LCDR Christopher J. Hart, J.D., LL.M., M.B.A

EDUCATION
    Georgetown University Law Center
    Master of Laws (LL.M.) in National Security Law

University of Maryland School of Law    
    Juris Doctor (J.D.)
    Concentration: Cybersecurity and Crisis Management Law

University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business  
    Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
    Specialization: Finance

Old Dominion University  
    Master of Engineering Management

United States Naval Academy
    Bachelor of Science in History

BAR ADMISSIONS
    District of Columbia

COURT ADMISSIONS
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    U.S. Court of Federal Claims

RESEARCH AREAS
    Nuclear Law
    Law of the Sea & Maritime Law
    Maritime Nuclear Applications
    Energy and Infrastructure Regulation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Military Professor, U.S. Naval Academy (2020 - Present)
• Engineer Officer, USS Rhode Island Ballistic Missile Submarine (2017 – 2020)
• Reactor Plant Technology Division Director, Nuclear Power School (2014 – 2017)  
• Assistant Engineer, USS Albany Fast Attack Submarine (2013 – 2014)
• Reactor Laboratories, Machinery, and Sonar Division Officer, USS Albany (2011 – 2013)     

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

• Christopher J. Hart & David Wallace, The Silent Service: The Law of Armed Conflict’s Blind Spots Regarding Modern Submarine Warfare, ARTICLES OF WAR (2025).
• David Wallace & Christopher J. Hart, Arming U.S. Navy Hospital Ships? ARTICLES OF WAR (2024).
• David A. Wallace, Shane R. Reeves & Christopher J. Hart, Technologically Enabled Surrender Under the Law of Armed Conflict, 2 Chi. J. Int’l L. Online 69 (2023).
• Presentation: “Nuclear Weapons and the Law,” hosted by the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Law, Technology, and Warfare Research Cell (2024).
• Panelist: “Nuclear Weapons and International Law 2025: Nuclear Risks through a Legal Lens,” hosted by the International Section of the New York State Bar Association (2025).
• Moderator: “Nuclear Weapons” and “U.S. Law of War Manual” panels at the 2025 McCain Conference on “Ethics and the Law of War,” hosted by the United States Naval Academy (2025).

AWARDS

• Admiral Jay L. Johnson Professorship in Leadership and Ethics (AY 2026)
• Permanent Military Faculty Member of the Semester (LEL Department, 2022)
• Selected Unit awards:
  • Red Engineering “E” for top Engineering Department in Submarine Squadron 20 (2020)
  • Battle “E” for top Submarine in Submarine Squadron 20 (2020)