DOCSLIB.ORG

Washington DC Section

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Washington DC Section Washington DC Section Newsletter September 2014 Editor: William Wedlock Executive Secretary: Andrea Gironda 240-626-1798 703-489-9503 wjwedlo1@be chtel.com https://community.asme.org/washington_dc_section/default.aspx [email protected] Chairman Vice-Chairman Treasurer Recording Secretary Communications Secretary Kaykham Sysounthorn Paul Bizot Jon Ward Roger Schaffer William Wedlock 571-357-3011 301-648-5945 571-215-8981 202-781-1336 240-626-1798 sysounthornk1@ asme.org [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Local Section News Local Section News Please help in welcoming the following ASME OCTOBER EVENT new Directors as part of the 2014-2015 BRIAN PELLETIER – ADVANCED UNDERSEA SYSTEMS PROGRAM – NAVAL SEA Washington DC Board Members: SYSTEMS COMMAND (NAVSEA) Date: Thursday, October 23, 2014 – Time: 6:30 p.m. - Bethany Springer Place: Alfio’s La Trattoria 4515 Willard Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 - Sarkis Aktavoukian Cost: $10 (Members) or $30 (Non-Members) Registration: To register for this event, call the Washington DC Section Executive - Peter Tschen Secretary, Andrea Gironda, at (703)489-9503 or e-mail her at [email protected] by October 20th. Brian Pelletier is currently assigned as the Principle Assistant Program Manager for Systems Acquisition within the Advanced Undersea Systems Program Office (PMS394). PMS394 is part of Team Submarine at NAVSEA, Washington Navy Yard, DC. Mr. Pelletier’s current assignment includes responsibility as the lead for all Program Management aspects of several classified programs, as well as the Certification of DSV I N S I D E T H I S I SSUE ALVIN to perform manned operations. During his almost 25 year career with NAVSEA he has also been assigned as the Principle Assistant Program Manager for the Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) extension & next generation DDS programs, Assistant Program Manager for the procurement of the Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) submersible, Lead 1 Local Section News Project Engineer for the life cycle support of DDS program assets, and as an engineer in the Submarine Safety (SUBSAFE) and Deep Submergence Certification office within 2 Chairman’s Corner Team Submarine. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) operates the U.S. Navy-owned Deep 3 Meet the Board Submergence Vehicle (DSV) Alvin for the national oceanographic community. The nation's deepest diving research sub, Alvin is a mainstay for ocean exploration within the 6 2014-2015 Event Lineup existing fleet of underwater vehicles. Commissioned in 1964, Alvin has enabled dozens of new discoveries and innumerable insights into Earth's planetary system. Alvin has more than 4,600 dives to its name, including locating a lost hydrogen bomb in the 8 ASME 2014 International Mechanical Mediterranean Sea in 1966, exploring the first known hydrothermal vent sites in the Engineering Congress & Exposition 1970s, and surveying the wreck of RMS Titanic in 1986. Alvin remains state-of-the-art as a result of numerous overhauls and upgrades, including its most recent, which was completed in 2013. Mr. Pelletier will discuss the scope of the recently completed overhaul 9 ASME Energy Forum and the challenges overcome to re-Certify the vehicle and resume manned operations. Directions: The Willoughby Condo Building with its Alfio’s La Trattoria Restaurant is located on 4515 Willard Avenue. The restaurant offers free valet parking and is only 1 block away from the Friendship Heights Metro Station. ASME Section News 1 CHAIRMAN’S CORNER Welcome to the ASME WDC 2014-2015 Event Season! New Officers and Directors to Executive Board Ready to Make Their Mark by Kaykham “Kai” Sysounthorn Chairman (Washington D.C. ASME Section) Hello ASME Washington D.C. members! As the new Chairman of the Executive Board for the ASME Washington D.C. (WDC) section, I would like to welcome you to a new season of interesting and educational events. This year, we planned an assortment of outstanding events. I am also very excited to have three (3) new, eager directors elected to our Board: Bethany Springer, Sarkis Aktavourkian, and Peter Tschen. You can read about their backgrounds, along with all the officers’ backgrounds, in the biography article of this newsletter. As you may know, we had our section election this past year, “passing the torch” to a new Executive Board of officers and directors for the term years: 2014-2016. In addition, we voted to add the office of Communication Secretary, to manage our multitude of media outlets, i.e. Section Newsletter, ASME