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STUDY COMMITTEE
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Kirsi K. Tikka, Chair, is Professor of Naval Architecture at the Webb In-
stitute in New York, where she lectures and conducts research in ship
structures and environmental performance of tankers in collision and
grounding accidents. Dr. Tikka received a Ph.D. in naval architecture from
the University of CaliforniaBerkeley and an M.S. in mechanical engi-
neering from the Helsinki University of Technology. She currently teaches
courses in ship design and structures at Webb. Previously she held posi-
tions at Chevron Shipping Company as Senior Structural Specialist; Senior
Operations Planner; and Senior Analyst, Tanker Planning and Economics.
Dr. Tikka served on the NRC (Marine Board) committee that produced the
1998 report Double Hull Tanker Legislation: An Assessment of the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990. She is active in the Society of Naval Architects and
Marine Engineers, where she serves as working group leader for a panel
on structural response in grounding and collision. She is also Chair of
the Committee on Risk Analysis for the International Ship and Offshore
Structures Congress.
Peter F. Bontadelli is a private consultant in natural resources policy
issues. From 1992 through March 1999, he served as Administrator of the
Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response of the California Department
of Fish and Game, where he directed prevention, removal, abatement,
response, containment, and cleanup efforts related to oil spills in the marine
waters of California. His previous experience at the Department of Fish
and Game included service as Special Assistant to the Director, Chief
Deputy Director, and Department Director. During that time, he served
on various environmental panels, including the Pacific Flyway Council
(of which he is a former President), the North American Wetlands Con-
servation Council, the Pacific Fishery Management Council, the Pacific
States Marine Fisheries Commission, the International Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies, and the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife
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Agencies. Mr. Bontadelli served on the NRC (Marine Board) committee
that produced the 1998 report Double Hull Tanker Legislation: An
Assessment of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, among others, and is currently
a member of the Board. He received a B.A. in political science from the
University of CaliforniaDavis.
John M. Burke is retired Vice President and Director of Mobil Shipping
and Transportation Company and Manager of its Technical and Offshore
Divisions. He was responsible for Mobil's new shipbuilding activities.
He is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a B.S. in naval archi-
tecture and marine engineering. His previous positions include Chartered
Fleet Coordinator for Exxon International in New York, Marine Engi-
neering Manager for Exxon USA in Houston, Naval Architect and ship-
building project manager for Esso International in London, and Design
Engineer for aircraft carriers and submarine construction programs with
Newport News Shipbuilding Company. Mr. Burke served on the NRC
(Marine Board) committee that produced the 1991 report Tanker Spills:
Prevention by Design. He participated in the United Nations' 1992 IMO
Comparative Study on Tanker Design and is a member of the Society of
Naval Architects, the Royal Institute of Naval Architects, and the American
Bureau of Shipping.
Paul S. Fischbeck is Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering
and Public Policy and the Department of Social and Decision Sciences
at Carnegie Mellon University. His general research involves normative
and descriptive risk analysis. Past and current research includes the de-
velopment of a risk index for prioritizing inspections of offshore oil-
production platforms; an engineering and economic policy analysis of air
pollution from international shipping; a large-scale probabilistic risk as-
sessment of the space shuttle's tile protection system; and a geographic in-
formation system designed to evaluate the environmental risk, economic
potential, and political factors of abandoned industrial sites. Dr. Fischbeck
was a member of the Marine Board's Committee on Risk Assessment and
Management of Marine Systems and has been a technical advisor to the
Ship Structures Committee. He received a B.S. in architecture from the
University of Virginia, an M.S. in operations research and systems analysis
from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a Ph.D. in industrial engineering
and engineering management from Stanford University. Dr. Fischbeck
has written extensively on various applications of decision and risk analysis
methods and has won several awards from the Institute of Operations
Research and Management Sciences. He is a retired Navy Captain.
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Alan G. Gavin is Marine Director, Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London,
a leading classification society that sets and monitors design and perfor-
mance standards for commercial ships operating worldwide. He is re-
sponsible for global marine technical and commercial policy, as well as
for ship research and development activities, classification, and quality
matters. He also represents Lloyd's in legal cases. Previously, Mr. Gavin
held the posts of Manager of Research and Development and Manager
of the Construction Services Department at Lloyd's. He has conducted
major structural analysis projects, fatigue analyses, and model tests of
tankers and ship containment systems, and published numerous papers
on tanker design, ship structures, risk management, and double-hull
design details. Mr. Gavin has served with Lloyd's in the United Kingdom
and Japan. He currently represents Lloyd's on the Council of the Inter-
national Association of Classifications Societies (IACS) and has served as
Chairman of the IACS Working Party on Strength and as Chairman of the
IACS group responsible for preparing the Shipbuilding and Quality Repair
Standards. Mr. Gavin received a B.S. (with honors) in naval architecture
from Strathclyde University in 1973 and is a member of the Royal Institution
of Naval Architects and a Chartered Engineer.
Sally Ann Lentz is Executive Director and General Counsel of Ocean Ad-
vocates, a national nonprofit environmental organization that promotes
marine policy positions within the U.S. government and international or-
ganizations. In that capacity, she develops and coordinates policy positions
for coalitions of domestic and international environmental organizations on
shipping, coastal, and marine issues, and represents these organizations
at international conventions addressing oil pollution from tanker accidents.
