Marshall L. (Lew) Nuckols, Ph.D., P.E. 
Professor

Contact Information:

Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
US Naval Academy, Mail Stop 11d
590 Holloway Road
Annapolis, MD 21402-5042

phone:	410-293-6429
fax:	410-293-2219
e-mail:	nuckols@usna.edu
office:	Rickover 336

Specialized Professional Experience

Mechanical Engineer. Thermal/fluid systems operation, design and analysis. Underwater and hyperbaric systems design and analysis including ASME Boiler Code, Section VIII. Life support equipment design and analysis including physiological modelling. Heat transfer analysis including analytical and numerical solutions to underwater, towed-vehicle designs. Teach diver life support systems design, underwater work systems, and applied thermodynamics.

Academic Background

B.S.M.E., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1972 
M.S.M.E., Mechanical Engineering, Duke University, 1974 
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Duke University, 1981

Registration and Teaching Activities

Professional Engineer Registration, (M.E.), Florida #25824 
Professor, Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, U. S. Naval Academy, August 1994-Present 
Associate Professor, Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, U. S. Naval Academy, August 1988-August 1994 
Assistant Professor, Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, U. S. Naval Academy, August 1984-August 1988 
Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Florida, 1983-1984

Professional Work History

Chairman, Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, U. S. Naval Academy, December 1990-January 1995 
Associate Chairman, Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, U. S. Naval Academy, June 1989-December 1990 
Professor, U. S. Naval Academy, August 1984-Present 
Thermal Systems Analyst, Panatech Engineering, Inc, (licensed consulting firm in Florida), 1983-Present 
Research Engineer, Life Support Systems Division, Naval Coastal Systems Center, Panama City, FL, 1977-1984 
Project Engineer, Naval Surface Weapons Center, Dahlgren, VA, 1974-1977
Research Assistant, F. G. Hall Hyperbaric Research Facility, Duke University, 1972-1974

Professional Honors

Navy Superior Civilian Service Award, May 2001
Admiral Thorwald A. Solberg Award 2000, American Society of Naval Engineers
U.S. Naval Academy 2000 Raouf Teaching Award, May 2000 (Highest teaching award in engineering at the Naval Academy)
Inducted as Honorary Member of Naval Academy Golden Key Honor Society, October 2002
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Award, May 1998
Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award, May 1995
U.S. Naval Academy Teaching Excellence Award Nominee, 1997, 1998, 1999
U.S. Naval Academy Research Excellence Award Nominee, 2000, 2001
Marine Technology Society Academic Excellence 1992 Award, presented by the MTS at ROV '92 in San Diego, CA
Outstanding Engineer Award, Florida Professional Engineer Society, 1981
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society of North America
Pi Tau Sigma Honorary Mechanical Engineering Society

Professional Societies

American Society Of Mechanical Engineers
Chairman, Diving Life Support Committee, Ocean Engineering Division
Marine Technology Society Member, ROV Committee
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
American Society of Naval Engineers, Life Member

Patents

U. S. Patent #4,503,565 "Membrane Valve for Divers' Dry Apparel", 12 Mar 85
U. S. Patent #5,727,906 "Heated Shelter for Diver Decompression", 17 Mar 98
U. S. Patent #5,960,469 "Liquid-Insulated Garment for Cold Water Diving", 5 Oct 99
U. S. Patent #6,120,530 "Passive Thermal Capacitor For Cold Water Diving Garments", 9 September 2000
U. S. Patent #6,346,141 "Supplying Breathable Gas For An Underwater Habitat", 12 Feb 02
U. S. Patent #6,408,847 "Rebreather System That Supplies Fresh Make-Up Gas According To A User's Respiratory Minute Volume", 25 June 02
U. S. Patent #6,463,925 "Hot Water Heater For Diver Using Hydrogen Catalytic Reactions", 15 October 2002
U. S. Patent Application #09/949,287, "Liquid Insulation for Underwater Applications" 7 September 2001
Patent Invention Disclosure, Navy Case #79,938 "Method and System For Heating and Humidifying a Breathable Gas", filed November 22, 1999
Patent Invention Disclosure, Navy Case #83319, "System for Simulating Metabolic Consumption of Oxygen," submitted August 2001
Patent Invention Disclosure, Navy Case #83373, "Method and System For Reducing Oxygen in a Closed Environment," submitted September 2001

Research Activities

• Computer methods in diver breathing apparatus design
• Underwater passive and active thermal protection systems design
• Carbon dioxide removal techniques for diver life support equipment
• Heat transfer in electro-mechanical cables for remote underwater vehicles

Dive History and Training

• 35 years of diving experience
• Certified US Navy Diver
• YMCA Certified Diver
• Dive Training:

  • 1967 Basic SCUBA Training, Virginia Polytechnic Institute Dive Club
  • 1977 YMCA Certification Training, Panama City, FL
  • 1980 US Navy Dive School, Panama City, FL
  • 1988 NOAA Saturation Dive Training, St. Croix, USVI

Publications   (See publication file.)

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