Research Seminar Schedule

Internal seminars will be held in Prescott Hall 325 Tuesdays from 3:00 - 4:00pm.
External seminars will be held in Prescott Hall 225 (Dean's Conference Room) subject to availability.

Fall 2007 Schedule

September 11 Tuesday 3:00-4:00 pm	Drs. Huo, Hossain, Deivanayagam Orientation: CE Graduate Handbook and information folder hand-out Masters and Doctoral Checklist Your Graduate Committee and Program of Study (Dr. Deivy) Teaching and Research Assistantships (Dr. Huo) Information for MS Fast-track students (Dr. Huo)
September 18 Tuesday 3:00-4:00 pm	Title: The NSF Graduate Fellowship Program: Funding Opportunities for CEE Graduate Students Speaker: Dr. Faisal Hossain, CEE Department
September 25 Tuesday 3:00-4:00 pm	Title: Overview of resources for research at TTU Library Title: Avoiding Plagiarism in Research and Report Writing Speaker: Regina Lee, TTU Library
October 3 Wednesday 9:00-10:00 am (PH 225)	Title: Significance of Engineering Mechanics Speaker: Mr. Steve Mills, ULA Composit Strength
October 9 Tuesday 11:00am-12:00 noon (PH 225)	Title: Considering the Effects of Root Reinforcement in Channel Bank Stability Speaker: Dr. Lance Yarbrough, Department of Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi
October 18 Thursday 11:00am-12:00 noon (PH 325)	Title: Non-Linear Analysis of Rectangular Plates with the Grobner Bases Speaker: Mr. Robert VanDervort, Graduate Student, CEE Department
October 23 Tuesday 11:00am-12:00 noon (PH 225)	Title: Sedimentation Processes in the Galveston Bay Speaker: Dr. Charlie Berger, US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering Research and Development Center - ERDC
October 30 Tuesday 3:00-4:00 pm	Title: Overview of the Transportation/Materials Program Speakers: Dr. Steven Click and Dr. Benjamin Mohr, CEE Department
November 6 Tuesday 9:30-10:30 am (PH 225)	Title: Monitoring and Modelling the Hydrology of a Forested Sinkhole Wetland on the Tennessee Highland Rim Speaker: Mr. Andrew Jason Hill, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Lousiana
November 13 Tuesday 3:00-4:00 pm (PH 325)	Title: Scientific Journalism Made Exciting for Engineers Speaker: Karen Lykins, TTU News Bureau Director
November 20 Tuesday 11:00am-12:00 noon	Title: Assessment of Groundwater Pollution Due to Tannery Effluents in Pallar River Basin in India Through Mass Transport Modeling Speaker: Dr. Thangarajan, National Geophysical Research Institute, India
November 27 Tuesday 11:00am-12:00 noon (PH225)	Title: Simulating Subsurface Flow and Reactive Transport Using Ultra-Scale Comuters Speaker: Dr. Richard Mills, Computational Earth Sciences Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
December 10 Monday 11:00 am - 12:00 noon (PH 225)	Title: Institute of Water Modeling: IWM-TTU Memorandum of Understanding and Avenues for Joint Collaboration Speaker: Mr. Abu Saleh Khan, Head, Flood Management Division, Insititute of Water Modeling, Bangladesh Presentation