Student Paper Winners

Student Paper Winners

SNAME New England is proud to present the winners of this year's Student Paper Competition

2016 Winners - SNAME STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION

UNDERGRADUATE PAPER FIRST PLACE:
Project Title: The Modular Patrol Cutter: A solution to the U.S. Coast Guard's need for a new affordable cutter
Authors: 1/c Kasun Athukorala [USCGA], 1/c Avery Fanning [USCGA], and 1/c Matthew Orgill [USCGA]

UNDERGRADUATE PAPER RUNNER UP:
Project Title: A Novel Homogenous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) Linear Generator
Author: 1/c Shane Rainey [USCGA]

GRADUATE PAPER FIRST PLACE:
Project Title: Naval Surface Fire Support Ship Conversion
Authors: 2N LT Amber Mason, USN [MIT]; LT Jessica Olena, USN [MIT]; LT Justin Parker, USN [MIT]

GRADUATE PAPER RUNNER UP:
Project Title: Project Aristeus: LSD 41 Conversion to Expeditionary Support Platform
Author: 2N LT Randall Jagoe, USN [MIT]; LT Michael Beautyman, USN [MIT]; LT Matthew Swezey, USN [MIT]





2015 Winners - SNAME STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION


UNDERGRADUATE PAPER FIRST PLACE:
Project Title: Design of a Replacement Propulsion System for USCGC Eagle
Author: Andrew Constant [USCGA]

UNDERGRADUATE PAPER RUNNER UP
Project Title: Dinghy Surge Response to Rolling Maneuver for Use in Aerodynamic Analysis"
Author:  David Larson [MIT]

GRADUATE PAPER FIRST PLACE: 
Project Title: Robust Energy Harvesting from Walking Vibrations by means of Nonlinear Cantilever Beams
Author: Jocelyn Kluger [MIT]

GRADUATE PAPER RUNNER UP:
Project Title: Riparian Support Boat (RSB) Conversion Project
Author: Michael Rowles [MIT], Roxane Powers [MIT], & Mert Gokdepe [MIT]





2014 Winners - SNAME STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION

GRADUATE PAPER FIRST PLACE
Project Title: T-AKE HA/DR Variant
Authors: LT Kerry Bosche, LT Ian Campbell, LT Ungtae Lee, LT Vanea Pharr [MIT]
Abstract: The objective of this study was to design a variant of the Lewis and Clark class T-AKE that is capable of providing increased short term humanitarian and recovery assistance to areas affected by natural disasters as a secondary mission. Specifically, the ship would be capable of generating and distributing electrical power, generating, storing, and distributing potable water and providing onboard medical care. Since fleet underway replenishment (UNREP) is to remain the converted platform's primary mission, the ship's requirements and decision framework accounted for tradeoffs between humanitarian assistance/ disaster relief (HA/DR) and UNREP capability. The study also considered the effects on the ship's internal arrangements and stability as a result of the conversion.

GRADUATE PAPER RUNNER UP
Project Title: Mobile Landing Platform to LCS Heavy Lift Tender Conversion
Authors: LT Jeff White [MIT], LT Matt Williams [MIT], LT Ryan Zachar [MIT]
Abstract: This study evaluated the first ship of the Mobile Landing Platform-class, the USNS Montford Point (MLP-1), for conversion in order to service the anticipated large fleet of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) in forward deployed locations. The new LCS Tender (AL-1) will provide a floating dry dock capable of lifting the Freedom and Independence-class LCS as well as a barge to serve as an Intermediate Maintenance Facility (IMF) for up to four ships at a time.  The study included three major components; analysis of the current MLP-1 ability to lift the Freedom-class LCS and required modifications, determining the size and weight of the maintenance barge, and increasing the length and strength of the mission deck to accommodate both ship and barge. 


UNDERGRADUATE PAPER FIRST PLACE
Project Title: The Effectiveness of Thin Ship Theory at Estimating the Resistance Characteristics of Trimaran Vessels
Author: Benjamin C. Russell [Maine Maritime Academy]
Abstract: Thin ship theory can be traced back to J.H. Michell, who in 1898 published "The wave resistance of a ship." In this paper Michell derived a formula that provided the wave resistance of a vessel traveling on the surface of an inviscid fluid of infinite depth, with an input of solely the vessel hull geometry.  Based on Michell's work, a Matlab code has been developed to determine a trimaran vessel's far-field wave spectrum, wave resistance, and interference between hulls.  This paper compares the results from the developed code to published trimaran model test data at various Froude numbers and side hull positions.  Thin ship theory has been criticized for its lack of accuracy, and its results are often disregarded.  However, there are certain applications where it correctly predicts the trends for a vessel's wave resistance, and in those applications it is a useful design tool.  An objective of this research is to validate the use of thin ship theory on slender trimaran vessels, as well as to supplement existing design tools used in the conceptual design phase of such vessels. 

UNDERGRADUATE PAPER RUNNER UP
Project Title: Design of a Panamax Container Ship
Authors: 1/c Michael Caballero [USCGA], 1/c David Carrier [USCGA], 1/c John Hame [USCGA]l, and 1/c Lena Ludewig [USCGA]
Abstract: A team of students from the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering major designed a vessel service to transport the maximum number of containers for operations on a fixed route between the Port ofShanghai and the Port of New York/New Jersey capable of transiting through the widened Panama Canal. The ship was designed  to use a liquefied natural gas for the ship's propulsion system. The designs were required to meet all International Conventions and the US Code of Federal Regulations so that they could receive a Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection.