![]() ![]() Noting that their field is already experiencing a marketing boom, they explained that such aid to the international trade industry is one element in how ocean engineering has worldwide applications. With the increased size of ships and the recent events that blocked the Suez Canal, the dredging experts - Hanson and Dearing - predict a need around the world for a widening and deepening of ship channels and canals. “You, as a person, get to figure out how to use it based on your interests and where the industry leads you.” “The ocean engineering program provides you a foundation,” said Duggal. Overall, the panelists agreed, the future for ocean engineering is vast. Sharath Girimaji, ocean engineering department head, kicked off the event with a departmental update and formal welcome to the 83 audience members. ![]() Richard Meserole ’86, senior vice president at Fluor and Stein Rasmussen ’93, chief strategy officer at Single Buoy Moorings Offshore and maritime systems engineering former student Paula Fitzpatrick ’98, vice president of growth and development at Wood.ĭr. Bill Hanson ’79, senior vice president at Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. The panel included: ocean engineering former students Sarah Dearing ’08, vice president at Callan Marine Arun Duggal ’92, chief of technology at Specialized Offshore Facilities and Engineered Components Inc. To help bring clarity to how industry is tackling the challenges it is facing and to share insight on where it is going, the Department of Ocean Engineering at Texas A&M University hosted a virtual industry panel with six former students. ![]() With the introduction of new and emerging technologies and policies, the energy transition and the rise of blue economy (the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and preservation of the ocean ecosystem), the future is filled with possibilities. The ocean and coastal engineering industries are changing. ![]()
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