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
Andrea S. Croci, MSc
M.Sc. Engineering Politecnico di Milano
I was in the US at the time the incident happened and my first feeling about it was that it was not a terrorist attack. I believe the…
Andrea S. Croci, MSc
M.Sc. Engineering Politecnico di Milano
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
I studied Electronic Engineering at the Politecnico in Milan, Italy, receiving the Master Degree in 1995. After running my own business doing some engineering work (however not licensed) for 7 years, I went back to school and took a M.Sc. in Physics at the University of Bologna, Italy.
I was in the US at the time the incident happened and my first feeling about it was that it was not a terrorist attack. I believe the way the buildings fell cannot be explained by the official theory.
Kevin V. Connors, PE, AIA
Principal
BS Civil Engineering; M Arch
I believe the evidence is compelling enough for Building 7, that the entire event needs to be independently investigated.
Kevin V. Connors, PE, AIA
BS Civil Engineering; M Arch
Buffalo, NY
Occupation: Principal
Kevin Connors is Principal of eco_logic STUDIO, architecture & engineering, PLLC, a design firm dedicated to ecological architecture, engineering and planning. The firm specializes in environmental education facilities, affordable green housing, urban design, green development consulting, and high-performance residential, commercial and institutional building design. Kevin is both an engineer and an architect and taught design and sustainable architecture in the Department of Architecture at UB from1998 to 2008. His design/build students created the first permitted strawbale building in the City of Buffalo ' a greenhouse at the Massachusetts Avenue Project, a holistic non-profit urban farming organization. eco_logic STUDIO has designed green affordable housing for abandoned buildings on the west side of Buffalo for another progressive non-profit corporation ' PUSH Buffalo (People United for Sustainable Housing). He has been Consulting Architect for the Natural Building Colloquium ' East in Bath, NY since 2004. eco_logic STUDIO designed a strawbale home in Depew (2008) and a renovation called the Zero Energy Demonstration House in Buffalo (2009). Both projects won awards for Leadership in Sustainable Design from the WNY Sustainable Energy Association.
I believe the evidence is compelling enough for Building 7, that the entire event needs to be independently investigated.
Stan Head
Retired
BS Mechanical Engineering and BS Mathematical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1959
All 3 towers were obviously brought down by demolition experts. No planes or fires could have caused any of these. Thermite is the only possibility. This is clearly…
Stan Head
BS Mechanical Engineering and BS Mathematical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1959
San Jose, CA
Occupation: Retired
I have a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering - University of Michigan 1958. An BS degree in Mathematical Engineering - University of Michigan 1959. MS degree in mathematics - University of Michigan 1960. I had 27 years of applied research, programming and management at IBM.
All 3 towers were obviously brought down by demolition experts. No planes or fires could have caused any of these. Thermite is the only possibility. This is clearly a ''false flag'' demolition, intended to blame Muslims and Osama bin Laden and to cause enough anxiety to attack Afghanistan, Iraq, as well at Iran, Libya, and N. Korea.
Ephraim Resnick, PE
My Last Job, That I Retired From 2 Weeks
B.E.E. + credits to Masters from NYU
I lived and worked in lower Manhattan before the WTC was built. I witnessed and was involved in several projects within the WTC during and after its construction.…
Ephraim Resnick, PE
B.E.E. + credits to Masters from NYU
New York, NY
Occupation: My Last Job, That I Retired From 2 Weeks
Born and brought up in Manhattan during the depression. Attended primary school in lower Manhattan, Then, at age 7, moved to Peekskill, NY, where I completed grade and high school. Worked in Peekskill and NYC for almost a year. After Pearl Harbor, volunteered into US Army, where I remained in NY and NJ. Received medical discharge, and with VA scholarship, was able to complete 2 years at University of Arizona and then NYU, where I received a B. E. E. Continued studies at NYU graduate school while I worked as a graduate assistant in the Engineering Department. Worked for 50 years in construction design in and around NYC, including several years in my own engineering business. While working, bought and converted to residential use an old, empty industrial building within Ground Zero. Moved there with my family in 1992. Retired in August, 2001, went for short vacation to Italy, and returned to my own bed on September 10, 2001, where I was awakened by the sound of the first plane crashing into the WTC.
