Invited Speakers

Steven R. Abt - Professor of Civil Engineering and Chair of the ASCE Hydraulics Division Executive Committee
Hydraulic Laboratory, Colorado State University and ASCE Hydraulic Division
Sediment Entrapment Capability of Vegetation in Small Streams 11/18/93

Carlos V. Alonso - Scientist
USDA-ARS, Great Plains Systems Research, Fort Collins, Colorado
Simulation of Environmental Degradation of Salmon Spawning Habitat NSL 11/27/92
Predicting Headcut Erosion and Migration in Upland Flows 9/1/00
How Much Rain Reaches the Surface? Lessons Learned from Very High-Resolution Observations in the Goodwin Creek Watershed 3/22/02

Nadim M. Aziz - Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Clemson University
New Models for Suspended Sediment Transport and Future Research Needs 4/22/94

A. J. Baker - Professor
Engineering Science & Mechanics, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
Recent Advances on a Weak Statement CFD Algorithm for the Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations 4/14/93
AKCESS 1.2.3: A Tutorial for Rapid Implementation of F.E. Models 12/15/93

Sean J. Bennett - Post-Doctoral Research Associate
USDA-ARS, National Sedimentation Laboratory
Turbulence Structure over Bedforms 10/27/95
Characteristics of Clear-Water and Sediment-Laden Flows 6/20/00
Processes of Headcut Growth and Migration in Rills 8/25/00
David Biedenharn - Hydraulic Engineer
Lower Mississippi Valley Division Corps of Engineers
River Engineering on the Lower Mississippi River 6/11/96
River Engineering on the Lower Mississippi River 9/13/96
R.L. Bingner - Agricultural Engineer
USDA-ARS, National Sedimentation Laboratory
Small Watershed Runoff and Sediment Yield Modeling 3/26/92

M. Brinckmann - Professor
7/20-28/90

Lee Butler - Engineer
Veri-Tech, Inc., Research Division, CERC USA-COE-WES, Vicksburg
Application of a 1-D Model to Inlets Spanned by a Bridge Exposed to Extreme Storm Events 10/3/98

Andrew J.C. Colison
Department of Geography, King's College, London, United Kingdom
Investigating Erosion of Cohesive Riverbeds Using Coupled Finite Element Hydrologic and Stress-Deformation Modeling 10/27/00

Phil Combs - Chief, River Stab.
River and Structures Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, WES
Prediction of the Loop Rating Curve in Alluvial Rivers 4/29/94

Wlodek Czernuszenko - Professor of Hydrodynamics
Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Advanced Mathematical Models for Prediction of Pollutant Transport in Rivers 1/16/92
New Physical Frame Work for Mobilebed Model 9/29/93
1. The Drift Velocity Concept in Hydraulics of Sediment Transport 2. A New Turbulence Model for 3D Anisotropic Turbulent Flow in Open Channels 5/29/97
Anna Maria Da Silva - Research Assistant
Queen's University, Canada
Flow Mechanism in Sine-Generated Curve Channels: Comparison of Theory with Laboratory Experiements 3/18/94
Prediction of the Evolution of the Atchafalaya River Delta: A Re-Evaluation Study 10/18/96
1. Mechanics of Sediment Transport 2. Friction Factor in Fluvial Hydraulics 3. Topics To Be Investigated in Fluvial Hydraulics 4/5-8/99

Dingzhong Dai - Professor, Advisor
International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation, China
1. The Challegnes of Water Resources Engineering of China in the 21st Century 2. Recent Developments in Sediment Research of the Three Gorges Project on the Yangtze River 5/24/97

David DiCarlo
USDA-ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory
Porous Media Drainage in Two and Three-Phase Systems 2/1/02

Giamalo Di Silvio - Professor
Hydraulic Institute, University of Padua, Italy
1. Ancient and Recent Morphological Evolution of the Lagoon of Venice 2. Round Table Discussion on Moedling of Long-Term Morphological Evolution of Fluvial Systems 6/15/93
Discussions on Different Hydraulic Models for Morphological Research: Numerical Analysis and Experimental Verification 4/26/96

