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Next FCDA Meeting

Friday, August 27, 2010 - 8:00 PM

Coast Guard Cottage, South Benson Marina, Fairfield, CT 06824

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Dr. RW Bill Hamilton, PhD.

"Physiological Issues with a Modern Tunnel Boring Machine and Their Application to Scuba Diving"

a presentation by

Dr. RW Bill Hamilton, PhD

President - Hamilton Research, Ltd
Vice President - Staff Training - Research & Development at Life Support Technologies

In the beginning what scuba divers know as ‘Decompression Sickness’ was called Caisson’s Disease from the ‘bends’ it caused in tunnel workers. We've come a long way from the Brooklyn Bridge! Digging with a Tunnel Boring Machine, a TBM, exposes only a few workers for relatively short times, with much less back-breaking work and in a much safer environment. Even so, there is work to be done, and it involves some high pressures, sophisticated decompression procedures, and efficient management of a few select breathing gases. Details about one specific tunnel being done right now in the Seattle area provides the model, but others presently working or being planned make for a look at some work activity that is actually quite exciting.

Dr. Hamilton is an internationally recognized authority in deep-diving and hyperbaric physiology. He is a primary consultant in the development of decompression tables for many NATO Navy and commercial deep-diving programs. Dr. Hamilton collaborated in the development of zero-gravity simulation techniques and Oxygen Safety for NASA and has co-authored most of the published scientific papers in this area. Dr. Hamilton’s principal role in Life Support Technology is the development of staff training materials, in-service programs, IRB submittals and research protocols and publications. He is the author of over 100 scientific papers and is a former editor of the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society “Pressure” magazine.


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2010 MEETINGS & EVENTS

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  • Friday, January 29, 2010 - 8:00 PM - January Meeting
    Captain Drew Bisset, USN Ret - "Navy Seals"

  • Friday, February 26, 2010 - 8:00 PM - February Meeting
    Butch Hendrick - "What sport divers can learn from public safety divers to become safer, stronger divers"

  • Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 8:00 PM - Boston SCUBA Show

  • Friday, March 6, 2010 - 8:00 PM - Boston Sea Rovers 2010 Film Festival

  • Friday-Sunday, March 26-28, 2010 - Beneath the Sea 2010

  • No March Meeting - No March Meeting

  • Sunday, April 25, 2010 - 9:00 AM - Underwater Easter Egg Hunt/Beach Cleanup

  • Friday, April 30, 2010 - 8:00 PM - April Meeting
    Andy Cummings - "Diving New Zealand"

  • Friday, May 21, 2010 - 8:00 PM - May Meeting (Moved - Memorial Day)
    George Sharrard - "Diving Newfoundland"

  • Saturday, June 5, 2010 - 7:00 PM - "Kick Off the Season" Clambake

  • Friday, June 25, 2010 - 8:00 PM - June Meeting
    Mike Samsen - "Cave Diving and Certification"

  • Friday, July 30, 2010 - 8:00 PM - July Meeting
    Vin Malkoski - "Marine Fisheries Science and Management in New England"

  • Friday, August 27, 2010 - 8:00 PM - August Meeting
    Bill Hamilton - "Physiological Issues with a Modern Tunnel Boring Machine and Their Application to Scuba Diving"

  • Friday, September 24, 2010 - 8:00 PM - September Meeting
    FCDA Members - "FCDA Members Present"

  • Sunday, October 24, 2009 - 11:00 AM - Underwater Pumpkin Carving/Beach Cleanup

  • Friday, October 29, 2010 - 8:00 PM - October Meeting
    Mel Rich, Jr - "Cape Ann, MA a Dive Compilation"

  • Friday, November 19, 2010 - 8:00 PM - November Meeting Moved - Thanksgiving
    Captain Bill Palmer - "Echoes of War"

  • Saturday, December 4, 2010 - 7:00 PM - Annual FCDA Holiday Party - Testo's Restaurant.

2009 FCDA Meetings and Events Page.


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