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
Scott Keller
Network Tech
Degreed
As I was I watching it happening live, I knew what they were reporting wasn't jiving with what my eyes were telling me. Buildings fall over when they…
Scott Keller
Degreed
Eureka, CA
Occupation: Network Tech
Veteran US Navy - Operations Specialist 2nd Class I am familiar with how our air radar coverage works, especially in that DC - NY corridor since I was based out of Norfolk, VA. I knew as I was watching it live when they reported that the planes were off course for over an hour, that someone was lying. NORAD would have scrambled jets within 5 minutes. My suspicions were confirmed when I heard months later that NORAD said that they were running exercises in the area and that's why they couldn't respond fast enough. They said that the radar operators couldn't tell which planes were real and which were training. During military exercises like that, someone ALWAYS has the real world radar picture in front of them.
As I was I watching it happening live, I knew what they were reporting wasn't jiving with what my eyes were telling me. Buildings fall over when they collapse, what happened on 9/11 was free fall, only way for that to happen is with explosives.
Damien Rambaud, Electronic Engineer
ENSEEIHT
The way theses buildings collapses is very strange, especially for building 7. I don't understand why the two first towers fell like that because of a fire in…
Damien Rambaud, Electronic Engineer
ENSEEIHT
Toulouse, France, France
Graduated in electronic and computer science from ENSEEIHT in Toulouse, France. I work for ten years for french research in astrophysics.
The way theses buildings collapses is very strange, especially for building 7. I don't understand why the two first towers fell like that because of a fire in the UPPER levels. I can understand that the upper levels fall down but not the entire building... this is very non-natural.
Cliff Taylor, Company Director
Music Production
Cliff Taylor, Company Director
Hino, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation: Music Production
Actor and Guitarist. Study of Jazz Improvisation at Disc Grove in Studio City, California in 1979. Now running American/British jazz and blues workshops in London and Tokyo. Creator of the Fez Bros. feat. Max Headroom. Host of Abdul-Camelot on MTV-Europe. Voice artiste on the Emmy Nominated, BAFTA award winning comedy Spitting Image in the UK. Star and guest on many shows in the UK and BBC radio, speaker at Oxford University Student Union.
Brandon Evans
Political Scientist
BA Political Science
Brandon Evans
BA Political Science
Aurora, CO
Occupation: Political Scientist
Former intelligence analyst in the USAF (1N051) with experience in the employment of advanced land attack missiles during Operation: Allied Force in 1999. Later entered finance where I have worked for the last 9 years.
Fred C. Gleason
Architect
Harvard Graduate School of Design
I am signing this petition with the hope it will lead to a new investigation into 9/11.
Fred C. Gleason
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Boston, MA
Occupation: Architect
I graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. I am with Gleason Partnership-Architects (TGP-Architects) in Boston.
I am signing this petition with the hope it will lead to a new investigation into 9/11.
Tiziana Geraci
Architecct-Designer
Architect, Politecnico di Torino, 1986
The people deserve truth. Everything I've studied is against the official account.
Tiziana Geraci
Architect, Politecnico di Torino, 1986
GrugliascoTorino, Italy
Occupation: Architecct-Designer
I am an architect degreed at PoliTo and I am also a designer.
The people deserve truth. Everything I've studied is against the official account.
Larry Blilie
Civil/Structural Engineer
BS Agricultural Engineering, North Dakota State University, 1979
I want to see the evidence and the analysis. If the NIST report is true then all concrete/steel structures in the US must be destroyed and reconstructed using…
Larry Blilie
BS Agricultural Engineering, North Dakota State University, 1979
Fort Worth, TX
Occupation: Civil/Structural Engineer
BS Agricultural Engineering, North Dakota State University, 1979.
I want to see the evidence and the analysis. If the NIST report is true then all concrete/steel structures in the US must be destroyed and reconstructed using these new parameters.
Edward B. Liu, Architectural En
Architectural/Civil Eng. Drexel U.
No building is designed to collapse like the twin towers, and that side building which wasn't even hit. The Oklahoma bombing destroyed more then half the building and…
Edward B. Liu, Architectural En
Architectural/Civil Eng. Drexel U.
Philadelphia, PA
Currently a Senior Engineer at NJDOT. Projects include Philadelphia airport, various land developments, construction estimate and special projects at Bureau of Traffic Engineering.
