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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=6 color=green face="Times New Roman"><span
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size=6 color=navy><span style='font-size:24.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=6 color=green face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;color:green;font-weight:bold'>Energy</span></font></b><b><font
size=6 color=navy><span style='font-size:24.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font
size=6 color=green><span style='font-size:24.0pt;color:green;font-weight:bold'>Colloquium</span></font></b><b><font
size=6 color=navy><span style='font-size:24.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font
size=6 color=red><span style='font-size:24.0pt;color:red;font-weight:bold'>on
April 8</span></font></b><b><font size=6 color=navy><span style='font-size:
24.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://web.tamu-commerce.edu/academics/colleges/artsSciences/departments/physicsAstronomy/colloquiaSeminars/default.aspx">http://web.tamu-commerce.edu/academics/colleges/artsSciences/departments/physicsAstronomy/colloquiaSeminars/default.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 color=red face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:red;font-weight:bold'>4-5pm, Thursday, April 8,
Science 127 <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=6 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
22.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;font-weight:bold'>(1)</span></font></b><b><font
size=6 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font size=6 color=red
face=Arial><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;
font-weight:bold'>Nuclear Energy and Related Issues<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Allison Sparks, Paul
Stevens </span></font></b><b><font size=5 color=blue><span lang=EN
style='font-size:18.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>and </span></font></b><b><font
size=5 color=blue><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Vinod
Sharma, </span></font></b><b><font size=5 color=blue><span lang=EN
style='font-size:18.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Clean Energy <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>
(<a href="http://www.cleanenergy4america.org/">http://www.cleanenergy4america.org/</a>)</span></font></b><b><font
size=5 color=blue><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Abstract1:</span></font></i><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'> </span></font></b><font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'>The commercial nuclear industry accounts for 20% of the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>’
electricity production and has the largest fleet of nuclear reactors in the world,
with 104 plants currently operating in the nation. Yet many Americans are
unaware of the benefits of nuclear energy, which emits no carbon dioxide during
electricity production and provides low cost electricity. Going forward,
President Obama has recently pledged support for the industry, including a
proposal of $54 billion in loan guarantees for new reactors in the 2011
budget. With new nuclear power facilities on the horizon, Clean Energy <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>
speakers believe it is imperative to incite discussion and answer questions
about the future of the industry. The safety of the plants, the costs
associated with running and building new plants and nuclear waste disposal will
be discussed in this talk.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=6 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
22.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;font-weight:bold'>(2) Bioenergy and Related Issues<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Jim Heitholt,
TAMU-Commerce, </span></font></b><b><font size=5 color=red><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;color:red;font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/jheitholt/index.htm">http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/jheitholt/index.htm</a></span></font></b><b><font
size=5 color=navy><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Abstract2:</span></font></i></b><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'> the pros and cons of bioenergy will be
discussed.<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Main Speakers:<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Paul Stevens, P.E. Director, Capital
Region Operations, Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Paul received his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Clarkson</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>,
his Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Michigan</st1:PlaceName> and his Master of Arts in
National Security and Strategic Studies from the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Naval</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">War</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. He is a registered
Professional Engineer in the State of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Michigan</st1:State></st1:place>.
Paul is the responsible for his companies commercial nuclear industry support
services as well as the business development lead for the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:place>
area. He heads a cadre of seasoned professionals who can provide nuclear
training, assessment, and corrective action development/execution services.
Prior to joining Epsilon Systems, Paul served for over 25 years in the US Navy
Submarine Service. He qualified on 5 different reactor designs (S7G, S5W,
S6G, S8G and S6W) and served on four submarines (USS Pogy, USS
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, USS Florida (Gold) and was the Commanding Officer of
the USS Seawolf (SSN 21)). After his command tour he worked for the
Director of Naval Reactors as his Special Assistant for Fleet Operations and
the Prospective Commanding Officer Instructor. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Paul resides in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">McLean</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">VA</st1:State></st1:place> with his wife Karen and their
three children, Fred, Grace and Maxwell.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Vinod
Sharma, P.E. Senior Managing Engineer, Exponent Mechanics and
Materials
<font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mr. Sharma has 20
years of broad-based technical expertise in design analysis, testing, and
engineering program management to address plant equipment reliability,
condition monitoring, and maintenance issues at domestic and international power
generation stations, oil refineries, petrochemical plants, and pipelines. Mr.
Sharma has hands-on experience with a range of flow-control hardware, including
instrumentation, valves, pumps, and steam boilers. He has used advanced
analytical software and detailed computer-based analysis and testing tools,
including non-intrusive diagnostics and flow measurements, experimental design
and instrumentation, data acquisition and digital signal processing,
computational fluid dynamic analysis of valves, and finite-element analysis for
sealed bearing assemblies of down-hole drilling motors. His broad background
and active industry involvement have provided him a well-rounded understanding
of a range of related fields, such as 10CFR50 Appendix B requirements, and the
application of ASME Codes and Standards to evaluate operation and maintenance
issues, fabrication, and design defects. He has taught several advanced
technical courses on wear and fatigue failure analysis and prevention. Mr.
Sharma earned a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of
Technology <st1:City w:st="on">Madras</st1:City>, an M.S. in Mechanical
Engineering from the <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Houston</st1:PlaceName> and an Executive MBA from The University of
Texas in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Austin</st1:City></st1:place>.
He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the States of Texas and <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1:place>.<b><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></font></p>
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