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The expansion of the Panama Canal Locks is a construction and engineering marvel. The canal expansion utilized over 10,000 workers, more concrete than the Hoover Dam, and approximately 25 times the amount of steel used to erect the Eiffel Tower. Mr. Pansic is the deputy design engineer of the Design Consortium for the Third Set of Locks which makes up $3.2 billion of the $5 billion dollar Panama Canal Expansion. The Consortium is composed of MWH Global, Tetra-Tech and Iv Infra from the Netherlands. Over his 38-year career, Nick has contributed to the planning, design, and construction of major wet infrastructure programs on five continents. His areas of expertise include water resources development, dam design and rehabilitation, inland and maritime navigation, and shoreline protection and enhancement. Learn more

Curt Spalding, USEPA Region One administrator, will talk about how challenges like climate change are impacting water management issues throughout New England. EPA New England has worked through some of these challenges with more holistic and comprehensive approaches to protect some of our most iconic resources. Learn more

Water scarcity is an increasing problem throughout the world. Desalination has been deployed worldwide to expand the supply of freshwater, especially for coastal populations. But concerns remain about the energy consumption of the process. In this talk, Professor Lienhard will discuss research directed at understanding the causes of energy inefficiency in various desalination processes and efforts to adapt concepts from thermal engineering to improve the design of both thermal and membrane desalination systems. Learn more

Lecture 1 - The State of Wicked Fast Bridge Construction in New England Learn more