LT Jennifer Hedgecoth, USN

 Instructor
Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering Department
United States Naval Academy
590 Holloway Road
Annapolis, MD 21402-5042
(410) 293-6529
hedgecot@usna.edu

• Masters of Philosophy, Nuclear Energy
• Dissertation: “Determining Criticality Data for Higher Enrichment UO₂ Fuel”

• Bachelors of Science, Nuclear Engineering

• Instructor, United States Naval Academy (July 2024 - Present)
• Nuclear Submarine Officer, USS Georgia Blue (SSGN 729) (2021 – 2024)

• Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, (1)
• Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, (3)
• VADM Charles A. Lockwood Award for Submarine Professional Excellence, Naval Submarine League, 2023
• Junior Officer of the Year, Commander Submarine Squadron Sixteen, 2023
• Submarine Warfare Qualification, 2022
• Admiral Frank Bowman Scholar, USNA, 2018