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David W. Fredriksson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Professor David W. FredrikssonDepartment of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering
US Naval Academy, Mail Stop 11d
590 Holloway Road
Annapolis, MD 21402-5042

Phone: 410-293-6434

Fax: 410-293-2219

E-mail: fredriks@usna.edu

Office: Rickover 347

Education

Professional Experience

  • Dept of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy.
    • Associate Professor, 2010 – present.
    • Assistant Professor, 2005 – 2010

    Dept of Ocean Engineering, University of New Hampshire

    • Research Assistant Professor, 2001 – 2005.
    • Affiliate Faculty, 2009 – present.

    Battelle Memorial Institute, oceanographer/engineer, seagoing scientist, oceanographic instrument platform design, 1994-1998.

    University of New Hampshire, research diver, eel grass mitigation planting in the Piscataqua River, NH, 1994.

    U.S Merchant Marine, 3rd Asst. Engineer, ship power plant operator on the NOAA Ship Mt. Mitchell, 1991.

Professional Memberships and Registration

  • U.S. Coast Guard License - U.S. Merchant Marine Officer, Third Assistant Engineer of Steam and Motor Vessels of any Horsepower from 1991 to 1996

Awards

  • Department nominee for the class of 1951 civilian faculty research excellence award in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

  • Department nominee for the Apgar Teaching Award presented for excellence in teaching for a tenure-track professor in 2008 and 2011.

  • United States Patent (Fredriksson et al.) No. 6,948,881 – Remediation Injection Vessel for Marshes, Tidal Flats and Wetlands - 9/27/2005.

  • Awarded the Kevin Stark Memorial Award for Excellence in Coastal and Ocean Engineering (Engineers Australia, National Committee on Coastal and Ocean Engineering) - 10/3/2005.

  • Letter of Commendation from CAPT Theberge Jr., Commanding Officer of the NOAA Ship MT. MITCHELL S-222 - 8/27/1991.

Professional and Community Service

Several Master and Ph.D. Thesis Committee Member assignments , University of New Hampshire

First Opponent, Ph.D. Thesis, Norwegian Technical University of Science and Technology

Reviewer for ~10 journals in the fields of ocean and aquaculture engineering

Faculty Senate, 2009 – present

Faculty Senate Subcommittees – Chair of Personnel Committee (2010-present), Division representative of Personnel Committee (2009-2010)

Naval Academy Summer Seminar Coordinator (2008-2010)

Recent Publications

Fredriksson, D.W., Steppe, C.N., Wallendorf, L., Kriebel, D.L. (2010). “Biological and hydrodynamic design criteria for vertically orientated oyster grow out structures.” Aquacul. Eng. 42: 57-69.

Patursson, O., Swift, M.R., Tsukrov, I., Simonsen, K., Baldwin, K., Fredriksson, D.W., Celikkol, B. (2010). “Investigation of flow characteristics through and around a net panel using measurements and computational fluid dynamics.” Ocean Eng. 37: 314-324.

Fredriksson, D.W., Tsukrov I., and Hudson, P. (2008). “ Engineering investigation of design procedures for closed containment marine aquaculture systems.” Aquacult. Eng. 39: No. 2-3, pp 91-102.

Stevens, C., Plew, D., Hartstein, N. And Fredriksson, D.W. (2008). “The physics of open-water shellfish aquaculture.” Aquacult. Eng.38: No. 3, 145-160.

Stevens, C., Plew, D., Smith, M.R., and Fredriksson, D.W. (2007). “Hydrodynamic forcing of long-line mussel farms.” J. of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Eng.133: No. 3, 192-199.

Lader, P., Jensen, A., Sveen, J.K., Fredheim, A., Enerhaug, B., and Fredriksson, D . (2007). “Experimental investigation of wave forces on net structures.” App. Ocean Res . 29: 112-127.

Fredriksson, D.W ., DeCew, J.C., Tsukrov, I., Swift, M.R., and Irish, J.D. (2007). “Development of large fish farm numerical modeling techniques with in-situ mooring tension comparisons.”Aquacult. Eng.36: 137-148.

Fredriksson, D.W. , DeCew, J.C. and Tsukrov, I. (2007). “Development of structural modeling techniques for evaluating HDPE plastic net pens used in marine aquaculture.” Ocean Eng.34: 2124-2137.

Swift, M.R., Fredriksson, D.W., Unrein, A., Fullerton, B., Patursson, O., and Baldwin, B. (2006). “Drag force acting on biofouled net panels.” Aquacult. Eng. 35 : 3, 292-299.

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