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PRESENTATIONS and TECHNICAL PAPERS
7th Marine Transportation System Research & Technology Coordination Conference "Securing the Future Vitality of the Marine Transportation System (MTS) Through Cooperative Research" The National Academy of Sciences Building Washington, D.C. November 16-17, 2004 NOTE: All presentations and papers on this webpage are Adobe Acrobat PDF documents. Viewing Adobe Acrobat PDF documents requires the free Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader.
Tuesday, November 16
PLENARY SESSION
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
	*"The Federal Role in the Marine Transportation System (MTS)"* Mortimer L. Downey, III, PB Consult, Inc. Presentation Speech
Federal Agency Discussion Panel
	RADM Thomas Gilmour, U.S. Coast Guard Michael White, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dr. Richard Spinrad, National Ocean Service, NOAA Capt. William Schubert, U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration George Schoener, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary
TECHNICAL SESSION PRESENTATIONS
SESSION 1A: SECURITY I
	*National Infrastructure Protection Plan* Mary Ellen Hynes, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Presentation *An Operational New York Harbor Port Security and Vessel Traffic Management System* Alan Blumberg and Michael Bruno, Stevens Institute of Technology Presentation Research Paper *Design and Control of Platoons of Cooperating Autonomous Surface Vessels* Bradley Bishop, U.S. Naval Academy Presentation Research Paper *Coast Guard’s Underwater Port Security R & D* Ric Walker, USCG R & D Center Presentation Research Paper *Comprehensive Model of Maritime Activities and Risks* Ronald Pelot, Dalhousie University Presentation Research Paper
SESSION 1B: MTS ECONOMICS I
	*Elasticity of Demand for Barged Corn Shipments on the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway* Larry Bray, Tennessee Valley Authority Presentation *Integrating Financial, Economic, and Environmental Issues in Container Port and Related Intermodal Planning* Tom Grigalunas, Simone Trandafir, Meifeng Luo, and James Opaluch, University of Rhode Island and Suk-Jae Kwon, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute Presentation *Intermodal Transportation System Performance Assessment Model and Decision Tool* Mingzhou Jin, Haiyuan Wang, and William McAnally, Mississippi State University Presentation *Harbor Maintenance Tax Trust Fund* Arthur Hawnn and David Grier, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Presentation
SESSION 1C: PORT OPERATIONS AND INTERMODALISM
	*Direct Versus Hub-and-Spoke Routing on a Maritime Container Network* Chaug-Ing Hsu and Yu-Ping Hsieh, National Chao Tung University Presentation Research Paper *Environmental Challenges of Port Operations* Geraldine Knatz, Port of Long Beach Presentation *Maritime Development Program – Port of Oakland* Imee Osantowski, Port of Oakland and Tom Ward, JWD Group Presentation Research Paper
SESSION 2A: SAFE & EFFICIENT NAVIGATION I
	*Oceanographic and Geospatial Modeling in Support of Safe and Efficient Navigation* Bruce Parker, Frank Aikman, Mark Vincent, and Kurt Hess, NOS/NOAA Presentation *Augmented Reality for Maritime Navigation: The Next Generation of Electronic Navigational Aids* David Patch, Technology Systems, Inc.; Chuck Benton, LookSea, LLC & Technology Systems, Inc. and Richard Walker, USCG R & D Center Presentation *Navigational Dredging and Institutional Change* Richard Burroughs, University of Rhode Island Presentation *The CCOM Chart-of-the-Future Project: Maximizing Mariner Effectiveness through Fusion of Marine & Visualization Technologies* Matthew Plumlee, Rick Brennan, Roland Arsenault, and Colin Ware, Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire Presentation Research Paper *Integration of Laboratory Measurements of Ship Underkeel Clearance with Climatological Prediction of Damage Risk* Michael Briggs, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center; Andrew Silver and Paul Kopp, Naval Surface Warfare Center Presentation Research Paper
SESSION 2B: ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS I – Ballast Water Research
	*Ballast Free Ship Concept* Michael Parsons, University of Michigan Presentation *Marathon Efforts Regarding Ballast Management* Tom Maddox, Environmental Technologies, Inc. Presentation *Modeling of Ballast Water Flow Dynamics to Understand Ballast Water Exchange* Stephan Verosto, P. Atsavapranee, and P. Chang, Naval Sea Systems Command
SESSION 2C: MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS (MDA)
	*Contribution of Interagency Coordination to MDA in the Port of Miami* Anita Rothblum, USCG R & D Center Presentation Research Paper *MDA Information Sharing Web Portal* Robert Bohlman, Marine Exchange of Puget Sound and Janet Buxbaum, Enterprise Engineering Incorporated Presentation *Technologies Under Consideration for MDA* Dana Goward, U.S. Coast Guard Presentation *Maritime Industries’ Shared Commitment to Support MDA* Edward Page, Marine Exchange of Alaska Presentation
PLENARY SESSION
Coordination: Key to the Future of the MTS
	*"How Better Coordination Can Expand and Improve MDA"* Jeff High, U.S. Coast Guard Presentation *"Integrated Ocean Observing System and Other Recommendations of U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy"* Richard Spinrad, NOAA National Ocean Service Remarks *"Status Report on SEA-21 and MTS"* John Gaughan, Chair, MTS National Advisory Council Remarks
Wednesday, November 17
PLENARY SESSION
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
