Fall 2012 Civil Engineering Seminars

2012-2013 Civil Engineering CE 5990 Seminars

Unless otherwise noted, seminars are from 4:00–5:00 PM in Room 641 of the Dow Building.

Fall 2012

Date	Presenter and Affiliation	Title	Place
9/06/2012	Dr. Dale Tahtinen, Michigan Tech.	Civil and Environmental Engineers Interaction with Legislative Process	Dow 641
9/13/2012	Bonnie E. Zwissler, Michigan Tech CEE graduate student in geotechnical engineering	The Impact of Freeze-Thaw on Cliff Recession at the Calvert Cliffs	Dow 641
9/20/2012	Scott Patterson, P.E. chief engineer, Acrow Corporation,	Acrow Products and Solutions for the Construction Industry	Dow 641
10/04/2012	Antonio Velazquez, Michigan Tech Civil and Environmental Engineering, PhD candidate in structural engineering	In-operation Output-Only Identification of Wind Turbines Gyroscopic Effects using Parametric-Non-Stationary Subspace System Identification Techniques	Dow 641
10/11/2012	Mary Christiansen, Michigan Tech Civil & Environmental Engineering, PhD candidate	Geopoly-what?:  An Introduction to Geopolymer Cements	Dow 641
10/18/2012	Jeff Lidicker,  Michigan Tech Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Analysis of an Electric Vehicle Subscription Service Business Model that Includes Battery Swapping	Dow 641
10/25/2012	James A. Morrison, PE, Engineering Services Group Manager of Kiewit Engineering Company	The Engineer as Manager and Leader	Dow 641
10/29/2012	Ron Buckmire, a current program officer in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation	NSF TUES (Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) program	Dow 641
11/08/2012	Renee Oats, PhD Candidate, Civil and Environmental Engineering	An Evaluation of Using Digital Image Correlation for Condition Assessment of Bridge Infrastructure	Dow 641
11/29/2012	Rachael Barlock, Graduate student, Civil and Environmental Engineering	Bubble Plate for Erosion Reduction	Dow 641