DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE ACADEMIC DEAN AND PROVOST
UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
589 MCNAIR ROAD
ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND 21402-1323
ACDEANNOTE 1531
2 May 2016
ACADEMIC DEAN AND PROVOST NOTICE 1531
From:
Academic Dean and Provost
Subj:
BOWMAN SCHOLARS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-2017
1.
Purpose. To publish the list of Bowman Scholars approved for AY 2016-2017
2.
Information. The Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy hereby appoints the following
midshipmen to Bowman Scholar status.
Class of 2017 Bowman Scholars
1. Midshipman 2/C Ryan Bailey
11 TH Company
Operations Research major
Modeling and Simulation of Invading Populations within Altruistic Societies
Adviser: Assistant Professor Christopher Griffin, Mathematics Department
2. Midshipman 2/C Drew Brenn
19TH Company
Nuclear Engineering major
Characterization of Neutron Protection Factors
Adviser: Assistant Professor Marshall Millett, Mechanical Engineering Department
3.
Midshipman 2/C Lily Brose
13TH Company
Quantitative Economics major
Hillbert's Nullstellennsatz and Linear Algebra: Exploring Degree 4 Certificates of Non-3
Colorability
Adviser: Assistant Professor Susan Margulies, Mathematics Department
4.
Midshipman 2/C Julie Candau
12TH Company
Systems Engineering major
A Feasibility Study of Hand Pose Recognition via Electromyography
Adviser: Assistant Professor Levi DeVries, Weapons and Systems Eng ineering Department
5.
Midshipman 2/C Brian Cully
19TH Company
Aerospace Engineering major
Assessment of Hover Performance Enhancements of Leading-Edge Protuberances on Rotor
Blades
Advisers: Assistant Professor Joseph Milluzzo, Associate Professor David Miklosovic, Aerospace
Engineering Department, and Prof. Mark Murray, Mechanical Engineering Department
6.
Midsh ipman 2/C Brett Gentile
6TH Company
Computer Science major
Algorithms for Polynomial Multiplication and Text Pattern Matching
Adviser: Assistant Professor Daniel Roche, Computer Science Department
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Midshipman 2/C Stephen Gonzalez
12TH Company
Mechanical Engineering major
Diesel Engine Combustion with Heavy Hydrocarbon Tallow Based Fuel.
Adviser: Professor Jim Cowart, Mechanical Engineering Department
8.
Midshipman 2/C Edward Hanlon
3Ro Company
Aerospace Engineering major
Enhancing Proximity Operations by Utilizing an Active Visible Light Ranging System for
Autonomous Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking
Advisers: Professor George Piper, Weapons and Systems Engineering Department, and
Assistant Professor Jin Kang, Aerospace Engineering Department
9.
Midshipman 2/C Nicholas Hart
5TH Company
Nuclear Engineering major
Material Characterization of Additively Manufactured Components for Process Optimization
Adviser: CDR Bradford Baker, Mechani~al Engineering Department
10. Midshipman 2/C Megan Hartman
Mathematics major
Rational Maps with Large Automorphism Groups
Adviser: Professor Amy Ksir, Mathematics Department
7TH Company
11. Midshipman 2/C Kenneth Hicks
19TH Company
Physics major
Searching for Ultra-High Spin Bands and Connections to Wobbling Bands in Lu-161
Adviser: Professor Daryl Harley, Physics Department
12. Midshipman 2/C Benjamin Keegan
3Ro Company
Systems Engineering (Honors) major
Nonlinear Attitude Control Methods for a Manipulator-Equipped Small Satellite
Advisers: Professor Richard O'Brien and Professor George Piper, Weapons and Systems
Engineering Department
13. Midshipman 2/C Robert Kelso
11 TH Company
Mechanical Engineering major
Analysis of Renewable Fuel Physical Properties and Their Effect on Direct Injection Fuel Spray
Characteristics
Adviser: Professor Jim Coward, Mechanical Engineering Department
14. Midshipman 2/C Berl Mclaurin
27TH Company
Nuclear Engineering major
Estimating Nuclear Blast Yields Using the Phi-fifth Method and Simulated Nuclear Events
Advisers: CDR Stuart Blair and Professor John Burkhardt, Mechanical Engineering Department
15. Midshipman 2/C Jacob Melton
11 TH Company
Computer Engineering major
Analysis of Energy Usage in Self Encrypting Drives for Security Applications
Advisers: Associate Professor Ryan Rakvic and Associate Professor Hau Ngo, Electrical and
Computer Engineering Department
16. Midshipman 2/C Ryan Mui
15TH Company
Cyber Operations major
Modeling Security Systems for Defending against Cyber Attacks in a Layered-Security Model
Advisers: LCDR Andrew Slack and Professor Raymond Greenlaw, Cyber Science Department
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17. Midshipman 2/C Chelsea Pixa
7TH Company
Ocean Engineering major
Mass Balance Modeling of a Coastal Basin
Advisers: Professor David Fredriksson and Associate Professor Stephen Jachec, Naval
Architecture and Ocean Engineering Department
18. Midshipman 2/C Samuele Polsinelli
3Ro Company
Nuclear Engineering major
Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Power Conversion Cycle with Submarine Applications
Advisers: CDR Stuart Blair and VADM Charles Leidig (Ret), Mechanical Engineering Department
19. Midshipman 2/C Michael Ross
28 TH Company
Electrical Engineering major
Characterizing the Temporal Response of Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors to Directed Energy
Attacks
Advisers: Associate Professor Charles Nelson, Professor Brian Jenkins, Electrical and Computer
Engineering Department, and Associate Professor Peter Joyce, Mechanical Engineering
Department
20. Midshipman 2/C Wilson Rydalch
15TH Company
Mechanical Engineering major
Fiber Optic Strain Sensor Technology for Force Balances
Adviser: Associate Professor Peter Joyce, Mechanical Engineering Department
21. Midshipman 2/C Joseph Simpson
15TH Company
Physics major
Study of Doubly-Charged Delta Baryons at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
Adviser: Associate Professor Richard Witt, Physics Department
22. Midshipman 2/C Daniel Vegel
19TH Company
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering major
Naval Intelligence Gathering and Analyzing from Open Sources
Advisers: Associate Professor Paul Miller, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
Department, and Associate Professor Hu Wenze, Chinese Languages and Cultures Department
23. Midshipman 2/C Noah Wachlin
28TH Company
Systems Engineering (Honors) major
Autonomous Environment Mapping Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Adviser: Assistant Professor Jeremy Dawkins, Weapons and Systems Engineering Department
24. Midshipman 2/C Stephen Ward
5TH Company
Operations Research major
Optimization of Scheduling Courses and Instructors in the Math Department
Advisers: CDR Jay Foraker, and Associate Professor Nelson Uhan, Mathematics Department
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Distribution:
All Non mids (electronically)