I lived and worked in lower Manhattan before the WTC was built. I witnessed and was involved in several projects within the WTC during and after its construction. On 9/11, I was awakened by the noise of the crash of the first plane into WTC 1 and witnessed the fire and distruction caused by that event. While I was watching, the second plane hit WTC 2. My wife and I left the area by bicycle 20 minutes before the collapse of the North & South Towers, which we witnessed from 1 mile north. My house is 2 blocks from WTC 7, which collapsed several hours later. I was allowed to return to the area 1 week later. I was disturbed by the height of the debris caused by the relatively small WTC 7 compared to the smaller mound from the Twin Towers. Since then I have been following the conspiracy theories, and have found much in them to be accurate and troubling more accurate than the official government reports.
Kathy E. Sweeton, Architect
M Science, Univ of Louisville
The video analyses provided create a serious question (if not PROOF) of a inconsistancy in what the public has been told and what actually happened. The symmetry and…
Kathy E. Sweeton, Architect
M Science, Univ of Louisville
Louisville, KY
3 degress, Bach of Architecture (U of Kentucky), Bach of Applied Science (U of Louisville), Master of Science, Urban Planning (U of Louisville), 4 yrs private sector arch company, 25+ years architecutural quality assurance at the Army Corps of Engineers. 10+ inspection and expert witnessing consulting. Iso certified auditor, Registered Roof Consultant, involved in numerous national technical committees for building criteria, specification writing and professional registration test writing.
The video analyses provided create a serious question (if not PROOF) of a inconsistancy in what the public has been told and what actually happened. The symmetry and speed at which not just two - but 3 buildings collapsed points to controlled demolition which is not able to be accomplished without significant planning, preparation and execution. There are many inadequately answered questions.
Matthew Shaffer, BSME, EI
B.S.M.E. UAkron, Engineering Intern
While WTC 1 & 2 are not quite as obvious, possibly due to size and scale, WTC 7 is obvious that all supports were removed not only for…
Matthew Shaffer, BSME, EI
B.S.M.E. UAkron, Engineering Intern
Hilliard, OH
I have a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Akron and a Engineering Intern certificate.
While WTC 1 & 2 are not quite as obvious, possibly due to size and scale, WTC 7 is obvious that all supports were removed not only for free fall speed but for level roof-line fall. All supports would have to be removed simultaneously for this type of event.
Todd Jordan, BArch
B Arch
I find no historical or factual evidence to support the official theory of a pancake collapse due to a gas fire. Studying video footage of these towers being…
Todd Jordan, BArch
B Arch
Austin, TX
1990-94 Arch BA, Clemson University- S.C. 1992-94 Intern, Wilkins Wood Goforth Assoc- S.C. 1996 Levin Porter Assoc- Ohio 1995-1999 Director, Jordan Design- S.C., Ohio, Calif. 2000-2002 Environmental Design, State Of Calif. 2000-2003 Director, PCD- Calif 2003-Present Director, PCD- Texas
I find no historical or factual evidence to support the official theory of a pancake collapse due to a gas fire. Studying video footage of these towers being destroyed, I do not see a normal demolition collapse. Something totally new happened here: 200,000+ tons of steel de-molecularized and instantaneously turned into powder in mid-air. Why doesn't the steel hit the ground as in a normal demolition? Where are all the concrete and steel decking floors stacked up on the ground, as in a normal demolition? Where is the 70-story steel antenna spire and the football field of core elevator columns in the pile of debris for either tower? I challenge anyone to review the video footage while asking themselves these questions. Beyond obvious demolition techniques, what new technology is being used here? 90,000+ tons of concrete and 200,000+ tons of steel do not just disappear in midair, and float way as dust' yet that is what the video footage reveals. Matter doesn't just disintegrate. Why isn't the paper littering the streets of Manhattan burnt to a crisp?' how is it that organic matter of (paper) was not affected as the mountains of steel, concrete, office furniture, plumbing, electrical, mechanical units' all turned to dust? More questions remaining unanswered by the official story include: The non-resistance free-fall timing of the disintegrations, pictures of the diagonally molten cut base columns (used to 'walk' a building during demolition), unexplained basement explosions, the appearance of molten steel pouring out of the windows during the disintegrations, thermal evidence of molten steel in the rubble a weeks after the event, a pyroclastic cloud engulfing the island and leaving it 4inches deep in dust, the findings of an unknown substance of nano-thermite, and the collapse of Building Seven in a more traditional demolition-style freefall without significant fire or structural reason. These officially unexplained things are outside the natural laws of physics of a simple gas fire, especially for steel structures designed to withstand larger, multiple jetliner impact and structural fires. It would be interesting to follow the money-trail: were the buildings outdated, losing money, up to code, an environmental hazard costing more to fix than just tear down? Do we dare ask ourselves... Have we overlooked a profitable reason(s) for a secret demolition? To catalog the unfurling worldwide events since this day in 2001, I think a light must be held to the darkness and the question must be asked of those who have gained from this event, and what new technology coupled with nano-explosives can de-molecularize matter in mid-air? Why isn't the 70-story steel antenna spire and football field of elevator core steel columns of each tower in the piles on the ground? How has all this matter been turned to dust in midair? Literally.
