Schedule

Thursday, April 21, 2016

• Reception

• 2016 OE Capstone Senior Design Project Showcase

  Project display and demos.

• Guest Speaker:

  Kirk Jenne '84, Director, Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC), NAVSEA Warfare Centers HQ

• Time:

  3 to 5 p.m.

• Location:

  Dania Beach, SeaTech Site, 101 N. Beach. Rd., Dania Bch., FL 33004 Map

Friday, April 22, 2016

• Registration & Continental Breakfast

• Time:

  8:30 to 9 a.m.

• Location:

  FAU Live Oak Pavilion, 777 Glades Rd., Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991 Map

• Plenary Session

• Time:

  9 to 11:30 a.m.

• Guest Speaker:

  Michael S. Dean, Deputy Supervisor of Salvage & Diving, Director of Ocean Engineering, USN

• Panel Discussion:

  "The Future of Ocean Engineering", Moderated by George Frisk, Ph.D., Professor FAU Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering with Panelists Kirk Jenne, Director, NEEC, NAVSEA; Rob Munier, Vice President of Marine Facilities and Operations Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Brian McKeon, Department Head Naval Underwater Warfare Center-Newport; and Brian Fariello, Business Sales Manager, Americas Propulsion, Ship Power

• Future Direction and Opportunities for FAU Research:

  Presented by Daniel Flynn, Ph.D., Vice President, FAU Division of Research

• Special Remarks:

  John Kelly, Ph.D., President, FAU

• Coffee Break

• Parallel Technical Section I

• Time:

  11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Location:

  FAU Live Oak Pavilion B

• Parallel Technical Section II

• Time:

  11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Location:

  FAU Live Oak Pavilion C

• Lunch: Box Lunches and Optional Boca Raton Department/Campus Tour

• Time:

  1 to 4 p.m.

• Location:

  Engineering West, Bldg. 36 Lobby

• Banquet

• Time:

  6 to 9 p.m.

• Location:

  FAU Student Union, Grand Palm Room, 777 Glades Rd., Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991 Map

• Keynote Speaker:

  Rear Admiral Lorin Selby, Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC)

• Guest Speaker:

  David B. Tubridy '81, Deputy Division Technical Director, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City, FL

• 50 Years on: FAUOE

  Presented by Manhar Dhanak, Ph.D., Professor, FAU Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering and Director, SeaTech

• Guest Speaker:

  Rick Babicz, Director of Government Business, EdgeTech

• Tributes and Awards:

  Recognition of individuals who have contributed significantly to the ocean engineering program. Special tributes to Dr. Steven Schock and the late Dr. Stanley E. Dunn..

• Alumni Speakers