The Dr. James A. Lisnyk Student Ship Design Competition

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.

1^st Place

Robi Exsaudi Simanjuntak, Anabella Priyasembada, and Ikhlatus Hafid Ardanto

Advisor: Achmad Baidowi

Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology
for their project
"Dual-ROV Diesel-Electric Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair Vessel"

2nd Place

Najzwa Gita Purnama Putri, Diarza Syafa, Faiz Yudistira Hidayat, Emilda Safa’atus Sholihah, Farizha Habibie, and Hafizh Dzaky Firananda

Advisor: Rizky Chandra Ariesta

Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS)
for their project
"The Next-Generation MPSV: Optimizing Offshore Stability through Hybrid-Hydrogen, x-bow, and Composite Innovation"

3^rd Place

Franco Valeggiani, Joaquin Gabriel Ongay, Agustin Emmanuel Moreno, Pablo Esteban Bedirian, Agustin Garcia, and Mariano Nicolas Gomez
Advisor: Maximiliano Fabian Mavica

Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Facultad Regional Buenos Aires
for their project
"Wind Turbine Installation Vessel"

Entry Details
Competition Winners

Entry Details

2025-2026 Dr. James A. Lisnyk Student Ship Design Competition Announcement

Sample Entry Documents
2025-2026 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
2025 Dr. James A. Lisnyk Student Ship Design Competition Winning Design (Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Facultad Regional Buenos Aires)

2024-2025 Competition Rules and Requirements Schedule

Entry Applications Due: On or before March 2, 2026
Owner’s Requirements Due: On or before March 2, 2026
Designs Submitted: On or before June 30, 2026
Winning Teams Notified: August 15, 2026
Awards Announced and Presented: October 28-30, 2026

Designs received after the June 30, 2026 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 June 30, 2026.

Competition Winners

2026 2025 2024	First Place - Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology:Robi Exsaudi Simanjuntak, Anabella Priyasembada, and Ikhlatus Hafid Ardanto Advisor: Achmad Baidowi Second Place - Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS): Najzwa Gita Purnama Putri, Diarza Syafa, Faiz Yudistira Hidayat, Emilda Safa’atus Sholihah, Farizha Habibie, and Hafizh Dzaky Firananda Advisor: Rizky Chandra Ariesta Third Place - Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Facultad Regional Buenos Aires: Franco Valeggiani, Joaquin Gabriel Ongay, Agustin Emmanuel Moreno, Pablo Esteban Bedirian, Agustin Garcia, and Mariano Nicolas Gomez Advisor: Maximiliano Fabian Mavica First Place - Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Facultad Regional Buenos Aires: Baltazar P. Humaran Killamet, Pedro Guastalegname, Tomas Agustin Muena, Marcio Salnisky, Manuel Papaleo, and Agustin Garcia Advisor: Maximiliano Fabian Mavica Second Place - Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember: Husein Amin Biruni, Alvian Syiham Risal, Muhammad Abdurahman, Nasywa Feby Aulia, Raihan Ramadan, and Toga Gilbert Pangaribuan Advisor: Rizky Chandra Ariesta Third Place - Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology: Andrean Prakoso Frans Lukito Putro, Bachtiar Shifa Bahari, and M. Dzaki AL Husni Advisor: Achmad Baidowi First Place - SUNY Maritime College: Lukas Bridgeman, Thomas Giannuzzi, Jared Smith, and James Sullivan Advisor: Charles Munch Second Place - Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Facultad Regional Buenos Aires: Nicolas Agustin Imprenta, Joaquin Gabriel Ongay, Tomas Agustin Muena, Franco Valeggiani, Bruno Agustin Vazquez, and Manuel Papaleo Advisor: Maximiliano Fabian Mavica Third Place - Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador: Kendall Lee, Zachary Greenham, Bolun Zhu, Chioma Akubueze, and Kyle Kinch Advisor: Brian Veitch
2023	First Place - Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador: Tia Button, Robert Caulfeild, Alexis Benjamin, Kevin Wall Advisor: Dr. Brian Veitch First Place - University of Michigan, Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering: Slate Davis, Dimitrios Dikos, Chris De Martinis, Sonia Gutt, Jackson Brown Advisor: Dr. Matthew Collette Third Place - Webb Institute: Zachary Doerr, Elliot Ocheltree, Evan Kawabata, Richard Thill Advisor: Prof. Bradley Golden
2022	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 Advisor: Prof. Bradley D. M. Golden Third Place - Webb Institute: Victoria Kim, Alexander Lytle, Lorenzo Pensabene, and Natalie Webb Advisor: Prof. Bradley D. M. Golden
2021	First Place - Webb Institute: Nick Chisari, Calder Hartigan, and Alexander Minh Tran Advisor: Prof. Bradley D. M. Golden Second Place - SUNY Maritime College: Tanner Georgelos, Konrad Biedermann, Joseph Behr, and Jonathan Nelson Advisor: Prof. Charles J. Munsch 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 Advisors: Prof. Mohamed Morsy El-Gohary and Prof. Heba Wael Leheta Alexandria University
2020	First Place (Tie) - SUNY Maritime College: Brandon Hyner, Tyler James, Elizabeth Ann Millicker, Samuel Perez, and Arina Suprunova Advisor: Prof. Charles J. Munsch First Place (Tie) - Webb Institute: Alexander Bidwell, Oscar Como, Luke Herbermann, and Benjamin Hunt Advisor: Prof. Bradley D. M. Golden Third Place - Alexandria University: Zachary Peter Zachary, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed Ahmed, Omnia El-Lakany, Mahmoud Mohamed Gomaa, Nada Gamal Abdelsamad, and Karim Sabry Moursy Advisors: Prof. Mohamed Morsy El-Gohary and Prof. Heba Wael Leheta

