"Innovation: Enhancing and Protecting Our Environment "

Featuring
Enrique Castillo
Professor of Applied Mathematics,
University of Cantabria (Spain)

with presentations by

William Marcuson
President, American Society of Civil Engineers and
Director Emeritus, Geotechnical Laboratory
at the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station
and
Frank Hamons
Deputy Director for Harbor Development,
Maryland Port Administration

Speakers and audience members will discuss innovation in geotechnical engineering and advances in the handling of slurries. Presentations will address harbor dredging, port construction, strengthening of eroding islands, and the environmental and economic impact of such work in the Chesapeake Bay.

Thursday, October 4, 2007
5-6 p.m.
Following the Innovation Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremony

Kim Engineering Building Lecture Hall
University of Maryland, College Park