THE DR. JAMES A. LISNYK STUDENT SHIP DESIGN COMPETITION
The Lisnyk Student Ship Design Competition challenges groups of young people to design theoretical but practical
cutting-edge vessels. Open to the world's colleges and universities supporting maritime careers, the program
has fostered teamwork and learning through competition.
1st Place
Tia Button, Robert Caulfeild, Alexis Benjamin, Kevin Wall
Advisor: Dr. Brian Veitch
Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
for their project
"RoPAX Ferry for the Gulf of St. Lawrence"
1st Place
Slate Davis, Dimitrios Dikos, Chris De Martinis, Sonia Gutt, Jackson Brown
Advisor: Dr. Matthew Collette
University of Michigan, Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
for their project
"Cryo Genesis: Zero Emissions LH2 Tanker"
3rd Place
Zachary Doerr, Elliot Ocheltree, Evan Kawabata, Richard Thill
Advisor: Prof. Bradley Golden
Webb Institute
for their project
"The Concept Design of a Class of Aluminum Coastal Patrol Vessels"
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Entry Details
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Competition Winners
Entry Details
2023-2024 Dr. James A. Lisnyk Student Ship Design Competition Announcement
Sample Entry Documents
2023-2024 Dr. James A. Lisnyk Student Ship Design Competition Rules
Sample Owner's Requirements
Sample Final Report Certification
Sample Judges' Score Sheet for Submarine Designs
Sample Judges' Score Sheet for Surface Ship Designs
2023 Dr. James A. Lisnyk Student Ship Design Competition Winning Design (Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador)
2023-2024 Competition Rules and Requirements Schedule
Entry Applications Due: On or before March 1, 2024
Owner’s Requirements Due: On or before March 1, 2024
Designs Submitted: On or before May 31, 2024
Winning Teams Notified: August 15, 2024
Awards Announced and Presented: October 14-16, 2024
Designs received after the May 31, 2024 deadline will not be judged nor considered for an award.
Individuals or teams intending to enter a design in the competition are urged to submit an Entry Form online prior to starting work to.
The completed design report must be submitted via email to Patrick Naughton at pfjnaughton@gmail.com and SNAME at sname@sname.org on or before May 31, 2024.
Competition Winners
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2023 |
First Place - Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador: Tia Button, Robert Caulfeild, Alexis Benjamin, Kevin Wall First Place - University of Michigan, Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering: Slate Davis, Dimitrios Dikos, Chris De Martinis, Sonia Gutt, Jackson Brown Third Place - Webb Institute: Zachary Doerr, Elliot Ocheltree, Evan Kawabata, Richard Thill |
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2022
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First Place - Universidad Tecnológica Nacional: Patricio "Pato" Duhalde and Enrique Luis Liccardi Sañudo Second Place - Webb Institute: George Hambleton, Nathaniel Phillips, Erin Postma, and Mark Reed Third Place - Webb Institute: Victoria Kim, Alexander Lytle, Lorenzo Pensabene, and Natalie Webb |
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2021
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First Place - Webb Institute: Nick Chisari, Calder Hartigan, and Alexander Minh Tran Second Place - SUNY Maritime College: Tanner Georgelos, Konrad Biedermann, Joseph Behr, and Jonathan Nelson Third Place - Alexandria University: Zachary Peter Zachary Kelada, Ahmed Mohammed Mohammed Ahmed Elkadi, Mostafa Ahmed Abdellah Tantawy, Shehab Saeed Mohamed Yonis Mohamed, Khaled Mohamed Fathy, and Mohamed Alaa Mohamed Ahmed |
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2020
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First Place (Tie) - SUNY Maritime College: Brandon Hyner, Tyler James, Elizabeth Ann Millicker, Samuel Perez, and Arina Suprunova First Place (Tie) - Webb Institute: Alexander Bidwell, Oscar Como, Luke Herbermann, and Benjamin Hunt Third Place - Alexandria University: Zachary Peter Zachary, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed Ahmed, Omnia El-Lakany, Mahmoud Mohamed Gomaa, Nada Gamal Abdelsamad, and Karim Sabry Moursy |
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2019
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First Place - Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Facultad Regional Buenos Aires: María Esther Junco, Esteban Nicolás Escudero, Ian Carlos Alvarenga Camargo,Juan Cruz Tauterys, and Maximiliano Fabián Mavica
Advisor: Agustín Leandro Ibarra Second Place - The University of Michigan: Luke C. Brownlow, Jamie S. Demers, Ian C. Ferguson, and Stein J. Housner |
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2018
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First Place (Tie) - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU): Bjørn Børresen, Tone A. Dale, Andreas Malm Justad, Ingeranne Strøm Nakstad, Ola Gundersen Skåre, and Erik Ferdiand Vinje |
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2017
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First Place (Tie) - Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Facultad Regional Buenos Aires: Martin Jacoby, Nicolás Maslein, Federico Cascon and Ignacio Lozano |
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2016
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First Place - University of British Columbia: Olekiy Serduy, Vincent Chung, James Cardno, Jaden Jae Young Yoo, Antonio Peralta
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Chris McKesson Second Place - United States Coast Guard Academy: Kasun Athukorala, Avery Fanning, Matthew Orgill Third Place (tie) - University of Michigan: Taylor Allen, Andrew Earhart, Robert Emmitt, Mark Parra-Stostrand Third Place (tie) - Maritime College, State University of New York: Nathan Nelson, Luke Levasseur, Jonathan Nothacker, Donald Flaherty, Stephen Herrington |
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2015
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First Place - University of Michigan: Bradley Olson, Lisa Bergeron, Renee Wiwel, Sean Fabian, Zachary Bayoff Second Place - United States Coast Guard Academy: James Martin, Lloyd Diaz, Nicholas Couture Third Place - United States Coast Guard Academy: Karlo Vazquez, Lulu Bellm, Sloane Hecimovich, Corrin Nolin |