Professional Development Seminars
The UAA College of Engineering welcomes all students and local engineers to a seminar series which aims to foster collaboration and information exchange among Alaskan engineers.
Location: At this time, all seminars are offered online only. Use the livestream links below to watch each week's session.
Time: Fridays from 11:45 am - 12:45 pm. Seminars will last one hour including Q&A.
Additional Information: Please contact Kenrick Mock at kjmock@alaska.edu.
*PDH CREDIT: To be eligible for PDH credit, a presentation must be viewed live or within 1 week of the presentation, and the related survey must also be completed/submitted within 1 week of the presentation.
Date | Topic | Presenter(s) | Livestream | Qualtrics Survey |
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Special Presentation - Visiting Professor | |||||
6/7/22 | Fuel cell power module for electric forklift with integrated metal hydride hydrogen storage system |
Dr. Ivan Tolj, Asst. Prof., FESB, University of Split, Croatia |
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9/10/21 | Broadband for Rural Alaska - Satellites to the Rescue! | Dr. Alex Hills, Distinguished Service Professor of Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie
Mellon University Dr. Jens Munk, Professor, Electrical Engineering, UAA |
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9/17/21 | Automating Aerial Arctic Seal Surveys with Machine Learning | Yuval Boss, NOAA | ![]() |
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10/8/21 | Cook Inlet Watershed Sediment Budget | Natalie Wagner, MSCE Graduate | ![]() |
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10/22/21 | Location, Location, Location: What Does the Next Big Earthquake Look Like in Anchorage? | John Thornley, PE, PhD, Golder Associates | ![]() |
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10/29/21 | Meandering vs. Braided Rivers: Bank Erosion Challenges Along the Matanuska River | Paul Janke, PhD, PE, AK DOT&PF | ![]() |
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11/5/21 | Gruening Middle School Earthquake Recovery Project | Ellen Hamel, PE, SE, Reid Middleton, Inc. | ![]() |
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11/12/21 | Northern Lights Boulevard Chester Creek Crossing Emergency Repair | Erica Jensen, PE, PTOE, Principal Project Engineer, CRW | ![]() |
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Spring semester seminars will be added as they become scheduled. Please check back often for updates. | |||||
3/4/22 | Tides, Vertical Datums and Transformations for Coastal Engineering Applications | Nathan Wardwell, Managing Partner, JOA Surveys, LLC | ![]() |
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3/25/22 | 100th Avenue, A Surcharged Roadway | Steve Kari, PE, Principal, Stantec | ![]() |
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4/8/22 | Investigation of Ice Crushing Forces on Vertical Piles with Tidal Accreted Ice | Jasmine Langmann, UAA Graduate Student, Civil Engineering | ![]() |
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