Speaker

Bart Kemper, P.E., DFE is the principal engineer for Kemper Engineering Services and an engineering researcher with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.  He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), and the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE), plus is a licensed engineer in the US and Australia.  He is a long-time member of the ASME PVHO Codes and Standards committee, serving as Chair for the Viewports subcommittee and Design By Analysis task group.  He is also on the ASME committees for Mobile Uncrewed Systems (MUS), which includes AUVs, several committees within ASME VVUQ, and the MTS subcommittees for Submarines and Diving. As an experienced forensic engineer, he led a multi-disciplinary team in reviewing OceanGate’s technical files on the Titan Submersible and provided testimony at the 2024 NTSB/USCG joint Marine Board of Investigation hearings. Kemper over 30 years of engineering experience with over 50 professional papers and patents.