Webb News: Winter 2015-16

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Herreshoff ’s Rugosa Visits Webb Students Webb Students and Faculty get a chance to view Webb from a unique perspective

Meet the Class of 2019!

During their first semester, this promising group has been a driving force in campus activities and professional events.

Webb’s 2nd Annual Engineering Day

Webb students give local grade-school students an opportunity to work on fun engineering challenges.

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In This Issue

Please send comments or article suggestions to: kallegretta@webb.edu

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The Dean’s Corner

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Engineering Day

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Campaign for Webb - America’s Most Unique College

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Richard P. Neilson ‘70 Honored in Providence

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The Class of 2016 at WMTC15

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Class of 2016 - Thesis Descriptions

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Students Use 3-D Printers to Learn from the Demise of the USS Monitor

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Family Weekend - Making a Splash with Friends and Family

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Webb Welcomes the Class of 2019

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Freshman Spotlights - Andrew Pidduck & Muriel Weathers

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New Assistant Professor of Marine Engineering: Benjamin H. Scott

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Research at Webb

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Webb Summer Engineering Academy (SEA)

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Zeien Lecture: Thinking Outside the Bach

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Dates of Interest

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A Message From the S.O. President Herreshoff ’s Rugosa Visits Webb Students

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Alumni Spotlight: Simmy Willemann

Graphic Design & Layout: Kerri Allegretta Director of media relations & communications Supervising Editor: Gailmarie Sujecki (Hon.) Executive assistant to the president & Director of alumni relations

26-27 Historic Stevenson Taylor Hall Patio Doors Get Some TLC

Editors: Dr. Richard C. Harris Assistant Dean & Director of Humanities

Fall Regional Events

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28-29 In Memoriam 30-41 Alumni News - Class Notes

Josie Wilson (Hon.) Registrar & Assistant to the Dean & Faculty

42-43 Heritage Society: Eugene Schorsch ‘52

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Mission Statement

To prepare graduates for prominent careers by: Providing a rigorous education in the principles of engineering and a broad-based knowledge of the fundamentals of naval architecture and marine engineering.

Developing skills that will enable graduates to become leaders in and make significant contributions to their chosen profession, and to the social environment in which it functions.

18 Editorial Contributors: Kerri Allegretta Ilya Mouravieff ‘16 Katie Becker Nicholas Ratinaud ‘17 TJ Brackin ‘16 Dr. Richard Royce Casey Brown ‘16 Jennifer Ryan ‘99 Ryan Chozick ‘18 Gene Schorsch ‘52 Vinnie Commisso ‘18 Gailmarie Sujecki (Hon.) Megan Green ‘18 Barr Turner ‘17 Dr. Richard C. Harris Muriel Weathers ‘19 Andrew Ko ‘16 Lauren West ‘16 Jennifer Kollmer ‘91 Simmy Willemann ‘10 Jenny Lorenc ‘16 Hannah Wistort ‘17 Andrew Pidduck ‘19 Anthony Zic R. Keith Michel ‘73

Instilling in our graduates the highest ethical standards and sense of professionalism; cultivating curiosity in the arts, sciences, and humanities, and providing the background and encouragement necessary to support life-long learning.

Perpetuating the legacy of William H. Webb.

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R. Keith Michel ‘73 President Matthew Werner ‘95 & PG’97 Dean & ABS professor of naval architecture & Marine Engineering

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CONTRIBUTORS

Photo Contributors: Kerri Allegretta Anthony Pizziatolla TJ Brackin ‘16 Kelly O’Brien ‘16 Kate Chaffee ‘16 Aaron Tam ‘17 Jocelyn Kleiger ‘19 Jamie Swan Webb Institute, Webb News is published 298 Crescent Beach Road, semi-annually in the Glen Cove, NY 11542-1398 summer and the winter by: www.webb.edu

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The Dean’s Corner Ownership, One of the Ingredients that Makes Webb, Webb In my role as Dean, I often find myself meeting new people from academia, industry, and the community. As experienced by all members of the Webb family at one time or another when meeting people unfamiliar with Webb, I find myself with the challenging task of doing Webb justice in a minute and a half monologue. Each time I deliver the Webb “elevator speech,” I modify it in hopes of being able to capture all that makes Webb, Webb. I do not feel that I have yet reached my goal of getting everything I wish to convey to the listener condensed into a speech that can be delivered in a brief amount of time. Let’s just say my “elevator speech” is continually being refined. One term I am contemplating adding to my current speech is ownership. Let me explain why.

I recently had an engaging conversation with a provost from a technical university, and as we discussed the particulars of our institutions, quoting facts and figures, I realized that what I was really highlighting was the Webb Family’s commitment to ownership. As I explained Webb’s funding model and bragged that through a 74% alumni giving rate Webb’s Annual Fund covers about 25% of Webb’s annual operating costs, I realized that this is a measure of the ownership that the alumni have in ensuring Webb’s future. Likewise, the recent successes of the Parents and Parent of Alumni funds are a clear indication of how family members of those who have been fortunate to have directly experienced the Webb education believe in the mission and take ownership of giving back to show gratitude and support. Webb’s Board of Trustees continues to exhibit ownership of the oversight of the school and its sustainability into the future. The fact that Webb now stands as the last private STEM college offering full-tuition scholarships to all of its students is a testament to that commitment to ownership. The remarkable early success in the new Campaign for Webb stands as a great example of the continuing efforts being taken to ensure that Webb will continue to provide the highest quality undergraduate engineering education well into the future.

The ownership extends well beyond Webb’s generous benefactors and supporters. Webb’s faculty and administrative staff, and their commitment to the institution, are critical to the continuing excellence of Webb. Whether it is supporting the school’s fund-raising efforts, communicating to the world beyond campus, or ensuring students are placed in shipyards and aboard ships for Winter Work, the staff ’s efforts are tireless in support of Webb’s mission. The faculty members’ energies go well beyond course preparation, lecturing, and grading. Each faculty member has ownership of his or her courses and the curriculum as a whole. Outside the classroom they mentor and tutor students on a daily basis, serve as active members of numerous campus and board committees, manage laboratory facilities, act as advisors for campus groups, and support the students’ extracurricular activities, all while serving as positive role models to their students.

The combined ownership of Webb’s mission is the key to successfully preparing our graduates for promising careers.

Matthew Werner ‘95 & PG’97

A discussion of ownership Dean & ABS Professor of would not be complete Naval Architecture and without considering Marine Engineering the ownership that the students exhibit. It starts with the ownership they take over their educations. This is reflected in Webb’s 80% average graduation rate over the last ten years. While an 80% graduation rate is impressive in and of itself, it is more so when you consider Webb’s rigorous and demanding 146-credit program without the ability to drop or make up classes, or switch to an easier major. The Webb students also take ownership of their future profession. The students are actively engaged in professional societies including SNAME, ASNE, MTS, SWE, and IMarEST. If that weren’t enough, the Webb students continue to take ownership through Webb’s unique student governance model that manifests itself in the Student Organization and Webb’s athletic teams. Students support the school by participation in governance with the Board of Trustees, engaging Webb supporters through fundraising activities, and aiding in the recruitment of future students. More recently the students’ interest in reaching beyond the campus through the activities of the leadership committee exhibit the students’ desire to make Webb a positive force in the local community. Park clean-ups, service projects, Engineering Day, and other altruistic activities driven by the students reflect well on the entire Webb Family.

I hope you can see why I find it challenging to craft the perfect elevator speech to introduce people to the Webb that I know—in less than 90 seconds. I am open to suggestions. If you would like to share your personal Webb “elevator speech,” please drop me an email at mwerner@webb.edu. I am sure that my current speech can use some improvements, and perhaps your input can help me to get it just right.

Dean Werner engaging a new generation of potential engineers at an Engineering Day event this past fall.

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2nd Annual Engineering Day at Webb

By Vinnie Commisso ‘18

On December 6th, Webb hosted its 2nd annual Engineering Day. Engineering Day provides an opportunity for local elementary school students to participate in a fun day of hands-on learning. This year 65 elementary-aged kids attended. The experiments included a naval architecture challenge, a civil engineering challenge, a chemistry experiment, and an aerospace challenge. At all of the experiments, the students were given a brief presentation explaining the general information regarding the respective field of engineering, some theoretical science, and the mission of the experiment.

Overall, the students had a great time! Parent-survey responses further confirmed that the event was very well received. Many parents also showed interest in the SEA program (more information available on page 15). It is important to thank all of the unnamed volunteers who helped make the day a success.

Planning has already begun for next year’s event. Below are the descriptions of the challenges the students participated in:

Naval Architecture

Led by Nick Ratinaud ‘17 and Ashley Dias ‘19. The presentation discussed the responsibilities of a naval architect/marine engineer. Then the students were taught Archimedes’ Principle. The mission of this station was to construct a tin-foil boat to hold the greatest weight possible. The students were allowed only a paper-sized sheet of tin foil. The kids had a great time getting their hands wet!

Chemistry

Led by Will Wiley ‘19. The students were taught the concepts of chemical reactions and the transfer of energy.

Prior to the experiment, a dry-ice demonstration was held.

Dry ice mixed with soap makes for some foggy bubbles for the kids to play with. The experiment was to create bouncy balls out of common house-hold goods. The students had to alter the proportions of the chemicals in order to make the ball bounce.

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Civil Engineering

Coordinated by Andrew Pidduck ‘19. The presentation discussed different types of bridges and buildings. The goal of the challenge was to construct the tallest spaghetti and marshmallow tower, without its falling over. It seemed that this station involved a lot more brainstorming and teamwork to be successful. Even though a few of the kids were eating their resources, some groups were able to construct impressive towers.

Aerospace

Led by Blake Loncharich ‘19. The presentation briefly taught the students about the principles of lift and drag.

The goal of this station was to create a cable car that would travel as far as possible up an inclined string. The cable cars were powered by an inflated balloon. It was great to see the kids try different designs in order to propel their vehicles farther.

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The Campaign for Webb: America’s Most Unique College

By: Anthony Zic, Director of Development

The Campaign for Webb, with a $40 million goal, is the most ambitious fundraising effort in Webb’s history.

It is commonplace for institutions to undergo a feasibility study in advance of such an ambitious project. Webb was once again unique in this respect, as it has undergone not one but two feasibility studies, in large part due to the transition in administration in 2013 and 2014.

As I met with a number of Webb stakeholders during the second feasibility study (the first feasibility study predates my arrival at Webb), I learned that there is an overwhelming amount of confidence in Webb’s present and future outlook, and rightly so. Reaction to the $35 million goal, which has since been upwardly revised to $40 million based on early success, ranged from genuine disbelief to cautious optimism. During this process, it quickly became clear to me that the loyalty of Webb alumni and family is unmatched by any institution at which I’ve had the opportunity to serve as chief development officer.

I’m proud to say that because of the generosity of the Webb family and the leadership of the Campaign Cabinet, this effort is off to an extraordinarily successful start, already having raised more than $28 million of the $40 million goal.

While we hope to address every single one of your Campaign questions in-person, here are answers to a few of the most commonly posed inquiries: Q: Will my gift to Webb’s Annual Fund count to the Campaign for Webb?

infrastructure priorities and to ensure alignment with Webb’s Strategic Plan.

A: Yes! The Campaign for Webb is a comprehensive Campaign, and every gift made from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2019, including the Annual Fund, counts toward the Campaign goal. The Annual Fund will have a tremendous impact on the success of the effort.

Q: How can I learn more about the Campaign for Webb?

Q: How will the money raised be utilized? What are the Campaign funding priorities?

A: Of the $40 million goal, we hope to raise approximately $28 million to augment the endowment and support current use and $12 million for facility enhancements.

Within the endowment, our top priority is to raise scholarship funds and ensure that future generations of Webb students will benefit from the full-tuition scholarship model. With respect to infrastructure priorities, dormitory expansion, the enhancement of student lecture halls and collaborative work spaces, and faculty and administration office colocation are some of the top priorities. Several recent Board of Trustees planning sessions have taken place over the past several months to fine-tune Campaign

A: There are number of ways to learn more: • Please call me at (516) 759-5040 or email me with questions at azic@webb.edu. I’m happy to discuss this with you or connect you with another member of the Campaign Cabinet.

• Attend an upcoming regional event in your area – 18 events will be held throughout the United States and one in Rotterdam, Netherlands. To find out the dates and locations, visit http://www.webb.edu/webbregional-meetings/. While the Campaign is not the primary focal point of the regional meetings, you will have the opportunity to ask questions regarding the general “State of Webb,” including the Campaign.

