The AE911Truth Petition
To the Members of the House of Representatives and of the Senate of the United States of America,
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT:
On Behalf of the People of the United States of America, the undersigned Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth and affiliates hereby petition for, and demand, a truly independent investigation with subpoena power in order to uncover the full truth surrounding the events of 9/11/01 – specifically the collapses of the World Trade Center Towers and Building 7. We believe there is sufficient doubt about the official story and therefore the 9/11 investigation must be re-opened and must include a full inquiry into the possible use of explosives that might have been the actual cause of the destruction of the World Trade Center Twin Towers and Building 7.
Featured Petition Signers
Ralph H. Weiland, Dr, PhD
BASc.; MA.Sc.; Ph.D. (Ch.E., Toronto)
None of the 9/11 attack incidents has been adequately investigated. The investigating commission that sat was not properly selected and truth did not appear to be the objective;…
Ralph H. Weiland, Dr, PhD
BASc.; MA.Sc.; Ph.D. (Ch.E., Toronto)
Coalgate, OK
Professor of Chemical Engineering for 35 years; currently President of process simulation software company.
None of the 9/11 attack incidents has been adequately investigated. The investigating commission that sat was not properly selected and truth did not appear to be the objective; rather, the objective seems to have been to silence objection and concern.
Michael Hudson, Architect
M Arch, Clemson
I believe that there needs to be an independent investigation into the collapse of these buildings as there are many questions which are unanswered. The inconclusive results from…
Michael Hudson, Architect
M Arch, Clemson
Mesa, AZ
I have a master's in Architecture with over 5 years experience in the field. I have worked in construction my whole working life leading up to my career in Architecture.
I believe that there needs to be an independent investigation into the collapse of these buildings as there are many questions which are unanswered. The inconclusive results from the government investigation is not acceptable. I believe that especially building 7 is highly suspect of foul play as it came down in it's own footprint with only minor damage from the twin towers.
Melissa Allin, PE
BSAE
I have spent five years researching and discussing the events of 9/11. The reason I would like to sign this petition for a new investigation is due to…
Melissa Allin, PE
BSAE
Comanche, OK
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Oklahoma. Over 15 years in mechanical design, pumping systems and fluid systems design, design analysis, stress analysis and modeling, fatigue analysis and modeling, large-scale testing, and metallurgical aspects of carbon, alloy, and stainless steels. Included in this experience is approximately seven years in design of thin-walled mechanical systems for high pressure/high temperature environments.
I have spent five years researching and discussing the events of 9/11. The reason I would like to sign this petition for a new investigation is due to the unanswered questions, informational gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies of the 911 Commission Report in general, and because of the unacceptable work of the NIST in investigating the collapse of the towers specifically. The tragedy of 9/11 and the mass of civilian deaths that occurred that day demand a proper investigation, unbiased fact-seeking, and full-disclosure. The American people have been charged $16 million by the NIST and received nothing of value in return for that price. I would lose my engineering license if I pulled that stunt.
Wade Boman
Petroleum Engineer
B.S. Petroleum Engineering, University of Alaska at Fairbanks, 2012
Based on my job experience and engineering background and education, I know for certainty that structural steel, especially the thicknesses and amount of which was in WTC1, WTC2,…
Wade Boman
B.S. Petroleum Engineering, University of Alaska at Fairbanks, 2012
Anchorage, AK
Occupation: Petroleum Engineer
I earned a bachelor's in petroleum engineering, graduating cum laude, from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) in 2012. Subsequently, I went to work for BP (British Petroleum) as a petroleum engineer in 2013, working there as a drillsite engineer for 6 years, from 2013 until 2019. Prior to this, for 5 years I was an excavator shear operator at C&R Pipe & Steel in Fairbanks, Alaska, that processes all oil field scrap from the Alaska North Slope oil fields. In this job I operated a 70-ton 345 Caterpillar excavator with a Genesis shear head attached. On a daily basis I cut drill pipe, casing pipe, railroad iron, I-beams, and even aircraft (from the nearby Eielson Air Force Base.
