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    Research News

    • Unlocking ocean power: $3.6M for community-centric wave energy converters

      Unlocking ocean power: $3.6M for community-centric wave energy converters


      October 1, 2024

      Coastal communities are partnering with a multidisciplinary research team to determine the best way to…

    • Tow tank control system upgraded to Couch Carriage

      Tow tank control system upgraded to Couch Carriage


      April 5, 2024

      The Aaron Friedman Marine Hydrodynamics Lab manned carriage control system has completed a comprehensive upgrade…

    • Professor Singer NAME faculty award recipient

      Professor Singer NAME faculty award recipient


      January 31, 2024

      Associate Professor David J. Singer is honored as the department’s 2024 Naval Architecture and Marine…

    • Opinion: Collaboration and education key to addressing the maritime decarbonization challenge

      Opinion: Collaboration and education key to addressing the maritime decarbonization challenge


      December 11, 2023

      By Associate Professor of Engineering Practice Thomas McKenney As a newly appointed Associate Professor of…

    • Fireman/Singer to participate in Navy’s new Science and Technology Board

      Fireman/Singer to participate in Navy’s new Science and Technology Board


      September 25, 2023

      Howard Fireman (NAME BSE ‘79, MSE ‘85) and Associate Professor David J. Singer (NAME BSE…

    • Professor Lei Zuo appointed Collegiate Professor of Engineering

      Professor Lei Zuo appointed Collegiate Professor of Engineering


      May 1, 2023

      Lei Zuo has been appointed as the Herbert C. Sadler Collegiate Professor of Engineering for…

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