• For Campaign updates, visit our website: http://www.webb.edu/invest-in-webb

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Richard P. Neilson ‘70 Honored in Providence An enthusiastic crowd of 113 alumni, family, and friends gathered at the Webb Alumni Association’s Annual Alumni Banquet on Friday, November 6th in Providence, Rhode Island.

This year’s recipient of the William Selkirk Owen Award was Professor Emeritus Richard P. Neilson ‘70, who attended the banquet with his wife, Denise.

Rick’s classmate, Dave Bovet, joined him for this honor and presented some very wonderful (and completely entertaining!) remarks about Rick, including many entertaining stories of his early days on campus. Rick then took to the podium to accept the award, speaking with gratitude, fondness, humor, and grace as always. The following is a reprint from the event’s program: “The Webb Alumni Association is pleased to present the fiftieth William Selkirk Owen Award to Richard P. Neilson.

Being a native Long Islander, Webb Institute caught his eye. Richard Neilson graduated from Webb Institute of Naval Architecture in 1970 and reported to the U.S. Coast Guard four days later to begin work in the Design Branch at USCG Headquarters. During his four years of active duty, he participated in the design of polar icebreakers and also was the lead architect for the design of 140’ icebreaking tugboats. Upon the conclusion of his active duty, he went to the Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding, where he taught naval architecture, marine engineering, and mathematics, and then to Sun Shipbuilding. In 1979 he returned to Webb Institute as a professor of naval architecture, and in 1981 received a master’s degree from Penn State University. In 1987 he returned to Newport News as Manager of the R&D Department and as Engineering Manager for the Sealift Conversion Program. In 1996 he went to work for ABS where for the next fifteen years he served as VP for Technology and Business Development, ABS Americas; VP of Engineering, ABS Europe; and then 6

as VP ABS Corporate. Soon after announcing his plans to retire from ABS in the fall of 2010, he was lured back to Webb Institute to become the Dean.

While a student at Webb he played basketball, actually winning a few games in his four years here. His ability to shoot left-handed layups and go to his left was amazing to watch – but then again he was left handed. Rick also served as a member of the Honor Council and in his senior year as S.O. President. At his graduation he was awarded the Chaffee Memorial Prize for General Excellence.

Dean Rick Neilson and his wife Denise came to Webb in July of 2011. And did we get lucky. The ‘new’ Dean brought his own personality and experience, and, of course, the great love of Webb and its students. As his students knew, he was available to discuss problems or issues and to help many of them get that winter work or summer job. As Dean he dealt with the faculty wisely and fairly, and was an admired and respected leader. In 2015, we were honored to have Dean Neilson as the 2015 Founder’s Day speaker, a speech that every incoming and graduating student should read.

Dean Neilson was a beloved Webb professor, colleague, and friend. There are three words that will come to mind when his former students and colleagues think of Dean Neilson – “SHIPS ARE NEAT!” Upon his retirement from Webb Institute in June 2015, Rick was named Faculty Emeritus.

He and Denise are now settled into their retirement home in Kilmarnock, VA. The Webb Alumni Association gratefully applauds Professor Emeritus Neilson’s outstanding achievements and service to his profession and his Alma Mater.”

The entire event is available on Webb’s Vimeo Channel (https://vimeo.com/145305474).

- Jennifer Kollmer ‘91, Webb Alumni Association President

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The Class of 2016 at WMTC15

From November 4 to November 7, the Class of 2016 and three members of the Class of 2017 attended the World Maritime Technology Conference, held in conjunction with the SNAME Maritime Convention in Providence, Rhode Island. Despite the due dates of several assignments and team projects looming, Webbies enjoyed the conference, a first of its kind to hold a hands-on demonstration in welding and attended by a record of 251 students from around the world.

Student Design Competition winners, the “Big Miracle”: Dylan Przelomski (center), Cody Stansky (right of Dylan), and Oleg Golubev (right of Cody).

use of renewable energy sources for power plant designs.

During the Student Congress & Elections, Barr Turner ‘17 was elected to succeed Andrew Ko as the chairman of the Student Steering Committee. The Conference concluded with a jovial alumni banquet and an after party at which our former Dean, Richard Neilson ‘70, was honored as During the three days, we participated in all Student recipient of the William Selkirk Owen Award. The Class Program events and multiple technical sessions. In the of 2016 congratulates him and wishes him the best in his Student Design Competition, team “Big Miracle” led by our retirement. own Oleg Golubev, Dylan Przelomski, and Cody Stansky dominated the competition, followed by “Captain Phillips” The trip was made possible with a generous grant from the Orange County Community Foundation and the TK with Erin Hub and “Crimson Tide” with Dylan Froriep, Foundation, and we were delighted to be given a chance Brian Mills, and Ilya Mouravieff. We networked with and gathered wisdom from the professionals during the Student to meet, network, laugh, and share ideas with other professionals and fellow students. We look forward to & Industry Roundtable Session. Students attended several seeing the rest of the Class of 2017 at next year’s conference technical tracks relevant to recent headlines, including autonomous ship technologies and ship intelligence, ballast in Seattle.

- Andrew Ko ‘16 water management regulations, emissions control, and

Alumni Honors at SNAME Numerous Webb graduates and friends received several honors at this year’s SNAME Annual Meeting:

• Certificates of Appreciation were presented to: »» Stefan Wolczko ‘09 in recognition of service and leadership as Chair of the Young Professionals Committee.

• The Vice Admiral E.L. Cochrane Award was »» Karl Kirkman ‘65 for outstanding service and presented to Michael G. Morabito ‘05 and his three dedication on the Fellows Committee for over 20 co-authors in recognition as the best published peer years. reviewed paper, “Modeling with Regression Analysis • SNAME Fellows: David Chapman (P.E.) ‘72, Victoria and Artificial Neural Networks the Resistance and Dlugokecki (P.E.) ‘88, Donald MacPherson ‘80 Trim of Series 50 Experiments with V-Bottom Motor Boats.” Journal of Ship Production and Design, • SNAME 50-Year Golden Membership Certificate November 2014.

Recipients: • The Vice Admiral Emory S. “Jerry” Land Medal »» Steven Buttner ‘70 was presented to Webb Trustee Donald T. “Boysie” »» Walter B. Christmas PG’61 Bollinger for outstanding accomplishment in the »» Douglas H. Dirks ‘66 marine field. »» David R. Pedrick ‘70 Webb News - Winter 2015-16

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The Class of 2016: Thesis Descriptions Topics range from kiteboarding hydrofoils, studies on historical torpedo boats, to artificial floating islands. All thesis presentations will be featured on Webb’s Vimeo channel in June - stay tuned to see how these projects progressed!

An Investigation of the Value of Fluid Structure Interaction Analysis in Relation to the Design of Sailing Hydrofoils Casey Brown & Cody Stansky This thesis will determine the value of analyzing fluid structure interactions, FSI, in relation to the design of high-performance sailing hydrofoils. This is being done by evaluating a carbon fiber, CV-style sailing hydrofoil, similar to those used in the most recent America’s Cup. The FSI analysis will be completed using StarCCM+ for CFD and Nastran in Solidworks for FEA, and integrating them using file-based coupling. The results from the FSI study will be compared to a CFD analysis of the un-deformed foil to determine the value of the FSI study.

The Economic Impact of the Mediterranean Refugee Crisis on the Shipping Industry Glenn Burnett This thesis investigates the financial costs that shipping companies incur when interacting with migrant vessels in the Mediterranean. The goal is to find an alternative that could save the shipping industry money while protecting commercial ships from dangers involved in direct interaction with migrant vessels.

Parametric Optimization of a Kiteboarding Hydrofoil Using CFD Zachary Backas The goal of this thesis is to improve the performance of a kiteboarding hydrofoil, or kitefoil, by building a parametric model based on the initial geometry and optimizing it using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). This thesis will outline a procedure for conducting optimization of parametric models in CFD. Using base geometry donated by the kitefoil manufacturer Deltafoil, a parametric model will be developed in the optimization CAESES to be tested and improved using CFD. Ultimately, the final optimized geometry produced will be compared to the initial geometry in CFD to assess the effectiveness of the optimization procedure.

Propeller Analysis of the USS Monitor Thomas Brackin, Jennifer Lorenc, & Ilya Mouravieff This thesis will perform an analysis of the propeller of the USS Monitor, one of the most significant ships in the history of naval warfare. The primary objective is to determine the operating characteristics of the Monitor propeller. A corrected model of the original propeller will be created and tested in the Robinson Model Basin, and a scale model of the vessel will be used to perform resistance testing and a wake survey. Finally, the data collected will be used to design a wake adapted modern propeller optimized for the Monitor’s operating conditions. After comparing test results from the two propellers, the improvements in manufacturing techniques and propeller design will be identified. Additionally, this study will support the interests of the SNAME Marine Forensics Committee.

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Developing a Design Guide for Shipboard Deck Heating through Thermodynamic Analysis Kathryn Chaffee This thesis is an examination of deck heating systems onboard small ships operating in Arctic regions, specifically Arctic tugboats. The underlying objective is to develop the foundation for a basic design guide relating to these systems. In accomplishing this goal, the project will address a particular lack of publically available design knowledge. Moreover, it will provide information on a system likely to be in demand given the growth of maritime Arctic activities. The project will consist of extensive background research and a number of finite element heat transfer analyses conducted using Femap/Nastran. Basic models will be validated via manual computation.

A Modern Analysis of Historical Herreshoff Torpedo Boats Kelly O’Brien Nathanael Herreshoff was one of the most revolutionary designers in the history of naval architecture. In all of his years of successful design, however, he used model testing only for his torpedo boat designs. Rather than use traditional tank testing, Herreshoff developed his own method of comparative testing that could be done off the bow of his steam yacht. Through the generosity of his grandson, Halsey Herreshoff, this thesis will use two of “Captain Nat’s” original models, as well as his original test results. This thesis will test both Nathanael Herreshoff ’s Standard Model and the test model used as the basis for the USN Torpedo boats Porter and Dupont, according to modern methods. These tests will evaluate the accuracy of Herreshoff ’s testing methods and establish a data series for future comparison against Nathanael Herreshoff ’s standard model.

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An Economic Analysis of Unmanned Surface Vessels Operating in Offshore Markets Dylan Froriep & Michael Walker

An Economic Analysis of the Current and Future Ship Recycling Market with Regard to Environmental Regulations Erin Hub

This thesis analyzes the economic feasibility of using unmanned surface vessels (USV) in several applications in the offshore industry. The different operations of USVs analyzed are oceanographic surveys, AUV tender operations, oil boom handling operations, and collaborative autonomy systems. This thesis also analyzes the applications of bolt-on autonomous systems for existing vessels to determine the economic competitiveness of repurposing existing vessels. The goal of this thesis is to identify the markets in which USVs are commercially competitive.

This thesis analyzes the new environmental policy surrounding the shipbreaking industry and then performs an economic analysis to see how these proposed changes will fit financially into the current shipbreaking market.

This thesis will also analyze how these policies are changing the industry, and in turn, how incidents in the industry are influencing the policy that is being created and determining how these new policies will be enforced and how effective the enforcement will be.

Vessel Seakeeping: Effect of Different Convex Buttock Curvatures at the Bow Kurt Gavel

A Comparison of Containership COGAS Propulsion Replacement Options with Alternative Waste Heat Recovery Brian Mills & Dylan Przelomski

The objective of this thesis is to determine the effects, with regard to vessel motions, of different bow shapes for planing hull forms. The study will focus on the convex radii of buttock curvature towards the bow. The accuracy of the VsSea 5-3b program written by Dr. William S. Vorus will also be verified by a comparison to model testing in the Robinson Model Basin at Webb Institute and Davidson Laboratory at Stevens Institute. Two hull forms based on a modified version of models used by Samuel Leshnover in 1953, both with a constant dead rise of 20 degrees from stem-to-stern, will be tested.

The Effect of Dual-Fuel Methanol-Diesel Systems on Emissions and Engine Performance Oleg Golubev This thesis will test the effects of diesel-methanol, and if time allows, diesel-ethanol fuel emulsification on diesel engine emissions and performance. The goal is to find the optimal ratio of methanol/ethanol and diesel to lower emissions while minimizing adverse effects on fuel economy. For this purpose a fuel delivery system will be designed, assembled, and tested (off engine). Each fuel ratio will be tested through a matrix of operating conditions, where the optimal ratio will be found through a graphical and numerical analysis.

The objective of this thesis is to determine the conditions under which a Combined-Cycle Gas and Steam (COGAS) system would be more attractive than a low-speed diesel as the prime mover of a container ship. Supercritical CO2 will also be considered as a working fluid in the waste heat system of a gas turbine. Supercritical CO2 is a new technology now being considered for the marine industry. This thesis will examine both thermodynamic and economic factors.

