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 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.

 

November 2, 2023

Caren Kraska, Chairman / President
Arkansas & Missouri Railroad

Caren is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering (with emphasis in transportation), as well as a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University.  Her career includes over fifteen years of experience in the railroad industry.  

Pictured: Caren Kraska and Heather Nachtmann

 

 

April 22, 2022

Michael Thompson, Problem Solver at MITRE

Federally funded R&D centers and public-private partnerships;  tackling challenges of safety, stability, and well-being of our nation

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

 

 

November 14, 2019

Jim Kruse, Director of the Center for Ports and Waterways, Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
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, Director, Mid-Pacific Gateway Office Maritime Administration U.S. Department of Transportation

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

Pictured: Sarah Hernandez and Eric Shen

 

 

November 15, 2018

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

Challenges & Opportunities in Surface Transportation

 

 

 

 

April 20, 2018

Melissa Tooley, PhD, PE

Director of External Initiatives Texas A&M Transportation Institute 

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.

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

Regina Hopper and Bobby Hopper

 

 

November 17, 2016

Craig Philip, Ph.D., P.E., Research Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University

LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAINS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: UNCERTAINTY, CHANGE, AND A LOOK TOWARD THE FUTURE.SOME OBSERVATIONS FROM AN “OPERATOR” TURNED “ACADEMIC”

 

 

April 14, 2016

Robert Sinn, P.E.,

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, Arkansas Waterways Commission Executive Director and Heather Nachtmann Ph.D., MarTREC Center Director            

A presentation on: Regional Economic Impact Study for the McClellan Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System

 

 

April 24, 2015

Scott E. Bennett, P.E. , Director, Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department

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

 

 

 

November 6, 2014

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

Optimization Formulations and Strategies for Navigation Systems Operations and Maintenance