Guroen Dou - Honorary Director
Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, China
1. Stochastic theory of Turb. Flows 2. Sedimentation Res. In China 6/21-22/93

Jennifer G. Duan - Assistant Research Professor
Division of Hydrological Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada
Erosion Analysis in Ward Creek, California By Using a Two-Dimensional Numerical Model (CCHE2D) 5/27/00

Didi Duma - Senior Scientist
Hydraulic Engineering Research Institute, Bucharest, Romania
Hydraulic Research at the Romanian 5/20/91

S. S. Fan - Research Scientist
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Computer Applications in Water Management and Sedimentation Engineering at FERC 2/7/92

Duo Fang - Professor and Director
High Speed Water Dynamics National Key Laboratory, Chengdu University of Science and Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Recent Research on River Sedimentation at CUST 8/11/95

George Foster - Acting Associate Area Director
USDA-ARS Southern Plains Area, College Station, Texas
Challenges in Developing Soil Erosion Prediction Technology Used in Quasi-Regulatory Applications 11/12/96

Maki Fujimoto - Student
Chuo University
Analysis of Tidal Flow Using Kalman Filter with Finite Element Method 7/7/98

Yuji Funakoshi
Chuo University
Estimation of Incident Flow of Tidal Current Using Extended Kalman Filter with Finite Element Method 3/15/00

Ge Gao - Professor
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
1. The Universal Physical Equation of Turbulence 2. Engineering Applications of Turbulent Flow Modeling 12/28-29/92

Ohno Go
Chuo University
Stability Theory on Outbreak of Plankton Patchiness 3/14/00

Dou Guoren - Professor and Honorary Director
Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute and Chinese Academy of Sciences
1. Stochastic Theory of Turbulent Flows 2. Sedimentation Research in China 6/21-22/93

Tadashi Hododara
Chuo University
An Analysis in Three-Dimensional Model of the Viscous Flow in the Annular Space between Two Concentric Rotating Circular Cylinders 3/15/00

Forrest M. (Jr.) Holly - Professor and International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research President
Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa Thermo-Hydrodynamic
Modeling in Management of Energy Production 1/31/00
2D Salinity Simulation in a Tidal River 6/4/92
Longterm Shoreline Morphodynamics alon the Coast of Darss-Zingst in the Baltic Sea 4/28/00

Joanne K Horton
School of Earth Sciences, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Flow and Transport Processes Using a Bimodal Sediment Mixture 6/20/00

Bernard Hsieh - Res. Hydraulic Engineer
U.S. Army Engineer - WES
A System Response Approach for Improving Hydraulic Numerical Modeling Processes; Verification Performance and Simulation Reliablity Aspects 7/28/98

Tony K.K. Hu - Professor of Civil Engineering
Kansas State University
From Efficient Element Method to Finite Point Method 3/12/92
1. A 2D Smoothing Technique for Hydrodynamic Model 7/14/93
An Engineering Point of View of Implicit, Explicit, Lax, Staggered-Grid, Staggered-Leapfrog, Runge-Kutta, Crank Nicholson, Optimized Group-Over-Relaxation Methods, … 3/11/02

David H. Huddleston - Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Engineering Research Center Mississippi State University
Computational Hydraulics - Simulation and Design Support 10/31/96

Takashi Inoue - Student
Chuo University
Identification of Thermal Conductivity Using Finite Element 7/7/98
Billy H. Johnson - Research Hydraulic Engineer
Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Using Numerical Models To Solve Real World Problems 4/20/00

Nikolaos D. Katopodes - Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Associate Editor for the ASCE Journal on Hydraulic Engineering
The University of Michigan
1. Almost Authentic Model for 2D Shallow-Water Waves 2. Adaptive Control of Unavoidable Hazardous Releases 12/2/91