U.S. River Cruise Ship Design Lauren West This thesis will develop a business model and preliminary design for a Jones Act and USCG-compliant Mississippi River cruise ship. The business model will focus on an economic analysis and financial plan to demonstrate the competitiveness of the vessel design. The preliminary design will include a general arrangement drawing, a lines plan, a weights and centers report, powering estimate, and stability analysis. The objective of this thesis is to produce a competitive and attractive brand for the underserved U.S. river cruise market.

Concept Design of an Artificial Floating Island in the Caribbean Sea Elijah Kim Artificial floating islands have many different uses, ranging from offshore oil platforms to leisure. This thesis will explore the concept design of an artificial floating island in the Caribbean Sea that will serve as a private vacation home for a single family and its guests (maximum of up to ten people). The goal is to create a design that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Minimal vibrations, maximum stability, and safety are key factors in the design.

Cost will be considered but will not have a major influence on the overall product since the target customers are not limited economically.

Photos to the left and right: The Class of 2016 working on a diesel engine at Kings Point.

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Over 150 Years Later, Webb Students Use 3-D Printers to Learn from the Demise of the USS Monitor By: TJ Brackin ‘16, Jenny Lorenc ‘16, & Ilya Mouravieff ‘16 For our senior thesis, we are conducting a propulsion study of the Civil War ironclad vessel USS Monitor. The Monitor was designed by Swedish-American inventor John Ericsson and was launched from Greenpoint Ironworks in 1862.

Only ten months after her launching, the vessel foundered and was lost at sea off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The wreck was located in 1973, and the propeller was raised in 1998. After conservation efforts, the propeller was put on display at the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Virginia. In 2005-2006, a study was undertaken to use 3-D scanners to document the propeller in its current condition and create a computer model for future research use.

other components was 26.5 hours.

With no physical labor from us, we now have a ready-touse propeller model. This approach allowed us to create a propeller in-house with a much shorter turn-around time than was ever possible before.

Learn about the final outcome of our research by watching our final presentation on Webb’s Vimeo Channel in June: https://vimeo.com/webbinstitute

The most important part of our thesis is the testing of the Monitor propeller in the Robinson Model Basin using the propeller boat. We were given a 3-D model of the propeller in its current condition. As it sits in the museum, the propeller has significant damage to three of the blades, and some chips missing from the fourth blade. Before we could create our propeller for testing, we first had to correct all the damage to the propeller. Once this reverse engineering was complete, we were able to scale the propeller to the proper diameter for the propeller boat, and create our model using the 3-D Systems ProJet 3500 HDMax 3-D printer. The total print time for the propeller and several

Return of Compton

The headline sounds like the title of a bad rap song, but in this case it refers to the return of Dean Emeritus Roger Compton to the Webb Faculty. Dr. Compton Dr. Compton and his wife, has returned to Webb for Jill Compton. the 2015/2016 academic year and is teaching the freshman Naval Architecture I course and the junior Ship Design I course. Dr. Compton previously served as Webb’s Dean and Professor of Naval Architecture from 1999 to 2011. Dr. Compton agreed to return to Webb to help during the faculty re-staffing upon the retirements of Dean Neilson and Professor Wiggins and the transition of Professor Werner to the dean’s

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position. During his time back at Webb, Dr. Compton will be staying in the White House with his wife, Jill. If you are on campus make sure you say hello to Dr. Compton.

Perhaps we should consider another name change, how about Webb Institute and Home for Retired Naval Architects. Welcome back Dean Emeritus Compton!

- Dean Matthew Werner

Dr. Compton preparing the Class of 2019 with their Naval Architecture I group paddleboat assignment for Family Weekend.

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Family Weekend Making a splash with friends and family

Family Weekend 2015 started on Friday, September 18th and ended Sunday, September 20th. It was another successful, fun-filled weekend. More than 110 family members gathered to visit their sons and daughters, participate in meetings, lectures, and activities, and enjoy some delicious food!

Friday night was the unofficial start of the weekend, with Flik serving ice cream to the family members and students who were already in town. It was a great opportunity for the families to mingle with each other and the students to catch up with their families after completing their first month of school.

Sunday’s activity consisted solely of the Freshman Boat Competition, but there was never a dull moment. The freshmen were split into six teams, each given the task of building a paddle boat with limited supplies. All of the families gathered down at the Yacht Club to watch the race. It was obvious the freshmen were serious about the race but did not lack creativity and humor when designing.

The weather was quite windy that morning and some of the boats were swept away, but, all in all, the freshmen had a great time, and the families had an even better time watching.

- Katie Becker, Assistant Director of

Student Services & Admissions

Saturday began early with parents and students listening to lectures about life at Webb, Winter Work, and the Webb Parents Association (WPA), followed by a wonderful WooFS performance and a lunch outside in the courtyard.

Later in the afternoon, the Webb soccer team had its annual game against Cooper Union. Although we lost the game, 0-4 our team played really well, impressing the large number of family members on the hill.

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Webb Welcomes The Class of 2019

Class of 2019 in front of the Regal Princess with Roger Compton, Dean Werner, and Kierstin DelValle ‘12.

On Monday, August 17th, Webb welcomed the 26 students who make up the class of 2019.

Hailing from 17 different states, the 19 men and 7 women in the class came out of one of the largest applicant pools Webb has interviewed.

As is typical of each new class, this group brings a wide variety of interests to Webb, helping to create the kind of energy that keeps Webb’s classrooms and student life so vibrant.

Now, with one semester under their belts, they are busy working among 13 different shipyards throughout the United States during the Winter Work term.

In a few weeks we will welcome them back to hear about what they experienced at work and the places they got to visit while working in different cities around the country.

The group has quickly swelled the ranks of Webb’s soccer, sailing and basketball (yes, that’s right – basketball) teams to new levels of participation. In addition, the musicians among the them have added to the number of students playing in the Webb Jazz Band, but most notably, half the class has joined the Webb Family Singers (WooFS), bringing the chorus to its highest membership since its founding.

During the semester the class has attend two SNAME meetings in New York City, toured the Regal Princess, and had a great tour of the Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia.

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Class of 2019 visiting the Fire Island Lighthouse during orientation.

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Freshman Spotlights I grew up in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey. Known for its beach, aquarium, and fishing industry, Point Pleasant Beach is bordered by the Manasquan Inlet, the Atlantic Ocean, and the nearby Barnegat Bay. My love for the water and the environment stems from when my grandfather taught me how to fish when I was just a toddler. For high school, I attended the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science (MATES) which provides students with a rigorous curriculum that has a focus around environmental sciences. I was able to take classes including marine biology, aquatic ecology, biotechnology, oceanography, and environmental science.

In 2014 I began working as a volunteer field technician with the Barnegat Bay Partnership. I help the partnership conduct a long-term seining project on juvenile marine species in the Barnegat Bay. The project’s mission is to monitor stocks of fish species and changes in the bay.

Through working with the Barnegat Bay Partnership,

Muriel Weathers ‘19 I grew up on Galveston Island, Texas. My father was a chief engineer, so I spent my childhood visiting him on his oil tanker and seeing ships moored offshore everyday on the drive to school.

When I was five, I wrote a guide to ship repair solely using duct tape, cardboard, and zip ties.

This guide turned out to be very useful for the Freshman Boat Project, as the boats were built using essentially the same principles.

Andrew Pidduck ‘19

I was hired to be a cast member of the Emmy award winning television show, AquaKids. The program’s vision is to “motivate today’s youth to take an active role in protecting and preserving our marine environments.”

I spent two seasons on the show and had great opportunities to travel and learn about various research projects. Growing up around boats naturally led me to be interested in naval architecture and marine engineering.

In the future, I hope to design research vessels or submersibles that will be utilized to study the many wonders of the world’s oceans. This would perfectly tie together my love for marine sciences and my education here at Webb. I am extremely thankful for the opportunity Webb has given me.

Andrew and Abishai Thomas testing their paddleboat.

engineering in college. However, the list of schools that offered either degree was small, and the list that offered both was smaller still. I wasn’t very sure about Webb initially. However, after I visited, I knew this was the right place for me. There isn’t any other college like Webb; we designed our first boat during the first week of classes.

The combination of practical experience and technical knowledge makes Webb an amazing place.

This past summer, I worked at Gulf Copper Drydock and Repair in Galveston. I interned on a project that was building a wave energy generator. I got to work with the project managers, designers, naval architects, and got to see the hull built module by module. The experience made me very excited to enroll at Webb.

I knew I wanted to study naval architecture and marine

Muriel with classmates Seth Jones and Declan Gaylo.

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Webb Institute Welcomes New Assistant Professor of Marine Engineering:

Benjamin H. Scott

Webb Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Benjamin H. Scott as an Assistant Professor of Marine Engineering. Ben Scott is a design engineer with over thirty-years of experience—in thermal and hydraulic analysis, heat exchanger design, thermal performance testing, and fluid system design.

Ben Scott recently retired from Exelon Corporation as the senior manager of design engineering at their Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby, Maryland. In that role he oversaw a staff of sixty multi-discipline engineers responsible for all plant modifications and improvements, maintenance of the plant’s design and licensing basis, daily support of operations and maintenance, and oversight of major capital projects. He started at Calvert Cliffs in 1989 as a mechanical design engineer and filled various positions of increasing responsibility both there and at their corporate headquarters in Baltimore. He was involved in a large variety of major projects, including a redesign and replacement of the plant’s auxiliary cooling water systems, replacement of the main condensers, addition of a cooling water chemical addition system, identification and elimination of potential water-hammer sources, installation of flow control systems, upgrade of emergency diesel generators, and replacement of the steam generators. He has also developed computer simulations and models of plant systems to validate complex test procedures, evaluate operating procedure changes, and determine system response in accident scenarios.

In 2010, he was temporarily assigned to a joint venture with Electricite de France to design a new nuclear power plant (USEPR) for construction in the U.S. For the past fifteen years, he was the corporate expert in configuration management and was a key member of a project to consolidate and convert the corporation’s engineering 14

records and drawings to an electronic document system.

Before 1989, he worked at Jacobs Engineering as their Systems Engineering Manager in support of design of the DOE High Energy Radioactive Waste Storage Facility (Yucca Mountain). He spent five years at ORI, Inc., an engineering consulting firm in Rockville, Maryland, working on various Navy projects. These included support of the NAVSEA Submarine Maintenance Monitoring and Support Office in development of condition monitoring programs and performance acceptance criteria for motor generators, heat exchangers and pumps. He also supported IBM Federal Systems Division in the design and testing of sonar and combat systems for the Los Angeles and Seawolf, class submarines.

Prior to his civilian engineering career, Ben Scott spent seven years on active duty as a nuclear submarine officer, completing eight patrols on the USS Stonewall Jackson and the USS Will Rogers. He was assigned for two years as the Reactor Principles Division Director at the Navy’s nuclear power school in Orlando, Florida.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from George Washington University. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and has served on various ASME and Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) committees and working groups for heat exchanger design and performance testing. He has presented numerous papers on heat exchanger testing and uncertainty analysis at ASME, EPRI, and power industry conferences. He has taught several continuing education courses on heat exchanger design, operation, and testing.

In 2010, he taught an introduction to nuclear engineering technical elective at Webb.

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Research at Webb

By Dr. Richard Royce Director of Research & James J. Henry Professor of Naval Architecture The Research Department is working to develop a sustainable business plan that matches growth in research to Webb’s Mission Statement. In doing so, we intend to grow the faculty’s breadth of expertise in areas of marine technology that have been traditionally under-represented at Webb. We hope to have approval of the business plan at the next meeting of the Board of Trustees.

In the meantime, over the summer John Daidola joined Rick Royce and Adrian Onas in working on funded research. The funded projects that we are currently working on include: • Partially Ventilated Transom Flow Elevations • Partially Ventilated Transom Flow Elevations – Unsteady Analysis • TriSWACH Seakeeping • Short Take-off Aviation Support Ship (STASS) Structural Analysis All of these projects are either directly or indirectly funded by the Office of Naval Research and involve collaboration with other universities and Navatek Ltd. Moving forward, we plan to pursue sponsored research from industry, the

Model set-up for partially ventilated transom flow elevations.

Department of Energy, and New York Sea Grant.

An additional note is that Webb’s $2.0 million acquisition grant was completed at the end of December 2015. This grant has allowed Webb to substantially upgrade our research capabilities in areas including fuel efficiency, structural and mechanical analysis, flow visualization, and tank testing. These new capabilities provide Webb with the tools necessary to conduct research at the highest levels.

