Office of Naval Research Continues Funding for Innovative Research in Unmanned Naval Vessels
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“The continued support from the Office of Naval Research validates the high-caliber achievement of ACCeSS,” says Dr. Michael Bruno, Dean of the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science and principal investigator."ACCeSS is a rare and well established success story of collaborative engagement between diverse academic institutions both within and outside the US, government, and industry, with a proven track record while maintaining the proper balance of excellence in research, relevance to the Navy, and innovative education in a field with long reaching implications for US competitiveness," says Dr. Fotis Papoulias of the Naval Postgraduate School.Dr. Raju Datla, research associate professor at the Center for Maritime Systems and co-investigator of the ACCeSS grant, has several undergraduate and graduate students working with the high-speed towing tank at the Davidson Laboratory."ACCeSS is a rare and well established success story of collaborative engagement between diverse academic institutions both within and outside the US, government, and industry, with a proven track record while maintaining the proper balance of excellence in research, relevance to the Navy, and innovative education in a field with long reaching implications for US competitiveness," says Dr. Fotis Papoulias of the Naval Postgraduate School.“ACCeSS is an excellent consortium of partners who bring complementary skills to the program in support of Naval engineering research and education,” says Dr. Manhar Dhanak.It brings together engineering disciplines associated with hull design and ship automation in the context of total ship system architecture, thereby facilitating true innovation, and all the while utilizing this unique education and research environment in the recruiting, training and long-term career development of the brightest young engineers in the U.S.http://www.stevens.edu/access/ Contact Information Stevens Institute of Technology Christine del Rosario 201-216-5561 http://buzz.stevens.edu/index.php/access-naval-trimaran-unmanned-ships Click here to view the list of recent Press Releases from Stevens Institute of Technology Promote Your Business Press Release Pricing Email this page to a friend