website, Facebook, and Twitter. I am thrilled to work with the new team to serve the section membership and community, in our mission to advance the education of mechanical engineering and STEM. For my tenure as Chairman, I have several goals (by priority): 1. Update the look and improve the functionality of the website 2. Centralize storage and easily navigable organization of all section documents Permitting all section’s documentations readily accessible to the section membership 3. Develop a financial plan for the long-term mission sustainment of the section 4. Recruitment of early career engineers to the section’s event/activity committees 5. Develop a more cooperative relationship with other ASME sections I will periodically address the membership; start of the year, mid-year, and end of the year. As we move forward, please do not hesitate to contact us in regards to the events or any other activities conducted by the ASME WDC section. Seeking for a New Meeting Location for the ASME WDC Section’s Executive Board by Kaykham “Kai” Sysounthorn Chairman (Washington D.C. ASME Section) Dear ASME Washington D.C. members: As a non-profit organization and as a section, we strive to maximize the funding provided by the membership and ASME toward the section events. To this end, we often seek free or low-cost alternatives to operate the section, in regards to holding Executive Board meetings and travel. We recently lost access to our regular location to hold our in-person Executive Board meetings. We hold, on the first Tuesday of each month, in-person and teleconference meetings, alternating each month. From September to July, we have six (6) in-person and five (5) teleconference meetings. Hence, six times a year the Executive Board members have face-time to plan and coordinate our numerous section events. We request assistance from the membership, if you are willing to host or know of a location where we can meet in the evening at 6:30pm EST, in or near Washington D.C. with close proximity to a metro station (e.g. DC, Arlington, Falls Church, and Tyson’s Corner). We usually hold our meeting for one and half hours (90 minutes) and require a teleconference phone system, because we host a dial-in number for those Board members that cannot attend in-person. Thank you for your consideration and any leads you can provide. ASME Section News 2 Meet the Executive Board! Kaykham Sysounthorn, Chairman Kaykham “Kai” Sysounthorn is a Systems Analyst for RadiantBlue Technologies, Inc., design and execute high- fidelity simulations of complex systems and subsystems. He began his career with Lockheed Martin in 2003, after college. He has held a variety of positions, through a career in modeling & simulation, testing, manufacturing, Independent Research & Development (IRAD) projects, functional and performance requirement verification, business development, and space operations. Mr. Sysounthorn is a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) from Arizona State University (ASU), and a graduate of Lockheed Martin’s Engineering Leadership Development Program (ELDP). ELDP is a selective program designed to prepare high-potential early career engineers to become technical leader. Mr. Sysounthorn is and has been involved in a number of volunteer activities and professional societies. He is the current Chair for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Washington District of Columbia (D.C.) professional section, and has been a member of ASME since 1999, as a student member. He is a member of International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) since 2013, Washington District of Columbia (D.C.) professional section. In the past, he also volunteered as a mentor, tutor, and science fair judge. Mr. Sysounthorn was born in the small village of Ban Takmee in Vientiane, Laos and grew up in Wichita, Kansas, United States of America (USA). He enjoys the martial arts, traveling, reading books on history, and tennis. He is a diehard fan of the Kansas City Chiefs NFL team and Wichita State Shockers college basketball team. Paul Bizot, Vice Chairman Paul Bizot, Section Vice Chair, has previously served as Section Newsletter Editor, Secretary and Treasurer, and has directed the section’s community awards for high school science fairs for the past two years. He is co-inventor on three US patents, two in water treating and one in industrial gas processing. