Dan Flowers Distinguished Lecture Series

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• Dan Flowers Distinguished Lecture Series

The Dan Flowers Distinguished Lecture series was established in 2007 to honor the transportation service of Dan Flowers. Dan Flowers is a former Director of the Arkansas Department of Transportation.  Flowers is a registered professional engineer, a member of the University of Arkansas’ Academy of Civil Engineering, and serves on the Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center’s Professional Advisory Board at the University of Arkansas.

 

October 22, 2024

Bethany Stich, Phd, Professor 
Planning and Urban studies, University of New Orleans

Lecture: Intermodal Miracles and Maladies

 

 

November 2, 2023

Caren Kraska, Chairman / President
Arkansas & Missouri Railroad

Lecture: Railroading in Northwest Arkansas:  Challenges and Opportunities 

Pictured: Caren Kraska and Heather Nachtmann

 

 

April 22, 2022

Michael Thompson, Problem Solver
MITRE

Lecture: Securing the Maritime Transportation Systems Industry: The Not so Hidden Problem of Operational Technology Cybersecurity

 

 

November 14, 2019

Jim Kruse, MBA, Director
Center for Ports and Waterways, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Lecture:  Don't Look Back, The Past Isn't Where We Are Headed. A Look At How The Marine Freight World Is Changing

 

 

April 15, 2019

Eric Shen, PE, Director
Mid-Pacific Gateway Office Maritime Administration U.S. Department of Transportation

Lecutre: Marine Transport and Goods Movement: Why Should You Know and Why Should You Care

Pictured: Sarah Hernandez and Eric Shen

 

 

November 15, 2018

Tianjia Tang, PhD, Chief of Travel Monitoring and Surveys Division
Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

Lecture: Challenges & Opportunities in Surface Transportation

 

 

April 20, 2018

Melissa Tooley, PhD, PE, Director
External Initiatives Texas A&M Transportation Institute 

Lecture: Preparing for Automated and Connected Vehicles

 

Heather Nachtmann and Melissa Tooley

 

 

November 9, 2017

Regina Hopper, Senior Vice President
Global Public Policy GRIDSMART Technologies, Inc.

Lecture: Intelligent Next Generation Transportation: Integrated Mobility Through Connected and Automated Technologies

Regina Hopper and Bobby Hopper

 

 

November 17, 2016

Craig Philip, PhD, PE, Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University

Lecture: Logistics And Supply Chains In The 21st Century: Uncertaintity, Change, And A Look Toward The Future. Some Observations From An “Operator” Turned “Academic”

 

 

April 14, 2016

Robert Sinn, PE, Principal and Building Structure Practice Leader
Thornton Tomasetti

Jeddah Tower, the next world’s tallest building and the first man-made structure to reach a height of one kilometer.

 

 

November 12, 2015

Gene Higginbotham, Director
Arkansas Waterways Commission
and Heather Nachtmann, PhD, Director
MarTREC 

Lecture: Regional Economic Impact Study for the McClellan Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System

Pictured: Gene Higginbotham

 

 

April 24, 2015

Scott E. Bennett, PE, Director
Arkansas Department of Transportation

Lecture: Arkansas Highways:  The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

 

 

 

November 6, 2014

Kenneth “Ned” Mitchell, PhD, Research Civil Engineer
US Army Engineer Research and Development Center Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory           

Lecture: Optimization Formulations and Strategies for Navigation Systems Operations and Maintenance