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The concept of a personalized safety system against the threat of a Tsunami was first envisioned by Julian Sharpe while spending the weekend at Cannon Beach, Oregon, with his family. The memory of the 2004 Indonesian Tsunami, which took the lives of approximately 225,000 people, was relatively fresh in his mind.
On returning to the office of IDEA International the following Monday, Julian shared his idea with his colleagues, who happened to be quite impressed. They subsequently proceeded to develop a fully working design concept, performed some initial structural analysis and converged on a functioning design.
Julian then decided to enter the design into the 2011 NASA Tech Brief Innovation Contest. The entry resulted in the capsule being voted 9th out of about 350 entries. This result spurred the team on and resulted in some media attention. Local media heard of the design and became long term advocates of the project.
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Julian Sharpe
President
Julian Sharpe earned his degree in Aeronautical Engineering and Design from Loughborough University of Technology in England and has 38 years of aircraft and space structural engineering experience. more >>
Eddie N. Bernard, Ph.D
President of Research and Global Marketing
Dr. Eddie Bernard is a subject matter expert and consultant on issues dealing with tsunami warning systems, tsunami mitigation and education programs, and tsunami research.more >>
Scott Hill
Vice President
Scott began his career with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Washington State University followed by work in aerospace with the Boeing Company (Everett, WA). more >>More Information
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