Thesis Titles - Class of 2011
In order to qualify for graduation, each student in the Senior year is required to prepare and submit a written thesis, in or related to the field of Naval Architecture or Marine Engineering under the direction of a member of the faculty. Senior theses may be individual or team efforts. In addition to a written thesis, seniors are required to present orally the results of their thesis efforts to the assembled student body, faculty, and administration in the late spring of their senior year. A completed student thesis document will be catalogued and shelved in the Livingston Library.
Thesis Titles for the Class of 2011
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Abbruscato and Hooper |
Structural Optimization of a Floating Surface Collector |
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Castro and Lambertsen |
An Investigation on the Effects of Water Emulsified Fuel on the Performance Characteristics of a Four-Stroke, Four-Cylinder Diesel Engine |
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Dixon, Lachtman, and Mouravieff |
The Detail Design of a Wooden, Solar-Electric Launch for the Carmans River Maritime Center |
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Donatelli and Kim |
Analysis of Collision Risk During FPSO and Shuttle Tanker Offloading Operations |
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Ferrieri and Wiseman |
An Evaluation of Lifting Line Theory as Applied to a Current Turbine Design with Model Test Evaluation |
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Fisher |
A Forensic Investigation of the Sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald |
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Harris |
Design and Simulation of the Control System for a Dynamically-Positioned Drill Ship |
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Harwood |
Hydrodynamic Design of a Hydrofoil for a High-Speed Catamaran |
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Klag and McMahon |
Calm Water Resistance Study of a Novel Trimaran |
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Klein |
An Economic and Environmental Optimization Methodology for Hull Cleaning Schedules |
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Morrison |
A Comparative Lengthening Study of a Shallow-draft Purse Seiner |
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Pfeifer and Rose |
Development of a Sizing Model and a Cavitation Analysis for Cupped Propellers |
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Whalen |
A Forensic Analysis of the American Civil War-Era Sub Marine Explorer |
