PARTICIPANTS

The size of the workshop will be approximately 30 participants, who are recognized research experts in seismic response of tailings dams, government regulators, and leading practicing engineers. The participation is by invitation only.

Current List of Participants 

1. NSF Program Manager

• Dr. Juan Pestana

            National Science Foundation

4201 Wilson Blvd.

Arlington, VA 22230

2. Organizing Committe

• Mr. John Craynon

Office of Surface Mining

Washington, D.C.

• Mr. George Gardner

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Mr. Dick Gray

• Mr. Roger Cecil

• Dr. Kelvin Wu

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Prof. Xiangwu (David) Zeng

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio

3. Keynote Lectures

• Prof. I.M. Idriss

            University of California, Davis

Davis, California 

• Dr. Gonzalo Castro

4. Researchers

• Prof. Raj Anandarajah 

            The Johns Hopkins University

3400 Charles Street

Baltimore, MD 21218

• Prof. Prof. Ahmed Elgamal

            Department of Structural Engineering

University of California, San Diego

La Jolla, California 9209

            Case Western Reserve University

10900 Euclid Avenue

Cleveland, OH44106-7201

• Prof. Dennis Hiltunen

            Department of Civil Engineering

Penn State University

University Park, PA 16802

• Prof. Mike Kalinski

            Department of Civil Engineering

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY 40506

• Prof. Hon-Yim Ko

            University of Colorado

Boulder, CO 80309-0428

• Prof. X.S. Li

            Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Clear Water Bay, Kowloon

Hong Kong

• Prof. Majid Manzari 

            George Washington University

801 22nd Street NW

718 Academic Center

Washington, DC 20052

• Prof. A. Saada

            Case Western Reserve University

10900 Euclid Avenue

Cleveland, OH44106-7201

• Dr. Mike Sharp

            US Army Corps of Engineers

Waterway Experiment Station

3909 Halls Ferry Road

Vicksburg, MS 

• Dr. Zhenming Wang

            Kentucky Geological Survey

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY 40506

• Prof. Ed. Woolery

            University of Kentucky
 

5. Government Regulatory Agencies

• Mr. John Fredland

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Mr. Eric Gottheld

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Mr. Inhi Hong

Environmental Protection Specialist
            Office of Surface Mining
            Washington, DC

• Mr. Donald Kirkwood

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Mr. C.M. Pearre
  

            Civil Engineer, Systems Engineering Team
            Infrastructure Branch
            Engineering and Construction Division
            US ARMY COE
            Washington, D.C. 20314

• Mr. Jason Stoltz

Kentucky DSMRE
            Frankfort, Kentucky

• Mr. Michael Superfesky

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Mr. Steven Vamossy

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 

6. Practicing Engineers

• Mr. Alan Goble

            2416 Over Drive

Lexington, KY 40511

• Dr. Yoshi Moriwaki

            GeoPentech, INC.
            601 N. Parkcenter Drive, Suite 210
            Santa Ana, CA 92705