Mike Strasser, Engineering Cons
Masters, Engineering, Stanford
There seems to be some very compelling facts that lead me to believe that it's not a simple terrorist attack that destroyed all three buildings.
Mike Strasser, Engineering Cons
Masters, Engineering, Stanford
San Francisco, CA
Product Design Consultant. Have worked at NASA Ames. Founded and manage a product design firm in San Francisco.
There seems to be some very compelling facts that lead me to believe that it's not a simple terrorist attack that destroyed all three buildings.
Richard M. Day, BASc
Chemical Eng
University of Toronto, Canada
The proper evaluation of the destruction of WTC is a mandatory pre-requisite to lighting the terrible damage that has been done to the world in the last 20…
Richard M. Day, BASc
University of Toronto, Canada
Oakville, ON, Canada
Occupation: Chemical Eng
BASc - Metallurgy refining - Corrosion Research - Research Management
The proper evaluation of the destruction of WTC is a mandatory pre-requisite to lighting the terrible damage that has been done to the world in the last 20 years.
Donald G. Weekes, PE
B.A.Sc. Engineering, U of Waterloo ON
The Bldg #7 NIST report of thermal expansion initiating a global gravity collapse, is not supported by the video evidence of gravity free fall without resistance of the…
Donald G. Weekes, PE
B.A.Sc. Engineering, U of Waterloo ON
Hamilton, ON, Canada
2 Years, Ggosco Engineering, Oakville ON. Prj Engineer. 5 Years, Zenon Environmental, Burlington ON, Prj Engineer. 2 Years, Weekes Engineering, Hamilton ON. Consulting Engineer.
The Bldg #7 NIST report of thermal expansion initiating a global gravity collapse, is not supported by the video evidence of gravity free fall without resistance of the structural members below, which would inhibit the fall of the structure. Thermite evidence is very strong. Controlled demo is strongly supported, not weakened steel strength due to fires, most of which were diminished. Twin towers have strong evidence of controlled demolition.
William B. Brooks
Musician
This never sat right with me, the falling of Number 7. Too many professionals are coming forward to be ignored. I support them and their efforts.
William B. Brooks
Brooklyn, NY
Occupation: Musician
Concerned Citizen and Recording Artist. Singer/Producer/Songwriter William Brooks has been heard on The Late Show with David Letterman and CBS's primetime comedy how I met your mother, Adam Carrolla's The Hammer, Good Day New York and VH1. His film music credits include The Dinner Party, Out of the Garden and Underground New York. As a performer, William has played many of Gotham's most notable digs from CBGB's to Cafe Sin', The Bitter End, The Public Theater, The Continental Divide, Arlene Grocery, Wetlands, The Stephen Talkhouse, Webster Hall, Tramps, Fez, and about every club on NYC's famous Bleecker Street. He has also appeared on several daytime dramas, including Another World, One Life to Live, Search for Tomorrow, and numerous times on the Gordon Elliot Show. William has been honored as a New Folk Finalist at America's most respected folk music festival, The Kerrville Folk Festival. He is also a recipient of the Meet the Composer Grant from New York State Council on the Arts. Under the banner of collaborator, his works have been performed at The Songwriter's Hall of Fame, Songwriter's Guild of America Pro Shop and the prestigious New York Songwriter's Circle.
This never sat right with me, the falling of Number 7. Too many professionals are coming forward to be ignored. I support them and their efforts.
Mark Duewel, PE-EIT
Engineer (Retired)
BSME, California State University Sacramento, 1988
Too much about the official US government and mainstream media narrative doesn't make sense. Early eye-witness reports are contradicted by later reports. My skepticism remains unsatisfied.
Mark Duewel, PE-EIT
BSME, California State University Sacramento, 1988
Folsom, CA
Occupation: Engineer (Retired)
77-83 USAF aircraft maintenance tech. 84-06 USAF civil engineering tech. 1988 BSME obtained. 1988 PE-EIT certificate obtained. General welding and metalworking experience.
Too much about the official US government and mainstream media narrative doesn't make sense. Early eye-witness reports are contradicted by later reports. My skepticism remains unsatisfied.
