Global Trade, Transportation and Logistics Studies
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The following research papers were presented by student groups at the 15th Annual GTTL Conference in June of 2009

Supply-Chain Prosperity
David Kang, Derek Saam, Joseph Wang, Christopher Wilson

A Mathematical Model for Transportation Project Selection/Prioritization
Christopher Clower, Kevin Johnson, Marissa Miller

High-Speed Rail in the Pacific Northwest
Li Leung, Manisa Veeravigrom, and Oran Viriyincy

Operating Efficiently: Managed Lane Projects in Puget Sound Area
Christopher Keifenheim, Yegor Malinovskiy, Runze Yu

International Trade with China and Vietnam:  The Pacific Northwest Perspective
Brian Blasquez, Jonathan Hill, Antonio Reyes, Kelly Voss

Reverse Logistics in Construction and Demolition: The Impact on Financials, Public Relations, and the Environment
Pritha Chaudhuri, Kyoko Imai, Scott Lippert, Sarah Stout, Cesar Tsai

Impact of cap and trade system on fuels in the Pacific Northwest
Megan Blanck-Weiss, Daniel Kastoryano, Nicholas Robinson

The Role of Wind Energy in Attaining a Resilient Society
Aakashi Kapoor, Joseph Wiltrout, Yue Zhang (Jocelyn)

Maritime Piracy’s Influence Upon the Maritime Industry
R.B.”Brian” Chambers, Raphael Ghislain Kameni, Eric Willett

Toyota’s Resilience in an Economic Downturn
Ayman Hanno

Rebuilding society infrastructure: Improving outcomes of expectant mothers and newborns in the Jabaliya Camp, Gaza
Mary Karottki, and Mehran Sepehr

Rebuilding Society Infrastructure: Improving outcomes of expectant mothers and newborns in Herat, Afghanistan
Khalida Arif, Kevin Hall, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Briana Saimons

Rebuilding society infrastructure: Improving outcomes of expectant mothers and newborns in Landogo, Sierra Leone
Luke Duvall, Alison Koistinen, Edward Minkoff, Yashbir Narechania

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The following research papers were presented by student groups at the 14th Annual GTTL Conference in June of 2008

Resiliency for Green Supply Chain Managment: InterfaceFlor.LLC
Teresa Blanco, Douglas Hasbun

Relationship Between Sustainability and Resiliency: The Implications for Business Strategies
Steven Asplund, Smriti Batra, Chalinee Srigrarom

Mitigating Supply Chain Risks
Pierre de Saint Victor, Sandrine Wandji, Xiaoqiang Jin

Supply Chain Resiliency through Corporate Culture
Deb Thompson, Sawanee Charoenkitchaikan, Edward Yu

Supply Chain Resilience & Disaster Management
Elliott Walker, Sa Hopkins, Hesham Ahmed, Yoko Shimizu

A Sustainable Business Model in the Chinese Furniture Industry
Jeff Cao, Mihyun Seol, Craig Sjoblom

Resiliency in Chinese Surface Transporation
Michael Bonnett, Kaitlin Kerwin, Matthew Koon, Andrew Nguyen, Chilan Ta, Wenjuan Zhao

Resiliency and Sustainability at Sea-Tac Airport
Tania Elliott, Thomas Jermann, Jennifer Mazzotta, Gonzalo Thienel Carrasco, John Zuber

Building Resiliency into the Puget Sound Marine Transportation System: Resuming Seaport Activities Following Low-probability Yet High-consequence Events
Ellis Moose, Alisa Praskovich, Peter Soles, Xintian Wang

International Trade- How CAFTA Might Help in Marshalling Member Country Resources for a Disaster
Andrea Azcuy, Jung (Molly) Patton, Sailyn Sanchez, Ximena Ortiz, Cindy Vivero

Capturing Industrial Waste Streams to Improve Resiliency
Angie Fredrickson, Mark Gleason, Insook Heo, Brendan O'Donnell

 The Sustainability of US Bio-Fuel Legislation
Sean Herring, Jove Graham, Kristen Lau

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The following research papers were presented by student groups at the 13th Annual GTTL Conference in June of 2007

The Extractive Resources Industry: Its Role with Sustainability and Regional Prosperity, an Analysis and Case Study of the Yanacocha Goldmine, Peru
Heidi Broekemeier, Brian Chung and Barbara Gagnat

Chinese Direct Investment in the Puget Sound Region: Strategic Considerations and Policy Implications -- Pete Sweeney

The Role of Vocational Education and the Impact on Puget Sound Regional Prosperity
David Kieninger and Mike Kovis