Mutsuto Kawahara - Professor
Chuo University
1. Advances in Finite Element F15Method for River and Coastal Flow Simulation 2. Application of Computational Modeling Methodology in Reservoir Control 10/29/92
Finite Element Analysis of Boussinesq Equation 2/3/95
Recent Finite Element Application to Identification, Control and Estimation of Computational Fluid Dynamics 7/7/98

Peter Kinnell - Senior Soil Scientist
SCIRO, Division of Soils
Modeling of soil Erosion Due to Rainfall Impact 5/3/93

Agnes Kovacs - Visiting Research Associate
St. Anthony Falls Hydraulic Laboratory
1. Finite Element Modeling of Time Evolution of Channel Cross-Sectional Shape 2. General Vectorial Model for Bedload Transport on Arbitrarily Sloping Beds 6/10-11/1991

Roger Kuhnle - Research Hydraulic Engineer
USDA-ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory
Local Scour Associated with Spur Dikes 4/6/01
Lateral Variations in Suspended Sediment Transport over Dunes 10/18/02

Eddy J. Langendoen
USDA-ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory, Oxford, Mississippi
Modeling Streambank Erosion Processes 11/17/00

Tony Layzell - Research Scientist
University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
The Stabilizing Effects of Bank Toes and Vegetation on Incised River Channel Banks 9/28/01

Jinglian Julia Liu - Student
Civil Engineering Department, Mississippi State University
A Finite Volume Approach of Three Dimensional Numerical Hydrodynamic Modeling on Unstructured Grids 5/14/96

J. Kent Mitchell - Visiting Professor, CCHE
Professor of Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois
Linking the AGNPS Model and the GRASS-GIS 4/30/92

Bruce M. McMillin - Visiting Scholar
Oak Ridge Associated Universities, University of Missouri -- Rolla
Introduction to Parallel Computing on Distributed Memory 7/8/91

Frank Molkenthin - Professor
Technical University of Cottbus, Germany
Interaction of Grid Modeling and Numerical Flow Simulation in Coastal Regions 7/19/96

Yoshitada Nagata
Chuo University
Stability Analysis of Steel Pillar Using Eigenvalue Analysis with Lanczos Method 3/15/00

Shuji Nakajima
Chuo University
Incompressible Viscous Fluid Analysis in Three Dimension 3/15/00

Hiroyuki Naya
Chuo University
Optimal Control for the Fluid Forces Based on the Optimal Control Theory 3/15/00

Gyo Nishinomiya - Student
Chuo University
Bi-Linear Elastic Analysis of Saturated Soil Using Finite Element Method

Takeshi Ochiai
Chuo University
Shape Optimization Problem for Incompressible Viscous Flow Based on Optimal Control Theory 3/14/00

Hiroshi Ogawa
Chuo University
Optimal Control for Free Surface Flow Based on Finite Element Method 3/14/00

Hiroshi Okumura - Student
Chuo University
Numerical Fluid Flow Analysis for Aerodynamic characteristics of Rectangular Section 7/7/98

Gary Parker - Professor
University of Minnesota
1. Numerical Modeling of Submarine Fan Formation. 2. Notes of Modeling of Scour around Flow Obstructions 6/10/11/1991

Tasha Pollen - Research Scientist
Kings College, London, United Kingdom
The Stabilizing Effects of Bank Toes and Vegetation on Incised River Channel Banks 9/28/01

Dominic Reeve - Professor
School of Civil Engineering, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Source Terms in Morphological Evolution Equations 4/6/00

Kerry Robinson- Research Hydraulic Engineer
USDA-ARS Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit
Large-Scale Headcut Erosion Research 7/30/98

James Sabatier - Senior Research Scientist
NCPA, University of Mississippi
Sound Propagation in Soils 1/17/97

Richard Schmalz - Professor
Coastal Engineering Res. Center
Sediment Transport Management in the Columbia River Estuary 8/22/85

Lisa C. Sieck - Scientist
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
How Much Rain Reaches the Surface? Lessons Learned from Very High-Resolution Observations in the Goodwin Creek Watershed 3/22/02

