SNAME - eNewsletter

Hootin’ in Houston !

There was hootin’ and hollerin’ in the streets of Houston throughout the weekend following the Student Summit, the concluding event of our 2005 SNAME Maritime Conference & Expo and Ship Production Symposium (SMTC&E/SPS) on Saturday, October 22. Admittedly, some of this jubilation might have been for the pennant-winning Houston Astros, but undoubtedly most of it was for another very successful annual conference and exposition. This was a first time for the SMTC&E to be located in Houston, and we think all will agree that the Hilton Houston-Americas and George R. Brown Convention Center were ideally suited to handle the most expansive technical program (over 70 papers, T&R discussions, panel presentations and student papers) since the WMTC in San Francisco, the largest SNAME exposition ever (184 booths), and more awards, certificates and commendations including a second Sperry Award since 2003! We also formalized the sponsorship campaign under the able leadership of Bob Levine, which realized sponsorship in excess of $100,000, or 250% better than our banner year in 2003! This helped to provide free admission for the 128 registered students to attend the SNAME Banquet on Thursday night as well as funding for Katrina-displaced SNAME student members from UNO to attend and travel to Houston from their temporary locations around the country.
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~ Call for Late Discussions ~

We have decided to hold open the deadline for late discussions of the SNAME papers through 15 November. This is an opportunity for verbal discussions that were presented at the paper presentations to be submitted in writing so that they may be considered for publication with the papers in the Transactions. New discussions may be considered as well.

All Discussers are asked to follow the instructions located at www.sname.org/discussers.htm. These discussions should be submitted expeditiously to facilitate consideration by the authors.

Photo Gallery

President's Reception click here for more	Expo click here for more
Banquet click here for more	Student Competition click here for more

Student Program
(Report submitted by Matt Unger,
Chair, Student Steering Committee)

A message to all of SNAME: Watch out for those students!!

This year’s SMTC&E was attended by 128 students, which was over 20 percent of the conference’s overall attendance! As in years past, the SMTC&E featured a Student Program, and this year’s program was bigger and better than ever. The following is a list and brief description of each event:

Student Job Fair – This event gave students the opportunity to talk with company representatives from most of the key sectors of the industry (offshore, commercial, government, and marine engineering to name a few)

Student Paper Presentations – Two technical tracks offered seven student groups the opportunity to present their award winning papers and design competition entries.

Student Congress and Design Competition – This has always been the highlight event of the student program, and this year was no different. Students were tasked with building their own version of a modern lifeboat, capable of being launched by way of a ramp into a test pool. The boats were tested for their self-righting capabilities and crashworthiness, as determined by whether any of their passengers (eleven Grade-A large eggs) had cracked from the impact. All the teams should be commended for a job well done. The winners, Team Breakfast Club and their lifeboat named “The Descrambler” received a $500 prize.

Student Steering Committee Meeting – Following the Student Congress, the SSC held its annual meeting and elected a new group of SSC officers. The new officers are already off and running to promote student awareness and activity within all of SNAME. The 2005-2006 SSC officers are:
Matthew Unger – MIT – Chairman
Jared Leigh – University of Michigan – Vice Chairman
Stephen Gatz – University of British Columbia – Communications Chair
Carrie Gonsoulin – Virginia Tech – Secretary/Treasurer
Clark Maxwell – Texas A&M, Galveston – Electronic Media Chair

Student Summit – Faced with low student retention and few young members, this new event was a first step for SNAME to learn first hand what our younger members expect from SNAME. With over 60 students and 18 SNAME leaders in attendance, an extremely lively brainstorming session took place and has given SNAME and the SSC an overwhelming number of ideas and input for improving the value of a SNAME membership. Over the next month, look for a formal report from the SSC that outlines the finding from this event. The Student Summit was an extremely exciting event right up to the end, when President Compton promised to visit each of SNAME’s Student Sections during the upcoming year. Thank you President Compton for showing how much SNAME cares about its students!

Thanks to ConocoPhillips, the Student Program Sponsor, this year’s student registration to the SMTC&E also included attendance to the SNAME Annual Banquet. All totaled, this year’s program can be considered a great success. The number of students showing interest in SNAME was extremely promising, and the SSC will do its part to make our student numbers grow! Be prepared for another great program at the next SMTC&E, but in the meantime, watch out SNAME: the students are coming on strong!

~ Continuing Education Credit for Professional Engineers ~

Over 100 applications for certificates of course completion were received from PEs who took advantage of the fact that 61 of the SNAME and SPS papers and presentations were accredited for continuing education credit. This is a 33% increase over SMTC 2004, when only the SNAME papers were accredited.

Technical and Research (T&R) News

During the 2005 SMTC&E and SPS at Houston, the T&R Steering Committee, and numerous other T&R Committees, panels, and Ship Structure Committee project technical committees met with great success. Complete details will be posted on the T&R web pages soon. The T&R Steering Committee meets three times annually. Chairmen of the technical committees, the ad hoc panels, and T&R representatives from the sections are included as members, and others may attend at the invitation of the Steering Committee Chairman.

T&R Steering Committee meeting in Houston was attended by 26 members and several invited guests.

For more information on SNAME T&R activities, please see the T&R pages on the SNAME website at: www.sname.org/technical_committees.htm.

Ship Structure Committee

Ship Structure Committee holds
Aluminum Panels Collapse Testing Project Meeting

On Friday at the SMTC&E and SPS, the Project Technical Committee (PTC) for SR-1446 (titled, Mechanical Collapse Testing on Aluminum Stiffened Panels for Marine Applications) held the kick-off meeting. The principal investigator, Prof. Jeom Kee Paik of the National University of Pusan, provided the PTC with the plans for what could become a classic SSC/SNAME report. The project is jointly funded, with high T&R interest. Members please recall that SNAME is one of the eight members of the Ship Structure Committee. Click here for more information.

Lisnyk Award

Article appeared in Maritime Today:
AVEVA Congratulates University of Newcastle

SNAME Maritime Technology Conference -- The University of Newcastle's School of Marine Sciences & Technology today announces its M.Eng students have won both first and third place in the prestigious 2005 Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers (SNAME) conference. The accolades mark the ninth time the school has placed in the top three since 1995: seven times in first place and once in second. The Stage 4 Group Ship Design Project at the University of Newcastle brings together M.Eng students studying for M.Eng (Hon) Marine Technology in numerous disciplines. Read more ...

The Apprentice School Student Chapter would like to offer its knowledge of ship construction, assembly processes, construction techniques and construction planning to other SNAME student chapters. The Apprentice School feels that teaming with other student chapters with their extensive theoretical background can stimulate a beneficial sharing of knowledge in ship design and construction. The Apprentice School would like to create partnerships and share our knowledge of construction as well as learn more about the engineering principles of ship design which your student chapter has to offer. Read more ...

September 14-15, 2006
Busan, Korea
Sponsored by Lloyd's Register

Click here for details including the Call for Papers