Based on my job experience and engineering background and education, I know for certainty that structural steel, especially the thicknesses and amount of which was in WTC1, WTC2, and WTC7 cannot fail either by weakened steel above it or from office fires. For 5 years, from 2004 to 2009, I operated a 70-ton Caterpillar excavator that had a 24,000 lb Genesis shear head on the front of it. I used this on a daily basis to demolish pre-fabricated steel structures, cut drill pipe, casing pipe, railroad iron, I-beams, and even aircraft (from the nearby Eielson Air Force Base). The aircraft in particular were paper thin and fell apart like paper when manipulated with the shear head. Steel, on the other hand, is a different story. From this work experience I know intuitively that steel cannot fail in the way NIST says was the case, and I also know from my engineering schooling that a steel structure failing in a collapse would not accelerate as quickly or quicker than the acceleration of gravity. Also, if the potential energy of the building was the only energy supplying the collapse, there would be no energy surplus available to eject multiple ton steel beam segments laterally, away from the collapse. NIST's official story is a sham, and that anyone is expected to believe it is laughable.
Mw Montgomery
Architect
degreed & licensed
I hereby petition for, and demand, a truly independent investigation with subpoena power in order to uncover the full truth surrounding the events of 9/11/01 ' specifically the…
Mw Montgomery
degreed & licensed
Williamstown, MA
Occupation: Architect
Licensed architect.
I hereby petition for, and demand, a truly independent investigation with subpoena power in order to uncover the full truth surrounding the events of 9/11/01 ' specifically the collapses of the World Trade Center Towers and Building 7.
George R. Cubas, BS
Analyst
BS Chemical Engineering, The University of Houston, 2011
As a Engineer I know that the right amount of energy would have been needed to cause the towers to fall at the speed and symmetry in which…
George R. Cubas, BS
BS Chemical Engineering, The University of Houston, 2011
Houston, TX
Occupation: Analyst
Chemical and drilling engineer, project manager and operations supervisor in the oil and gas industry.
As a Engineer I know that the right amount of energy would have been needed to cause the towers to fall at the speed and symmetry in which they fell on 9/11/01. As I learned in school and in the industry about Material Science that for the towers to fall, the steel in the towers needed to reach their yielding load before reaching their tensile capacity and then they could finally fail..I hope that a new investigation addresses these basic concepts!
Jason Shem
Electrical Engineer
BS Electrical Power Engineering Technology, The University of Houston, 2015
I make a demand to know the truth of 911. I make this demand in the name of the innocent citizens who lost their lives on that day.
Jason Shem
BS Electrical Power Engineering Technology, The University of Houston, 2015
Saint Paul, MN
Occupation: Electrical Engineer
Graduate with bachelors in Electrical Engineering from University of Houston.
I make a demand to know the truth of 911. I make this demand in the name of the innocent citizens who lost their lives on that day.
Lou W. Monter, Engineering Cons
BS Math
My life time of using logic wherever it leads and critical thinking enabled me to quickly see 9/11 was a huge government sanctioned lie. It is almost a…
Lou W. Monter, Engineering Cons
BS Math
Spokane, WA
Professional computer programmer and system designer for 45 years Got in when all we used was ones and zeros.
My life time of using logic wherever it leads and critical thinking enabled me to quickly see 9/11 was a huge government sanctioned lie. It is almost a carbon copy of Pearl Harbor where the US government at the highest levels decided murdering US Citizens was a price that had to be paid to achieve their ends. If you look at the thousands of Strange Coincidences and plug the individual odds into a probability model the chance 9/11 occurred without tacit and active support at the highest levels of government is a decimal point followed by innumerable zeros preceding the one. For example on 9/11 the average loading of a airplane flying to the west coast from the east was about 75%. The four hijacked airplanes were loaded at an average of less than 30% With the flight shot down over Pennsylvania loaded at 20%. The odds on this single 9/11 factor is much less than 1 in 10,000. The official story of 9/11 is a deadly fairy tale. I do not understand how any person with an ounce of critical thinking skills could believe it.
Erik A. Gaasbeek
Architect
MSc Architectural Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, 1981
My first doubts came up when, on 9/11/2001, I saw the towers collapse for the third time, as with controlled demolition. When I later heard that 10% of…
Erik A. Gaasbeek
MSc Architectural Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, 1981
Laren, Netherlands
Occupation: Architect
construction engineer; housing construction, villa's
My first doubts came up when, on 9/11/2001, I saw the towers collapse for the third time, as with controlled demolition. When I later heard that 10% of the 30000 people who worked there had died, I was convinced that the official story was wrong.
