Scalable Maritime Command & Control Architecture

Peter Johnston – Lansdowne Technolgies, Inc.

Topic: Critical Infrastructure and the Vulnerability of Ports 1:00 – 3:30 pm Panel: Hydrographic and Bathymetric Measurement Technology Advancements

Session Co-Chairs:

Capt. Andy Armstrong – Director, NOAA Center for Coastal Ocean Mapping at UNH &

Steve Withrow – Managing Partner, Trinity International Consultants, Inc.

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