	*"Identifying Needs and Coordinating Transportation Security Research"* Dr. Charles McQueary, Department of Homeland Security Presentation Speech
MTS Industry Stakeholder Discussion Panel
	Jay Grant, Port Security Council of America Remarks Douglas Scheffler, American Waterways Operators (AWO) Remarks Lars Kjaer, World Shipping Council (WSC) Remarks Captain Beth Gedney, Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) Remarks Deirdre McGowan, Inland Rivers Ports & Terminals, Inc. (IRPT) Remarks Richard Fairbanks, American Salvage Association (ASA) Remarks Leo Penne, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Remarks
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
SESSION 3A: SECURITY II
	*A Method for Enhancing Maritime Security through the use of Compton Backscatter Imaging* William J. Baukus, American Science & Engineering, Inc. Research Paper *100 Percent Screening of Cargo Containers* Victor Orphan and Ernie Muenchau, Science Applications International Corporation Presentation Research Paper *Advanced Technology for Marine Cargo Security* Douglas Brown, Rapiscan/Ancore Corporation Presentation *Homeland Security Instrumentation for Radiation Detection at Seaports* Richard Kouzes, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Presentation *Advances in Large Container Inspection Technology* Robert Armistead, Aracor Presentation *Operation Safe Commerce (OSC)* James Serrill, Port of Seattle Presentation
SESSION 3B: MTS ECONOMICS II
	*Decision Strategies for Economic Maintenance of Navigation Channels* Robert H. Mayer, U.S. Naval Academy Presentation *Decision Support for Intermodal Transportation Using Simulation Technologies* Sandra Knight, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center and Mark Valeri and J. Michael Walters, Regal Decisions, Inc. Presentation *Potential Benefits from Improved Observing Systems on Transportation Economics* Hauke L. Kite-Powell, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Presentation *U.S. Transportation Satellite Accounts, 1997* Brian Sloboda, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Bingson Fang and Xiaoli Han, Macrosys Research and Technology Presentation Research Paper *Digital Maritime Limits for Improved Coastal Zone Management* Meredith Westington, NOAA/NOS Office of Coast Survey Presentation
SESSION 3C: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND HUMAN FACTORS
	*Early Adoption of Technology Performance Impacts: AIS on the St. Lawrence Seaway* Martha Grabowski, LeMoyne College and Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute Presentation *Visualization and Display Technologies In Support of Maritime Domain Awareness* Clinton M. Jenkin, University of New Hampshire and USCG R & D Center Presentation Research Paper *Fatigue Management Tools for Transportation* Stephen Popkin, USDOT Human Factors Coordinating Committee Presentation *International Credentialing of Seafarers via Smart Cards* Todd Ripley and James Zok, U.S. Maritime Administration Presentation *Optics and Photonics for Transportation Challenges – Results from a Workshop* Fenton Carey, Consultant Presentation
SESSION 4A: SAFE & EFFICIENT NAVIGATION II
	*Research into Interactions between Traffic and Moored Vessels to Improve Safety of Waterway/Harbor Operations* Larry Daggett, Waterway Simulation Technology; Wei-Yuan Hwang, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; and Alexander Landsburg, Maritime Administration Presentation *The Declining Reliability of the U.S. Inland Waterway System* David Grier, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Presentation Research Paper *Replacing Existing Lock 4 - Innovative Designs for Charleroi Lock* Steven Stoltz, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Lisa Pierce, INCA Engineers Presentation Research Paper *Use of Nonlinear Incremental Structural Analysis in the Design of the Charleroi Lock Miter Gate and Emptying Valve Monoliths* Randy James, ANATECH Corp.; Lisa Pierce, INCA Engineers; and Carol Tasillo, (formerly U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) Research Paper
SESSION 4B: ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS II
	*Modeling Marine Traffic and Environmental Impacts* James Corbett and Chenfeng Wang, University of Delaware Presentation *A Prototype Aquatic Inventory and Invasive Species Warning System for U.S. and Canadian Recreational Waters* Donna Turgeon, National Ocean Service, NOAA Presentation *Environmental Windows for Dredging: USACE’s R & D Program Efforts* James Clausner, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Presentation
SESSION 4C: MTS CAPACITY
	*Understanding Potential Freight Bottlenecks in the United States: A Look at the GeoFreight Visual Display Tool* Felix Ammah-Tagoe, Macrosys Research and Technology and Deborah Johnson, Bureau of Transportation Statistics Research Paper *Long-Term Development Trends of US Ports* Asaf Ashar, National Ports & Waterways Institute Presentation Research Paper Figures *Current Shifts in U.S. Trade* Michael Bomba, University of Texas at Austin Presentation Research Paper *Landside Surface Transportation Impact of Short Sea Shipping in Southern California* Le Dam Hanh, University of Southern California Presentation
CLOSING PLENARY SESSION
	*"How Cooperative Research Can Help Measure Performance and Target Improvement of the Nation’s Marine Transportation System: Next Steps"* Margaret Blum, Maritime Administration, Co-chair, ICMTS Robert Reilly, Director, TRB Cooperative Research Programs Division Dr. William L. Fornes, Program Coordinator, National Oceanographic Partnership Program Office Presentation