Justin P. Touchstone, Project Manager
BA
I believe from my professional experience and from reviewing the footage that the building collapses, were not from fires or the plane impacts. From my studies of building…
Justin P. Touchstone, Project Manager
BA
Boise, ID
I graduated from the University of Idaho in 1997 with a degree in Architecture. I am 2/3 done with my state license exams. I have been involved with commercial projects for all of my architectural career. I have worked with many materials from wood, concrete, and steel. I have only experience in low rise buildings no higher then 3 stories.
I believe from my professional experience and from reviewing the footage that the building collapses, were not from fires or the plane impacts. From my studies of building collapse in college structural courses no building collapses that we studied collapsed such a uniform manner, and speed. There is only one way that this occurred and that is for internal explosions on the structural support columns similar to a demolition of a building would occur. There was not enough damage to building 7 to cause a structural collapses. This is my opinion on the collapses, a basic understanding of structural properties of steel and concrete, a knowledge of physics, and some common since have brought me to this conclusion.
Gian P. Girardi
Teacher
BS Civil Engineering, Catholic University of Santiago Chile, 1981
As a civil engineer I know that the towers couldn't collapsed into themselves without the execution of a demolition plan. Steel does not fail in that manner. Deception,…
Gian P. Girardi
BS Civil Engineering, Catholic University of Santiago Chile, 1981
Glendale, CA
Occupation: Teacher
BS Civil Engineering, Catholic University of Santiago Chile, 1981. I also have a Masters in psychology and have been licensed for about 15 years as a psychotherapist in California. I'm founder of the Brain Optimization' Institute.
As a civil engineer I know that the towers couldn't collapsed into themselves without the execution of a demolition plan. Steel does not fail in that manner. Deception, lies, murder of American citizens possibly by our own government is something that revolts my whole being. Additionally this country needs to heal and no healing is possible without the truth.
George Schroeder
Flight Test Engineer
BS Electrical Engineering, Oregon State University, 1971
No commercial airplane (or military) could possible bring down one of the twin towers. Any such aircraft would be shredded by the collision, not poke its nose out…
George Schroeder
BS Electrical Engineering, Oregon State University, 1971
Sherwood, OR
Occupation: Flight Test Engineer
B-1B Bomber flight test engineer from 1976 to 1980.
No commercial airplane (or military) could possible bring down one of the twin towers. Any such aircraft would be shredded by the collision, not poke its nose out the other side. Further, there would be aircraft parts everywhere if it had been aircraft that impacted the towers. The impacting vehicle had to have been something more along the lines of a bunker buster cruise missile, which would also not bring down the building. Also, even the best pilots in the B-1 test program would have a tough time hitting the towers at that speed. Again, the precision needed could be realized using a cruise missile.
Petition Signatories
Marc Salesse-Lavergne, Engineer
Marseille, France, France
Education: degreed & licensed
Marc Salesse-Lavergne, Engineer
degreed & licensed
Marseille, France, France
Graduated as an Engineer from the Institut Sup'rieur d'Electronique de Paris in 1987 (major in solid state physics and micro-electronics). Electronics engineering for Aerospatiale company from 1988 to 1990. Aeronautics engineering for Eurocopter company from 1990 to today.
From the elements presented so far, I understand the 2 main hypothesis are: 1) WTC towers' structure's damage by the initial impact, followed by softening of this steel and concrete structure from fire exposure, until the upper building weight crashed the lower weakened structure. Since no other case is known of such equivalent buildings being destroyed by fire, then this explanation only holds if the initial damage was large enough. Are you aware of any evaluation of the energy dissipated by the initial impact, and simulations or computations of how much damage it could have caused? 2) Controlled destruction by coordinated explosions all along the fall path. Although most of what is left of the towers have disappeared, explosives traces are no doubt to be found in what remains.
Jeff Mcgary, B.S. Chem. E.
New York, NY
Education: B.S. Chem. E., Georgia Tech
Jeff Mcgary, B.S. Chem. E.
B.S. Chem. E., Georgia Tech
New York, NY
12 years experience as an engineer, specializing in solutions for large office buildings.
