Thursday, February 4, 2010

CONCURRENT SESSIONS - SESSION A  - INLETS 

Moderator:  Kevin Bodge, Ph.D., P.E., Olsen Associates, Inc.,

Jacksonville, FL

8:30 a.m.  

Evaluation of Gordon Pass Inlet Evolution and Management Practices

Mohamed A. Dabees, Ph.D., P.E., Brett D. Moore, P.E., and Joseph T. Foster, Humiston & Moore Engineers, Naples, FL

8:55 a.m.

Bay Tidal Monitoring for Evaluation of Inlet Maintenance Requirements  

Kenneth K. Humiston, P.E., Brett D. Moore, P.E., Mohamed A. Dabees, Ph.D., P.E., and Joseph T. Foster, Humiston & Moore Engineers, Naples, FL

9:20 a.m.

With Our Eyes Wide Open: Lessons Learned From Opening Blind Pass 

Kris Thoemke, Ph.D. and Michael Poff, P.E., Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc., Naples, FL and Robert Neal, P.E. and Steve Boutelle, Lee County Natural Resources Division, Ft. Myers, FL

9:45 a.m.

Understanding Increased Navigation Channel Shoaling, Shark River Inlet, New Jersey; Ebb-Delta Development Where Before There Was None

Tanya M. Beck and Nicholas C. Kraus, Ph.D., Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS and Edward Wrocenski, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, NY

CONCURRENT SESSIONS - SESSION B - MODELING

Moderator: Jason Engle, P.E., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, FL

8:30 a.m.

"Gencade:" Replacing the GENESIS and Cascade Models in Combining Project Planning and Design in a Regional Sediment Management Framework

Nicholas C. Kraus, Ph.D., Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS, Hans Hanson and Magnus Larson, Lund University, Sweden, Kenneth J. Connell, Golder Engineering, Seattle, WA, Alan K. Zundel, Aquaveo, Provo, UT, and Sophie Munger, ARA, Vicksburg, MS

8:55 a.m.

Solving the Problem of Curved Coastlines in an Engineering Coastline Model   

D.J.R. Walstra, Deltares – Delft Hydraulics and Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands and J.H. de Vroeg and A.P. Luijendijk, Deltares – Delft Hydraulics, Delft, The Netherlands

9:20 a.m.

A Monte Carlo Simulation Model for Beach Fill Optimization

Chuck Mesa, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles, CA

9:45 a.m.

Coastal Wave Energy Dissipation: Observations and Modeling

Jeffrey L. Hanson and Kent K. Hathaway, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Field Research Facility, Kitty Hawk, NC and Harry C. Friebel, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, PA

CONCURRENT SESSIONS — SESSION C  - BAYS

Moderator:  Scott L. Douglass, Ph.D., P.E., University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

10:45 a.m.

Classification of Fetch Limited Dunes in the Lower Chesapeake Bay: Evidence of Morphologic Equilibrium

Lyle Varnell, C. Scott Hardaway, Jr., and Donna Milligan, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, VA

11:10 a.m.

Design and Performance of Headland Bays in Chesapeake Bay, USA

C. Scott Hardaway, Jr., Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, VA and James R. Gunn, Coastal Design and Construction, Inc., Gloucester, VA

11:35 a.m.

"Adventures" in Manipulating a Sandy Bay Shoreline - Daphne Alabama's Mayday Park

Scott L. Douglass, Ph.D., P.E., University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL and Caren Reid, South Coast Engineers, Fairhope, AL

12:00 noon

Luncheon

Location: Ocean Deck Pavilion

CONCURRENT SESSIONS — SESSION D - MODELING

Moderator: Bill Curtis, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS

10:45 a.m.

Computation of Large-Scale, Regional Sediment Budget using Delft3D

Steven C. Howard, P.E., Olsen Associates, Inc., Jacksonville, FL

11:10 a.m.

Calibration and Application of SBEACH in Florida

Mark E. Leadon, P.E., Beaches and Shores Resource Center, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

11:35 a.m.

Application of the Beach-fx Economic Model in St. Johns County, Florida

Jason A. Engle, P.E., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, FL

12:00 noon

Luncheon 

Location: Ocean Deck Pavilion

CONCURRENT SESSIONS - SESSION E - PROJECTS

Moderator: Douglas Mann, P.E., Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc.

1:30 p.m.

Balancing Coastal Engineering and Potential Impacts of Discarded Military Munitions on Beach Replenishment Projects

Keith Watson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, PA, George C. Follett, PMP, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, MD, and Eric D. Stahl, P.E., LEED AP, Weston Solutions, Inc., West Chester, PA

1:55 p.m.

Merging Construction Lessons with Future Designs of Louisiana's Barrier Islands

Gordon Thomson, P.E., Andrew Wycklendt, M.S. and David Swigler, M.S., Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., Boca Raton, FL

2:20 p.m.

Monitoring of a Core-Loc™ Breakwater in Lanai, Hawaii

Thomas D. Smith, Jessica H. Podoski, and Justin Goo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District, HI

2:45 p.m.

Case Study of Sand Placement Design on a Sand Starved Coast

Dilip K. Barua, Ph.D., P.E.,  Charles Fontaine, E.I., and Michael Walther, P.E., Coastal Technology Corp., Vero Beach, FL 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS - SESSION F - SEDIMENT AND SHORELINE CHANGE

Moderator:  James Marino, P.E., Coastal Technology Corporation,

Vero Beach, FL

1:30 p.m.