No building is designed to collapse like the twin towers, and that side building which wasn't even hit. The Oklahoma bombing destroyed more then half the building and it was still standing afterward. 911 seems like a Wall Street self-destruction plan with the approval of the government.
Clay S. Mayberry, PhD, PE
Electronics Engineer
University of New Mexico
Initially believing what the Government and media stated about the attacks, but over time in listening to actual eye-witness accounts came to believe that something very sinister happened.…
Clay S. Mayberry, PhD, PE
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Occupation: Electronics Engineer
Bachelor's, Master's and PhD Electrical Engineer. Registered Professional Engineer state of New Mexico. Practicing electrical engineering principles at the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Initially believing what the Government and media stated about the attacks, but over time in listening to actual eye-witness accounts came to believe that something very sinister happened. Then of course very considered and objective scientists and engineers, principally you folks, examined the remaining evidence and clearly we Americans were bamboozled. On top of all that, there's Silverstein directing the Fire Department to 'just pull it'! So, AE911 Truth, all of you, are truth seekers and heroes - you have found the truth.
Christopher M. Morehead
Architect
B.Arch, University of Kentucky, 1997
It's ridiculous to think that two state of the art buildings, designed to withstand aircraft impact, high winds, and earthquakes, could go into free fall after the damage…
Christopher M. Morehead
B.Arch, University of Kentucky, 1997
San Jose, CA
Occupation: Architect
I was educated at the University of Kentucky's College of Architecture, and received a 5 year BSc degree in 1997. I went through the NCARB's IDP program and had worked in the USA up until 2003. I moved to Costa Rica with my Costa Rican wife in 2003. I graduated from the architecture program at TEC University here in Costa Rica and am now licensed in Costa Rica. I have worked primarily on residential single and multi family projects. I have developed master plans, hotels, condominiums, and high tech facilities. Recently completed a 14 million dollar high tech facility here in Costa Rica. LEED Gold certified.
It's ridiculous to think that two state of the art buildings, designed to withstand aircraft impact, high winds, and earthquakes, could go into free fall after the damage they sustained. The damage was immense, but not enough to create the conditions necessary to produce what happened. Those were controlled demolitions. I am an American, and I almost feel unpatriotic to say, I feel this was a government job to kick start a financial machine that would benefit a few people at the expense of so many others. But, that's how I feel. It's so obvious in so many ways. You would have to be blind, patriotic to a fault, or invested in the industries that profitied to say this was anything other than an inside job.
Ronald G. Lawson, PE
bsce akron university,akron,ohio
the fires never came close to temperatures required to melt steel.in addition,molten iron being found in the foundation areas proves that explosives with great heating abilities must have…
Ronald G. Lawson, PE
bsce akron university,akron,ohio
Dacula, GA
retired professional engineer,33 years diversified experience in structural design,stress analysis,civil construction and remediation.
the fires never came close to temperatures required to melt steel.in addition,molten iron being found in the foundation areas proves that explosives with great heating abilities must have been involved.
Scott F. Anstey, Engineering Staf
BS Engineering Clemson University
Based on my engineering background, countless hours of educational research and my strong desire to know how things work and why things happen the way they do, I…
Scott F. Anstey, Engineering Staf
BS Engineering Clemson University
Catawba, SC
I am a young engineering graduate with a B.S. degree in Materials Engineering from an accredited university. In addition to my well-rounded studies, I have worked in a research laboratory with first-hand experience in synthesizing and characterizing nanomaterials as well as raw to final material production.
Based on my engineering background, countless hours of educational research and my strong desire to know how things work and why things happen the way they do, I feel strongly that the US government and affiliated agencies have blatantly ignored scientific, first-hand eyewitness and common-sense evidence that contradicts the official reports on what happened on 9/11.
Petition Signatories
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.
Frank Wolstencroft, Dr, PhD
Mount Kisco, NY
Education: Ph.D. Industrial Metallurgy
Frank Wolstencroft, Dr, PhD
Ph.D. Industrial Metallurgy
Mount Kisco, NY
Research in metal deformation (and in particular machining) Industrial experience in the aerospace industry.
There are too many unanswered questions about 9/11 in order to believe the official version of events. A more thorough investigation is needed to arrive at a more accurate assessment. There is not enough energy contained in jet fuel to explain the total collapse and destruction of the central core. The molten steel found in the basements of the towers needs to be explained scientifically. The collapse of WTC 7 is also very suspicious.