Great movies, free on www. video. google. com 1) 9/11 Justice, 18min; 2) Terrorstorm: A History of State-Sponsored Terror, 2 hrs 3) 9/11 Mysteries, 2 hrs; 4)The Creature from Jekyll Island, 1hr; 5)Orwell Rolls in His Grave, 2hrs; 6) The Obama Deception 7) Loose Change (2nd ed & Final cut) 8)Fabled Enemies
Charles E. Lownes, MD
Greensboro, NC
Occupation: Physician (Retired)
Education: BS EE, MD
Charles E. Lownes, MD
BS EE, MD
Greensboro, NC
Occupation: Physician (Retired)
Received BS Degree in Electrical Engineering for NC A&T State University in 1968; Enrolled in Master Degree Program in System Engineering at PMC Colleges in Chester, PA 1968-1970. Served 7 years in US Air Force as a Commissioned Officer at the Rome Air Development Center. Received a MD from UNC School of Medicine in 1979. Currently practicing medicine.
I studied the videos of the collapse of the WTC towers. I'm convince that explosions brought those structures down. The towers were pulverized. How can you not believe your own eyes? One can see the buildings exploding. Firemen reported they heard explosions going off at every floor.
Neil Saaty, Senior Software
San Pedro, CA
Occupation: Electrical
Education: BS Electrical Engineering
Neil Saaty, Senior Software
BS Electrical Engineering
San Pedro, CA
Occupation: Electrical
Graduated from CSU, Long Beach in 1982. Twenty-four years in systems/software engineering on defense programs.
Some people refuse to believe anything other than the official story, saying that anything else is conspiracy theory. They believe that a government conspiracy isn't possible because it would involve too many people for it to remain secret. However, the only thing that is truly not possible is the violation of physical laws. The speed at which the buildings collapsed violates physical laws if you believe the government's story. Therefore, the official story is impossible. Rule out the impossible, and you're left with the possible - a conspiracy by elements within our government.
Ed S. Anderson, Engineering Cons
Los Gatos, CA
Education: BS Engineering
Ed S. Anderson, Engineering Cons
BS Engineering
Los Gatos, CA
BSME Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1979 Senior Engineer at IBM and Digital Equipment Corp. and Consultant for entire time since graduation.
As an Engineer I find the Official Story repulsive and reprehensible. I further find it upsetting that the real story has not been introduced to the public and has not even been approached by the media. This can only be seen as a cover up. Science does not confirm the Official Story but does confirm Controlled Demolition, especially in Building 7.
James L. Hillabrand, EIT
Bentonville, AR
Education: B.S. Civil Engineering, Univ. of AR
James L. Hillabrand, EIT
B.S. Civil Engineering, Univ. of AR
Bentonville, AR
Obtained B.S. in Civil Engineering at University of Arkansas in 1998 and passed EIT. Project engineer for general contractor-2 years. Navy Civil Engineer Corps Officer-4 years. Currently a graduate student working towards Master's and PhD in Civil Engineering at Mississippi State University.
The straight down symmetrical collapses surprised me the day it happened. I had forgotten a third building even fell. After reviewing the collapses on the internet again recently, it is without doubt controlled demolition. Structural steel buildings can collapse from a fire, but not like that.
Daren J. Lester, BSEE
Miami, FL
Education: B.S., Engineering, Widener University
Daren J. Lester, BSEE
B.S., Engineering, Widener University
Miami, FL
Test Equipment Design Engineer, Image Processing Production Specialist.
The day I saw the towers fall I said to my friends, watch and wait, it will come out that the CIA did it. Well, they did.
George W. Thompson Jr, Eletrical Engine
Charlotte, NC
Education: BSEE
George W. Thompson Jr, Eletrical Engine
BSEE
Charlotte, NC
Electrical Engineering Degree from North Carolina State University in 1993. Have been studying and following 9/11 truth for several years since I saw the first Loose Change movie.
If the official story is true then the laws of physics have been violated. My certainty that 9/11 was a false flag attack is not based on any one damning piece of evidence but the sheer volume of damning evidence each sufficient in its own right to warrant a true investigation instead of the political farce of a cover-up known as the 9/11 Commission.
