The following reserach 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

The following reserach 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 reserach 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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