Petition Signatories
Joseph S. Blackett
Oakland, CA
Occupation: Sales Engineer
Education: B.S. Marine Engineering, California Maritime Academy, 1986
Joseph S. Blackett
B.S. Marine Engineering, California Maritime Academy, 1986
Oakland, CA
Occupation: Sales Engineer
Completed BS Marine Engineering, CMA 1986. I've worked in a number of different engineering positions, with a focus on HVAC, hydraulics & fluid flow. For the past 20 years worked as a sales engineer in the HVAC field.
Of the many violations of the laws of physics on 9/11, the lynch-pin is the implosion and free-fall descent of WTC 7 is by far the most glaring. The official story does not bear the scrutiny of a single high school physics professor. 9/11 has made the world a place of permanent war, total surveillance and dwindling freedoms. With such a high price being paid by the citizens of the world, It does not seem to be too much to ask that an unbiased, thorough re-investigation into the events of 9/11 be conducted. Richard Gage has worked tirelessly for nearly two decades to bring these truths to light. Working to bring experts in the relevant fields together to craft a peer-reviewed, exhaustively-researched narrative. Their goal is justice. AE911Truth has done more to advance the cause of 9/11 truth, in pursuit of that justice, than any other of the many fine 9/11 truth organizations.
Mark E. Dabney, EIT
Tucker, GA
Education: BSMET
Mark E. Dabney, EIT
BSMET
Tucker, GA
GA EIT, I spent the last 3 years in seminary- almost got my master's degree.
Did not know about Building #7 till I saw loose change- but it was the ad hominem arguments that really got my attention
Mathieu S. CôTé, Student
Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Education: Degreed
Mathieu S. CôTé, Student
Degreed
Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Mechanical eng. Universit' de Sherbrooke. I wrote the article entitled : ''L'ing'nierie revisite la th'se officielle du 11 septembre'' (Google)
Engineering makes it oh so clear... Lets face the facts and up to the task
Basil Orechwa, PE
Beaver Dam, WI
Education: Wisconsin PE #32173
Basil Orechwa, PE
Wisconsin PE #32173
Beaver Dam, WI
Practicing civil engineering since 1975. Currently with: Kunkel Engineering Group Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
I have reviewed the government 9/11 report and media footage. In my opinion the government story is simply not credible. Unfortunately, the physical evidence has been destroyed, leaving us to determine who ultimately benefited from this terrorism. This is how any competent criminal investigation would begin from this point forward. Further Congressional hearings are in order until this matter is resolved.
Mike Maguire, PE
Livermore, CA
Education: MS, Mech/Aero Engineering, UC Davis
Mike Maguire, PE
MS, Mech/Aero Engineering, UC Davis
Livermore, CA
18 years experience at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: 7 years as a maintenance engineer 5 years in building mechanical system design/construction 3 years as a facility system engineer 3 years as the lead mechanical engineer for the High Explosive Application Facility (HEAF) Professional ME registration in California BSME from University of the Pacific MS in Mech/Aero Engineering from UC Davis Currently pursuing as PhD from UC Davis
It is my belief that WTC 1 and 2 were taken down by non-conventional controlled demolition in which the buildings were exploded from the top down and the large core columns were cut using thermite. WTC 7 was taken down by a classic implosion demolition. All three buildings could not have collapsed/pancaked while falling in on themselves at near free fall speed.
Charles A. Marshall, PE, MSCE
San Gabriel, CA
Education: MS, Civil Engineering,USC
Charles A. Marshall, PE, MSCE
MS, Civil Engineering,USC
San Gabriel, CA
30 yrs experience designing missile facility, major building design
I watched the events on TV but later accepted Dr. Jones obesrvations of the facts
Tad Dougherty, Electronics Engi
Goleta, CA
Education: BS Electrical Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, 2011
Tad Dougherty, Electronics Engi
BS Electrical Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, 2011
Goleta, CA
I started out in the U.S. Air Force working in AMMO PGM (Precision Guided Munitions). Later, I became an FAA Licensed aircraft mechanic (A&P) at East Coast Aero Tech, Bedford, MA. I studied engineering at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria CA where I received an AS Math w/Physics emphasis. I continued engineering at UCSB, where I received a BS Electrical Engineering in 2011.
In 2006 a friend introduced the 9/11 conspiracy topic to me. After reviewing the evidence about the twin towers I agreed that the jet fuel definitely did not drain down elevator shafts or stairwells. The fuel incinerated on the opposite side of the impact in midair. This is due to inertia. What was truly surprising was that secondary explosions were recorded before and after the second plane hit. You can hear the charges going off in some of the videos. Moreover, the fall of building 7 seemed predicted by many officials.