Don J. Paulus, Chemical Operato
Muskegon, MI
Education: paper science and engineering
Don J. Paulus, Chemical Operato
paper science and engineering
Muskegon, MI
Was a process engineer for S.D. Warren Paper Co. for nearly 7 years where I received training on statistical application, quality adviser, and Deming's 14 points for management. Learned the importance of relying on valid data to make decisions and that there is no substitute for knowledge.
WTC buildings 1,2 and 7 were without a doubt brought down via controlled demolition- the evidence is overwhelming. Anyone who supports the official theory is either lying or hasn't researched 9/11 thoroughly.
Robert J. Randall, PE
Mohegan Lake, NY
Education: BS Nav. Arch & Marine Eng., MIT
Robert J. Randall, PE
BS Nav. Arch & Marine Eng., MIT
Mohegan Lake, NY
Structural design of nuclear submarines, power plants, commercial & residential buildings.
I have reviewed many sources of information which I believe raise important questions about the cause of WTC building collapses. I believe these questions need to be answered.
Nils Johnson
Alva, FL
Occupation: Sign Design
Education: Degreed
Nils Johnson
Degreed
Alva, FL
Occupation: Sign Design
Graduate Mechanical Engineering 1975 Sign Construction and Design to the present
Let's get to the bottom of this, it seems like an imperative to know how, why and who???? This should certainly be an issue of concern, especially in an election year.
Christopher T. Graf, EIT
Jeffersonville, IN
Occupation: Engineer
Education: BS Civil Engineering
Christopher T. Graf, EIT
BS Civil Engineering
Jeffersonville, IN
Occupation: Engineer
I've worked in and around construction my entire life. One of my grandfathers was a civil engineer and developer, owning his own firm. He graduated from University of Louisville's civil engineering program. My other grandfather was a machinist and owned his own tool and die company doing contract work for the Louisville Naval Ordnance Station. My father is a builder and owns a sports advertising business. I graduated with a bachelors in civil engineering from Purdue University, an honor's list student who took several graduate-level courses. I landed a great job as an geoenvironmental engineering consultant out of school and worked at a management and design level on several high-profile projects, including a designated Superfund site. I've owned my own general contracting company since 1995 and have worked as an English teacher in several Asian countries, including South Korea, Japan and Thailand.
I grew up in a catholic family that greatly loved JFK and were heartbroken at his assassination. Shortly after, my father was among the first to see a showing of the Zapruder film, by a man who was traveling the country and presenting it at universities. For this reason, I became a bit of a conspiracy scholar from my middle school years and this continued through my adult life, as I became increasingly aware of a world that exists beneath the surface of things. I had just come into knowledge of the Bohemian Grove and Bilderberg meetings during the summer of 2006 when I rather suddenly came to the realization that the collapses of the WTC buildings on 9/11 were the result of a controlled demolition. This took my awakening to the nature of political power in the world to a whole knew level. I've followed hundreds of rabbit holes since then and feel there is a lifetime of work to be done, if one wants to refer to it as that. It's actually more a struggle for freedom and perhaps even survival. Richard Gage and his crew have been relentlessly assembling a body of evidence for over 14 years and have shown a courage that I can only believe must have existed among our ancestors as they fought for freedom against the British.
Michael A. Posluszny
Cambria, CA
Education: AASEET, AASSA
Michael A. Posluszny
AASEET, AASSA
Cambria, CA
I have 2 degrees in electronics one for engineering and the other for system administration. I am now a photographer in San Francisco.
Building 7 is the most glaring example of an inside job. It looks exactly like all the buildings we have seen demolished using controlled demolition. In the twin towers you can clearly see explosions and debris shooting out many floors below the collapse zone. The buildings fell at (WTC 7) or near (Twin towers) free fall. I have been studying this event for four years and I do not believe the official story.
Ali M. Oskoorvouchi, PhD, PE
San Jose, CA
Education: PhD
Ali M. Oskoorvouchi, PhD, PE
PhD
San Jose, CA
PhD in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical), U.C. Davis. California licensed Civil and Geotechnical Engineer. Adjunct Professor at SJSO and Geotechnical Structural Consultant in California.
Never believed the story. It was imposed on us by the media.
Mohammad Imran, MSME
Ringwood, NJ
Education: MSME (Mechanical Engineerig)
Mohammad Imran, MSME
MSME (Mechanical Engineerig)
Ringwood, NJ
I am a mechanical-structural engineer who worked on bulk materials handling, that is loading/unloading huge amounts of materials from ships or trains to feed power plants or steel mills, or from trains to ships for transporting to other sites. Currently I am in real estate evaluation.
