Professor Sarah E. Mouring, Ph.D., P.E

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

Phone: 410-293-6442

Fax: 410-293-2219

E-mail: mouring@usna.edu

Office: Rickover 331B

Education:

• Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 1992.
• M.S.E., Civil Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 1990.
• B.C.E., Civil Engineering, The University of Delaware, 1987.

Professional Experience:

• Dept of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy.
  • Professor, 2007-present.
  • Associate Professor, 1998 – 2007.
  • Assistant Professor, 1993 – 1998.
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, 1992 – 1993.
• Johns Hopkins University, Adjunct Professor, 1997-2007.
• CED Investigative Technologies, Inc., Consultant, Structures Expert, 2008-2010.
• Trident Engineering, Consultant, Mechanics/Foundations and Structures Expert, 2005-2007.
• National Science Foundation (NSF), Visiting Program Officer for CMS, Large Structural and Building Systems , 1998.
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Project Steering Committee on Investigation of Load Factors for Flood and Combined Wind and Flood, Consultant, Structures Expert, 1997.

Professiona Memberships and Registration

• Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Maryland.
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
• International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
• Society of American Military Engineers

Awards:

• Apgar Teaching Award presented for excellence in teaching for a tenure-track professor at USNA, 1998 (Department Nominee)
• Maryland’s Top 100 Women Nomination, 1997
• Society of American Military Engineers National Bliss Award for Outstanding Military Education, 1996
• Phi Kappa Phi Scholastic Honor Society, 1986-present
• Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, 1985 - present
• Chi Epsilon Engineering Honor Society, 1985 - present

Professional and Community Service

• Reviewer for the following journals and organizations:

  • Composites: Part A,
  • American Society of Civil Engineers - Journal of Structural Engineering,
  • Ocean Engineering,
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology,
  • External Reviewer of paper to be submitted to American Society of Civil Engineers,
  • Journal of Earthquake Engineering,
  • Construction and Building Materials Journal,
  • American Society for Engineering Education,
  • American Society of Civil Engineers-Structural Composites and Plastics Committee,
  • Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)
• SAMPE Conference Committee for 52nd ISSE Conference–2007, 54th ISSE Conference– 2009, 57th ISSE Conference– 2012
• International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE): Technical Program Committee & External Reviewer for technical conference papers
• Faculty Representative:
  • Society of Women Engineers,
  • Society of American Military Engineers (Founder of USNA Student Chapter)
• USNA Committees:
  • Promotion and Tenure Committee,
  • Trident Scholar Committee,
  • Bowman Scholar Review Committee,
  • Military Faculty Teaching Awards Selection Committee,
  • Computer Users Committee,
  • Midshipmen Action Group Liaison,
  • Honor Representative,
  • Computer Technology Group (DIVCTG),
  • Department Chair Search Committee,
  • Department Secretary Search Committee,
  • Naval Architecture Faculty Search Committee,
  • Department Computer Committee,
  • High School Seminar Instructor,
  • Department Independent Research Coordinator,
  • National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology Lecturer