Times
Registration 6:00 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Program 6:45 p.p. - 7:45 p.m.

Cost
Members                $30.00
Non-Members        $40.00
Full Time Students $20.00

Payment Options

Cash or Check at the door
Credit card at the door
Advance payment thru PayPal

Program

Currently under construction, the Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport will be an exciting family-oriented facility anticipated to be an economic development catalyst in the region that still has not fully recovered from Katrina. Being constructed on a site flooded during the 2005 hurricane, the facility is expected to bring in almost half a million visitors a year along with creating approximately 100 direct jobs along with 800 indirect jobs. Future home to a mix of indoor and outdoor exhibits, the facility consists of multiple buildings that will contain 1 million gallons of both salt and fresh water.

This presentation will focus on some of the unique engineering challenges on the project. Including, flood mitigation, wind considerations, tank designs, acrylic panels including the 30 foot tunnel through the tank, and unique requirements of aquariums.

Speaker

Merissa Gamba, PE, SE, Principal, Uzun + Case, LLC

Merissa Gamba is a Georgia Tech alumni and principle at Uzun and Case. She has almost 20 years of experience in a wide variety of different structures. Focused on design solutions and client service, some recent projects include The Roxy Theater at the Battery, Kennesaw State Student Recreation Center, and the Atlanta United Practice Facility on Franklin Road. In addition to the Mississippi Aquarium, her current projects include the 2020 Expansion to the Georgia Aquarium and the Georgia Tech Campus Center.

Sponsors

Sustaining Member Engineering Companies