Fred Nguyen, PE
Maplewood, NJ
Education: MS Mech. Eng., Stevens Inst. of Technology
Fred Nguyen, PE
MS Mech. Eng., Stevens Inst. of Technology
Maplewood, NJ
Sr. Energy Engineer for major controls company. - - 28 years experience in the energy industry. - - Masters of Mechanical Engineering (energy conversion and thermodynamics). - - Licensed P.E. state of N.J.
I do not believe that the combination of air plane crashes and fires led to the collapse of WTC 1, 2 and 7.
William J. Cundiff, PE
Whitinsville, MA
Education: BSCE
William J. Cundiff, PE
BSCE
Whitinsville, MA
I have over 20 years experience as a civil engineer with a diverse background in environmental, structural, land surveying and civil engineering. I have worked for worldwide consulting firms, for myself and for local government.
The speed at which the buildings fell should be the most obvious and least technical indication that explosives were used. Most engineers as well as non-technical people should be able to grasp this.
William J. Blanch
Hayward, CA
Occupation: Disabled
Education: BS Aerospace Engineering, San Jose State University, California, 2000
William J. Blanch
BS Aerospace Engineering, San Jose State University, California, 2000
Hayward, CA
Occupation: Disabled
I received a BS in Aerospace Engineering from San Jose State University in California, with a concentration in dynamics and controls. I was an Aerospace Engineer working for Lockheed Martin Sunnyvale with the DSCS and Trident programs. I have had two brain surgeries and am now permanently disabled.
I remember watching the first tower fall, live. I asked my wife, 'How did the terrorists get the explosives in there?' It was so obvious that it was a controlled demolition. Later I heard the official story and thought it was a mistake. After awhile I realized that the story wasn't going away and I knew that there were others that knew what I knew. That is when I joined AE911Truth. There are many physical laws that the official story does not take into account but the most important are the laws of the conservation of mass and the conservation of energy.
Gemma PéRez Guerrero, Telecom Engineer
Ponferrada, León, Spain
Education: Degreed
Gemma PéRez Guerrero, Telecom Engineer
Degreed
Ponferrada, León, Spain
I am a Telecom Engineer specialized in Microelectronics. Working at the moment.
I have recent discovered the facts exposed about WTC collapse and I have started to wonder whether the official story is true.
Ronald Sabin
Boscawen, NH
Education: B.S. ChemE, Rensselaer Polytechnic, NY
Ronald Sabin
B.S. ChemE, Rensselaer Polytechnic, NY
Boscawen, NH
Worked in a couple of environmental labs for years, now in unrelated work for health reasons.
I believe the explanations offered in Loose Change and by Alex Jones and associates are plausible, while the official story seems very shaky at best.
Dennis M. Fischer, PE
Naperville, IL
Education: MSCE, BSCE
Dennis M. Fischer, PE
MSCE, BSCE
Naperville, IL
Graduate of University of Illinois in Civil Engineering (BSCE- 1965, MSCE- 1966 majoring in structures. Professional Engineer with 40 years experience.
In my professional opinion and after analyzing the many explanations by the government and 9/11 Truth websites and professionals, I believe all three buildings were demolished by controlled demolition.
Rodger A. Herbst, Engineering Staf
Snohomish, WA
Education: BAAE, ME Ohio State University
Rodger A. Herbst, Engineering Staf
BAAE, ME Ohio State University
Snohomish, WA
I have a professional 5 year degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (BAAE), and a two year post grad degree in Mechanical Engineering (ME) from Ohio State University. I am a former flight control (Boeing 737) and simulation (Boeing 777, 787) engineer with over 23 years experience at the Boeing Company, having been on the simulation side of the team that developed the 777 autopilot. I took an early retirement from Boeing to devote to important projects, which includes getting to the truth of 9/11/2001.
Doug M. Keenan, BSEE
Indianapolis, IN
Education: BSEE '84 Rose-Hulman Inst of Tech
Doug M. Keenan, BSEE
BSEE '84 Rose-Hulman Inst of Tech
Indianapolis, IN
Electrical engineer / Twenty yrs exp consumer electronics (RCA) / US Patent holder: Multi-brand universal remote control (4866434)
From the day these three buildings collapsed my engineering experience disagreed with the OCT. Gravity pulls down, not up or to the side. Had we really been attacked all heaven and earth could not have stopped a legitimate inquiry. Why didn't the dog bark? Old story, with a sinister new twist.
