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Maritime Transportation Research Board Meets At Webb Institute The Maritime Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences held its spring meeting at the Webb In- stitute of Naval Architecture in Glen Cove, N.Y. The board, under the chairmanship of Edgar F. Luckenbach Jr., president of the Luckenbach Steamship Company, reviewed its on-going research projects on Nuclear Merchant Ships, Metrication, Human Error in Merchant Marine Safety, Na- tional Port Requirements and Sealift Readiness. In addition to reviewing on- going projects, the board con- sidered new research in the broad areas of maritime trade policies and practices and bulk import capabilities. In ceremonies held at Webb, Mr. Luckenbach, retiring this year as chairman of the board, was presented with a certificate of appreciation from the board members by Dr. Ernst Weber, chairman of the National Re- search Council—Division of En- gineering. The board operates under the Division of Engineering of the National Research Council, Na- tional Academy of Sciences, which is chartered by Congress to pro- vide advice to the Government in areas of science and technology. The board's operations are jointly funded by the Departments of Transportation, Commerce and Defense. The chairman and mem- bers of the board serve without compensation in the national in- terest. The current membership of the board is as follows: Edgar F. Luckenbach Jr., chairman, presi- dent and chairman of the board, Luckenbach Steamship Company, Inc.; Robert J. Abies, attorney at law; Richard B. Couch, Profes- sor, Naval Architecture Research Office, University of Michigan; Louis E. Davis, Professor of or- ganizational sciences, director, Quality of Working Life Pro- gram, Graduate School of Man- agement, University of California at Los Angeles; James A. Fay, Professor of civil engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology; John T. Gilbride, presi- dent, Todd Shipyards Corp.; John E. Goldberg, Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue Uni- versity; Bertram Gottlieb, direc- tor of research, Transportation Institute; Edwin T. Haefele, di- rector, regional and urban stud- ies, Resources for the Future, Inc.; John L. Hazard, Professor of Transportation, department of marketing and transportation ad- ministration, Michigan State Uni- versity; James J. Henry, presi- dent, J.J. Henry Co., Inc.; Ran Hettena, vice president, opera- tions, Maritime Overseas Corpo- ration; David C.G. Kerr, partner, Macfarlane, Ferguson, Allison & Kelly; Harold M. Mayer, Univer- sity Professor of Geography, de- partment of geography, Kent State University; Ben E. Nutter, executive director and chief en- gineer, Port of Oakland; Paul E. Parfrey, manager, international purchasing and transportation, AMF, Inc.; Robert J. Pfeiffer, president, Matson Navigation Company; Richard F. 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