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International
Society on Underground Freight Transportation by
Capsule Pipelines and Other Tube/Tunnel Systems (ISUFT)
ISUFT focuses on
underground freight transport by automated transportation systems or capsules,
moving through underground tunnels or pipelines. The purpose of
ISUFT is to present, by organising events like the international symposia,
the research progress in developing underground freight and capsule pipeline
transportation concepts. Topics at the
international symposia include:
The
international steering committee welcomes new ideas or research on
underground freight transport and/or capsule pipelines. We invite you to join
the ISUFT network. ======================================= NEWS Delft, 14
december 2009 Dear Members of the
International Society for Underground Freight Transportation, We are so sorry
to have to announce that Dr. Henry Liu, president of ISUFT died December 1st
2009. Dr. Liu began
teaching in the civil engineering department at MU in 1965 at age 29. He started
as an assistant professor,
eventually became a chaired professor and finally director of Capsule
Pipeline Research Center. He then took an early
retirement in 2001 to create the Freight Pipeline Co., a research and
development firm in Columbia. Dr. Liu was a
member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers. He most recently
helped organize the International Society for Underground Freight
Transportation and was the organization's president. A memorial
service was held Dec. 19, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia,
Columbia (Missouri, USA)
========================================== Delft, January
2010 A newsletter how
we continue will send around soon! =========================================== Upcoming ISUFT events are announced on this website!
An ISUFT event
is a good forum to present your results. It is also an excellent opportunity
to promote underground freight transport and capsule pipelines as a
sustainable mode of transport in your country. |