Graham J. Inman, CEng MICE MIStructE
London, UK
Education: Civil & Structural Engineering
Graham J. Inman, CEng MICE MIStructE
Civil & Structural Engineering
London, UK
Member Institute of Civil Engineers Member Institute of Structural Engineers Chartered Engineer
WTC 7 Building could not have collapsed as a result of internal fire and external debris. NO plane hit this building. This is the only case of a steel frame building collapsing through fire in the world. The fire on this building was small & localized therefore what is the cause?
Adam C. Sherman, Engineering Staf
Newark, CA
Education: B.S.M.E. UC Davis
Adam C. Sherman, Engineering Staf
B.S.M.E. UC Davis
Newark, CA
Staff mechanical engineer at an electronics company specializing in machine design, factory automation, and polymer processing.
After seeing the video of Building 7, I began investigating further. The more I looked, the more the government's story looked thin on details and engineering science. The rapid symmetrical collapse of all three buildings, particularly WTC 7, is implausible considering conservation of momentum. The South Tower's top portion beginning to rotate away from the center, and then disintegrating, seems highly suspicious considering the inner-core matrix and hat truss structural integrity in a portion of the building not impacted by a plane. The immense pulverization of the concrete seems completely unlikely under a purely gravitational collapse. The presence of spherical, iron rich media, interspersed in the dust, molten metal in the basements, and sulfidation of the areas where the beams were cut, is highly suspicious considering it was only a jet fuel fire.
Curtiss L. Palin, PE
Red Feather Lakes, CO
Education: MS Engineering
Curtiss L. Palin, PE
MS Engineering
Red Feather Lakes, CO
Environmental engineer specializing in contaminated soil and water remediation.
I thought from the first time that I saw the buildings fall that there is no way that all three of those buildings could come straight down as they did. Things just don't happen like that in the real world. Maybe one building, but not all three in such a perfect manner.
Jerry J. Lobdill, BSChE
Fort Worth, TX
Education: B.S. Ch. E. Texas Tech
Jerry J. Lobdill, BSChE
B.S. Ch. E. Texas Tech
Fort Worth, TX
Retired. Three years graduate studies, Physics, UT Austin. Thirty years R&D in antisubmarine warfare systems and sonar.
There is no way the WTC buildings were brought down by fire and aircraft collision. That is an absurd concept.
Adam L. Parrott, EIT
Montreal, QC, Canada
Occupation: Chemical
Education: BS Chemical Engineering
Adam L. Parrott, EIT
BS Chemical Engineering
Montreal, QC, Canada
Occupation: Chemical
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering '06 from Queen's University. Technical certificate from Sheridan College, and currently EIT as Project Technologist for environmental consulting firm.
A severed and falling building segment will decelerate as its kinetic energy is reduced by the deformation of the columns and stories below. The opposite was observed on 9/11. The segments accelerated through the towers towards the ground at nearly free-fall. This is direct evidence that supports a theory of controlled demolition, while proving the falsity of the official explanation without doubt.
Joseph J. Mellon, BS
Alpharetta, GA
Education: BS,Engineerng, Millikin Univ. Decatur IL
Joseph J. Mellon, BS
BS,Engineerng, Millikin Univ. Decatur IL
Alpharetta, GA
1981 Industrial Engineering graduate with classes in engineering mechanics, strength of materials, physics, and inorganic chemistry.
The most compelling evidence for me of external forces is the time of complete collapse of both towers - around 10 seconds. There is no way it could plow through 10 stories per second without devices to blow out each floor.
Jack Keller, PhD, PE
Logan, UT
Education: degreed & licensed
Jack Keller, PhD, PE
degreed & licensed
Logan, UT
My education includes a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado (1953), M.S. in Irrigation Engineering from Colorado State University (1955), and Ph.D. in Agricultural and Irrigation Engineering from Utah State University (1967). I am still professionally active and my career has been split between academia (teaching, research, and extension) and private consulting and focused on irrigation engineering activities related to water resource development and management.
Without any serious study I had simply accepted that the events of 9/11 were as commonly perceived, although I was not happy with the way the disaster was being used to promote what I felt were illegal and self defeating imperialistic policies in the guise of the War on Terrorism. It was not until early 2006 that I stumbled upon sufficient information to become suspicious of the official and generally accepted 9/11 storyline. This led me to do my own investigation during which I discovered the demise of WTC 7, which I was heretofore unaware of. Obviously it was the result of controlled demolition and scheduled to take place during the confusion surrounding the day's events. I now feel morally obligated to deal with and expose the politically unthinkable issues surrounding the 9/11 phenomena by participating in such undertakings as signing this petition.
