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Technical Sessions - November 2016

MORNING SESSION @ 11:00 AM 

Topic: Integrated Sensing and Prediction of Urban Water for Sustainable Cities

Speaker: Dr. Dong-Jun (DJ) Seo

Dr. Dong-Jun (DJ) Seo is the Robert S. Gooch Professor of Water Resources Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). He received his MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. from Utah State University. Dr. Seo has over 25 years of experience in hydrology, hydrometeorology and water resources engineering. Before joining UTA, he led the Hydrometeorology Group and Hydrologic Ensemble Prediction Group of the National Weather Service’s Office of Hydrologic Development (now the National Water Center) over a 15-year period. His research areas include rainfall estimation and short-term prediction, hydrologic modeling, data assimilation, ensemble prediction, optimal estimation and control. Dr. Seo has published over 80 papers and served as associate editors of the Journal of Hydrometeorology and the Journal of Hydrology, and the lead guest editors for the Journal of Hydrology Special Issues on Hydrologic Applications of Weather Radar, and Ensemble Prediction and Data Assimilation for Operational Hydrology.

AFTERNOON TECHNICAL SESSION @ 1:10 PM

Ethics Seminar: Lesser Known Laws and Policies of the Texas Engineering Practice Act

Speaker:  John Ho, P.E. - Huitt-Zollars

John Ho, P.E., has over 30 years of civil engineering experience in the private and public sectors.  As a Vice President with Huitt-Zollars, John’s responsibilities include business development and project management for public works clients in the DFW area. 

John is a graduate of SMU and currently serves as the State TSPE President-Elect.  John is a frequent speaker at engineering schools in the area, presenting on the importance of licensure and internship.  In 2013 the Texas Engineering Foundation (TEF) honored John as a TEF Distinguished Engineer for his distinguished service in professional development of engineering.  He was also the recipient of the 2016 Texas Public Works Association’s (TPWA) Drahn Jones Award for Excellence in Education, for outstanding and meritorious achievement in delivery education opportunities to its members. 

John and wife, Becky have three children and five grandchildren. Locally, he enjoys refereeing youth soccer games, and recently attended three Premier League “football” games in England.