Charles B. Walker
Angleton, TX
Education: BSME Texas A&M U
Charles B. Walker
BSME Texas A&M U
Angleton, TX
Mechanical Structural Engineering with 40 years Experience in Petro-chemical industry.
There are many unanswered questions. If it was not an inside job, then the building designers and constructors should be held accountable.
Nate Craine
Columbus, OH
Education: BS Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University
Nate Craine
BS Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
I specialize in tooling design and manufacturing of metals. I deal with melting points, stress analysis, failure modes, and chemical analysis, of various metals, primarily ferrous materials, on a daily basis.
There are still many unanswered questions. I agree that we need a peer review and a new, complete investigation with pieces of evidence such as the molten steel with traces of thermite. The amount of money that has been spent on these FEMA and NIST reports could have been spent on building a replica of the WTC to help support their fire theory. I'm not talking about a full scale 110 story building, maybe about 20 floors, to see if their fire hypothesis will hold up.
Darrell T. Hambley, PE
Haysville, KS
Education: BSEE UMC, Columbia Mo.
Darrell T. Hambley, PE
BSEE UMC, Columbia Mo.
Haysville, KS
Expertise in aircraft power systems. Practicing engineering for 29 years. Graduate studies focused on dynamic mechanical systems analysis.
The cause of building WTC 7's collapse per the single point failure article did not show how the forces were transmitted through the truss members from the supposed column on the east side of the building (the initiating event) through to the other columns which were several hundred feet away. The article mentions progressive failures from this initial event, however the video of the collapse shows no such progression. Each and west sides fell simultaneously.
David A. Macknight, PE
Greenville, TX
Education: BS Engineering, LeTourneau University
David A. Macknight, PE
BS Engineering, LeTourneau University
Greenville, TX
Educated in one of the top Engineering Universities in the country. Over 20 years in the engineering field.
The building collapses were too clean, as if they had been planned with explosives placed in key locations so the fall would not affect buildings around it.
Jonathan H. Cole, PE
Englewood, FL
Education: BS Civil Engineering, Univ CT
Jonathan H. Cole, PE
BS Civil Engineering, Univ CT
Englewood, FL
Professional Civil Engineer registered in CT. FL. and N.H., Graduated in 1979, over 28 years in civil engineering and construction management, including building, bridge, utility and infrastructure design.
There is so much evidence that has yet to be debunked or explained by the official story. - - - - The initial antenna drop in WTC 1 before the perimeter walls drop, accelerating into the path of most resistance, the concrete dust analysis and energy it took to make it, why the corners of the towers did not collapse at the same rate as the floors, the cut up core columns at ground zero, the lack of any photographic evidence whatsoever of any pancaked floors, the time it took to collapse, the energy needed to throw steel hundreds of feet, the squibs well below the collapse wave, and of course the collapse of WTC 7. - - - - Until such time that all this can be clearly explained without the use of explosives, I will throw my lot with fundamental laws of physics rather then the official story which defies those laws.
Joe Palen, BSCE
Davis, CA
Education: BSCE, UC Davis
Joe Palen, BSCE
BSCE, UC Davis
Davis, CA
30 years research and construction experience, including structures, pavement, and geotechnical.
Too many unanswered questions across multiple domains. If there is nothing to hide, why not have an honest investigation to answer them?