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in chemical engineering and a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, and has experience in the development of chemical technology, design and construction of oilfield/natural gas production plants and refineries, water treating, and corrosion. Employed as a contractor with Leidos at the Carderock Naval Surface Warfare Center, where he does research, development, testing and evaluation of water treating systems. Jon Ward, Treasurer Jon Ward, Section Treasurer, has been an engineer in the DC area for over 20 years. He has previously served as Section Secretary and as Newletter Editor. Employed at Leidos in Arlington, VA, he has experience in field and lab testing of mechanical, electrical, RF, and optical systems; modeling of advanced power generation processes; and systems engineering. He is co-inventor on two U.S. patents. His hobbies include kayaking and hiking, and he and his wife are respite foster parents. He was also born in DC, so he remembers when Metrorail first opened and people said hello to each other as they got on the train.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Dissolved and Particulate Organic Carbon in Hydrothermal Plumes from the East Pacific Rise, 91500N
    Deep-Sea Research I 58 (2011) 922–931 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Deep-Sea Research I journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/dsri Dissolved and particulate organic carbon in hydrothermal plumes from the East Pacific Rise, 91500N Sarah A. Bennett a,n, Peter J. Statham a, Darryl R.H. Green b, Nadine Le Bris c, Jill M. McDermott d,1, Florencia Prado d, Olivier J. Rouxel e,f, Karen Von Damm d,2, Christopher R. German e a School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK b National Environment Research Council, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK c Universite´ Pierre et Marie Curie—Paris 6, CNRS UPMC FRE3350 LECOB, 66650 Banyuls-sur-mer, France d University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA e Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA f Universite´ Europe´enne de Bretagne, European Institute for Marine Studies IUEM, Technopoleˆ Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzane´, France article info abstract Article history: Chemoautotrophic production in seafloor hydrothermal systems has the potential to provide an Received 19 November 2010 important source of organic carbon that is exported to the surrounding deep-ocean. While hydro- Received in revised form thermal plumes may export carbon, entrained from chimney walls and biologically rich diffuse flow 23 June 2011 areas, away from sites of venting they also have the potential to provide an environment for in-situ Accepted 27 June 2011 carbon fixation. In this study, we have followed the fate of dissolved and particulate organic carbon Available online 3 July 2011 (DOC and POC) as it is dispersed through and settles beneath a hydrothermal plume system at 91500N Keywords: on the East Pacific Rise.
    [Show full text]
  • Exploration of the Deep Gulf of Mexico Slope Using DSV Alvin: Site Selection and Geologic Character
    Exploration of the Deep Gulf of Mexico Slope Using DSV Alvin: Site Selection and Geologic Character Harry H. Roberts1, Chuck R. Fisher2, Jim M. Brooks3, Bernie Bernard3, Robert S. Carney4, Erik Cordes5, William Shedd6, Jesse Hunt, Jr.6, Samantha Joye7, Ian R. MacDonald8, 9 and Cheryl Morrison 1Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 2Department of Biology, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802-5301 3TDI Brooks International, Inc., 1902 Pinon Dr., College Station, Texas 77845 4Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 5Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 16 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 6Minerals Management Service, Office of Resource Evaluation, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394 7Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 8Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412 9U.S. Geological Survey, 11649 Leetown Rd., Keameysville, West Virginia 25430 ABSTRACT The Gulf of Mexico is well known for its hydrocarbon seeps, associated chemosyn- thetic communities, and gas hydrates. However, most direct observations and samplings of seep sites have been concentrated above water depths of approximately 3000 ft (1000 m) because of the scarcity of deep diving manned submersibles. In the summer of 2006, Minerals Management Service (MMS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admini- stration (NOAA) supported 24 days of DSV Alvin dives on the deep continental slope. Site selection for these dives was accomplished through surface reflectivity analysis of the MMS slope-wide 3D seismic database followed by a photo reconnaissance cruise. From 80 potential sites, 20 were studied by photo reconnaissance from which 10 sites were selected for Alvin dives.