Regional Prosperity in the Puget Sound: Automobiles and the Environment
Justin Knowles, Mario Burrola, Tam Brine,
Rahel Gebreab

Mitigation Strategies for Reducing Dray Truck Emission Impacts around Puget Sound Ports
Joanna Ekrem and Kelly Pitera

Optimizing Logistics in the Northwest: The PierPASS Program
Heather Scott, Anna Soderstrom, JJ Meston, Ishigh Azarvash and Peter Dane

How do Foreign Trade Transportation Activities impact Seattle’s Seaport?
Tsz Ni (Ellis) Ng, Bobby Bagget, Hoa Vu

Freight Transportation Emission: Measuring the CO2 Contribution by Mode
Eric Conklin, Kevin Mizuta, Jess Sanford

Olympic Mountain Link – Connecting Seattle to the Olympic Peninsula
Andrew Henderson, Quang Huynh, Ojong Kim

Marine Renewable Energy: Global Trends and Implications for the Pacific Northwest
Joe Zelasney, Tedd Hutley

Regional Prosperity and Sustainability: Strategically Restructuring Existing Industries into a Biofuel Cluster
Yuan Kai Wang and Daisuke Sasatani

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The following research papers were presented by student groups at the 12th Annual GTTL Conference in May of 2006.

Best Foot Forward - Bringing Sustainability to Corporate Business: A Study on Natural Gas
Jennifer Cordial, Margaret Satzinger and Jo Bjornstad

The Changing Global Energy Supply: Implications For Segments Of the Transportation Sector
Reed Clark, Tat Harada, Wai Ho Ng and Bo Stocklin

China 's Future Oil & Gas Supplies in Central Asia and Russia
Aaron Franklin and Brian Stephan

China 's Renewable Energy Future
Demian Bailey, Oksana Elkmamri and Michael Martina

Corporate Responsibility and Governance in China 's Rapidly Evolving Oil Industry: Influence of Super Majors (ExxonMobil, BP, Shell) on Chinese Oil Companies (CNPC, Sinopec, CNOOC)
Jennifer Caravalho and Jennifer Schmitz

Energy Security in an Insecure World: Global Vulnerabilities to Hydrocarbon Dependency
- Framing Energy Security: A Triadic Dynamic - Demand, Supply and Location
- Energy Security Issues and Their Global Impact
- Energy Security Case Studies - Arising "Hot Spots" in the World and Alternative Energy Sources
  (Sub Saharan Africa: The Scramble Part II)
Susan Albrecht, Catherine Claiborne, Sherry Feng, Peter Franzese, Jason Jarrell and Wendell Jones

Stabilizing the Crude in China
Aidan Chung, Neil Chen, Sandy Chen and TJ Hu

Weyerhaeuser Company: Impact of Rising Fuel Prices on the Supply Chain
Rogelio Batarao, Bart Leslie, Tracey Reuck and Amber Thomason

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The following research papers were presented by student groups at the 11th Annual GTTL Conference in June of 2005.

Asset Traceability in an Intermodal Supply Chain
Sharon Chiang, Claudia Clemente, Imad Elkhamri, Gunnar Erlingsson, Yen-ming

Balancing Security and Efficiency: An Assessment of Approaches Utilized in Containerized Cargo Security
Yi-chin Hu, Zahid Khan, Mark Young

Land Transportation: Extending Operation Hours at Northwest Ports
Michalis Avraam, Jason Cantal, Justin Hughes, Jianhua Li

Logistics Constraints From The 3PL Perspective: How 3PL's add Visibility and Traceability
Marcus Danielson, Steven Gorham, Christina Maiers, Margaret Reynolds

Planning for Life Beyond Sea-Tac: Development of Paine Field as a Second Regional Airport
Randy Boshart, Mike Lowry, Andrew Murray, Gabe Thum

Port Constraints and Transportation Times
Robert Foedisch, Meredith McGee, Victoria Upchurch

Protectionist Safeguards as a Response to Current Sino-U.S. Trade Imbalances: A Focus on the Textiles Industry
Courtney Fede, Erin Geiger, Lisa Hammon, Abdul Oadir Memon, Farzana Nahrir

Regional Prosperity: Comparative Case Studies of the Puget Sound Region and San Diego Metropolitan Area
Roberto Lu, Yun Zhou, Ruzhou Ding

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The following research papers were presented by student groups at the 10th Annual GTTL Conference in June of 2004.