Lester D. Baker, PE
Ogden, UT
Occupation: Land Surveyor-Idaho
Education: BSCE Utah State Univ, Logan, Utah, 1954
Lester D. Baker, PE
BSCE Utah State Univ, Logan, Utah, 1954
Ogden, UT
Occupation: Land Surveyor-Idaho
I am a registered Prof. Civil Engineer in Utah (since 1967), Wyoming and Idaho (qualified short time later). Am a Prof. Land Surveyor in Idaho. - - Received my BSCE from Utah State University Logan, Utah in 1954. Was with U.S. Bur. of Public Roads for 3 years located in Oreg., Wash,. Alaska, and Wyo. Interstate Hwy Design engineer on I-15 from Lehi to Provo, Utah. After that, I was appointed Utah DOT's Standards Engineer (I started with zero standards.) Some BPR Standards were adopted, Developed new format, construction details and all new standards for all types of state roads and highway construction, plus traffic control design, signage and standards. Revised the Utah Road Commission payment handbook, which determined the methods for calculating the contactor's payment. - - As a Facilities Engr, for Hercules, I was placed in charge of all roads, buildings, roofs, barricades, parking & utilities lines, including: acid, steam, air, water, sewer and N. gas, plus projects: using, air, hydraulic, explosion-proof equipment & handling equipment. - - Mapped 6 underground coal mines in Utah, They used Explosives. - - I had an day to day association with an Explosives Expert & Chemist for several years. - - In 1949 (USAF) I flew over many bombed German cities and witnessed the damage done by bombs in WWII. The corners of the bombed-out buildings stood up 10 to 30 feet higher than the middle portion of the straight perimeter walls of the damaged structures. (Not true for 911 Bldg. #7. I see that example as more proof that all 3 WTC buildings were Imploded. The corners failed due to the extra explosives. - - - - Lester D. Baker, P.E. - - Ogden, Utah
When a bldg drops/falls at free fall speed, it means to me that the floor above did not help, or cause the collapse of the next floor below (that would have caused a short delay). It means to me that there was no resistance, or delay by the floor below and therefore that floors below had already failed completely before the upper floor could get there. Each and every floor failed TIMELY. Only a well-controlled Implosion could do this 110 times in a row. And it was repeated for 2 more buildings (another 110 stories and then on another 47 story building.) - - I suspect that if any of the floors had failed untimely (too soon or too late), it would have caused a totally different failure scenario. Both would likely have missed the footprint below. The lower floors failed exactly as planned (which was about one-tenth of one second apart). Three huge buildings went down without a hitch. It could not have been better, if it were planned. And yet they say that it was NOT planned. If that is true, The only tougher job I can think of - is for someone to build one of those buildings - WITHOUT A PLAN - Timing may not be so critical. - - - - - - Seperate Comment: - - Why can't we find these EXPERTS, and these were EXPERTS that did this job? I suspect that there are only 5 or 10 people in the world, at most, who know how to even supervise this kind of job, and they all know each other, also, they would have access to the sources (find them too) of the explosives, Thermite, and other Specialties used on this project, etc. (That was a BIG, COMPLEX job.) So, many people in the business would know about it. This INFO should be easy to find (I bet they even advertise). With just a little waterboarding (JUST KIDDING), we would have our answers. Can you imagine that the U.S. Government is still continuing those trials and torturing those poor Arabs. In any of the videos, I never even saw one Arab, let alone any Arab giving orders to PULL IT. The owner had a big payday, that day, He had owned it only a few months. - - - - I have been very impressed with Mr. Richard Gage, Too bad, but the Constitution is either dead or fast asleep. Otherwise, why would they (your officials) have the nerve to prepare and obtain agreements with Canada and Mexico without protecting their butts. There are no borders, so there is no country, or Nation. Nations require borders, or they are nothing, except renegades. Do your police abide by the Constitutional principles and why not? For any Officer to serve a citation of any kind; there has to have been an INJURY, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR A CRIME COMMITTED. All other citations are issued under the de facto Officer doctrine under color of Law. (Ryder v. U.S. 515 U.S. 177). Very interesting. - - - - Another Subject: The Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal have ruled many times in the last 100 years that there is no contract between the Government officials/Police and the Citizens (in name only). If Mr. Gage ever talks to me, I will be happy to explain it to him. Sorry, but it is true.
Janet Rogers
Danville, CA
Education: BS Civil Engineering
Janet Rogers
BS Civil Engineering
Danville, CA
Civil engineer working in the construction industry for 30 years.
We need the truth to come out. An unbiased, complete and thorough investigation is the only way to ensure that happens.
William K. Stoddard I I I, Design Engineer
Allen Park, MI
Education: BS Eng Tech, Lawrence Technological Univ
William K. Stoddard I I I, Design Engineer
BS Eng Tech, Lawrence Technological Univ
Allen Park, MI
I am a degreed engineer, with ten years manufacturing experience in many diverse fields. Now I am working in design, and am glad to be out of the shop. Although I do miss hands on real-world feel of manufacturing.
Three steel structures are taken down by fire at free fall speed? This is completely unbelievable.
Greg Hession, BASc
Pincher Creek, AB, Canada
Education: BA Sc. Civil Engineering, Univ Ottawa, ON
Greg Hession, BASc
BA Sc. Civil Engineering, Univ Ottawa, ON
Pincher Creek, AB, Canada
Experienced in concrete batching, placement and removal. Experienced avalanche control technician using explosive devices.