    [Show full text]
  • NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY SYSTEM %Vas
    UNIVERSITY - NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY SYSTEM ALVIN REVIEW COMMITTEE Summary Report of the June 26, 27, 1991 Meeting Carriage House Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA Minutes of the Meeting APPENDICES I. ALVIN Review Committee Roster II. Agenda III. Report on ALVIN Operations, 1990-1991 IV. Letter on Archiving Policy for ALVIN data and records V. 1991 Dive Requests by Region VI. Summary of 1992 Dive Requests VII. Opportunities for Oceanographic Research, DSV ALVIN, 1992 VIII. Rules for Review of ALVIN Dive Requests it as 111K . "? • %Vas- IILALtr CE D AUG 1 . ) 1991 I 1 UNOLS OFFICE ALVIN Review Committee Minutes of Meeting June 26, 27, 1991 Carriage House Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA OPENING THE MEETING The meeting was called at 8:00 a.m. by Feenan Jennings, ARC Chair. Committee members, funding agency representatives from NOAA, NSF and ONR, WHOI personnel and UNOLS Office staff present for all or part of the meeting: ALVIN Review Committee Agency Representatives Feenan Jennings, Chair David Duane, NOAA Casey Moore Don Heinrichs, NSF Doug Nelson Keith Kaulum, ONR Mary Scranton Gary Taghon Karen Von Damm Dick Pittenger, WHOI member WHOI UNOLS Office Craig Dorman Bill Barbee Barrie Walden Jack Bash Don Moller Annette DiSilva Rick Chandler Mary D'Andrea The ALVIN Review Committee Roster is Appendix I. Craig Dorman, Director, WHOI, welcomed the ALVIN Review Committee and introduced Dick Pittenger, whom he had earlier named as the WHOI (operating institution ex-officio) member on the ARC. Dr. Dorman reiterated WHOI's strong commitment to continue to manage and operate ALVIN in support of the United States' oceanographic program.
    [Show full text]
  • The Project Investigators Will Comply with the Data Management And
    Data Management Plan Data Policy Compliance: The project investigators will comply with the data management and dissemination policies described in the NSF Award and Administration Guide (AAG, Chapter VI.D.4) and the NSF Division of Ocean Sciences Sample and Data Policy. Pre-Cruise Planning: Pre-cruise planning will occur through email and teleconFerences. The cruises will utilize a deep submergence vehicle (DSV Alvin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution). Preliminary dive plans will be written prior to the cruise, and updated and amended prior to each dive based on cruise events. Cruise event logging: Detailed dive reports For each Alvin dive will be digitally compiled as MicrosoFt Word documents during the cruise. Each dive report will include site inFormation, times oF launch and recovery, sampling events, and watch-stander logs. These, along with each dive plan, participant inFormation, and samples logs will be compiled into a cruise report at the conclusion oF the cruise and shared among the cruise party. Description of Data Types This project will produce observational datasets through the ship's underway sensors, DSV Alvin sensors and cameras, deployed autonomous chemistry sensors, and derived From analysis oF collected biological specimens. Observational data will be collected on research cruise at the East PaciFic Rise planned to take place during Jan-April oF two diFFerent years. Cruise underway data: Standard underway data collected along the ship’s track (e.g., sea surFace temperature, salinity, etc.). File types: .csv ASCII Files; Repository: BCO-DMO and the Rolling Deck to Repository (R2R). Alvin data: Routine sensor data (e.g., temperature), video, and images collected by the DSV Alvin, as well as dive event logs, are made available through WHOI dives FrameGrabber system at http://4dgeo.whoi.edu/alvin and archived at the National Deep Submergence Facility (NDSF) at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
    [Show full text]
  • Cruise Summary