Andrew Simon - Research Hydraulic Engineer
USDA-NSL
Channel Evolution and Flow Energy in Unstable Streams 2/16/96
Quantifying the Effects of Riparian Vegetation on Streambank Stability 10/20/00
Reference Sediment Transport Rates for Developing Clean-Sediment TMDLs 2/1/02

Mostafa M. Soliman - Professor of Irrigation and Hydraulics
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Spur Dike Effects on the River Nile Morphology after High Aswan Dam 9/13/96
Watershed Modeling of the Western Coast Wadis of Egypt 10/30/00
Water Resources Potentiality of one of the Wadis in Sinai 10/16/01

Matthias Steiner - Scientist
Department of Civil Engineering & Operations Research, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
How Much Rain Reaches the Surface? Lessons Learned from Very High-Resolution Observations in the Goodwin Creek Watershed 3/22/02

Bernard T.Y. Su - Senior Specialist Engineer
Boeing Commercial Aircraft Co.
1. Three-Dimensional Grid Generation for Computation Fluid Dynamics 2. CFD Research Activities at Boeing 5/11/89
Grid Generation and Computational Fluid Dynamics Research at Boeing 10/5/94

Robert Thomas - Scientist
USDA-ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory, Oxford, Mississippi
Forms and Processes of Knickpoint Migration in Cohesive Streambeds 10/12/01

Colin Thorne - Professor and Chair of Physical Geography
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
River Flow Investigations Using Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler 6/4/96

Samuel C.C. Ting - Nobel Prize Winning Scientist
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In Search of Fundamental Building Blocks of Nature 4/12/89

Hiroaki Tokushita
Chuo University
The Dynamic Analysis of the Bridge with Frictional Support

Ron Townsend - Director
Hydraulic Laboratory, University of Ottawa
Local Scour at Bridge Abutments Terminating at Floodplain Zone 5/16/97

Tetsuro Tsujimoto - Professor
Department of Geo. & Environmental Engineering Nagoya University, Japan
1. Research Needs of Mechanics of Sediment Transport and Possible Approaches 2. Field Study of River 3/22/99
1. Non-Equilibrium Sediment Transport 2. Flows in Compound Channel with Vegetation 9/19-20/96

Zhaohui Wan - Professor
China Institute of Water Resources and Hydro-Power Research and Guest Professor of Tsinghua University
1. Hyperconcentrated Flow 2. Sediment and Environment 4/14/00

David Woolhiser - Research Hydraulic Engineer
Aridland Watershed Management Research Unit USDA-ARS, Arizona 4/16/91

Nigel Wright - Professor
School of Civil Engineering, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Source Terms in Morphological Evolution Equations 4/6/00

Qinghua Xu - Professor and Director
Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing, China
Recent Hydraulic and Sedimentation Research Projects at NHRI 2/26/94

M. Selim Yalin - Professor Emeritus
Department of Civil Engineering, Queens University, Canada
Braiding and Meandering As Two Different Manifestations of the Same Trend of Froude Number Minimization 3/18/94
Simultaneous Expansion and Bed Elevation Change of a Meandering Channel 10/18/96
1. Mechanics of Sediment Transport 2. Friction Factor in Fluvial Hydraulics 3. Topics To Be Investigated in Fluvial Hydraulics 4/5-8/99

C. Ted Yang - Professional Engineer
Program Management Office, USDI Bureau of Reclamation
1. Theory of Minimum Energy Dissipation and Its Application to Flow Research 2. Unit Stream Power Theory and Sediment Transport 9/22/89
Unit Stream Power, Sediment Transport, and Surface Erosion 10/19/95
1. Theory of Minimum Energy Dissipation and Its Application to Flow Research 2. Unit Stream Power Theory and Sediment Transport 12/21-22/89

Yongping Yuan
USDA-ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory
Evaluation of AGNPS on Mississippi Delta MSEA Watershed 10/6/00