2019	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 Advisor: Prof. Matthew Collette

2018	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 Faculty Advisor: Svein A. Aanondsen First Place (Tie) - Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Facultad Regional Buenos Aires: Ignacio Lozano, Federico Cascón, Emmanuel Alejandro Viglione, Tomás Veiga, Maximiliano Mavica, and Leonel Yancsura Faculty Advisor: Martín Jacoby

2017	First Place (Tie) - Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Facultad Regional Buenos Aires: Martin Jacoby, Nicolás Maslein, Federico Cascon and Ignacio Lozano Faculty Advisor: Silvina Julieta Logarzo First Place (Tie) - University of Michigan: Samuel Edwards, Nicholas English, Clay Kane, Jessica Reid and Matthew Shirmann Faculty Advisors: Professor Matthew Collette, Dr. Michael G. Parsons Third Place (Tie) - Norwegian University of Science and Technology: Kasper Endre Westbye Breistein, Kristian Olof Ejdfors, Tobias Lars Hansen, Roald Hartvigsen, Martin Skaldebø and Astrid Solheim Faculty Advisor: Svein A. Aanondsen Third Place (Tie) - University of Michigan: James Spain, James A. Coller, Darrell Hall and MM1/ss James Carpenter Faculty Advisor: Professor Matthew Collette

2016	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 Faculty Advisor: CDR Thomas W. DeNucci Third Place (tie) - University of Michigan: Taylor Allen, Andrew Earhart, Robert Emmitt, Mark Parra-Stostrand Faculty Advisor: Matthew Collette, PHD. PE Third Place (tie) - Maritime College, State University of New York: Nathan Nelson, Luke Levasseur, Jonathan Nothacker, Donald Flaherty, Stephen Herrington Faculty Advisor: Professor Charles J. Munsch

2015	First Place - University of Michigan: Bradley Olson, Lisa Bergeron, Renee Wiwel, Sean Fabian, Zachary Bayoff Faculty Advisor: Dr. Matthew Collette Second Place - United States Coast Guard Academy: James Martin, Lloyd Diaz, Nicholas Couture Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Corl Third Place - United States Coast Guard Academy: Karlo Vazquez, Lulu Bellm, Sloane Hecimovich, Corrin Nolin Faculty Advisor: LCDR Dan Cost

Submit an Entry Form

The Dr. James A. Lisnyk Student Ship Design Competition

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