    doi: 10.25923/3rg3-d269 CRUISE SUMMARY R/V Atlantis / DSV Alvin Expedition AT-41 August 19 to September 2, 2018 for DEEP SEARCH DEEP Sea Exploration to Advance Research on Coral/Canyon/Cold seep Habitats Deepwater Atlantic Habitats II: Continued Atlantic Research and Exploration in Deepwater Ecosystems with Focus on Coral, Canyon and Seep Communities Contract - M17PC00009 Table of Contents Page 1 EXPEDITION BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................. 1 2 NOAA OER QUICK LOOK REPORT ....................................................................................................... 1 3 GENERAL DIVE PLANS .......................................................................................................................... 3 3.1 CANYONS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 3 3.2 CORALS ................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 3.3 SEEPS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 4 EXPEDITION ACTIVITIES-NARRATIVE ................................................................................................. 3 4.1 AUGUST 16-18: CRUISE MOBILIZATION
    [Show full text]
  • WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION Deep-Diving
    NEWSLETTER WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1995 Deep-Diving Submersible ALVIN WHOI Names Paul Clemente Sets Another Dive Record Chief Financial Officer The nation's first research submarine, the Deep Submergence Paul CI~mente, Jr., a resident of Hingham Vehicle (DSV) Alvin. passed another milestone in its long career and former Associate Vice President for September 20 when it made its 3,OOOth dive to the ocean floor, a Financial Affairs at Boston University, as· record no other deep-diving sub has achieved. Alvin is one of only sumed his duties as Associate Director for seven deep-diving (10,000 feet or more) manned submersibles in the Finance and Administration at WHOI on world and is considered by far the most active of the group, making October 2. between 150 and 200 dives to depths up to nearly 15,000 feet each In his new position Clemente is respon· year for scientific and engineering research . sible for directing all business and financial The 23-1001, three-person submersible has been operated by operations of the Institution, with specifIC Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution since 1964 for the U.S. ocean resp:>nsibility for accounting and finance, research community. It is owned by the OffICe of Naval Research facilities, human resources, commercial and supported by the Navy. the National Science Foundation and the affairs and procurement operations. WHOI, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Alvin the largest private non· profit marine research and its support vessel, the 21 0-100t Research Vessel Atlantis II, are organization in the U.S., has an annual on an extended voyage in the Pacific which began in January 1995 operating budget of nearly $90 million and a with departure from Woods Hole.
    [Show full text]
  • Dataposter SUMERGIBLES
    TECNOLOGÍA DE LA 8 de junio EXPLORACIÓN MARINA DÍA MUNDIAL DE LOS OCÉANOS LOS EXPLORADORES LAS EXPLORADORAS HISTÓRICOS EN MÉXICO JAQUES VIVIANNE SOLÍS COUSTEAU WEISS (1910-1997) En 1985 se convirtió en la primera Ocial naval francés, explorador, investigadora en jefe de crucero investigador y biólogo marino en los buques de investigación interesado en el estudio del mar y PRESENTA "El Puma" y "Justo Sierra" de la la vida que alberga. Se le UNAM, los cuales también dirigió recuerda por haber presentado al en las expediciones de 1992 y mundo la escafandra autónoma 1993. Fue la primera cientíca con independencia de cables y latinoamericana a bordo del tubos de suministro de aire desde submarino Alvin, sumergiéndose la supercie. a más de 2000 metros de profundidad. JACQUES SUMERGIBLES ELVA ESCOBAR PICCARD BRIONES (1922-2008) Su línea de trabajo se centra en la Explorador, ingeniero y fauna asociada a los fondos oceanógrafo suizo, conocido por DE INVESTIGACIÓN marinos y en la macroecología de el desarrollo de vehículos los ambientes acuáticos. Ha subacuáticos para el estudio de descubierto nuevos ecosistemas las corrientes oceánicas. Piccard y La exploración de las profundidades marinas tiene por objetivo la investigación de las y descrito nuevas especies. Ha Don Walsh fueron, hasta 2012, las representado a México en temas únicas personas que alcanzaron condiciones físicas, químicas y biológicas del lecho marino con motivos científicos o comerciales. de conservación ante la el punto más bajo de la supercie Es una actividad relativamente reciente, pero ha resultado en grandes aportaciones al desarrollo Autoridad Internacional de los terrestre, el abismo Challenger, Fondos Marinos, las Naciones en la fosa de las Marianas.