Webb Summer Engineering Academy (SEA) This summer, Webb will launch its Summer Engineering Academy (SEA). The objective of this day program is to introduce middle and high school students to the field of engineering and design through classroom learning and challenging team-oriented, hands-on activities.

Webb will run two, two-week sessions during the month of July.

• Session 1: July 5-15, 2016 • Session 2: July 18-29, 2016

Students constructing their boats in the Physics Lab.

This program will include classroom lectures, hands-on laboratory activities, hands-on design-build-test experiences, and local field trips to engineering related sites.

The long-term plan for Webb’s SEA is to expand it to an on-site residence program, allowing students from around the country to participate. This program builds on Webb’s recent STEM programs targeting K-12 students and will serve to broaden Webb’s exposure to potential future students.

For more information about the SEA or to register a student please visit www.webb.edu or e-mail sea@webb.edu.

Students testing their boats in the model tank.

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Zeien Lecture Series :

Thinking Outside the Bach

Dr. David Porter recreates the classics using unconventional means

Dr. David Porter with Dr. George Campbell Jr. and President R. Keith Michel ‘73.

Dr. David Porter’s October 28, 2015, performance of a program of twentieth-century piano music by Charles Ives, Henry Cowell, and John Cage was the nineteenth presentation in the Alfred M. Zeien Lecture Series, which was established in 2000. Dr. Porter also presented the seventh program in the series in 2006.

Dr. Porter, who recently retired after a 51-year career as professor of literature, classics, and music, principally at Carleton College in Minnesota and at Skidmore College in upstate New York, also served as president of both of those colleges. In 2011 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Carleton College. In addition, Dr. Porter has performed as both pianist and harpsichordist throughout the United States and the UK. The pieces performed, according to Dr. Porter, all involved the composers’ and the audiences’ “thinking outside the Bach.” These “experimental” works included one piece played not by hitting the piano keys but rather by pulling one’s fingers along the strings in the piano harp; another by John Cage for “prepared piano” required that about 80 screws, bolts, rubber pads, and rubber erasers be placed between the strings in order to create a different, rather exotic sound when those keys were played (pictured to the left).

The main message of his lecture/performance was that artistic creativity, like all creative thinking, often requires that one think differently about traditional, established ideas and then have the determination to explore new ways of thinking and seeing and hearing.

- Richard Harris, Professor and Assistant Dean

Winter Work Period January 4, 2016 through February 26, 2016 Spring Semester Classes Begin February 29, 2016 Spring Recess April 16-24, 2016 Founder’s Day April 29, 2016 Juniors Attend OTC May 2-4, 2016 Alumni Homecoming May 21, 2016 Webbstock June 4, 2016 Finals June 17-21, 2016 Commencement June 18, 2016 Fall Classes Begin August 22, 2016

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Message from the S.O. President Barr Turner ‘16 Student Organization President As always here at Webb, the fall semester is flying by. The soccer season has come to an end, the leaves here on campus are beginning to change color, and classes are in full swing. Amidst the constant deluge of homework and projects, Webbies always manage to find time for fun. This semester is no exception.

The fun began in August, when we welcomed the Class of 2019 into the Webb family. After giving them some time to get adjusted, we put their boat-building skills to the test during the freshman boat race, much to the entertainment of the rest of the student body. Both the Webb Jazz Band and the Webb Family Singers (WooFS) performed at Family Weekend, showing off new members from the freshman class. The soccer and sailing teams each had great seasons, with the soccer team winning not one but two games! The basketball team is now hard at work preparing

for what we hope will be a successful season.

In mid-October, thirty students hopped in the Webb vans made the long journey to West Virginia, where they braved the waters of the Upper Gauley River on the annual Webb rafting trip. In December, the Webb student sections of SNAME and MTS will travel to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland, to tour the David Taylor Model Basin and other facilities.

The Webb Culture Club has an upcoming trip to see the musical Wicked on Broadway.

After a much-awaited Thanksgiving break, students will return for a few weeks of classes and final exams and then scatter around the world for Winter Work internships before returning in the spring. We can’t wait to see what the next semester has in store!

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Campus News - Around Campus Webbies take on the Society of Women Engineers Conference 2015 (WE15) From Thursday October 22 to Saturday October 24, Bree Louie ‘17 and I attended the Society of Women Engineers annual conference in downtown Nashville, Tennessee.

Over the course of the conference, we attended many lectures. Some were directly applicable to the next few years of our lives, and others were important subjects to consider in the long term. The lecture topics included planning your career, transitioning from collegiate to professional life, managing money, interviewing tips, female empowerment, mindfulness, how to be a mom and an engineer, and negotiating wages or starting salaries.

There was also a giant career fair at the SWE annual conference. Three hundred corporations, government agencies, and universities were in attendance, and many of them are applicable for our degree including GE, General Dynamics, ABB, BAE, Rolls Royce, NAVSEA, and others.

As SWE members of Region E, which includes New York City and Long Island, we were invited to the Region E meeting during the conference and met the president of SWE Region E. We also found a speaker to give a Monday lecture at Webb in the spring.

send their junior women every year. The SWE conference was an awesome opportunity to be surrounded by thousands of talented, inspirational, and successful women engineers. The conference also came at a perfect time while we are trying to figure out what we want to do for our first winter design-firm internships.

Over the course of the conference days, I was able to consider the possibilities for my future. I was also able to articulate my career goals and figure out a plan for achieving them. I am coming back from this conference with improved self-confidence. I had the opportunity to see the bigger picture and have renewed my excitement for engineering and our industry.

Hannah Wistort ‘17

The SWE conference was a rewarding experience that is incredibly beneficial and applicable to all Webb women.

This was the first time that women from Webb have attended the SWE conference, and we propose that Webb

Sophomores Fight Fire (and rain) at the Military Sealift Command Center At the early hour of 6 AM, the sophomore class made their way through the rain to firefighting school located at the Military Sealift Command Center in New Jersey.

The instructors demonstrated how to put the gear on and let us loose to acquire the necessary equipment: pants, jacket, boots, mask, hood, and gloves. Much to the chagrin of

many people, beards had to be shaved in order to get a proper seal on the masks. After some struggling we met the instructors outside in the pouring rain in the full suits.

Then the training started. We unrolled the hoses and practiced moving in teams. Once we got the technique down, we rotated through trying different nozzle settings.

Now we were ready to enter the burning ship. We put on the air tanks and in teams of four put out the fire. Inside the structure was cool, but scary. It was hard to see and the air tanks were extremely loud, but the bright fire stood out, so it was easy to see where to point the nozzle. Once everyone had a turn inside, we moved to fighting fires on deck and practiced handing the nozzle off. Then we tried the foam, which got everywhere. The last exercise of the day was to put out a small oil fire with a fire extinguisher.

Exhausted from the day’s exercise, we returned to Webb triumphantly with certificates of passing.

Megan Green ‘18

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Student Leadership Committee

Growing Stronger Every Year

Webb’s Leadership Committee had an active Fall semester with many new members from the freshman class. One of the objectives of the Leadership Committee is to promote the personal growth of Webbies and the community by organizing student-led service and recreational events. Here are a few featured projects we have been working on.

- Nicholas Ratinaud ‘17

Freshmen Ashley, Will, Taylor, Brent, Sarah, and Dan have been committed to volunteering with Brooklyn Boatworks on a weekly basis. These dedicated students work in pairs in Queens and Brooklyn middle school classrooms through an organization cofounded by Carl Persak ‘96. These Webbies share their passion by coaching and teaching these inner-city students as they construct their own Optimist dinghies over they course of the school Webb hosted its 2nd Engineering Day, which gave year. To make the vessels seaworthy, Webbies applied fiberglass, local 4th and 5th grade students the opportunity sealed the hulls with epoxy, and installed hardware. The launch to participate in fun engineering challenges and event was a success; though many of the students had never been chemistry experiments at Webb. Abigail, Dean Werner’s daughter, was one of the participants. More on the water before. The boats will then be used in a summer community sailing program in Brooklyn. information is available on page 4.

The Leadership Committee also strives to ensure that potential freshmen visiting Webb have a positive experience and get an a accurate idea of what life at Webb is like. Above: Barr Turner ‘17 giving a tour during Open House.

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Andrew Vogeler ‘18 organized a holiday toy drive that successfully collected over 100 toys to be donated to children in need. A group of students also took time out of their finals week to visit a local senior center and spread some holiday cheer by sharing cards and caroling.

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Campus News SNAME WEBINAR Webbies login across campus to participate in the World Maritime Congress’ first Plenary Student Webinar On September 27th, students from 11 different countries, representing eight different maritime professional societies, logged-in online to join a Plenary Student Webinar hosted by the World Maritime Congress. Organized by Andrew Ko, class of 2016, and paneled by Richard Gilmore ‘77, the Plenary Student Webinar was the first of its kind to present a learning opportunity to the maritime student community on a global scale.

The goal of the Plenary Student Webinar Series was to initiate discussion among the students about the big current issues in the maritime industry leading up to the World Maritime Technology Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, from November 3rd-7th.

“Shipbuilding: Innovations that Drive the Industry,” the first of the Plenary Student Webinar Series, presented a comprehensive insight and perspective from its four panelists – altogether consisting of over 100 years of experience in ship operation, management, regulation, and production – and explored how shipyards around the world are gearing up for the challenges abroad.

The four panelists included: • Derek Novak – President and COO, ABS Pacific Division • Mark Spicknall – Planning Manager, BAE Systems • Richard Gilmore – Director Gas Fleet, Maran Gas Maritime Inc. • Patrick Cahill – Consultant, Knowledge Based Systems, Inc. Mr. Novak first introduced the students to shipbuilding activities in the Southeast Asian and the Middle Eastern 20

markets and the current technologies and regulations that would be game-changers in the future. Mr. Spicknall then introduced the U.S. shipbuilding industry and its challenges, developments, and opportunity for innovation.

Mr. Gilmore discussed the evolution of innovative technologies that are shaping the current shipping markets and will influence the strategies of shipbuilders on a global scale. Mr. Cahill discussed advanced shipbuilding manufacturing technologies in technical detail and presented various business cases that are influencing shipbuilders globally.

The presentation was followed by an interactive Q&A session between the students and the panelists. Questions raised by the students included how the new regulations in gas emissions would affect the Navy and USCG ship designs and whether/how the investment risks with new shipbuilding technologies are mitigated by third-party institutions. In a follow-up survey, participants praised the comprehensive content presented by the panelists and noted that they would like to participate in future similar webinars.

True to the global base of the World Maritime Congress, 63 log-ins were registered across 11 different countries: Brazil, China, Greece, Russia, Denmark, Ecuador, Spain, India, Singapore, Canada, and U.S., and they indicated that student members of eight different professional societies: SNAME, ASNE, IMarEST, SNAMES, ASNE, JIME, SUT, and Nautical Institute took part.

Forty-six Webb students registered to participate. Of the 46 registrants, 15 students tuned in at the Henry Auditorium, and many others watched a recording of the video afterward.

- Andrew Ko ‘16

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Winter Work Term Gaining Real World Experience

Class of 2016 Bay Ship & Yacht Co. Bruce Rosenblatt & Associates, LLC Steve Clark General Dynamics NASSCO Herbert Engineering Huntington Ingalls Newport News MaranGas Maritime McCollough Yachts Metal Shark Aluminum Boats Morelli & Melvin Design & Engineering, Inc. Murray & Associates, LLC. Philly Shipyard ASA Resolve Marine Group Shipwright, LLC Technip USA

Winter Work Term, which starts the first week of January and ends late February, is when our students gain hands-on experience in shipyards, aboard ships, or in design and engineering offices.

Here is the list of the companies our students are working at during the 2016 Winter Work term. The Winter Work Blogs, where our students write about their own personal experiences during Winter Work are available at webb.edu

Class of 2018 Crowley Maritime MaranGas Maritime Matson Military Sealift Command SeaRiver Maritime

Vigor Fab

Stolt Tankers

Class of 2017

Class of 2019

American Bureau of Shipping

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard

Bristol Harbor Group

Bay Ship & Yacht Co.

Carnival Cruise Lines

Bollinger Shipyard

Lou Codega, PE Naval Architect

Brooklin Boat Yard

Cruise Lines International Association

General Dynamics NASSCO

CSRA

Great Lakes Shipyard

Donald L. Blount and Associates

Metal Shark Aluminum Boats

Foss Maritime Company

M. Rybovitch & Sons

Gilbert Associates

New England Boatworks

Great Lakes Shipyard

SAFE Boats International

GT Herbert Engineering

Vigor Fab

Herbert-ABS Software Solutions, LLC

Westport Yachts, LLC

Above: Follow Tom Hickey’s ‘18 Winter Work experience on his blog, Webbie in the Gulf, where he is aboard the Evergreen State.