Enver Masud, Engineering Mana
Arlington, VA
Education: MS Industrial Engineering
Enver Masud, Engineering Mana
MS Industrial Engineering
Arlington, VA
Mr. Masud has worked as an engineering management consultant for the World Bank, EBRD and USAID in Albania, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Latvia, Pakistan, Russia, Tanzania. He was at the forefront of innovation in the electric power industry, and managed the U.S. Department of Energy's National Power Grid Study.
See slide presentation, with links to source documents, photos, and videos at: http://www.twf.org/Gallery/911talk.html
Roland E. Angle, Civil Engineer
Alameda, CA
Education: B.S. U.C. Berkeley
Roland E. Angle, Civil Engineer
B.S. U.C. Berkeley
Alameda, CA
CA License 18242. Forty years experience in Civil & Military design, analysis & construction, including blast analysis of nuclear hardened facilities.
The official explanation of the building failures defies known scientific methods of analysis and is untenable in the face of logical investigation.
John V V. Mizzi, PE
Poughkeepsie, NY
Education: BEE
John V V. Mizzi, PE
BEE
Poughkeepsie, NY
My BEE is from Pratt Institute (1963); I also have graduate credits at U. of PA and other institutions. I was an engineer at IBM for 26 years. Currently a consulting patent engineer. I am named inventor of 27 U.S. patents.
Upon reviewing the work of Prof. Jones, Jim Hoffman, and others, as well as NIST reports: my opinion is that these collapses could not have happened without the use of some sort of explosive, barring repeal of laws of physics!
Lawrence G. Mayka, BSEE
Aurora, IL
Education: B.S., Engineering, UIC
Lawrence G. Mayka, BSEE
B.S., Engineering, UIC
Aurora, IL
21 years of telecommunications system development at Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies.
Past investigations of the WTC collapses were awash in the concealment and destruction of evidence, the suppression and coercion of witnesses, and the utter abandonment of all sound principles of criminal investigation ' in short, a massive obstruction of justice, certainly in the moral sense, and often in the legal sense, as well. As an American citizen, it is now obvious to me that American authorities cannot possibly conduct an unbiased investigation of this matter, because too many of them are already compromised by their own participation in this obstruction of justice. We therefore need an internationally based investigation, on the order of the Nuremberg trials, in order to find the truth and punish the culprits. Such an international investigative body must have full authority to examine all evidence, extract sworn testimony from all witnesses, issue indictments, and try, convict, and sentence the guilty. Because the events of 9/11 were used as a pretext for two international invasions and occupations, everyone worldwide ' and particularly the citizens of Afghanistan and Iraq ' also have a right to demand an unbiased international investigation of the crime and prosecution of the culprits. If such an event in another country were used as a pretext for invading the United States, we ourselves would demand nothing less.
Donald Meserlian, PE
N Caldwell, NJ
Education: MSME
Donald Meserlian, PE
MSME
N Caldwell, NJ
Consulting and forensic engineer. Inventor, Chairman, Voices of Safety International, professional violinist.
Seismographic evidence proved pre-planted explosives destroyed WTC 1, 2 and building 7 before the planes struck buildings 1 & 2. 9/11 Pogo News authored by me provides pictures that prove the government is covering up the truth.
Steve Bishop, Senior System Ad
Boise, ID
Education: B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering
Steve Bishop, Senior System Ad
B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering
Boise, ID
In 1995, I graduated from BYU with a bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Math minor). Since then, I have worked in the computer industry for over 12 years. I'm an experienced programmer and professional network and system administrator.
There are many inconsistencies between the official explanation and the facts. Here are some observations. 1) The lateral ejection of 20 ton steel beams hundreds of feet from a building--some reportedly in clean even lengths. 2) The beams were ejected in absolutely symmetrical patterns. (see http://911research.wtc7.net/wtc/analysis/collapses/mushrooming.html) 3) The manner and speed of collapse were suspect. WTC1, WTC2, & WTC7 did not topple over as you might expect from a building weakened unevenly due to fire. 4) The mass of a fully loaded 767 with fuel would be less than 1/10 of one percent of the above-ground mass of one of the twin towers. 5) A variety of dust samples have proven the existence of iron-rich microspheres commonly produced by thermate reactions (explosives). In fact, the existence of these spheres has even been documented by the government. Some people may say that it is not likely or highly improbable for the trade center towers to have been wired with explosives due to the difficulty involved. This reasoning is used to dismiss any possibility of this scenario actually having occurred without considering the real evidence. Please find out the facts yourself. Don't let the so-called 'experts' (PhD or otherwise) and network television make up your mind for you. Attempt to understand and evaluate them yourself. Do your best to critically evaluate their statements to understand who has credibility and who doesn't. It is very important to consult experts, in print and on video, but do not let them make up your mind for you. Find out who is trustworthy and well-grounded in scientific principles, such as the founder of this group, Richard Gage and many others in the truth movement. Thank you.