    [Show full text]
  • BTH Forum Proceedings Bill Edit
    Beyond the Horizon: A Forum to Discuss a Potential Network of Special Ocean Places to Strengthen the Ecology, Economy and Culture of the Gulf of Mexico Proceedings of the Forum: May 11-13, 2011 Keating Education Center Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida Proceedings: Beyond the Horizon Forum Table of Contents Foreword to the Beyond the Horizon Forum (Sylvia Earle).................................................................. 5 To Protect and Conserve the Gulf of Mexico (Beyond the Horizon Forum Press Release)................... 7 Acknowledgements.................................................................................................................................... 9 Beyond the Horizon Executive Committee............................................................................................. 9 About these Proceedings........................................................................................................................... 9 Summary and Synthesis of the Beyond the Horizon Forum (John Ogden)........................................ 10 Day One Welcome and Introduction (Michael Crosby) ............................................................................................................................. 15 (Billy Causey) .................................................................................................................................. 16 (Sally Yozell) ..................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Science Verification Cruise AT26-‐12
    Science Verification Cruise AT26-12 Participant handbook Page 1 of 33 Table of Contents Science Verification Cruise: Recommendation from DeSSC and ad hoc members .................... 3 SVC logistics ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 Participants .................................................................................................................................................... 10 Berthing assignments ................................................................................................................................. 13 Lab assignments ........................................................................................................................................... 15 Tentative dive plan ...................................................................................................................................... 18 Brief site descriptions and photos .......................................................................................................... 23 DIVE LOG .......................................................................................................................................................... 27 Integrated assessments .............................................................................................................................. 28 Summary of Data/Samples collected by each participant .............................................................
    [Show full text]
  • M T S M U V . O R G 1 Underwater Intervention 2019
    Underwater Intervention 2019 m t s m u v . o r g 1 Underwater Intervention 2019 2019 MTS MUV SCHEDULE DAY 1 FEB-5-2019 ROOM 343 No Session Speaker Company Presentation Title 1 8:30 to 9:15 William Kohnen Hydrospace Group Inc 2018-2019 MUV Industry Overview 1 9:15 to 9:30 Susan Casey Special Guest & Author In Praise of Descent: An Outsider’s View 2 9:30 to 10:00 Francis Elder WHOI DSV Alvin 2018 operations summary and design progress for 6500 meter operations 3 10:00 to 10:30 Ladd Borne Triton Submarines Building a Classed Manned Hadal Exploration System 10:30 to 10:45 COFFEE BREAK 4 10:45 to 11:15 Masanobu Yanagitani JAMSTEC 2018 Shinkai6500 Starting a Single pilot operation overview 5 11:15 to 11:45 Yukihiro Kida JAMSTEC Underwater acoustic image transmission system for manned submersible Shinkai6500 6 11:45 to 12:15 Francis Elder WHOI A new 6500m Variable Ballast System for DSV ALVIN 12:15 to 1:00 LUNCH 1:00 to 1:30 7 1:30 to 2:00 William (Bill) Marr Navy Experimental Diving Unit Overview of the Capabilities of the U.S. Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) 8 2:00 to 2:30 Jarl Stromer Triton Submarines Overview of Deep Ocean Simulation Test Facilities around the World 9 2:30 to 3:00 Paul Garza Southwest Research Institutte Overview of Deep Ocean Testing Capabilities in the U.S. 3:00 to 3:30 COFFEE BREAK 10 3:30 to 4:00 Roy Thomas ABS ABS Industry Annual Meeting - 11 4:00 to 4:30 Overview of ABS Underwater Rule Change Proposals for 2019 4:30 to 5:30 14 5:30 to 7:30 MTS MUV MUV Cocktail Reception HILTON GARDEN INN HOTEL Reception DAY 2 FEB-6-2019 ROOM 343 1 9:00 to 9:30 Charles Westerfield AMETEK SCP Pressure Hull Penetrators - critical components for undersea mission success 2 9:30 to 10:00 Capt.