I would be satisfied with the explanation of demolition of trade towers if the government puts out information for all to read in clear concise form giving space for all points of view.
Nathan J. Kleffman
Chicago, IL
Education: BA Electrical Engineering, University of Iowa, 2007
Nathan J. Kleffman
BA Electrical Engineering, University of Iowa, 2007
Chicago, IL
I graduated with a BA in Electrical Engineering from the University of Iowa in May, 2007. The last year and a half of my time there I worked in a student research position for the Operator Performance Laboratory. I served as a flight test engineer for human factors evaluation of avionics and I assisted in the design, implementation, and integration of instrumentation for human factors evaluation and testing of ground transportation.
The moment I watched a 10 minute video about WTC 7 on Easter Day of 2006, I knew the official story was a lie, and I am ashamed that I didn't realize it sooner. I don't know what really happened on 9/11, but one thing I do know is that it is impossible for 2 airplanes to cause the complete and total destruction of 3 steel buildings, comprising 250+ stories, at free-fall speed.
Ralph W. Hughes
Mesa, AZ
Education: BS Mechanical Engineering
Ralph W. Hughes
BS Mechanical Engineering
Mesa, AZ
My career was in the manufacturing, quality assurance, field installation, overhaul, and repair of gas turbines and centrifugal gas compressors. I worked in the USA, the middle east, and for 12 years in Europe.
I was immediately very suspicious of the 9/11 event. Some of the evidence of federal government complicity in the attacks includes the collapse of WTC-7, reports of molten steel in the basements of WTC-1&2, reports of explosions in the basements of WTC-1&2, prevention of a proper investigation of discrepancies in the government explanations, and the reasons given for non-intervention in the attacks by USAF interceptors.
Paul D. Hylander
Plano, TX
Education: MS Elec Eng, Wash. St.
Paul D. Hylander
MS Elec Eng, Wash. St.
Plano, TX
I am the CEO of a software development firm called Hyper Analytix. My past background includes integrated circuit design, software development, and project engineering for a paper mill.
At first, I was skeptical of what I thought were crackpots on the AE911Truth.org website. UNTIL I viewed the evidence. Now I am 100% convinced that the official story about the collapse of all three WTC buildings is UNTRUE. For the sake of the country, we need to know the truth.
Almond J. Hays, PhD
Kingsbury, TX
Education: B.S.-Chemical Engr; Ph.D.-Environmental
Almond J. Hays, PhD
B.S.-Chemical Engr; Ph.D.-Environmental
Kingsbury, TX
Consultant in environmental and chemical engineer for 40+ years; am writing a book on socialism in America. Every suspicion is confirmed.
I suspect the whole 911 thing as being badly misrepresented by authorities, a cunning deception by social deviants; we must seek truth in everything, otherwise our culture and all educational institutions will be transformed into endoctrination centers. Pray for this nation.
Ryan R. Mcdonald, EIT
Minneapolis, MN
Education: BSEE
Ryan R. Mcdonald, EIT
BSEE
Minneapolis, MN
Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato with a BSEE and a minor in Mathematics.
The World Trade Center 7 building collapsing in a symmetrical manner nearly at the rate of gravity led me to question the official story. The fact that WTC7 was only mentioned as a foot note in the 9/11 Commission Report furthered my suspicions. Not long after the Report was published I found this website and have researched the circumstances surrounding 9/11 much closer. There is so much overwhelming evidence that I could no longer sit idly by.
Kristopher Borer
Philadelphia, PA
Education: MS Engineering
Kristopher Borer
MS Engineering
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon and a Masters from the University of Pennsylvania
The September 11th attacks are a difficult issue not because of the science, but the psychology. For years I dismissed the 9/11 truthers without taking the time to listen to their claims, let alone examine the evidence that they had diligently compiled. Even when I finally did look into the issue, I wanted so badly to maintain my world view that I spent weeks looking for something that disproved the claims of the 9/11 truth movement. After failing to find it, I became angry. Why hadn't my engineering professors told me? I realized that, just like me, they had naturally rejected ideas that went against their preconceptions. Now I am trying to become a part of one of the most ridiculed and hated groups in the United States: those who were open minded enough to listen, humble enough to investigate, and motivated enough to do something about it.
