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2023 Bowman Scholars

School of Engineering, Computing, and Weapons

1/C Amanda Marie Agustin

  • Major: Robotics and Control Engineering
  • Title: Manufacturing Magnetic Microrobots with Shape Memory Capabilities
  • Advisors: Assistant Professor Paola Jaramillo Cienfuegos - Weapons, Robotics, and Control Engineering Department, Associate Professor Hatem ElBidweihy - Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Professor Matthew Feemster - Weapons, Robotics, and Control Engineering Department, Assistant Professor Connor Smith - Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

1/C Jack Brake

  • Major: Aerospace Engineering (Astronautics)
  • Title: Measurement and Characterization of a Novel Microthruster
  • Advisor: Associate Professor Jin Kang - Aerospace Engineering Department

1/C Gianluca Freschi

  • Major: Nuclear Engineering
  • Title: Carbon-Nanotube Epoxy Coating Effects on Carbon Steel Corrosion
  • Advisors: CDR Brian Earp - Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department, Professor Michelle Koul - Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department

1/C Sidney Hall-Smith

  • Major: Nuclear Engineering
  • Title: Analyzing the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Irradiated 3D Printed Engineering Polymers
  • Advisors: Associate Professor Elizabeth Getto - Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department, Professor Peter Joyce - Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department

1/C Nicholas Hilaire

  • Major: Ocean Engineering
  • Title: Coastal Vulnerability Assessment and Resilience Framework at the United States Naval Academy
  • Advisors: Associate Professor Victoria Johnson - Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Department, Assistant Professor Liliana Velasquez-Montoya - Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Department

1/C David Huizenga

  • Major: Mechanical Engineering
  • Title: The Effect of Corrosion on Blister Propagation
  • Advisor: Professor Joel Schubbe - Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department

1/C Guillermo Pass-Robles

  • Major: Electrical Engineering
  • Title: Stress Testing of GaN Schottky Diodes with Re Contacts
  • Advisor: CDR Christopher Martino - Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

1/C Erik Pryal

  • Major: Mechanical Engineering
  • Title: Analyzing Efficiency and Emission Characteristics of a Diesel Engine Fueled with Ammonia and Methanol Mixtures
  • Advisor: Professor Jim Cowart - Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department

1/C Charlotte Ryan

  • Major: Mechanical Engineering
  • Title: Scalability of Gridshells with Distributed Loads
  • Advisor: Associate Professor Samar Malek - Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department

1/C Olivia Shapiro

  • Major: Computer Engineering
  • Title: Thermal Imaging Analysis to Characterize Operations of Solid-State Devices
  • Advisors: LCDR James Shey - Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, CDR Jennie Hill - Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Professor Robert Ives - Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Professor Hau Ngo - Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

1/C Stephen Stokes

  • Major: Nuclear Engineering
  • Title: Microstructure Analysis of Single Crystal Nickel Alloy and Coating in High Temperature Corrosion Environment
  • Advisor: Associate Professor Elizabeth Getto - Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department

School of Math and Science

1/C Daniel Fohner

  • Major: Chemistry
  • Title: Effect of Fuels and Organic Compounds in the Swelling Properties of O-rings Manufactured by 3-D Printing Technologies
  • Advisors: Professor Dianne Luning Prak - Chemistry Department, CAPT Brad Baker - Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department

1/C Ryan Grafman

  • Major: Operations Research
  • Title: Optimization of Submarine Mission Assignment Scheduling
  • Advisors: Professor David Phillips - Mathematics Department, CDR Matthew Hawks - Mathematics Department

1/C Natalie Graham

  • Major: Physics
  • Title: Characterization of Nanograined Ceramics for Laser Annealing
  • Advisor: Associate Professor Brian Donovan - Physics Department

1/C Anders Gulbrandson

  • Major: Chemistry
  • Title: Functionalized Mesoporous Cellulose Scaffoldings
  • Advisors: CDR David Durkin - Chemistry Department, Professor Paul Trulove - Chemistry Department

1/C Carey Hutchens

  • Major: Computer Science
  • Title: Private Set Intersection on Small, Unequal Sized Sets
  • Advisors: Professor Daniel Roche - Computer Science Department, Associate Professor Seung Geol Choi - Computer Science Department

1/C Enzo Kim

  • Major: Physics
  • Title: Tracing Simulation of Laser Beams Carrying Orbital Angular Momentum Propagating Through Optical Turbulence Generated by Natural Convection
  • Advisor: Professor Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic - Weapons, Robotics and Control Engineering Department

1/C Sean Lee

  • Major: Applied Mathematics (Honors)
  • Title: Atmospheric Waves and Data Assimilation
  • Advisors: Assistant Professor Scott Hottovy - Mathematics Department, Associate Professor Evelyn Lunasin - Mathematics Department

1/C Kaitlin Nachtrieb

  • Major: Chemistry
  • Title: Evaluating Polycyclobutanes as Energetic Binders for Propellant Applications
  • Advisor: Assistant Professor Megan Mohadjer Beromi - Chemistry Department

1/C Vanessa Ortiz

  • Major: Physics
  • Title: Characterization of Spectral Broadening in Cesium Atom Rydberg Systems
  • Advisor: Associate Professor Seth Rittenhouse - Physics Department

1/C Jared Perez

  • Major: Operations Research (Honors)
  • Title: Modifying Minimum Fill-In to Find Exact Solutions in Linear Algebra
  • Advisor: Assistant Professor Chris Lourenco - Mathematics Department

1/C Jessica Riggs

  • Major: Applied Mathematics (Honors)
  • Title: Numerical Analysis of a Combustion Model for Layered Media via Mathematical Homogenization
  • Advisor: Associate Professor Ana Marie Soane - Mathematics Department
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