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October 2011 www.sname.org/sname/mt Lincoln Evans- Beauchamp is the founder and CEO of Purify Solutions, an emissions control and engine eciency solution provider. He holds approxi- mately 60 patents and patents pending, mostly in the emis- sions control eld, and has more than 20 years of marine powerplant-related experience. Earlier in his career, he worked as a nuclear engineering group leader at Naval Reactors, the U.S. Navys nuclear power command, and as a lead R&D engineer at Northrop Grummans Marine Systems Division. Evans-Beauchamp is a recognized leader in the elds of powerplant design and computational analytics. He graduated from Stanford University, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratories, and Webb Institute. John W. Boylston is a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, e University of Michigan, and Johns Hopkins University. He is presently a retired naval architect who continues to consult. He is a SNAME David Taylor medal- ist, as well as a fellow and life member. Randall R. Fiebrandt is director, environ- mental operations at Norwegian Cruise Line. In this position since 2003, he oversees all aspects of environ- mental compliance issues for Norwegians eet of 11 ships. Previous employment included a short time with Cunard/ Seabourne Lines and ve years with Sargeant Marine, a small, locally-owned asphalt tanker company. Fiebrandt is retired from the U.S. Coast Guard fol- lowing 22 years of active duty, primarily in the marine techni- cal and safety programs, with eld tours in Hampton Roads, Virginia and Mobile, Alabama, sta tours in New Orleans and Washington D.C., and a 2-year secondment to the World Maritime University. He holds a bachelor of science degree in ocean engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and a master of science in naval architecture and marine engi- neering from MIT. Craig Henneberry is an employee of General Dynamics, NASSCO. After graduating from SUNY Maritime College with a degree in marine engineering, he spent three years as a proj- ect development engineer for Carrier Corporation (a United Technologies company), work- ing on energy projects in health care, higher education, and industrial facilities. He currently serves as a project engineer. Jan Koren is employed with DNV as business director, tankers. He received a mas- ter of science degree in marine engineering in 1973 from the Technical University of Norway, Trondheim. He has been with DNV for 36 years in various positions, including ship sur- veyor. He spent four years in Singapore as regional man- ager for Southeast Asia, and more than ve years in Japan in charge of customer service management. He was initially working with ship automation and unattended engine rooms; oil pollution and MARPOL, related to tankers in particular, eventually became main tasks. He has been a member of IACS Working Parties, and also was a member of the Norwegian delegation to the International Maritime Organizations (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee. Eric Nicholson is an employee of General Dynamics, NASSCO. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy with a degree in naval archi- tecture, he spent 10 years as a surface warfare ocer on a variety of platforms in various capacities including chief engi- neer. He is currently a senior engineering supervisor and contributes in a variety of engi- neering projects across a wide range of disciplines. Torill G. Osberg is a principal engineer in DNVs cargo handling and piping systems sec- tion, where she carries out ship and oshore approvals. She wrote a master thesis on die- sel electric propulsion systems that use internal combustion gas engines in LNG carri- ers. She has approved engine room and ship systems on all types of vessels, and also cargo systems on gas, oil, and chemi- cal carriers, including large conversion projects for VOC installations on shuttle tank- ers. Osberg has been involved in many projects related to gas engine installations, such as the worlds rst LNG-fueled ferry (delivered in February 2000); gas-fueled supply ves- sels; LNG carriers; external project gas-fueled RoRo and RoPax vessels; and approval in principle of gas engines. Miguel Palomares, a qualied naval architect, joined IMO in 1986. As director of the Marine Environment Division of IMO until December 2010, he was responsible for the IMO secretariat functions behind all regulatory matters relating to the protection of the marine and atmospheric environment from ship-source pollution by oil, noxious and hazardous sub- stances, sewage, garbage, alien invasive species and anti-fouling systems, and the prevention of air pollution and the control of greenhouse gas emissions from ships. Previously, he also served IMO as head of the Marine Technology Section within the Maritime Safety Division. Tony Teo is busi- ness development director at DNV, responsible for supporting the North American region with marketing, proling, rollout of new products and services, and training of customer ser- vice managers. He has worked in Singapore and Qatar, and is currently based in Houston. His maritime career spans more than 30 years, 27 of them with DNV, and he has experience in leadership management, business development and key accounts, LNG and gas tech- nology, maritime classication and advisory services, marine warranty, and newbuilding supervision. His technical areas of specialization are in LNG as a marine fuel, air emission regulations, and environmen- tal issues/solutions and arctic technology. (feature contributors)