Ms. Lentz has a diploma in European integration from the University of
Amsterdam, a JD from the University of Maryland, and a B.A. in sociology
and anthropology from Oberlin College. She is a member of the District of
Columbia and Maryland Bars and has served as a member of U.S. and
environmental delegations to IMO and other international and regional
forums. Ms. Lentz served on the Marine Board committees that produced
the 1991 report Tanker Spills: Prevention by Design and the 1998 report
Double Hull Tanker Legislation: An Assessment of the Oil Pollution Act of
1990. She has published extensively in professional and legal journals
on marine and ocean environmental protection issues.
J. Randolph Paulling, a member of the National Academy of Engineering
(NAE), is Professor Emeritus of Naval Architecture, Department of Naval
Architecture and Offshore Engineering, University of CaliforniaBerkeley.
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Previously, he served at Berkeley as Chairman of the Department of
Naval Architecture and Chairman of the Faculty of the College of Engi-
neering. Dr. Paulling has held positions with the research department of
Det Norske Veritas, Oslo, Norway and with the National Maritime Institute
in London, the University of Tokyo, and the University of New South
Wales. He has a B.S. and an M.S. in naval architecture from Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and a Dr. Eng. in naval engineering from the Uni-
versity of CaliforniaBerkeley. Dr. Paulling is a member of numerous pro-
fessional societies, including the Society of Naval Architects and Marine
Engineers (SNAME), which he served as Vice President from 1985 to 1988.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and a member
of the editorial committee of the Journal of Ship Research. Dr. Paulling was
chairman of the National Academy of Sciences/NAE Committee on As-
suring the Safety of Innovative Structures and chaired the 20th Interna-
tional Towing Tank Conference in 1993. He was named as one of four U.S.
"Eminent Ocean Engineers" by the American Society of Civil Engineers
and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. In 1985, SNAME awarded
him the David W. Taylor gold medal for notable achievement in naval
architecture.
Dragos Rauta is Technical Manager of INTERTANKO, Oslo, Norway, an
independent association of owners and operators of tank vessels involved
in oil and chemical transportation operations worldwide, representing the
majority of the world tanker fleet. He is responsible for technical issues
related to ship design, operations, regulatory issues, pollution prevention,
maintenance and inspection, and accident investigations. Mr. Rauta re-
ceived an M.S. in naval architecture from the Romanian University and since
1990 has represented INTERTANKO with industry and international mar-
itime organizations in matters related to safety and environmental issues.
He is a member of Det Norske Veritas' Nordic Committee for Safety at Sea
and an associate member of SNAME. He has served on committees and
working groups responsible for developing standards and regulations for
tanker designs within IMO, IACS, the International Chamber of Shipping,
OCIMF, and SNAME.
Philip G. Rynn is currently Senior Staff Consultant for Engineering Man-
agement with ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) Americas, one of the
leading ship classification societies in the world. He has been with ABS
since 1965. He is responsible for oversight of technical services, including
approval of ship designs and appraisal and analysis of designs for com-
pliance with ABS rules and other statutory requirements, such as USCG
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regulations and IMO requirements. Mr. Rynn received a B.S. in marine en-
gineering from the State University of New York Maritime College and has
served on numerous U.S. and international committees that oversee and
advise the maritime industry on design and safety issues. He is currently a
member of the Tanker Structure Cooperative Forum Work Group, the Ship
Structures Committee, and the Chemical Transportation Advisory Com-
mittee of USCG, and is Chairman of the SNAME Hull Structure Committee.
Robert Unsworth is a principal with Industrial Economics, Inc., a public
policy and economics consulting firm. His specialties include natural
resource economics, damage assessment, environmental benefits as-
sessment, and policy analysis. He is a nationally recognized expert in
natural resource damage assessments for oil spills and hazardous waste
sites and is a leader in efforts to apply regulatory costbenefit analysis to
reduce the effects of environmental pollution. Mr. Unsworth has conducted
a variety of assessments of the economic impacts of oil spills, including the
Exxon Valdez spill and other tanker accidents. He has provided expert
testimony in several damage assessment cases and assisted the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in developing regulations and
guidance for damage assessment. He also developed a training manual
on damage assessment for the Fish and Wildlife Service. Mr. Unsworth has
published in the field of environmental economics, lectured at universities
and professional meetings, and conducted training sessions for organiza-
tions including the Department of the Interior and others. He holds a B.S.
in forestry from the New York State College of Environmental Science and
Forestry and a master's degree in forest science from Yale University.
Luther W. White is Professor of Mathematics at the University of
OklahomaNorman. He has worked extensively on statistical analyses re-
lated to tanker design issues, particularly with regard to environmental
protection guidelines such as those established by IMO. He has organized
meetings and seminars on mathematical theory; published widely in pro-
fessional journals; and consulted with research organizations, publishing
companies, engineering instructional groups, and commercial companies
such as Marine Safety Systems and Mobil Oil Company. Dr. White re-
ceived a B.S. from Oklahoma Baptist University and an M.S. and Ph.D. in
mathematics from the University of Illinois. He is a member of Sigma Xi,
a University of Oklahoma Associates Distinguished Lecturer, and recipient
of the Regent's Award for Superior Research.
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