Logistics Hub of Northeast Asia
Tae Yoon Kang, Youngmok Chi, Jung Hoon Han, Hwan Choi"Singapore's

Trade Environment: Trade Relationships with Southeast Asian Countries
John Hunthausen, Lee Shern Lim, Craig Tulip

India's Textile Industry: What Will Happen When the Quotas are Lifted?
Brian Carver, Yuanye He, Jonah Hister

What & Why to Outsource: The Potential of China
Katerina Uhlikova Hubka, Chi-Hsiang Lo, Meng-Haui Peng

Dynamics of Outsourcing: Offshoring, Insourcing, and a Case Study - India
Lily Ho, Marcos Torres, Philipp Vu

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The following research papers were presented by student groups at the 9th Annual GTTL Conference in June of 2003.   

Aviation Security
Linda Davis, Song Qiao, Scott Roubal

Point of Origin Loading Certified Loading Centers
Michael Cooney, Dan Mathieu

 Cyber Security
Abhilash Bheem Reddy, Aswathaman Vijayakanthan

Intelligence
Brett Lee

Liberty: 
Historical Perspectives:  Mina Kirilov, Deven Murti
Current Events:  Didrik Gritzka, Theresa Hathaway, Gudrun Herrmann, Dean LaRue
Future Challenges:  Dang Nguyen, Reza Soltani

Economic and Security Impacts on Aviation Industry after 9/11
Da-Nian Tzou, Junsheng Xia, Naveen Kumar, Lei Xu, Yu-Jen Chen

 Economic Effects of Security at the Port of Seattle
Robert Babione, Eddie Rhone, Chang Kyun Kim, Eric Sanjaya

Economic Effects of Heightened Security since 9/11 on Selected U.S. Businesses
Derik Andreoli, Ichiro Ehara, Andrew Reichman, Lance Roy

Simulating Disruptions in Critical Infrastructure Within Northwest Electronics Supply Chains
Mark Stottlemyre, Gary Wingerd

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The following research papers were presented by student groups at the 8th Annual GTTL Conference in June of 2002.

Eddie Bauer's E-Business Operations
Michael Yong-jong Cha, Byoung Lee, Laura Lai Luo, C.K. Manalath

Trade and Transportation: GTTL Supply Chain and Security
Jeong-Gook Moon, Sun Hyeong Lee, Matt Appel, Nandita Sampath, Sangeetha Ranganath

Northwest Businesses and the Impacts of Heightened Security
Zhanna Davydova, Ryan Hileman, Nick Mathews, Ryan Ritter, Jill Yetman

Tracking Intermodal Shipments of Hazardous Materials Using Intelligent Transportation Systems in a New Security Age:
-Identifying Hazardous Materials and Their Potential Dangers: Chang Hoon "Charlie" Jeong, Seiichi Tajima
-Hazardous Materials Transport Technologies: Naveen Juvva, Mark Voth, Xiaoping Zhang
-Intermodal Hazardous Material Tracking Policies: Reem Abdullah, Peter Hudspeth, Monica Reyes, Tyler Roberts, Berkin Toktas

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The following research papers were presented by student groups at the 7th Annual GTTL Conference in June of 2001.  

A Multi-Modal Hub for Perishable Goods in Moses Lake, Washington
Andreas Posavac, Tobias Lutterodt, Christopher Edmonds, Harold Cassab, Steven Smith

Assessment of Washington State Transportation Infrastructure for Freight Mobility: Current Conditions and Options for Improvement
Ross McDonald, Rhonda Young, Kimberly Walter, Jennifer Barnes

Public Policy and Multimodal Hubs
Seema Balwani, Kimberly Berry, Angela Leung, Joseph Llobrera, Evan Matthews, Lisa Voight

Cross-Border International Trade
Jason Larese, Dong-Hyon Lee, Marius Lunde, Sandra Pinto, Yue Zhang

The following research papers were presented by student groups at the 6th Annual GTTL Conference in June of 2000 

Sustainable Development
Ana Bitiukova, Mike Falter, Chris Helf, Tina Smith, Cathy Vuong

The East by West Corridor
James Chedister, Deanna Nauer, Paul Shaffer, Marc Webster

Port Competition
Danius Barzdukas, Jennifer Devore, Hayley Gamble, Joel Kopp

E-Commerce and Logistics
Matt Allen, Doug Hinds, Joe Savarese, Wayne Wang

Pier 37, Seattle
Peter Lindsay, Jim Peschel, MariLyn Yim

Supply Chain Management: Starbucks Coffee
Eric Hansen, Becky Hobson, Trev Sterling, Joe Weiss

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