    [Show full text]
  • Karin Lemkau
    Karin L. Lemkau Corning School of Ocean Studies, Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME 04420 (207) 326-2170 [email protected] EDUCATION Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (MIT/WHOI), Boston, MA Ph.D. April 2012 Area of study: Chemical oceanography and environmental chemistry Thesis title: Comprehensive Study of a Heavy Fuel Oil Spill: Modeling and Analytical Approaches to Understanding Environmental Weathering Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT B.A. May 2004 (Class Rank: 41 of 673) Major: Chemistry Smith College, Northampton, MA 2000–2002 Area of study: Chemistry WORK EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor of Marine Science, Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME (January 2016 – present) Teach classes in marine geochemistry, introduction to marine science, chemical principles, organic chemistry Postdoctoral Scholar Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA (Feb 2013–Dec 2015). Advisor: David Valentine. Study oil slicks from natural oil seeps in the Santa Barbara basin to learn about the differential effects of evaporation and dissolution on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and unsaturated alkanes. Design and build sampling devices for collection of sediment, gas, oil and microbial samples from natural oil seeps. Perform scientific sample collection from natural gas and oil seeps using scuba (AAUS certified diver). Apply for permits to perform sampling within several national marine sanctuaries. Participated in 2011 three-week SEEPS cruise on the R/V Atlantis off the coast of southern California (see Field Experience). Postdoctoral Scholar Marine Chemistry Department, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA (August 2012–January 2013). Advisor: Christopher Reddy. Studied natural oil seeps in the Santa Barbara basin. Examined effects of evaporation, dissolution and biodegradation on petroleum polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the absence of photodegradation.
    [Show full text]
  • Hindcast Modeling of Oil Slick Persistence from Natural Seeps
    Remote Sensing of Environment 189 (2017) 96–107 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Remote Sensing of Environment journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/rse Hindcast modeling of oil slick persistence from natural seeps Samira Daneshgar Asl a,DmitryS.Dukhovskoyb, Mark Bourassa a,b, Ian R. MacDonald a,⁎ a Florida State University, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA b Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA article info abstract Article history: Persistence of oil floating in the ocean is an important factor for evaluating hydrocarbon fluxes from natural seeps Received 9 June 2016 and anthropogenic releases into the environment. The objective of this work is to estimate the surface residence- Received in revised form 13 October 2016 time of the oil slick and to determine the importance of wind and surface currents on the trajectory and fate of the Accepted 3 November 2016 released oil. Oil slicks released from natural hydrocarbon seeps located in Green Canyon 600 lease block and its Available online xxxx surrounding region in the Gulf of Mexico were analyzed. A Texture Classifying Neural Network Algorithm was used to delineate georectified polygons for oil slicks from 41 synthetic aperture radar images. Trajectories of Keywords: Natural seep the oil slicks were investigated by employing a Lagrangian particle-tracking surface oil drift model. A set of nu- Oil slick merical simulations was performed by increasing hindcast interval in reverse time order from the image collec- Green Canyon 600 tion time in order to obtain the closest resemblance between the simulated oil pathways and the length and Synthetic aperture radar shape of the oil slicks observed in synthetic aperture radar images.
    [Show full text]