The Evergreen State is a 600-foot petroleum carrier owned by American Petroleum Tankers and operated by Crowley Maritime.

Below: Follow Bree Louie’s ‘17 blog, Cruising Miami, where she is working for Carnival Cruise Line as an Energy Efficiency Intern and fighting through the winter in Miami, Florida.

Incat Crowther Leidos Metal Shark Aluminum Boats Rotary Power LLC Sea Machines Vigor Fab Westport Yachts, LLC ZF Marine Krimpen

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Campus News Field Day 2015

In October, Webb Institute held its first annual field day on the back terraces of Stevenson Taylor Hall.

During the competition the students competed in a number of events, including tug-of-war, musical chairs, and a five-legged race. After 15 exhilarating events, the winning class was the juniors.

A special thanks to Jon Hale ‘18 and Chase Geschwilm ‘18 for all of their help in planning and running the events and making field day an enormous success.

- Ryan Chozick ‘18

2nd Annual Thank-A-Thon Webb students take the time to thank Webb supporters who make the full-tuition scholarships possible.

Over three nights in September 2015, our nineteen members of the senior class participated in Webb’s second annual Thank-A-Thon. They attempted to call over 1,000 individuals who had made a donation to Webb in 2014-15.

The seniors enjoyed speaking to many alumni, parents, past parents, trustees, and friends of the school. It was also much easier for them to make calls thanking people for their gifts, instead of asking people for a gift, as they did during their freshman year. We hope you received your call or voicemail.

Many supporters were surprised to receive a call of ‘thanks’ instead of a ‘plea’ for a gift or pledge.

- Gailmarie Sujecki (Hon.)

Rosenblatt Pool Party This fall Webb students were welcomed back to school by Bruce Rosenblatt, who hosted the annual Webb Pool Party at Lake Yankee on Sunday, September 13th. A total of 49 students, over half of the current enrollment, enjoyed a day at the pool with hors d’oeuvres, followed by a delicious meal.

We were lucky to have warm, sunny weather, and we are very thankful to Bruce Rosenblatt and his wife, Jan, for hosting once again!

- Lauren West ‘16

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Webb Fall Sports Soccer

Webb’s soccer team seems to be improving year after year.

Their first win last season gave the team the momentum needed to accomplish two more wins this fall. Led by Captains Kathryn Chaffee ‘16 and Ilya Mouravieff ‘16, the team made up of 23 students saw its most successful season yet.

Starting the season off, the team travelled up to Binghamton to compete in a double header against SUNY ESF and Davis College. While both games were hard losses, the team managed to push through both games in a day. Our first win came later in the season against Kings College with a final score of 4-3 and goals by up-and-coming Abishai Thomas ‘19, Captain Ilya Mouravieff ‘16, Andrew Vogeler ‘18, as well as an impressive long distance kick by Jonathan Hale ‘18. The second win was against The Culinary Institute of America (7-5), which took both teams by surprise.

Although we did not make the playoffs, the team was positive that the upcoming years will be even more successful. Many Webb senior players will be graduating this year, but the new freshmen left a very promising impression on the team.

- Katie Becker

The sailing team competed in seven regattas within the MAISA collegiate division. The season began with a double header, a single-handed laser regatta at Kings Point, and a conference regatta at Cornell. The team benefited from a large influx of talented freshmen sailors. At the third regatta of the year, the team qualified directly for the Maisa division championship, an accomplishment that has not happened in recent history. The team went on to place 15 out of 18 at the division championships, qualifying them for the second level college sailing championship, the Atlantic Coast Championship. It was a strong finish, continuing our trend as the highest ranked un-coached team in the division.

- Casey Brown ‘16

Sailing

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Herreshoff ’s

Rugosa Visits Webb Students

On the second weekend in September, Webb students had the unique opportunity to experience a classic wooden sailing yacht firsthand. Halsey Herreshoff ‘55 brought his 1926 New York 40 Yawl Rugosa to Glen Cove to share with the Webb community. Over forty students and several faculty members enjoyed several hours aboard the classic sailing yacht and were immersed in the history of American boat building. Beautiful weather and a hands-on learning experience ensured that everyone had an enjoyable afternoon on board the Rugosa.

Many thanks to Mr. Herreshoff for sharing this beautiful piece of history with the Webb community.

- Nicholas Ratinaud ‘17

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Alumni Ships to Macs Spotlight Simmy Willemann ‘10 Webb first appealed to me because of its practical confluence of math, science, and multi-disciplinary engineering.

By the time I graduated in 2010, I was both deeply fascinated by the maritime industry as well as curious about what lay beyond it and what critical knowledge transfer was not making its way into or out of the industry’s scope.

I first explored the industry on a micro scale, simulating ship-wave interactions as a hydrodynamics engineer at Applied Physical Sciences. The problems we attacked were as focused as the vortex generation off a single skeg profile, and the applications of numerical methods and programming were engaging, extending on the math curriculum at Webb. A year later, I had the opportunity to study at MIT with Professor Hank Marcus ‘65 and switched gears to the macro scale, researching oil tanker markets and operations. Gaining a high-level perspective on the self-inflicted, high-risk cyclic nature of global shipping markets was eye-opening. In sum, both micro and macro were highly analytical and fulfilling, but left me conflicted about whether to pursue a career more grounded in physics or business.

MIT was a productive setting for this enlightened confusion and allowed me to explore other disciplines, including water desalination, optics, entrepreneurship, supply chain strategy, and music. While at MIT, I tried to bridge beyond the maritime industry twice, unsuccessfully – once for management consulting, but my client ended up being a yacht company, and again for business development in Israel for a water desalination giant, only to be placed on a special project on future

ship-based desalination plants. I enjoyed unexpectedly returning to the maritime sector both times, but I was also apprehensive about being forever labeled as a maritime person without having the chance to prove that my skillset was applicable elsewhere.

I am now a Technical Program Manager at Apple and love my work. Our team focuses on the manufacturing and assembly of next generation products from prototype to ramp. The micro/macro and science/business divides all blend together in my role, from design and failure analysis of robotic assembly to leading a Chinese factory and making tough logistical and philosophical decisions to resolve the inevitable issues of a complex supply chain. My favorite part is engaging with and enabling all the module teams that design their critical pieces of the product.

In the Bay area, I enjoy hiking, being in nature, watching films, and reading historical fiction. When not at work in Shanghai, I’m jamming on the violin to classic rock, blues, jazz, and folk music in the cafes of the French Concessions.

Webb provided me with a solid skillset, appetite for workloads, sense of camaraderie, and rich history of Winter Work internships. Most valuable to me is the lens through which I see engineering and systems in general. Having a maritime background ensures that your perspectives and the experiences you draw from are unique, a particularly useful trait in cross-disciplinary problem solving. Who other than naval architects can speak knowledgeably on the history of bulbous bows, reference the maintenance of deepwell cargo tank pumps, or discuss the basis for the freight rates of crude oil tankers? These may seem like unrelated topics from the world of consumer electronics, but all engineering and analysis are fundamentally related, and I’m always building on what I learned at Webb.

I took an extended weekend vacation break from the factory to a small Japanese island of 900 fisherman and farmers with not a tourist in sight.

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Historic Stevenson Taylor Hall Patio Doors Get Some TLC

It was over a century ago that Herbert L. Pratt put the finishing touches on the “Braes” in Glen Cove, his summer home for many years and Webb’s permanent home since 1947.

Stevenson Taylor Hall retains many of the features of the original building, such as wood paneling and molded plaster ceilings, leaded-glass windows and doors. A year ago we upgraded the Lenfest gallery and recently completed refurbishing the Visconti Reception Room, the latter project supported by a generous gift from the Class of ‘55.

Another project of note is the refurbishment of the glass paneled doors leading from the dining and reading rooms to the back patio of Stevenson Taylor Hall. The hinges on these doors had worn down after one hundred years of use, causing the lower edge of the door to catch on the sill. The doors themselves are of leaded glass construction with concrete grout inserted around the glass to maintain a watertight seal. This type of construction provides little racking or lateral support for the doors, leading to gradual degradation of the door panels over time. In particular, the door in the dining room was severely damaged. As shown in the picture on the lower left, the lead bars referred to as “came” had twisted, and glass panels were in danger of falling out. The worn hinges needed repair and some of the original deadbolts for securing the door had gone missing.

After restoration.

Webb’s engineering laboratory technician and machinist Jamie Swan took on the task of restoring the door. Along with expert machining skills, Jamie brings a passion for historic preservation. He maintains personal contacts with artisans in the area, which has proved most helpful in this and other restoration projects at Webb. Jamie researched the methods utilized during the early 20th century to build these type of paneled doors and went about the restoration utilizing these time-tested techniques.

The glass is made weathertight in the came with a special putty referred to as “cement.” The cement in our doors had deteriorated and in some locations fallen out. The repair work involved removing the door and placing it on a horizontal platform that was bearing directly on the lead came. The came was massaged back into a flat plane and the old cement was meticulously removed, taking care not to break the glass panels. The broken solder joints were then repaired and new cement applied around each of the glass panels.

Before restoration.

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About Jamie Swan: By the time he graduated from Farmingdale High School in 1973, Jamie was already a skilled bike mechanic, having spent many hours working in bike shops and on his own bikes.

Shortly thereafter, Jamie developed a mechanized process to prepare, tension, and true bicycle wheels. He turned this into a lucrative business that paid the bills while allowing Jamie time to pursue his passion for bicycle racing. Tensioning and truing wheels is a painstakingly timeconsuming process, yet Jamie was able to true as many as 300 wheels per day. He estimates he trued over 400,000 wheels during his career, his clients being both high-end equipment providers and avid cyclists.

During the 1980s, Jamie’s interests turned to custom frame building. He soon garnered a loyal following as his reputation for quality and innovation spread within the bicycle community. In 1990, he decided to open a retail shop, Centerport Cycles. When in 2007 he decided to step away from the retail business and share his knowledge of machining and manufacturing with others, Webb was the beneficiary.

Given Jamie’s degree in mechanical engineering technology and skills honed during 35 years in the bicycle making industry, Webb could not have found a more qualified candidate than Jamie to serve as our machinist and lab technician. Jamie supports the various campus laboratories, teaches the freshman and sophomore classes in welding and machining, and supports elective classes and thesis projects. He does the occasional restoration project on campus as described in this article, and in his spare time builds a couple of custom bike frames a year.

dead bolts that held the door closed were missing, so reproductions were fabricated. The original components were made by casting, but it was more practical to make the replacements by machining. They were machined from bronze and patinated to match the hue of the original deadbolts. The picture shows the new and original bolts, side by side. It is difficult to tell the difference!

The refurbished door is now in place and fully functional, ready for another one hundred years of regular use. We are committed to preserving the historic aspects of our campus so that future generations can enjoy this unique and special part of the Webb experience. The next time you are at Webb, please stop by the dining room and take a look at Jamie’s handiwork.

- R. Keith Michel ‘73, President Webb News - Winter 2015-16

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Fall Regional events On October 10, the Southern Virginia region got together for hors d’ouevres and pizza at the Codega’s home in Smithfield, Virginia. While the group was small due to weekend conflicts (football season!), those in attendance had a great time catching up and sharing stories. Lastly, since our get-together, Don and Erica have welcomed their son, Donald E Rickerson IV (“Levi”), into the world.

Congratulations!!!

- Jennifer (Rogers) Ryan ‘99 If you have a regional event you would like to share in Webb News, please contact Gailmarie Sujecki at: gsujecki@webb.edu

Erica Rickerson, Don Rickerson III ‘13, James Codega ‘14, Lou Codega ‘78, Bradley Gelles ‘10, Jennifer (Rogers) Ryan ‘99, Will Ryan, Abby Ryan, and Will Ryan. (Not pictured: Robin Hiddemen)

Alumni News In Memoriam 1944B

William E. (Ted) Hanks, 94, of Jefferson, ME died of a broken heart at home surrounded by his loving family on December 8th.

His wife of 52 years, Consuelo Eames Hanks, passed away a week earlier.

He had a long successful career in the U.S. Navy in engineering and repair. Tours of duty included Vietnam, Japan, and U.S. Naval bases at Jacksonville, FL; Newport News, VA; Boston; New Orleans; and San Diego. After he retired from the Navy, he and Consuelo moved to ME where they both devoted their time to painting, carving, sailing, and restoring a 200-year-old farmhouse.

As a young man growing up in the sailing community of Oxford, MD, he was a competitive sailor, winning many regattas in the Chesapeake Bay. His passion for sailing continued throughout his life. He and Consuelo spent much time racing and cruising on the coast of Maine in their Friendship Sloop, Sarah Mead. Ted and Consuelo led an adventurous life 28

WAA Executive Committee with travels to many exotic places.