Regional Sediment Management and Sustainability Analysis for Southeast Florida

Christopher Bender, Ph.D., P.E. and Jonathan Hall, P.E., Taylor Engineering, Inc., Jacksonville, FL and Matthew Schrader, P.E., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, FL

1:55 p.m.

An Evaluation of Sediment Quality and Performance in Select Historical Beach Nourishment Projects

Walker Dawson, E.I. and Leighann Budde, M.S., Coastal Technology Corp., Vero Beach, FL

2:20 p.m.

Characteristics of the Shoreline Change Along the Sandy Beaches of the State of Florida: an Atlas, Example for Palm Beach County

Luciano Absalonsen and Robert Dean, Ph.D., P.E., Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

2:45 p.m.

Offshore Sand Search Investigations and Borrow Area Design Guidelines

Jennifer L. Koch, Ph.D., Robert M. Brantly, P.E., and Elizabeth Kromhout, P.G., Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, FL

CONCURRENT SESSIONS - SESSION G - SURVEYING AND MONITORING

Moderator: Todd Walton, Ph.D., P.E., FSU Beaches and Shores Resource Center

3:45 p.m.

Confidence in Hydrographics: Advancement of Survey Technology and Techniques for Beach Restoration Projects

Michael Lowiec and Jeffrey Andrews, PSM, Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., Boca Raton, FL

4:10 p.m.

HDMLS (High-Definition Mobile Laser Surveys) for Coastal Management

Tim Cawood, PLS, McKim & Creed, PA, Wilmington, NC

4:35 p.m.

Guidelines for Beach Nourishment Physical Monitoring Engineering Reports

Jenny J. Cheng, M.S., Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, FL and Emmett R. Foster, M.S., P.E., Beaches and Shores Resource Center, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

5:00 p.m.

Plans and Start-up Activities for Coastal Engineering Certification

Billy L. Edge, Ph.D., P.E., Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

5:30 p.m.   Adjourn

CONCURRENT SESSIONS - SESSION H - SEA TURTLES

Moderator:  Kenneth Banks, Ph.D., P.E., Broward County Natural Resources Planning and Management Division

3:45 p.m.

Nearshore Hardbottom Resources in Brevard County as Development Habitat for Juvenile Marine Turtles

Karen G. Holloway-Adkins, East Coast Biologists, Inc., Indialantic, FL

4:10 p.m.

Florida's Marine Turtles, It's Not Just About Beaches

Daniel Evans and Gary Appelson, Caribbean Conservation Corporation, Gainesville, FL

4:35 p.m.

Monitoring Potential Changes in Macroalgal Communities on Nearshore Hard Bottom Habitats Following Beach Nourishment in Indian River County, Florida

Erin Hodel, Keith Spring, and Jeffery Landgraf, Continental Shelf Associates, Inc., Stuart, FL, Peter Seidle, Applied Technology and Management, Inc., West Palm Beach, FL, and Jonathan Gorham, Ph.D., Inwater Research Group, Inc., Jensen Beach, FL

5:00 p.m.

The Effects of Beach Nourishment on Sea Turtle Nesting Densities in Florida  

Aubree Gallaher Hershorin, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

5:25 p.m.  Adjourn

Friday, February 5, 2010 

SESSION I - SEBASTIAN INLET, FLORIDA 

Moderator: Michael Barnett, P.E., Florida Department of Environmental Protection

8:30 a.m.

State of Sebastian Inlet Report 2009: An Assessment of Inlet Morphologic Processes, Shoreline Changes, Local Sediment Budget and Beach Fill Performance

Gary A. Zarillo, Ph.D. and Florian G. Brehin, Department of Marine and Environmental Systems, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

8:50 a.m.

Improving Sand Resources and Surf Break Management on the Ebb Shoal of Sebastian Inlet, FL: Morphologic and Wave Modeling

Florian G. Brehin and Gary A. Zarillo, Ph.D., Department of Marine and Environmental Systems, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

9:10 a.m.

Innovations from Sebastian Inlet

William R. Dally, Ph.D., P.E., Surfbreak Engineering Sciences, Inc., Winter Park, FL

9:30 a.m.

Sebastian Inlet Channel Completion Project: Engineering and Project Management Solutions to Inlet Channel Construction

David L. Stites, Ph.D., Joseph Wagner, P.E.  and Michael Whalen, P.E., Taylor Engineering, Inc., Jacksonville, FL, Martin S. Smithson, Sebastian Inlet District, Indialantic, FL, and Donald R. Deis, M.S., CEP, PBS&J, Jacksonville, FL

9:50 a.m.

Comprehensive Seagrass Mitigation and Monitoring Program at Sebastian Inlet, Florida

Donald R. Deis, M.S., CEP, Leslie Duncan, and Amit L. Hazra, PBS&J, Jacksonville, FL and Martin Smithson, Sebastian Inlet District, Indialantic, FL

CLOSING SESSION

Moderator: Lisa Armbruster, Director of Governmental Affairs, FSBPA, Tallahassee, FL 

10:45 a.m.

Coastal Storm Modeling - System Integration

Thomas C. Massey and Ty V. Wamsley, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS

11:10 a.m.

Florida Sea Grant: Program Overview and New Initiatives Related to Sea Level Rise

Karl Havens, Ph.D., Florida Sea Grant College Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 

11:35 a.m.

Miramar Beach Parking and Public Access Structure Walton County, Florida

Jonathan T. Armbruster, P.E. and Michael R. Krecic, P.E., Taylor Engineering, Inc., Jacksonville, FL

12:00 noon  Conference Adjourns