Upon hours and hours of video review and listening to other professionals regarding the 911 events, it is clear to me that the story I have been lead to believe requires further investigation. That is to say, the pancake collapse theory that is being suggested by FEMA & NIST. Revisiting these videos years after, has allowed me to look at these events with a non-emotional point of view. My understanding of the laws of physics, structural dynamics, mechanics of materials, knowledge of explosive devices as well as the energy required to turn concrete into dust, suggest that there were in fact large amounts of high explosive devices used to bring the towers down.
David Haraldseid, Engineer
Aksdal, Rogaland, Norway
Education: MS
David Haraldseid, Engineer
MS
Aksdal, Rogaland, Norway
B.S. Safety Engineer B.S. Petroleum Engineer B.S. Environmental Engineer M.S. Offshore Technology Engineering (specialization in Envrionmental Engineering) All degrees from the University in Stavanger, Norway
Watching the WTC twin towers destruction, live on television, I was of course shocked thinking of the lives that were lost at that moment. I also thought that the engineers that constructed the building must have made a terrible structural error. Two months ago I saw a video of WTC 7 for the first time from the events on 9/11/2001, and I got an awful feeling. I realized immediately that I was watching a preplanned destruction of the building. What was shown was simply not something that a terrorist organization could accomplish. The only organization that had the sophistication to pull off what happened on 9/11 are sitting in the White House in Washington D.C. This compelled me to search on the internet to learn more about the events surrounding 9/11. It is too obvious that the facts presented by ae9/11truth.org and 911truth.org are a frightening reality that one day, all of us must accept. The question to answer now is; what can I do about it? As an individual there is little I can do, especially when the Congress of the United States are somehow controlled and manipulated. As a member of a group, we may be able to take action that will save the United States of America from a future far away from peace, freedom, and democracy.
André Bacon, Engineer
MontrAl, QC, Canada
Education: BEng
André Bacon, Engineer
BEng
MontrAl, QC, Canada
Bachelier en ing'nierie (B.ing) from ETS, University of Qu'bec. 2000. Member of the Ordre des ing'nieurs du Qu'bec. #123530 Working on automation, control and process.
Even though it may not be easy to see, it becomes quite obvious that the official story we have been told by the mass media and particularly by Fox news about the nature of the collapses is a lie. I suggest that a computer model be made for the WTC Towers, so that engineers can run the simulation and publish their results.
Lee H. Niems, PE (Retired)
Henderson, NV
Education: BSME / IIT / '41
Lee H. Niems, PE (Retired)
BSME / IIT / '41
Henderson, NV
Formerly employed as a Special Engineer at Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp.; Specialist X in the Research and Development Division of the U.S. Navy; Chief Engineer of Marblehead Lime Co.; President of L. H. Niems and Associates, Inc.
It is an engineering certainty that the buildings could not have collapsed from fire. Why haven't any, to my knowledge, of the engineering or science departments of any university acknowledged this fact? - - - - It is probably because they are concerned that they would lose their endowments. I have personally posed this question to IIT but have not received a response. Direct questions from A & E to the engineering schools, if not already made, seem to be in order.
Matthew R. Cutter, PhD
Tampa, FL
Education: BS Engineering, MS Engineering
Matthew R. Cutter, PhD
BS Engineering, MS Engineering
Tampa, FL
B.S Metallurgical Engineering, The Ohio State University 1993 MBA, Thomas Moore College, 2000 M.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 2004 PhD Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, 2009 8 years as a metallurgical engineer in aluminum casting and stainless steel manufacture, current work in using molecular biology methods to improve environmental engineering solutions to various processes.
The nature of the collapses of the 3 buildings in New York City on 9/11 are far too questionable to accept the popular story of their destruction. The removal and recycling of the scrap steel, the pulverization of the concrete and other building materials, and the tell tale signs of controlled demolition all prevent me from taking the government findings as complete. Coupled with the PNAC paper that basically describes our current political situation in the world, the coincidence' is just too big a pill to swallow. A full and independent investigation should begin immediately.
Steven R. Boyer
Saint Paul, MN
Education: B.S. ChemEng, B.S. Biochem, U of Minn
Steven R. Boyer
B.S. ChemEng, B.S. Biochem, U of Minn
Saint Paul, MN
Father of two, grandfather of one. Noncombat Vietnam War veteran. Practicing engineer for 30 years. No candidate for political office for whom I've voted in 40 years has ever won that office - not one.