They frequently painted en plein air during their trips, capturing the essence of landscapes, skies, and boats. Ted mentored many young carvers whom he welcomed into his studio and who shared his respect for wildlife, working with wood, and very sharp tools.

He will be remembered for his sense of humor, love of good Scotch, and his repertoire of imaginative tales from around the world. He will be missed by his sons: Peter Hanks (Trish) and Ian A. Hanks (Jaime Peabody-Hanks); stepdaughters, grandchildren.

Jennifer Kollmer ‘91 President Peter K. Wallace ‘93 Vice President Ian Mutnick ‘96 Secretary Vicky Dlugokecki ‘88 Treasurer Sean Murphy ‘13 Fifth Member Jennifer R. Ryan ‘99 Sixth Member Jake M. Neuman ‘93 Chairman, Alumni Fund Matthew Tedesco ‘91 Past President Matthew R. Werner ‘95, PG’97 Historian

1950

Spencer Schilling ‘82 Member at Large

He attended Manhattan College in NYC, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and graduated from Webb, plus a commission in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Maurice was later a Sloan Fellow at MIT, earning a master’s degree.

Anthony Urbanelli ‘75 Member at Large

Maurice “Whitey” Laurier, 88, passed away on October 9th.

He worked at Electric Boat/General Dynamics for 21 years, where he was

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Joe Signorelli ‘54 Member at Large

Dane Hendrix ‘84 Audit Committee Sarah Wickenheiser ‘08 Audit Committee Steve Pagan ‘88 Nominating Committee Richard Kim ‘11 Nominating Committee

Alumni News In Memoriam involved with the first two nuclearpowered submarines. He spent over a year at the National Reactor Test Station in ID and later became senior test engineer during the startup and sea trials of USS Nautilus.

In 1971, Maurice resigned from General Dynamics and bought the Greenway Marine Railway in Gloucester and changed the name to Glass Marine. In 1974, he designed the “Chesapeake Forty” and the Chesapeake Work Boat Company was established. In 1988, Glass Marine was sold and he established his private marine surveying and engineering consulting practice.

He was preceded in death by his first wife of 33 years, Margaret Lee Shiver Laurier; second wife, Nancy Laing Cole Laurier; and son, Brian Douglas Laurier. Survivors include his son, David Bruce Laurier (Lisa); daughter, Karen Laurier-Morisato; and his four grandchildren.

Maurice served as a dedicated Class Agent at Webb. He recently attended Homecoming in 2015, along with two of his classmates.

Maurice “Whitey” Laurier ‘50 (center) with classmates J. Neil Spillane ‘50 and Alexander Delli Paoli ‘50 at Homecoming in 2015.

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James ‘Bruce’ Risser passed away on August 3 in the company of his wife and daughter.

Following his high school graduation he was an embryo electrical engineer in the Iowa State V-12 Unit before he changed course to Navy. While attending the USNA, he became a

temporary “St. Johnnie” where he studied humanities. He graduated from the USNA in 1949. He then received a bachelor’s degree in Marine Engineering and a master’s in Naval Architecture from Webb Institute.

He also earned a master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering at MIT. Bruce had a 30-year career in the Navy, working in naval engineering, specifically in the Reactors Program.

In retirement, Bruce pursued multiple interests, including biking, woodworking, gardening, music, and a book club. He also served as a board member at his church and was President of the Board for the Bethesda Fellowship House, an adult day-care center.

In 2006 he married Carol Bridgers.

He is survived by his wife, daughter, grandchildren, and a great grandchild.

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Ulrich Koch passed away peacefully at home on January 2, 2016, with his children around him. He grew up in Dearborn, MI, then attended Webb Institute of Naval Architecture.

After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as an officer under Admiral Rickover on the first nuclear submarine project, the Nautilus. During that time he met Opal Clemens, who became his wife in 1959. They celebrated 51 years of marriage before she died.

Ulrich served in the Navy Reserves for 25 years, retiring with the rank of Commander. His civilian career was spent working for Swagelok Company for 40 years. The first part of his career was designing valves, for which he has numerous patents. Later, he was the Oxygen Safety Expert, writing technical articles and ASTM standards.

Europe, spending his retirement years visiting Iceland, Poland, Tunisia, and Turkey. He was active in the Rotary Club and Lutheran Church, and was pleased to represent Webb Institute at college fairs. He enjoyed classical music, holding season tickets to the Cleveland Orchestra for decades.

Ulrich and Opal had three children, Karen, David and Lisa, along with four grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, Ulrich’s wish was to have donations made to Webb Institute.

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Paul W. Risseeuw, 72, passed away on November 27th of congestive heart failure. Paul is survived by his wife, Mary, and son, Reynolds.

After graduating from Webb, he received his masters from the University of Michigan in Marine Engineering. He worked for Electric Boat for 45 years in many different managerial positions. Upon retirement he became Director of Pettipaug Jr. Sailing Academy. He served as Commodore for Pettipaug Yacht Club 1979-80, after which he remained on the Board of Governors until his passing. The family requests contributions in Paul’s name can be made to Webb Institute or the Pettipaug Yacht Club, P.O. Box 372, Essex, CT 06426.

Paul was a dedicated Class Agent since 1997. His class achieved 100% participation in the 2014-15 fiscal years because of him.

He loved to travel the U.S. and

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Alumni News Class Notes 1956

As the nine aging members of the Class of ‘56 approach another milestone, thoughts of a 60th reunion fill our mini-cyberspace, but none are yet available for publication. It is true that old folks can recall events from the distant past such as glorious student days at Webb much better than what happened yesterday.

A plea for newsworthy notes from this group has yielded only one report from our north-west coast outpost member, Paul Diehl, who tried to retire from Diehl Engineering Co. earlier this year.

Then his son Eric, who took over the presidency, hired him back parttime (desk work only) to help with their large workload. However, Paul is not allowed to take on shipboard work tasks.

Paul also has almost completed a new book titled Learning to be Useful. He claims that it is somewhat of an instruction manual for parents to encourage their offspring to pursue learning useful skills that will serve them for a lifetime. I believe there is an element of praise for a Webb education in his message.

As a footnote, Pete Johnson also tried to retire, but his son Nick convinced him to start a small offshore wind consulting business that now is engaged in early planning work for the Maryland project – a commercial wind farm located 10 to 20 miles off the coast of Ocean City.

Even for old Webbies, offspring bring challenges and joys.

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“Gee but I’d give the world to see that old gang of mine.” That old song keeps running through my mind.

Something in the soul wants to meet

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Members of the Class of 1959 during their reunion in Seattle, WA. old friends again. “Goodbye forever old fellows and gals / Goodbye forever old sweethearts and pals…” But wait a minute! It isn’t goodbye forever.

The Webb Class of ‘59 just held our 56th anniversary reunion in Seattle!

Pete & Jo Gale flew from Silver Spring, MD, as did Dick & Joan Zuerner from Newport, RI. Likewise Bill & Betty Webster and Larry & Donene Harrison flew up from the Bay Area. Bill & Ruth Hurt and Ed & Diann Shope live in Seattle, and were here to host the travelers. We all met at the Silver Cloud Hotel for a happy hour that turned into dinner and a long evening of talk. There was so much to talk about. People reported that their lodgings were comfy and the hotel was well named as the silver mist and rain crept into town.

The next day we all bused downtown to take the Monorail to the Space Needle. From the top deck we got our orientation to the city through the drifting clouds. Next we walked through the Chihuly Glass Museum to see the life work of this very creative artist. After a fun lunch at Seattle Center, we found our tour bus for an easy tour

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of some of the highlights of town guided by a stand-up comic who also managed to drive the bus.

Then back to the Silver Cloud for naptime. That evening we enjoyed Japanese cuisine in tatami rooms at the nearby Gokan Restaurant.

The following morning we all squeezed into a cozy van for a ride to the Museum of Flight and a look at aviation from the Wright Brothers to space travel. Pete liked the replica of Orville and Wilber’s plane that flew at Kitty Hawk.

There’s something appealing about a plane that looks homemade. We ate lunch at Randy’s Restaurant, an airport diner with models of historic aircraft hanging aloft. Then it was back to the van for a ride to Theo’s Chocolate Factory, a tour and samples of delicious chocolate.

After some rest, we all convened at Ivar’s Salmon House, an iconic Seattle restaurant with a Northwest Indian theme and a view of the city lights across Lake Union.

Amid great seafood and libations we heard greetings sent from our classmates who couldn’t attend. Bill and Carmen Marrin wished us good times and said they’d be with

Alumni News Class Notes us in spirit. Gene and Mary Yourch sent ideas for our next reunion: an east coast venue with a simpler model in 2017. Donnell and Bob Johnson have their hands full selling their house on Chesapeake Bay and buying a new one on an estuary near Annapolis. Oren Stephans sent greetings from Fort Meyers, Florida, and a Buddhist blessing: May you be Well, May you be Happy May you be Peaceful.

Thanks Oren. And then it was time to leave, with no firm plan for our next rendezvous. It was like that Mose Allison song: “Meet me at no special place, and I’ll be there at no particular time.” But more hopeful is a song from Garrison Keillor: “We’ll meet again / Don’t know where, don’t know when, / But we’ll all meet again some sunny day.”

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Mark Henry is still fencing but did not qualify for the Veteran World Championships for the 2014-15 season, which was dominated by “young” fencers who recently joined the 70+ ranks. He and Elaine are still traveling to Vietnam and Laos this past winter and to southern Africa in the summer. In September, Mark gave a presentation on early-stage submarine design at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Carderock, MD (known to many as the David Taylor Model Basin).

Pete Silvia married Claudia Lewis on July 12th, 2015. Claudia is a retired teacher of science at levels from middle school to college.

She is especially interested in geology, ecology, and biomedicine.

She has three children and two grandchildren. Pete and Claudia met at music camp and share

interests in traditional music. She plays hammered dulcimer and piano, which go very well with Pete’s banjos and other string acoustic instruments. They are living at Pete’s home in Kennett Square, PA. Dan Yannitell has been hired by LSU to represent the Mechanical Engineering department in collaboration with Lonestar

Pete Silvia ‘62 and Claudia on Brig O’Doon in Scotland.

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Alumni News Class Notes College in TX to help establish an engineering program at Sampoerna University in Jakarta, Indonesia. He has been asked to teach Thermodynamics in a short session from October to December this fall and has been trying hard to prepare a course that he hasn’t taught for 15 years. All the hurdles of getting airline reservations, visas, shots notwithstanding, he and Cyryl are looking forward to the real experience on the other side of the world.

Mike & Susie Wallace, Joe & Judy Burns, and Mary Murphy (Pete Murphy’s widow) recently returned from a two-week trip to Peru, where they visited Lima, Cusco, the Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu.

The trip included a ten-mile dayhike from the valley floor up to the Sun Gate at Macchu Picchu. The scenery exceeded expectations, and

it was a fascinating and somewhat humbling experience to learn of the achievements of the pre-Columbian civilization in South America, which dates back as far as the Egyptians.

They enjoyed the Peruvian cuisine which has become world famous within the past decade. They were joined by Susie’s college classmate, Susan Brink and her husband Peter and by Sir Brian and Lady (Jacqueline) Hoskins. Brian is a distinguished atmospheric scientist.

It was great to be able to spend some quality time with nearly lifelong friends. None had problems with altitude headaches— apparently there are some benefits to aging.

Starting in 2010, Mike and Susie Wallace have been going to India regularly for about six weeks during winter. Susie has been working in a college that a friend established to improve the lives of women in the

villages near where he grew up. The village is located in eastern India, about 100 miles east of Varanasi at the eastern end of the state of Uttar Pradesh. The first winter that they visited she taught a class to help students improve their English language skills. As time has gone on she has become more involved in teacher education. When they went last year they purchased laptops for all seven of the faculty and taught them how to use them. In addition Susie has also been trying to convince the faculty that they need to introduce more active learning into the classroom.

She has made some progress, but it seems like two steps forward and one and sometimes two steps back.

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Alumni News Class Notes there is often stormy and the water is never warm enough for swimming, but it’s a great place for taking long walks and birdwatching.

In this part of the country it’s still possible to walk for an hour on the beach and not see another person.

In summer 2014, Dan & Cyril Yannitell visited them at the beach house for a few days. Mike and Susie still keep up with Duane & Diane Laible’s son, Henry, and his family, who live nearby.

Mike Wallace ‘62 and friends in Lima Peru. L to R: Mike, Mary Murphy, Susie Wallace, Lady Jacqueline Hoskins, Judy & Joe Burns ‘62.