Steve D. Schennum, PhD, PE
Spokane, WA
Occupation: Professor
Education: Ph.D. Washington State University
Steve D. Schennum, PhD, PE
Ph.D. Washington State University
Spokane, WA
Occupation: Professor
27 years as a professor of electrical engineering. Involved with a wide variety of research and multiple interdisciplinary engineering projects.
The official explanation is at odds with basic laws of physics and common sense.
Chuck Minne, PE
Danville, IL
Education: Chemical Engineering UC Berkeley
Chuck Minne, PE
Chemical Engineering UC Berkeley
Danville, IL
BSChE, University of California at Berkeley MBA, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago JD (with High Honors) IIT-Chicago Kent College of Law
Building 7 cannot be explained without controlled demolition. The molten steel cannot be explained without controlled demolition. The immense cloud of dust at the TOPS of Buildings 1 and 2 cannot be explained by softened steel brought down by gravity. The vertical and horizontal ejects from the tops of Buildings 1 and 2 cannot be explained by gravitational force. The presence of thermate in the dust particles tells it all - the mainstream media does not - obviously. And how about the human remains outside ground zero?
Rick Fowlkes, PE
Mesa, AZ
Education: BSCE & MBA
Rick Fowlkes, PE
BSCE & MBA
Mesa, AZ
Registered professional engineer - Arizona Structural - PE; California - Civil-P.E. President of Fowlkes Enterprises, Inc. since 1983 in Mesa, AZ. Republican Party candidate for Arizona State Corporation Commissioner.
The truth has not been told up to this point, but the evidence brought to light by the Architects & Engineer's for 9/11 Truth is compelling proof that a more thorough investigation is indicated.
Robert B. Polk
Phoenix, AZ
Education: BSEE
Robert B. Polk
BSEE
Phoenix, AZ
Graduated from Arizona State University with a BSEE in 1986 Presently working with FPGAs (Field Programmable gate Arrays)
It is frustrating to watch America slip into a corporate fascist state. I am extremely paranoid of the privatization of our military, particularly the mercenary group Blackwater. I feel they are poised and ready to implement a police state under the direction of the Cheney cabal.
Martin Kendall, BEng (Hons)
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Education: BEng (Hons)
Martin Kendall, BEng (Hons)
BEng (Hons)
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Civil/structural engineer working in Queensland, Australia, specializing in bridge design and construction.
I would like to see more focus on the 9/11 Truth argument from an engineering perspective that cannot be refuted. My own simple conservation of momentum calculations show that the claimed pancake collapse can't have occurred at free fall speed as each of the floors would have slowed the floors above falling.
Michal Bahno, Dipl. Ing.
Trencin, DC
Education: Master
Michal Bahno, Dipl. Ing.
Master
Trencin, DC
born in 1980, studied Mechanical Engineering in Alexander Dubcek University in Trencin - Slovak Republic. 2003-2005 working as designer in Prague in Catia V5 2005-recently - designer, Deputy technical lead for supplier working for Airbus Germany - A380 Project.
I was in state MA (USA) at 9/11 2001. Everybody was scared what happened. Lot of rumors like - how come that army jets did not attack those aircraft's before hitting WTC. I believed also that Al Qaida and their boss arranged it. a Year after, heard that a suspicious few number of people came to work at 9/11 2001 in WTC. I was still convinced that Terrorist does all the evil. Until I watched speech of Richard Gage and he technically proved that WTC was brought down by controlled demolition. After that I watched movie form Aaron Russo, I watched Zeitgeist where were also mentioned how those buildings fell down.
Steven C. Morris
Cardiff, NY
Education: B.A. Engineering, Cardiff, Wales
Steven C. Morris
B.A. Engineering, Cardiff, Wales
Cardiff, NY
Having graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering I have worked since 2005, gaining a lot of experience in structural engineering.
Asymmetric fires in the towers could not possibly have caused a collapse similar to this one. Such collapse could only have occurred if controlled.
