Awards
   
  

  

Student Paper Award  Click here for description of award (page updated 1/15/08)

Year Recipients

2000

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Paper Honor Prize - MICHAEL J. GRIFFIN for his paper “Numerical Prediction of the Forces and Moments on Submerge Bodies Operating Near the Free Surface” presented to the New England Section on January 26, 2000.

Graduate Paper Award - PETER W. GOODING for his paper “Collision with a Crushable Bow” presented to the New England Section on January 26, 2000.

Undergraduate Paper Honor Prize - WHITNEY A. CORNFORTH and KATHERINE CROFF for their paper “Development of an Environment–Sensitive Navigation System for the AUV Autolycus” presented to the New England Section on January 26, 2000.

Undergraduate Paper Award - TYSON J. SCOFIELD for his paper “Green Engines Methods for Implementing the New MARPOL 73/78 Regulations” presented to the New England Section on January 26, 2000.

2001

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Paper Honor Prize - RICHARD. W. KIMBALL for his paper “Numerical and Experimental Studies on a Mixed Flow Marine Waterjet” presented to the New England Section on January 18, 2001.

Graduate Paper Award - TONY T. JANG for his paper “Design Aspects of Controlled Mobile Offshore Base (MOB) Models" presented to the Northern California Section on April 13, 2000.

Undergraduate Paper Honor Prize - JONAH ELGART, IAN McCREERY, JOHN McNALLY, JAN MEYER and ANN MARINE POLSENBERG for their paper “Construction of the AUV Delphini” presented to the New England Section on January 18, 2001.

Undergraduate Paper Award - JAN RYBKA for his paper “Modern Icebreaking Hull Design” presented to the New England Section on January 18, 2001.

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Paper Honor Prize - YIANNIS CONSTANTINIDES for his paper “Vortex Induced Vibration of Cylinders with Fins,” presented to the Northern California Section on March 21, 2002.

Graduate Paper Award - PAUL H. MILLER for his paper “Fatigue Prediction Verification of Fiberglass Hulls,”
presented to the Northern California Section on April 12, 2001.

Undergraduate Paper Honor Prize - JOHN C. HOOTMAN, LUCAS A. HURT and JASON P. UPDEGRAP for their paper “A Discussion of The Trimaran Hullform and the Correlation of High-Speed Trimaran and Slender Monohull Experimental and Computational Seakeeping Predictions,” presented to the New York Metropolitan Section on October 15, 2002.

Undergraduate Paper Award - MELISSA HARNESS for her paper “Velocity Measurements of a Cavitating Tip Vortex on a 3-D Hydrofoil using Particle Imaging Velocimetry,” presented to the New England Section on February 22, 2002.


2003

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Paper Honor Prize - KONSTANTINE PSALLIDAS and JOHN C. HOOTMAN for their paper “Forecasting System and Theater Level Impacts of Technology Infusion on Conventional Submarine Design” presented to the New England Section on February 13, 2003..

Graduate Paper Award - RICHARD CAMILLI for his paper “Kermonaut: An Odyssey Class AUV for the NEREUS Underwater Mass Spectrometer” presented to the New England Section on February 13, 2003.

Undergraduate Paper Honor Prize - JOHANNA L. MATHIEU for his paper “A Chemical Sensor to Aid in the Search for Underwater Archeological Sites” presented to the New England Section on February 13, 2003.

Undergraduate Paper Award - KARL-MAGNUS W. McLETCHIE for his paper “Drag Reduction of an Elastic Fish Model” presented to the New England Section on February 13, 2003.

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Paper Honor Prize - GREGOIRE POUPARD and JEAN TOILLIEZ for their paper “Fast Evaluators for Optimal Multi-Hull Configurations” presented to the Northern California Section on March 16, 2004.

Graduate Paper Award - YING ME for her paper “Transverse versus Longitudinal Framing---A Comparison Based on Equivalent Design, Productivity and Cost” presented at the Great Lakes/Great Rivers Section on January 29, 2004.

Undergraduate Paper Honor Prize - MATTHEW B. GREYTAK, JOHANNA L. MATHIEU, KATHRYN S. WASSERMAN, ANNE K. BAKER, JEREMY D. CHAMBERS and BRIAN M. MUELLER for their paper “From Waves to Watts: A Wave Energy Conversion Device for the Charles River” presented to the New England Section on February 12, 2004.

Undergraduate Paper Award - BRIAN LIED for his paper “a design Plan for Replacement of the Propulsion Plant on the USCG 65’ WLR and 75’ WLR, WLIC” presented to the New England Section on February 12, 2004.

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Paper Honor Prize - MILTIADIS KOTINIS for his paper “Concept Ship Design for the Iron Nugget Trade” presented to the Great Lakes/Great Rivers Section on October 15, 2004.

No Graduate Paper Award in 2005

Undergraduate Paper Honor Prize - EVAN A. KARLIK for his paper “Geometry and Performance of Stereolithographed Model Propellers 5449 and 5450 at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division,” presented to the New England Section on February 17, 2005.

Undergraduate Paper Award - BRENDAN M ABBOTT and DANIELA T. HANSON for their paper “The Design, Construction, and Performance Prediction of a Parametric Series of Modern IACC Hulls” presented to the New York Metropolitan Section on October 10, 2004.

Undergraduate Paper Award - PETER K.T. BURGER, ANTHONY COTE and ROBERT DICKINSON for their paper “Feasibility Study of a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine and Steam Power Plant Trainer for Marine Engineering Students,” presented to the New England Section on February 17, 2005.

2006

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Paper Honor Prize - ROBERT K. M. SEAH for his paper “Resonant Modes of Rectangular Twin Hulls” presented to the Northern California Section on February 15, 2006.

Graduate Paper Award - MATTHEW L. UNGER for his paper “An Upgrade of the MIT Towing Tank” presented to the New England Section on February 9, 2006.

Undergraduate Paper Honor Prize - MICHAEL J. STANWAY, PETERIS AUGENBERGS, HEATHER BRUNDAGE, LAUREN COONEY, BRIDGET DOWNEY, TIMOTHY PENNINGTON, THADDEUS STEFANOV-WAGNER, and DAVID TOBIA for their paper “Design of an Acoustic-Homing Autonomous Surface Vessel” presented to the New England Section on February 9, 2006.

Undergraduate Paper Award - SETH R. KRUEGER for his paper “Developing a Safe and Efficient Surface Maneuvering Envelope for Submarines” presented to the Chesapeake Section on April 30, 2005.

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Paper Honor Prize - JAMES P. MORASH for his paper “a Modular High Voltage Lithium-Ion Battery for Unmanned Marine Vehicles” presented to the New England Section, February 8, 2007.

Graduate Paper Award - GREGORY R. MITCHELL for his paper “A Concept Design Tool for Small Planing Craft” presented
to the New England Section, February 8, 2007.

Undergraduate Paper Honor Prize - PETER BRYN for his paper “A Systematic Approach for Modifying the Stern of the 0.65 Block Series 60 Hull,” presented to the New York Metropolitan Section, June, 2006.

Undergraduate Paper Award - JAMES SANNINO, EVAN KARLIK, CHRISTINA GOMEZ, SETH E. CLARK, NINA YOUNG and NATHANIEL CHAN for their paper “RoBoat: Design and Field Testing of an Autonomous Surface Vessel and Acoustic Tracking System” presented to the New England Section, Fall 2006.