Investigations to date have been political commissions. An objective, scientific analysis is required as for any criminal act.
Steve Meadows, MS
Houston, TX
Education: M.S., E. Engineering, Texas Tech Univ.
Steve Meadows, MS
M.S., E. Engineering, Texas Tech Univ.
Houston, TX
I attended Texas Tech Univ. from 1988 to 1997 and graduated with an MS in Electrical Engineering. My first engineering job was for Agri-Tech, Inc. in Woodstock, VA from 1997 to 2000. I designed the computer controlled hardware and software for industrial fruit sorting machines used by packing houses. I then worked for an Electronic Design Automation firm Silicon Metrics in Austin, TX from 2000 to 2003. I designed software EDA tools for microprocessor firms.
I believe the 3 WTC buildings that fell were demolished with explosives. We have many things working against us trying to get the word out about 9/11: 1. The public education system has moved away from teaching technical skills and is deliberately dumbing us down. 2. There is less respect for human life today than there was at mid-century, though respect for human life now is better than it was in ancient times. In order for people to want an investigation into 9/11, they have to care about the people that died. Many people I've met simply don't care about the deaths on 9/11. 3. These is less social capital today than there was at mid-century. Read the book 'Bowling Alone.' When people become aware of 9/11, their network of acquaintances are so limited that the word can't spread. People rely on the media for information and opinions rather than each other. 4. The lemming effect gives people the instinct to appeal to authority and follow others. Almost the entire argument against the 9/11 Conspiracy is the appeal to authority and the reluctance to look at the information and form an independent opinion. If most of the 80,000 architects in AIA don't agree with Richard Gage, then he must be wrong.
Amy J. O'brien, Dr, PhD, D.Sc.
Alexandria, VA
Education: D.Sc., Electrical Engineering, GWU
Amy J. O'brien, Dr, PhD, D.Sc.
D.Sc., Electrical Engineering, GWU
Alexandria, VA
Over 20 years' experience in electrical engineering, mostly in DoD-related R&D. Academic background focuses on control theory, soft computing (e.g., fuzzy systems, neural nets, and their combinations), and bio mechanics.
I have always been disturbed by the videos of the WTC buildings collapsing: it seems to me that the twin towers could not have collapsed vertically to the ground as they did just from the side impacts of the planes at their uppermost stories. It doesn't make sense that fires from jet fuel could melt structural steel, let alone in sufficient quantity to collapse both towers. And what about Building 7, which was not hit by a plane at all? The official explanation does not seem to cover the facts as they appear to anyone watching the events unfold with a reasonable understanding of basic physics. If the official story were true, then why hasn't there been investigation and radical re-engineering of structural building codes for high-rises? The insurance companies and developers would demand this at a bare minimum.
Arnaud Riou, Engineer
Gaillac-d'Aveyron, Occitanie, France
Education: BA Mechanical Engineering
Arnaud Riou, Engineer
BA Mechanical Engineering
Gaillac-d'Aveyron, Occitanie, France
I graduated in 2000 from Florida Tech. My diploma is a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering. I work in Ohio until 2002 in the automotive industry. Then I worked in Czech Republic and ended up working on the Viaduct of Millau as a maintenance manager.
I have some experience on building and maintaining a steel structure because I worked on the viaduct of Millau for over three years. After viewing documentaries on internet and comparing the official version with facts, I started having doubts. I don't know much about material behaviors due to explosions and fire, but it is no big deal to understand what is true. A building with steel frame does not fall down because of fire. A building does not fall straight unless it is due to demolition, and does not fall at that speed. And where are the pancakes. How metal melted, and concrete turned to dust? And here are only few doubts I have on how the buildings fell. So many questions, so few true official answers.
Kenneth W. Hulet
Homewood, IL
Education: B.S., Engineering Mgmt., U of I, Chicago
Kenneth W. Hulet
B.S., Engineering Mgmt., U of I, Chicago
Homewood, IL
Standard engineering background. Trained to gather information and form decisions based on that information. Worked in various industries and am now self-employed.