Eric A. Klein, MS
San Francisco, CA
Education: M.S. Computer Engr., Santa Clara Univ.
Eric A. Klein, MS
M.S. Computer Engr., Santa Clara Univ.
San Francisco, CA
Over 25 years experience in Engineering and Engineering Management in defense and commercial projects.
No steel framed high-rise had ever collapsed due to fire before 9-11-01, none since. Yet we are asked to believe that THREE buildings collapsed due to fire on 9-11-01. Many buildings both before and after 9-11 have fallen due to planned explosive demolition. The official pancake theory of WTC1 and WTC2 doesn't hold up. All you have to do is watch a video. The pancake theory posits that the floors collapse one on top of the next. That's not what you see. To say that the three buildings collapsed is not really accurate, the buildings disintegrated. Large amounts of material were ejected laterally from WTC1 and WTC2. Reinforced concrete turned to dust in midair, and the buildings fell so fast that it's clear that the building structure presented no resistance at all. In the words of Dan Rather: Amazing, incredible, pick your word. For the third time today, it's reminiscent of those pictures we've all seen too much on television before when a building was destroyed by well-placed dynamite to knock it down. Where came the energy to slice steel girders and pulverize concrete? Not from a kerosene fire, that's for sure, yet that's what we're asked, no told, to believe. We need to reopen this investigation.
Helmut Ernst, Dipl.-Ing.
Oberursel, Hessen, Germany
Education: Dipl.Ing.
Helmut Ernst, Dipl.-Ing.
Dipl.Ing.
Oberursel, Hessen, Germany
Lifelong experience with power station projects (nuclear, conventional, renewable), have seen lots of high rise civil structures, including boiler houses, chimneys up to 250 m, cooling towers, etc. including fire damaged structures.
The fact that the whole structures after collapse vanished into dust and small size debris is not characteristic of large concrete-steel structures exposed to fire. The evidence and arguments for controlled demolition are really convincing and one has to falsify these by better arguments in favor of another theory, before one can disregard controlled demolition.
Albert Skane, Systems Engineer
Boston, MA
Education: BSEE & BS(Sloan), MIT; MA Econ, UofMD
Albert Skane, Systems Engineer
BSEE & BS(Sloan), MIT; MA Econ, UofMD
Boston, MA
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, USDOT, Cambridge, MA, 20 yrs; US Govt Accountability Office (GAO), US Congress, Wash DC, 8yrs; IBM Corp, Boston/Wash DC, 12yrs; US Naval Officer (USNR), 3+yrs (active duty), 6yrs (inactive reserves).
The light shed upon the events of 9/11 by Steven Jones, David Ray Griffin and others like them suggest most strongly that our government's version of the cause of what happened on that fateful day is far from the truth. Further, our government's continued refusal to satisfactorily answer questions about obvious conflicts in their version of causes and its refusal from the onset to allow a full and open investigation of these causes by an impartial and empowered body strongly suggest that certain elements in the current administration were complicit in facilitating the events of 9/11 as well as engaging in a cover-up of that complicity thereafter. Lacking a full and open investigation for cause it is highly unlikely that the truth can ever be proven.
Daniel A. Noel, MSEME
Costa Mesa, CA
Education: MSEME
Daniel A. Noel, MSEME
MSEME
Costa Mesa, CA
Got MS in electromechanical engineering summa cum laude at 21 years of age from University of Liege, Belgium. Known as a solid team player, deeply committed to quality, service to external and internal customers, productivity. 20+ years experience, yet still proficient in theory. Recognized for combining exceptional analytical skills with objective observation of physical phenomena and rigorous written communication.
Just about any discerning high-school kid, given objective information, will see through the official 9/11 fairy tale. The role of scientists, engineers and architects is less to impose opinions than to reassure other truth-seekers that they are on the right track and provide them with simple arguments to rebuke the keepers of the faith; Richard's simple free-fall speed model fits right in this picture.
Chris Machado, Factory Manager
Medford, OR
Education: BS Manufacturing Engineering, OSU
Chris Machado, Factory Manager
BS Manufacturing Engineering, OSU
Medford, OR
Born in the Northwest, United States. Graduated OSU with a BS in Manufacturing Engineering and a BS in Industrial Engineering. I now manage a factory in southern China.
Throw all the conspiracy theories out the window. Looking at this from an objective, scientific, analytical approach, the official explanation suggests too many impossibilities. We deserve answers.