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HGS E&E Dinner - Houston Waters Seeking The Sea
Sponsored by Environmental and Engineering Geology Interest
Tuesday 21-Sep-10 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM CDT
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Total Seats: 62
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Black Lab in the Churchill Room4100 Montrose Blvd.Houston TX 77006 Google Maps | Hotels Near | Yahoo! Maps | Weather Forecast | Speaker Dr. John H. LienhardPosition: Author and voice of "The Engines of Our Ingenuity"Company: University of Houston |
Event Description
Houston Waters Seeking The Sea
The city of Houston has been shaped from the beginning upon its waterways. Since 1836, everything about our remarkable city has been related to water seeking the Gulf. Let us play with that idea and look at some of the interesting places it takes us.
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HGS E&E Dinner - Houston Waters Seeking The Sea
Sponsored by Environmental and Engineering Geology Interest
Tuesday 21-Sep-10 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM CDT
Speaker Dr. John H. Lienhard
Position: Author and voice of "The Engines of Our Ingenuity"Company: University of Houston
Biography
Dr. John H. Lienhard, John H. Lienhard, author and voice of The Engines of Our Ingenuity, is Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and History at the University of Houston. He received BS and MS degrees from Oregon State College and the University of Washington, his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley, and he holds two honorary doctorates. He is known for his research in the thermal sciences as well as in cultural history. He is an Honorary Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.In addition to many awards for his technical contributions, Dr. Lienhard has received, for his work on Engines, the ASME Ralph Coates Roe Medal for contributions to the public understanding of technology, the 1991 Portrait Division Award from the American Women in Radio and Television, and the 1998 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Engineer-Historian Award, other ASME honors, and two 2005 Crystal Microphone Awards.
HGS E&E Dinner - Houston Waters Seeking The Sea
Sponsored by Environmental and Engineering Geology Interest
Tuesday 21-Sep-10 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM CDT
Black Lab in the Churchill Room
4100 Montrose Blvd.Houston TX 77006
Google Maps | Hotels Near | Yahoo! Maps | Weather Forecast
HGS E&E Dinner - Houston Waters Seeking The Sea
Sponsored by Environmental and Engineering Geology Interest
Tuesday 21-Sep-10 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM CDT
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