Professor of Mechanical Engineering
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

Darrell W. Pepper is currently Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Nevada Center for Advanced Computational Methods at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He obtained his BSME, MSAE, and PhD from the University of Missouri - Rolla (now MS&T). He joined UNLV in 1992 after 20 years in industry where he worked in various technical and managerial positions for DuPont, Marquardt (Chief Scientist), and APRI (Chairman and CEO). He served as Chariman of Mechanical Engineering from 1996-2002, and Interim Dean from 2002-2003. He was an ASME Congressional Fellow in 2004 and served as a senior legislative fellow in the office of US Senator Dianne Feinstein. He is the author of over 300 technical articles and 6 textbooks dealing with finite element, boundary element, and species transport modeling.

Senior Engineer
Electric Boat Corporation
Groton, CT

Degrees earned include a Bachelor of Science in Electric Power Engineering (2002) and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with Electric Power Concentration (2010), both from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. Employment history mostly includes working as an Electromagnetics (EM) Engineer since 2002 at Electric Boat Corporation in Groton, CT. Job responsibilities since then have focused on supporting system- and subassembly-level Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) design, test, and analysis for U.S. Navy submarines and surface ships. Additionally, multi-year involvement in applied research and development efforts has led to current project tasks including development of MATLAB-based EM computer models to be used for EMC analyses. Recent extracurricular activities have included serving as president of my condominium association from 2005 to 2010, which included frequent meetings with the 79 other unit owners and oversight of annual budgets ranging upwards of $650,000. Nowadays, aside from occasional home and car maintenance, my after work activities primarily include spending time with my wife and two little girls.

Flow Assurance Engineering Technologies Manager
ENI E&P Division
San Donato Milanese, Milano, Italy

Alberto Di Lullo is the Flow Assurance Engineering Technologies manager within the Engineering Department of eni e&p Division, where he coordinates flow assurance design activities, field operational support and R&D projects. Up to Aug 2006 he worked in EniTecnologie, the former company of the eni group devoted to the development of new technologies, were he was responsible for the Laboratories for Chemistry and Physics applied to Exploration, Drilling and Production. Previously, he specialized in dispersion technologies for the transportation of extra-heavy crudes and in the rheological characterization of complex substances.
Alberto Di Lullo is author/coauthor of several patents and publications and is nominated Flow Assurance Knowledge Owner within eni e&p. He organized international conferences, taught in technical courses, coordinated the work of several graduated researchers and technical specialists.
Currently he serves as the Program Chairman of the Italian Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and in several SPE international committees. He was also appointed SPE Distinguished Lecturer for the year 2007-2008.
Alberto Di Lullo has a Laurea in Physics at Milan University, with specialization in mathematical physics and the study of complex systems.

Production Technology Advisor
Schlumberger
Houston, TX

Mahmut Sengul is Production Technology Advisor in Schlumberger. He joined Schlumberger in 1997 as Production Enhancement Manager. Later he took the positions as reservoir solutions manager, real-time operations leader in Gulf region, Production Engineering Champion in MEA and Vice President of Schlumberger Carbon Services in Middle East and Asia. Among Mahmutâ??sâ?? responsibilities at Schlumberger is formulating the company's long-term technology strategy and field applications in Carbon Sequestration, Sour Gas and IOR/EOR, digital oilfield.

Mahmut received his B.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering in 1980 and M. Sc. in Chemical EOR in 1984 at Middle East Technical University. Following the University research, he was employed by Mineral Research and Exploration Institute as geothermal reservoir engineer, later 10 years he worked for Mobil Oil Co. He took the positions as senior reservoir engineer, reserves coordinator, and project manager and production supervisor. Later he worked for ADCO during 1994 - 97 as production technologist.

Team Leader - Cab Engineering
Daimler Trucks North America
Portland, OR

I have 13+ years of experience in the transportation industry, specifically heavy trucks.  During that time, I've worked in product design (styling), engineering (interior, exterior, and mechanisms), and cost management.

Senior Project Engineer
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
Newport News, VA

I have a mechanical engineering degree from Virginia Tech, and have worked at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding - Newport News for 28 years, involved mostly with aircraft carrier propulsion and reactor plant equipment.

R&D Manager II
IDEXX Laboratories
Westbrook, ME

Innovator and R&D leader in medical device industry, specializing in in-vitro diagnostics and life sciences research technologies.

Areas of interest and expertise include biomedical engineering, biophotonics, and instrumentation and method development for cellular analysis, molecular biology, genomics, hematology, clinical chemistry and immunoassay.

Holds 8 issued patents in biomedical instrumentation, chemistry and assays.  

Ph.D. in Optics and Laser Physics from CREOL UCF (1992), Technical Staff Member at Los Alamos National Laboratory (Life Sciences Division) 1993-1996, Systems Engineering positions at Beckman Coulter Inc. (1996 -2001), Sr. Director at Peoples Genetics Inc. (2001 -2004), R&D Manager II at IDEXX Laboratories (2005 - present).

Engineering Fellow
ConocoPhillisp Company
Houston, TX

Mamdouh M. Salama is an Engineering Fellow in ConocoPhillips Upstream Technology Department, and a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (with highest distinction) from Ain-Shams University, Egypt, and Master and Doctor of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).  He authored 115 technical papers, edited 25 conference proceedings, and was awarded 22 patents.  Mamdouh's work addresses issues such as materials selection, corrosion and erosion predictions, application of advanced materials for deepwater and arctic developments, fracture control, and reliability. His professional activities include chairman of the Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Division of ASME, associate editor of two ASME transaction Journals, and chairman of several international conferences dealing with Offshore and Arctic Developments. He is the recipient of several achievement awards.

Senior Project Engineer/ Scientist
Electric Power Research Institute
Knoxville, TN

Baskar Vairamohan is a Senior Project Engineer at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). He is primarily involved in the Energy Efficiency area in the Power Delivery and Utilization sector of EPRI. His current responsibilities include research activities in the area of residential appliances, industrial process heating, advanced motor technologies and power supplies for consumer electronics.

He received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Anna University, India in 1999 and his M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 2002.

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne
Canoga Park, CA

Senior Mechanical Engineer at Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne currently working in the Energy Systems group.