Bruce F. Haas, Pjroject Manager
Bellingham, WA
Education: BSCE
Bruce F. Haas, Pjroject Manager
BSCE
Bellingham, WA
I have over 25 years of refining and petroleum engineering and project management and construction experience. I graduated with a BSCE degree from Montana State University in 1982. I was also a nuclear reactor operator in the US Navy prior to college. Although my degree is in Civil engineering, my career has centered on multi-discipline engineering design and the project management required for developing surface oil production facilities or refinery modification and expansion projects. I currently work for an engineering consulting firm in the Pacific Northwest. I have completed engineering projects for most of the major oil companies during my career. Typical projects range in capital cost from $5MM to $40MM.
The destruction of the WTC buildings had to be accomplished by a well-planned, designed and engineered controlled demolition. Richard Gage does an excellent job in identifying key physical evidence to prove controlled demolition was used to destroy all three WTC towers. The evidence he presents can be intuitively grasped by ordinary people and should be even more convincing to engineers experienced with the physics and engineering mechanics.
Antonio Arthay, PE
West Palm Beach, FL
Education: MS Structural Engineering, Illinois
Antonio Arthay, PE
MS Structural Engineering, Illinois
West Palm Beach, FL
Licensed Structural Engineer with 15+ years of experience in building design.
Buildings collapsed all by controlled demolition methods. Fire and impact were insignificant in all three buildings. Impossible for the three to collapse at free-fall speed. Laws of physics were not suspended on 9/11, unless proven otherwise.
Marvin E. Smitherman, Jr., P.E.
Fremont, CA
Education: B.S. Civil Engineering, UC Berkeley
Marvin E. Smitherman, Jr., P.E.
B.S. Civil Engineering, UC Berkeley
Fremont, CA
Owner of a civil engineering consulting firm in Fremont, CA.. Registered civil engineer since 1979. Previously held the positions of Development Review Services Engineer and Associate Civil Engineer for the City of Hayward, CA, along with positions of Associate Civil Engineer and Assistant Civil Engineer for the City of Union City, CA.
As a registered civil engineer, I feel a professional duty to add my name and voice to this petition. As a citizen, I feel deceived that the events relating to the collapse of Building 7 have been obscured from public scrutiny, and that a full and credible technical report, which includes structural and fire-safety evaluations, has not been made public.
Pascal Alalinarde, Engineer
Cholet, France
Occupation: Electronic Engineer
Education: B Engineering, Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Renne France
Pascal Alalinarde, Engineer
B Engineering, Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Renne France
Cholet, France
Occupation: Electronic Engineer
I have worked for 25 years for a worldwide-known French defense manufacturer. I've worked on many projects developing military radio communication products and warfare systems.
My doubts about the official version of the 9/11 building collapses started when I realized that the common factor in all three building collapses was free fall speed. This is the main point, and a building expert understands that when the upper floor of a building falls at free fall speed, that means that it doesn't encounter any obstacle until it hits the ground. This means that when the floor drops and arrives at the next floor, the second one is already gone, and so on for all floors down to the bottom one. It means that all the floors must fall at the same time. This is of course not compatible with the official story of floors dropping on each other. The free fall result is only possible by using professional explosives, and they require a long time to install.
Johnny R. Verplancken, Engineer
Saint-Laurent, Grand Est, France
Education: BSC Engineering Endinburgh University
Johnny R. Verplancken, Engineer
BSC Engineering Endinburgh University
Saint-Laurent, Grand Est, France
Engineering graduate ... (+ 2 years in civil Engineering) Moved in to the oil business and work world wide now in Positions of operational responsibility.
I have 3 problems with the official version of 911: 1- Speed by which the buildings came down. No credible expert has been able to justify that ... through scientific means. 2 - Building 7 was undeniably brought down voluntarily. In addition to the video evidence there are some reports of people admitting to this. It is also undeniable that some CIA agencies were based in that building. The fact that the official investigation report identifies a fire as the sole cause of collapse is the most convincing proof of a cover up. 3 - My last point is less related to Engineering evidence: Video footage of G . W. Bush's reaction to learning the news while in a children's school (source: Farenheit 911, if confirmed). He didn't move for 8 minutes when it was clear this was a major attack on the American Nation. I personally am responsible for the safety of 185 people in my present profession (manager of major petroleum field) When I hear of a safety critical situation... I immediately take action to lead the crisis situation. Clearly anyone in a position of reponsibility where lives are at stake is expected, and trained, to react like that.