Last year Mike became interested in addressing the growing problem of arsenic in well water, which has become an increasingly serious problem since the advent of tube wells in the 1990s. He is working to design a pilot program for the testing and remediation that could be implemented on a district-wide basis. Among the many benefits of these extended visits to India is getting to become increasingly comfortable living with the family in a small village. To enhance their experience Susie has been taking classes in Hindi, which has been enjoyable in its own right.

During their visit in 2014, they took an extra two weeks to do some sightseeing in the Himalayas.

Mike retired from regular teaching at the end of calendar years 2012, but he still lectures occasionally and works nearly full-time on research and other writing projects.

He has been active on a national level in promoting awareness of the impending global environmental crisis, of which global warming is a part. Susie has been directing an after-school program in a nearby community to help immigrant students learn English and to

improve their academic skills.

Mike and Susie’s lives have been enriched by friendships with people living in the neighborhood, who have come to seem like family.

They have also been enjoying travel, not only to India but also to Latin America, Europe, Russia, and China, seeing new places and renewing friendships, some of which date back 40 years or more.

They sometimes enjoy getaways to their second home on the Washington Coast, which they purchased in 1998. The weather

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Hank & Edwina Marcus are delighted to announce the recent marriage of their son, Daniel, to Charisse Brown.

Peter Jaquith is living in San Diego, CA, with his wife Linda. They enjoy spending time with their son, Travis, his wife Summer, their grandson Shea, and their many friends.

2012 to 2014 were spent in Canada assisting Irving Shipbuilding and Vancouver Shipbuilding in shipyard, shipbuilding process, lean design, and design for production development. 2015 has been spent working from home assisting

A mini-reunion of the class of 1967: John Russell, John Sirutis, Rich Storch, and Wayne Martin.

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When not working on 1:1 scale shipbuilding projects, Peter enjoys building wooden sailing ship models from the late 1700s though mid-1800s periods.

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Rick & Denise Neilson are enjoying the good life in Kilmarnock, VA. Wishing all find their land of pleasant living - but not here!

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Dudley Dawson reports that after nearly 20 years as technical editor of Yachting Magazine, he is now editor-at-large for Yachts International Magazine and remains a contributing editor at Professional BoatBuilder Magazine, thanks in part to the teaching of the late Prof. Woody Lawn. He is also now certified as a “neutral arbitrator” with the American Arbitration Association and has recently completed a major contract case with their International Centre for Dispute Resolution.

In addition, after many months of training, he and his wife Joni have both been certified as Stephen Ministers and are serving in this capacity with their church, where Joni also heads the JOY (Just Older Youth) ministry for seniors and Dudley chairs the trustee board.

John Malone has finally succumbed to using the “R” word (as in “retired”), having ratcheted down his consulting workload to allow more time for volunteer efforts and leisure activities. He serves on the Webb Board of Trustees and its Executive, Development, and Trustees Committees. As of July, he transitioned from Webb Alumni Fund Chairman (a position he held for 18 years) to Planned Giving Chairman. He also serves as a

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John Malone ‘71 and Amy at Iguaçu Falls, Brazil. member of the SNAME Council, Chair of the SNAME Fellows Committee, and Vice Chair of the NSRP’s Ship Design & Materials Technology Panel. John and his wife Amy enjoy spending a month on Maui each spring, and going “someplace different” each year, such as their recent trip to Rio de Janeiro, Iguaçu Falls and Buenos Aires. And they welcome visiting Webb alums and students whenever they pass through San Diego!

preservation. I would hate to see it go away after spending so many days in its cool basement playing with the tools.

Paul Vibrans: I was invited to spend five days at Webb working on controls for security gates at the campus vehicle entrances. My invitation included speaking to a Monday morning gathering of the student body, where I entertained them with tales of designing zoo doors. My initial response to the invitation was, “Are you trying to keep the primates in or out?” I saw that most buildings on campus are screaming for tender loving care.

Admiral Brockett’s “new” house is 45 years old! I learned the machine shop, or more precisely the garage above it, is of great architectural importance. Perhaps it is the oldest building on campus and has rare, architecturally significant tile roof structure. Its walls are visibly bulging and it desperately needs

I am working as a MechanicalElectrical-Piping (MEP) Coordinator for a General Contractor by the name of Level 10.

Just about to finish a Solar Cell Pilot Plant for Silevo-SolarCity owned by a couple of cousins of Elon Musk.

Amazing the amount of electricity and chemicals it takes to make solar cells. I actually use some of the stuff I learned from Doc Joe.

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Dennis Antweiler: I finished up on a project for Facebook last March.

It was a 10-acre office building with a 10-acre garden roof to start their West Campus. Mark Zuckerberg has an office in the new building. I took a picture of a fox on the roof.

One never knows where training in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering may take him or her.

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Mark Martecchini was promoted to President, Stolt Tankers effective October 1st. Mark joined StoltNielsen in Greenwich, CT in 1983 as Project Engineer. After having held several positions as Shipbroker,

Alumni News Class Notes Fleet Manager, Director Global Accounts, Director Logistics Services & Projects and Managing Director Americas, he moved to Rotterdam in 2008 as Managing Director, Shipowning.

transportation (maybe Tesla?).

Pat Naughton was appointed Arch Duke of Ship Arrangement Drawings by his employer.

John Stebe is engaged!

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2008

Dan Mannheim is enjoying living in Finland, being back in school, and having no real responsibilities.

The student life is great!

In September, Steve Pagan completed a Saddle Sore 1,000 motorcycle ride (1,000 miles in less than 24 hours) entirely within the great state of TX, and was granted entry into the Iron Butt Association.

Lindsey Lindgren (former Burns): Lindsey, Marten, and Livia have now settled into their new house just outside of London. It was necessary to upscale as the family is growing quickly. Lindsey is expecting their second child due at the end of December.

1991

Charles/Chad Hawkins is still building EPFs (formerly JHSVs) in Mobile, AL.

Emerson Smith married Lindsay Moore on July 18th, 2015. They are happily living in Annapolis, MD, and no, nothing feels different.

1992

Justin Shell married Caroline Davis Shell on September 5th, and was lucky enough to celebrate with a number of fellow Webbies.

Theresa Haven is happy and busy managing projects that keep Alaska North Slope Crude in the pipeline. She stays connected to her professional marine casualty response roots by volunteering with the Prince William Sound Incident Management Team. She and her family continue to enjoy life in The Last Frontier with all of its natural beauty and interesting interactions.

(For instance, our auto mechanic also runs a family gun shop featured in a well-known reality show).

2009

John Wise & Shan hosted a fantastic three-day party to celebrate their marriage at Wildwater Nantahala in western NC. Between whitewater rafting, canopy tours, rock jumping, and camping, they managed to fit in some amazing food, games,

Emerson Smith ‘08 with Lindsay on their wedding day. music, and dancing. Everyone had a great time...except the katydids...

Since the last Webb News, John was excited to report that he “graduated from business school, bought a house, and got married!”

Wombi Rose also graduated from business school since the last Webb News and is excited to be growing LovePop in Boston. “Come visit!”

2006

Peter Bryn: After eight great years with SeaRiver/ExxonMobil, Peter Bryn resigned to make some life changes. For the foreseeable future, he is full-time volunteering with Citizens’ Climate Lobby, which is lobbying Congress for a marketbased solution to climate change.

He and his girlfriend, Sandy, also plan to spend a year backpacking around the world starting in 2016.

After backpacking, Peter wishes to restart his career in clean energy

Justin Shell ‘08 and Caroline on their wedding day.

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Alumni News Class Notes Jon and Courtney were the cookie monstah and koala monstah, respectively, for Halloween. During the week of Thanksgiving, they sailed in St. Martin.

Rorie Zuzick says it was “amazing fun catching up with the class and so wonderful sharing in Jon and Courtney’s beautiful day!” Other than the Webbing, which was Rorie’s social highlight of the quarter, she’s been traveling for work and recently visited Glasgow and Bergen.

Boozy breakfast in Glen Cove: A few survivors of the Thursday night kickoff party at Jon and Courtney’s wedding starting the day with a round of Bloody Marys at the Glen Cove Diner.

Jon Ward & Courtney’s The entire weekend was like a unimaginably beautiful and dream and for a few days everyone incredibly fun wedding was held at was transported back to the four Webb in October where it quickly years that the Wolfpack roamed earned the nickname “Webbing.”

Stevenson Taylor Hall and Welwyn.

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Jon Dowsett is leaving Maersk after almost four awesome years and moving to NY to develop a new department at Eagle Bulk Shipping.

“I’m really looking forward to this new challenge, living in NYC, and being so much closer to family, friends and Webb!” Jon has his fingers crossed for no hurricanes in the Caribbean come late November.

Alumni News Class Notes He and Bret have been stirring up trouble all over Miami recently as well. Niko was a pretzel eating a pretzel for Halloween. He’s also looking forward to St. Martin in November.

Diana and James had a great time at the Webbing and the Wildwater weekend. Diana recently placed second in her weight class at a weightlifting competition, finishing only one kilo shy of first!

Sailing selfie: Professor Royce, Rorie Zuzick ‘09 and Travis out sailing on the Sound during the Webbing weekend.

Austin French is in Cartagena, Spain, at the time of writing and enjoyed eating cookie monster donuts while listening to Katy Perry in Madrid. Austin headed to St. Martin in late November for the epic last minute sailing trip.

Phil Duerr: This summer and early fall have raced past. The biggest item is that Alana and I bought a house!

One of the new house highlights from this summer was the housewarming party. We were delighted that so many people made the effort to attend. The party had a truly excellent showing of the D.C. metro Webbies.

Rachel Sawyer is in her final year at George Mason University and was sorely missed on her Glen Cove home turf at Jon and Courtney’s wedding.

“Congratulations to ShanJohn & BendWard! Josh & Elisti McMinn are still recovering from the Webbing jetlag and back at work in Durban.”

Stefan Wolczko and Shannon probably had the best Halloween costumes of the class – Claire and Owen from Jurassic World –

Alana and I also took our first international vacation together since our honeymoon. The vacation was a week-long trip to Buenos Aires, ending with the wedding of friends from graduate school. Continuing with the wedding theme, we want to give a shout out to all of the newlyweds: Justin & Caroline, John & Shan, and Jon & Courtney!”

Laura Patterson and Josh had a great time at the Wildwater weekend where they received a combined Alc Rk of 5!

Niko Martecchini is spending more and more time in Italy for Carnival.

complete with miniature dinosaurs!

Stefan and Shannon are getting excited for a trip to New Zealand in January.

Bret Smart has been doing some exotic traveling lately for work, with projects in Madagascar at King Solomon’s Mines and a short stint in Papua, New Guinea. He also visited Nice and Monaco with Jon Dowsett in October. Bret is “hoping to move from Florida to Cancun in order to learn Spanish and drink more piña coladas.” Either way he won’t have much of a flight to St. Martin in November.

Robert Carelli is just finishing up his tour in Bahrain, and is most likely headed to Boston next May with the Navy to start a masters at MIT. Andrew Harville “got third place in an ABS talent show in October so that is something?”

He’s also beginning to worry about the condition of the Class ‘09 time capsule (coffee urn). A time capsule dug up recently in Michigan was found to have turned into a disgusting mess. Niko, the time capsule map-keeper, should consider preparing for an early opening if the class decides against waiting until 2034.

“I got my PE license a few months back,” said Andrei Mouravieff.

“I enjoyed seeing everyone and celebrating at the last two ‘09 weddings!”

Killer costumes: Stefan Wolczko ‘09 and Shannon as Claire and Owen from Jurassic World, complete with some well-trained Seattle velociraptors.

Dan Wilson received his Ram’s Head Tavern World Beer Club Mug after drinking all one hundred of the beers listed on the Beer Passport!

He will be putting these drinking skills to the test in St. Martin in November.

Lauren Moeller was abducted by aliens in September. She was last

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Alumni News Class Notes Fisher start playing with boats other than the MKVI! And, he’s actually avoided self-injury all summer doing outdoor/garden projects with Maria.

Casey Harwood has been writing the same journal paper for over six months. He fears sunlight, undergrads, and advisors.

Amanda Malarkey’s ‘10 son, James.

Amanda Malarkey: Anil and I recently welcomed our first child into our family. James Raman Nair was born on 9/10/15 at 5lb-5oz. He was born three weeks early, but is a very healthy boy and gaining weight quickly.

Peter Lee ‘10 and Eunju Cho on their wedding day. seen stomping towards a beam of green light being emitted by a metallic disk shaped craft that was hovering a few meters above the ground.

Ian McCauley got married to his beautiful wife, Jennifer, in April.