The building collapses were initially suspicious but I accepted the theory for several years. I stumbled on Loose Change on the web and really watched the collapses. I noted the time it took for the buildings to fall. I saw the squibs. I learned the BBC reported WTC 7 collapse BEFORE it happened. I saw the lack of plane wreckage at the Pentagon. I read about Operation North Woods. All of this added up to a different explanation than what we were told.
Malcolm Davis
Dallas, TX
Education: BS Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1961
Malcolm Davis
BS Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1961
Dallas, TX
Degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas (Austin) in 1961. Completed preliminary actuarial exams. - - - - Honor student throughout school years.
It is absurd to think that WTC 7 collapsed as a result of the events, as generally promoted, surrounding September 11. - - - - It is indeed depressing to observe that a large number of United States citizens didn't even know that WTC 7 even existed.
David Russell, EIT
Nashville, TN
Occupation: Retired Usaf Pilot
Education: BS Civil Engineering, Univ of KY
David Russell, EIT
BS Civil Engineering, Univ of KY
Nashville, TN
Occupation: Retired Usaf Pilot
Retired fighter pilot USAF and engineering project manager including B2 stealth bomber Air Vehicle Manager; former US Army Corps of Engineer Employee.
Nowhere in academia or in practice is there evidence to support the NIST's assertion of a new phenomenon. This is a discredit to the entire Institute. Cover-up of truth, is however, not new at all, although it is enjoying an apparent resurgence in popularity. Why can't we get a serious and independent (non-government) investigation of this phenomenon?
Richard Cordingley, BEng (Hons)
London, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Education: BEng (Hons)
Richard Cordingley, BEng (Hons)
BEng (Hons)
London, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
I have over ten years experience as a Consultant Engineer and am now the Director/owner of an Engineering and Architectural metalwork company. I have worked for three consultancies prior to starting my own business and have designed buildings up to 9 stories high.
Where to start! It is patently obvious to those who have not been brainwashed by the main stream media that the towers could not have failed as the official narrative tries to describe. Thought of the explosive nature, the speed, the symmetry and many other points too numerous to mention must surely lead us to some ask some very searching questions on what really happened?
Michael Mcgill, CEng MICE
Liverpool, Merseyside
Education: BSc(Hons)
Michael Mcgill, CEng MICE
BSc(Hons)
Liverpool, Merseyside
25 years experience as an international consulting civil engineer. Worked on a broad range of disciplines, in all of which I have been involved in heavy structures. Degree qualified, chartered with the Institution of Civil Engineers and until recently the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management. Presently working in port construction in Africa and Asia.
I have serious concerns about the official 911 story and consider a proper investigation a requirement both to find out the real causes of the collapse such that engineers and security forces can learn as appropriate.
Christopher Hahn, Engineering Cons
Decatur, IL
Education: Mechanical Engineer
Christopher Hahn, Engineering Cons
Mechanical Engineer
Decatur, IL
Mechanical Engineer with over 15 years of experience and a Structural Engineering Intern in Illinois with experience in industrial steel structures.
The collapses do not add up. Even with manipulated models getting the results they have tried to show seems impossible.
Harold W. Cadman, MBA, BSEE
Hollis, NH
Education: BSEE, MBA
Harold W. Cadman, MBA, BSEE
BSEE, MBA
Hollis, NH
I am a retired veteran of the U.S. Navy and have degrees in Electrical Engineering and Business Administration.
In April 2007 I was astonished to find out that the WTC towers had collapsed on 9/11 had fell at nearly free-fall speed. After reviewing the videos of the two towers falling symmetrically into the path of most resistance I realized that something was very wrong.
El Mourabit Abdelwahad, It Engineer
Paris, France, France
Education: degreed & licensed
El Mourabit Abdelwahad, It Engineer
degreed & licensed
Paris, France, France
1995-2000 : Studying at Ecole Polytechnique Universitaire Pierre & Marie Curie in Paris 2000-2008 : IT Engineer working in several languages (C, C++, C#, Java .. )
the world (not only Americans) NEED an independent investigation to found the truth.
Arthur Nelson, PE
Seekonk, MA
Education: M.Sc., Structural Eng, Northeastern
Arthur Nelson, PE
M.Sc., Structural Eng, Northeastern
Seekonk, MA
Structural engineer since 1986. Involved in design of hundreds of steel structures though none have been involved in airplane collisions.
Official story appears deficient in that it does not account for squibs, failure mode, chemical composition of demolished steel and temperature. Finding a non-political investigatory panel has thus far proven impossible.