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Don Allen graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1981 and completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Rice University in 1986.   He joined Shell in 1987 and began work in offshore structures research with a focus on VIV suppression, which led to the discovery of the short fairing and tall helical strake.  Don also led a joint industry program with MIT that resulted in the program SHEAR7 which has become the ...

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Julie Dehne graduated from The Ohio State University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2006.  During her undergraduate studies, she developed an appreciation for technical innovation and design while interning for a professional IndyCar racing team.  She was recruited by Shell and joined the VIV suppression small business group as a project manager for deepwater offshore equipment.  She was promoted to the role of account executive in 2009 after demonstrating a passion for combining both customer ...

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Jeff Dupuis graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and completed his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.  He spent 4 years as a product development engineer for the Chrysler Group serving as the leader of a cross-functional design team before joining Shell Global Solutions in 2009.  While at Shell, Jeff specialized in vortex-induced vibration suppression as well as subsea hardware design and installation.  Jeff ...