They are enjoying all that Seattle has to offer, including the rain.

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SAFE Boats is finally letting Ben

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Peter Lee: My special day was on 9/19/15 in Seoul, Korea. My wife, Eunju Cho, and I were happily married at a church in Seoul, South Korea. We would have liked to invite all our beloved friends from around the globe, but my limited planning skills did not allow this to happen.

The least I can do is share some pictures! We went to the Maldives for our honeymoon, which was definitely the best tropical place that I have ever been to or ever imagined. If you get a chance, do not hesitate for a bit although the prices may be daunting!

One quote that I want to leave behind for all the single members is “it’s only stalking if you fail... it’s romance if you succeed!”

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Jenna Ferrieri ‘11 and Will at their Webb Wedding!

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Jenna Ferrieri and Will Markuske tied the knot at Webb on August 15, 2015, and it was a truly awesome day. Married life is great and they are looking forward to their honeymoon to Patagonia in January 2016!

Andy Lachtman is almost finished with his master’s degree while working full-time and is looking forward to a vacation and some much-needed sleep!

Lidia & Schuyler Needham had a great summer on Shelter Island. In October 2015, they celebrated their first anniversary! And they had a blast catching up with Webbies while celebrating four Webbie weddings this fall!

Lidia Mouravieff writes: I graduated from Webb in 2011, and I still cannot stop smiling from it. After graduating, I traveled a bit, with my home base being in NJ. I started working as a NA/ ME at BMT Designers & Planners in Arlington, VA, the spring of 2012. The following spring, I took advantage of an opportunity to work on a project to extend the service life of an FPSO, in Hamburg, Germany! That winter, I returned to the east coast and started working for BMT Designers & Planners again, but from NJ while planning my wedding. I married Schuyler Needham ‘12 in October of 2014!

And now I work for BMT Designers & Planners from Shelter Island, NY.

Alumni News Class Notes Lee Boltz among the rest of the northwest Webbies.

Nathan Hagan should be just about done with graduate school by the time these notes are published, so congrats in advance, Nathan! Go take a nap. It’s alright, you actually get free time now.

Three Amigos: Ryan Pfeifer ‘11, Ethan Wiseman ‘11, and Mike Abbruscato ‘11.

Señor Mike Abbruscato, señor Ethan Wiseman, and señor Ryan Pfeifer ver las paredes de Avila.

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It’s been another great year for the class of 2012! Let’s start big: this past October the entire graduating class assembled in CA to see Kyle Manis get married (yay!) to his beautiful wife, Elizabeth. Congrats again to an awesome couple!

It’s worth mentioning here that the wedding was the first time since graduation that all 20 graduates managed to get together under one roof. Quite a feat considering Kyle and Elizabeth flew from Shanghai, and Dale Pederson flew from his new home of Glasgow, Scotland proving that Webbies will literally go to the ends of the earth and back to be together.

former classmate, Claire Spilde, announced their engagement, and Nick DelGatto got a “yes” from his new fiancée, Candice. Congrats all around!

For the last big ticket news item: former 2012’er John Gotta and the lovely Megan DiGulio recently celebrated the birth of their second child, Paige! I’ve seen the pictures and can confirm: ultra-cuteness.

In other news, Matt Groff has moved his banjo act to Seattle, where he joins Jared Harlan and

As for the rest of the class, most of us haven’t moved around too much since the last Webb News. BJ Walling is still super-buff; Mike Cheng is still Superman; and despite its latitude, South FL is still struggling to be as hot as Steve Guglielmoni.

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Elli Wunder has been hard-at-work to develop the BIW proposal for the new USCG Cutter program. She has also purchased a home in the bustling City of Ships and continues to enjoy the many ME adventures presented season-to-season.

Amy Zahray is working at VARD Marine in Houston, TX as a naval architect. In her free time, she enjoys playing recreational soccer.

She has also started running with a recently formed running group at the VARD office.

Despite those distances, Sean Doran may have still had the longest travel time, opting to drive all the way from Rochester to CA, because “why not?”

In some major “Nick News” (not the kind with Linda Ellerbee), both of our class’ Nicks are now engaged! Nick Walker and our

Class of 2012 reunion at Kyle Manis ‘12 and Elizabeth’s wedding.

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Alumni News Class Notes Eric Harris has completed production on two 75’ catamarans and is working on a few smaller projects for commercial and recreational markets. He is enjoying the food and people in southern LA. John Carlson was previously working in 3-D modeling for a while and is now in the NASSCO shipyard as the engineering liaison to production.

David Smith is living life in southeastern CT, working at EB, and is spending plenty of time with family and friends.

Conor PJ O’Sullivan continues to enjoy working for Herbert Engineering and is saving up for a boat to accompany the bayside home he shares with Alex Hanford ‘15 and Chris Licato ‘15.

Connor Bennett is still enjoying

the nice New Orleans weather. His cats wake him up every morning by eating his hair, which he has still not cut since graduating from Webb.

Rachel Walker and Samuel Granger continue to live in Seattle and enjoy the damp mornings, moist afternoons, and humid evenings. Davy, their puppy, is eagerly awaiting ski season and her first romp in the snow.

Randall Neureuter has left his job at Guido Perla and Associates, and has since returned to working at Delta Marine, where he had spent his last two winter work assignments.

Sam and Randall were recently awarded an Honorable Mention for the Mandles Prize for Hydrofoil Excellence by the International Hydrofoil Society for their Webb senior thesis.

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Samantha Griswold is dabbling in the world of black magic, which is more commonly referred to as electrical engineering. She spends some of her free time playing in a local corn hole league on her team, Ships and Giggles.

Nathan Fast is so busy that he cannot find the time to write a bio for this edition of Webb News, but he promises to update us all once Spring rolls around.

James Codega is enjoying the small city life in Norfolk, VA. In between sailing, work, and the occasional road trip or two, he is keeping busy and is doing what he loves.

After a year relying on a bicycle, public transit, and the benevolence of friends for transport, Henry Jansen has finally caved and bought his first car.

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Alumni News Class Notes week internship in Alli Pitti is living in Boston, which Harland and Wolff Ltd already had its first snow :( She is in Belfast, working having fun, though, and working at in their design office Ocean Tug & Barge. Alli recently before returning to saw Zach Gilfus, who is living in the University of RI and working for Bristol Harbor Southampton for his Group. final year. As part of Down the coast, Matt Gianforcaro his master’s year, Matt is working for Gianforcaro is doing a group design Architects, Engineers & Planners project that is the design, and living in Hoboken. He build, and test of an saw Tyler Totten, who is living autonomous hull cleaning somewhere near D.C and working robot. With the aim that on various special projects ships for Alex Hanford ‘15 and Matt Gianforcaro ‘15 catching the robot will clean free of the Navy including; T-AGS, JHSV, up with Barr Turner ‘16 at the Alumni Banquet. human control, and while MLP, and AFSB. the ship is underway.

2015 Well, we graduated, and the On the west coast, Satchel Douglas, Our two Italian classmates, Gilberto inevitable happened, Nolan Conway Chris Licato and Alex Hanford Besana and Gabriel Poritz are also sank a ship. He swears it was on moved in with Connor O’Sullivan on the continent, Gibi with Matt purpose. When he is in the U.S. and and got Raiders season tickets at Soton and Gabe at ETH Zurich not on a salvage job for Resolve, he with Andy Thompson. Satchel has pursing a master’s in Business. lives near Evan Wingfield. Evan is missed every game because he was working for Shipwright Architects Since graduation, Erin McElroy banished to ME as the most junior and is currently developing has moved to Houston, TX and employee of Bruce S. Rosenblatt & computational fluid dynamics started her career as a naval Associates (BSR). Andy also works capabilities for the company. They architect/marine engineer working for BSR, but somehow managed to both recently saw Leonardo Tinoco in the Floating Structures Group of stay in the Bay Area. Chris and Alex who made it back to the U.S. despite ExxonMobil Development company. are working for Herbert Engineering the efforts of Customs and Border In her free time she has been and Herbert ABS, respectively.

Patrol. furnishing her and Stefan Kuczera’s Mike Chen is living in LA, applying new apartment, exploring Houston, Cody Owen is studying offshore to graduate school and bartending. and learning to kite board. wind energy at the Technical If it’s anything like the food Mike University of Denmark (my first cooked, we can’t wait to try the Also in Houston are Clarence stop in my European Wind Energy drinks he concocts.

O’Conner, Wes Yland, and Ben Master). “I have been performing Rockwell. They all saw each other And finally, alone in WI, Matt calculations and analysis for wind for Wes and Amy Zahray’s birthday.

Weklar continues his quadcopter and wave loads on bottom-fixed Ben just got a fish tank and is building, testing, and arming structures for wind turbines. making a wine rack now for the program while working for The education is very good. I am apartment. He says “It’s still too hot Marinette Marine. We hope he is no currently playing volleyball with in Houston.” Wes is putting up with longer crippled by his torn ACL and DTU. The level of play here is domestic chores and growing into that if he gets married he will invite more or less casual but the team is the man we all want him to be. us. very fun. The club is more social Daniel Turoff is than competitive, except regarding If you would like to submit somewhere in TX, nature walking which is taken quite class notes for the next probably Houston.

He seriously (sounds similar?). I miss edition of Webb News, is the project manager everybody and hope everyone is please send directly to on a new construction enjoying themselves.” project for Kirby.

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Heritage Society: Eugene Schorsch ‘52 -

Given the Knowledge to Make an Impact My acceptance to Webb opened the door to a wonderful education, extraordinary associates, and the world of shipbuilding.

The day after my 1952 Webb graduation, I married Ruth, and moved to Pennsylvania to begin my career at Sun Ship. I was hired by Paul E. Atkinson ‘42, and was mentored by him and Charlie Zeien ‘50. I was assigned to the Outfitting Division where I started as a shipfitter and became a Foreman in different trades, learning the importance of cooperation in reaching a goal.

Adm. WM. M. Callaghan

I was then sent to Argonne National Laboratory for a graduate course in nuclear engineering. The nuclear age was evolving, as was my family. Ruth and I welcomed our first child, and immediately bought a life insurance policy. On return to the shipyard I taught nuclear power to our management and had a hand in setting the shipyard’s strategy for the nuclear age. In the Kennedy era we built the largest-ever solid rocket cases. It was exciting to watch our handiwork successfully fired in Florida.

Ponce de Leon

In 1965 I was promoted to Chief of Hull Design with responsibility for naval architecture, structural, and outfitting design, a position I held until 1972. During this period we produced container ships, the gas turbine propelled Adm. WM. M. Callaghan, the Ponce De Leon (the first of ten ro/ros), numerous tankers, converted the Manhattan for her epic ice-breaking voyage, and started building the Hughes Glomar Explorer to secretly lift a sunken Soviet submarine.

Manhattan

As Director of Manufacturing Engineering in 1972, I was responsible for all construction plans issued to our yard, completed the Hughes Glomar Explorer, and undertook the design of a new twin-slab levellaunch facility, including the country’s largest floating dry dock. I became a VP of Sun Ship in 1974 as we planned and began a major expansion in our shipbuilding, ship repair, and shipping operations.

The 1970s were an exciting time to be part of Sun

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Ship’s growth. Expansion into build and charter companies involved positions with companies like TTT trading to Puerto Rico, creation and ownership of TOTE for Alaska service, and under a contract of affreightment with SOHIO, design and operation of the Prince William Sound, a pioneering double-hulled tanker.

furthering maritime technology and strengthening the economy and security of our nation. I am most thankful to Webb for laying the foundation to our successes. Ruth and I are pleased to join the Heritage Society by designating Webb as the beneficiary of that long ago life insurance policy.

Webb Institute was the force behind the vision. Graduates like Paul, Charlie, and I were given the knowledge to make an impact. We charted new territory and were on the verge of exciting new developments. We were taught ethics. We gave ourselves goals and we worked diligently to make our industry strong.

The Webb Heritage Society was formally established by the Webb Board of Trustees in 1991 to honor those who have displayed generosity and foresight by taking steps to remember Webb Institute in their estate planning. There are currently 200 members.

I am proud of the contributions we made towards

To learn more about the Heritage Society, please contact the Development Office at 516-759-2040.

Attention Heritage Society Members: In an effort to update our records and the Heritage Society Screen located in Lenfest Gallery, we ask that you submit your biography and updated photo to the Development Office at development@webb.edu The Heritage Society Screen is a very popular feature in the Lenfest Gallery, where students and visitors have a chance to learn about the generous donors who support Webb and ensure Webb’s standing as the only private, STEM focused college providing every student a full-tuition scholarship. There is a 200-word limit on the biographies.

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