Faculty

Andrew Gish, CAPT(ret), USN
PhD, PE

Associate Professor

•  Phone: 410-293-6432
•  Fax: 410-293-2219
•  E-mail: gish@usna.edu
•   352 Rickover Hall

Education

• Ph.D., Ocean Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2013
• Naval Engineer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2004
• M.S., Ocean Systems Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2004
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Catholic University of America, 1994
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, United States Naval Academy (USNA), 1993

Professional Experience

• Associate Professor of Ocean Engineering, Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, USNA, 2023 - present
• Permanent Military Professor (PMP) and Assistant Professor of Ocean Engineering, Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, USNA, 2013 - 2023
• Assistant Program Manager for Fleet Support of In-Service Submarines (PMS 392), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Washington, DC, 2008 - 2010
• Assistant Project Superintendent, Docking Officer, and Diving Officer, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME, 2005 - 2008
• Instructor, Mechanical Engineering Department, USNA, 1999 - 2001
• Submarine Division Officer, USS ALEXANDRIA (SSN 757) and USS SUNFISH (SSN 649), 1995 - 1999

Professional Memberships & Registration

• Qualified Nuclear Engineer Officer, United States Department of Energy (Naval Reactors)
• Qualified Submarine Warfare Officer (1120)
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE), Virginia
• Member, American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE)
• Member, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME)
• Member, Marine Technology Society (MTS)
• Member, United States Naval Institute (USNI)

Awards

• Various

Professional & Community Service

• USNA Director of Graduate Education Programs: 2020-2023
• Military Deputy to the Dean of Engineering and Weapons: 2018-2019
• Ocean Engineering Program Director: 2018, 2022
• Ocean Engineering Senior Academic Adviser: 2020-present
• NAOE Department Associate Chair: 2016-2018
• Radiation Safety Committee Management Rep: 2018-2023
• School of Engineering and Weapons Comptroller:  2013-2015
• Women’s Varsity Volleyball Team Faculty Rep: 2013-2018
• Reviewer for several academic journals: 2014-present
• Officer Sponsor, Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards Summer Training, 2015 - 2023

Teaching Experience & Courses

• Teaching Portfolio Workshop, USNA, 2015
• Blackboard Innovative Teaching Series, USNA, 2014
• Teaching Certificate Program, MIT, 2012
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• EN245, Principles of Ocean Systems Engineering
• EN330, Probability and Statistics with Ocean Applications
• EN380, Naval Materials Science and Engineering
• EN430, Underwater Work Systems
• EN462, Ocean Systems Engineering Design II
• EN475, Ocean Engineering Mechanics
• EN481A, Advanced Topics in Naval Engineering
• EN496, Ocean Engineering Independent Research
• EN503H, Ocean Engineering Honors Research
• EN504H, Ocean Engineering Honors Research

Research & Publications

• Research Interests:
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Diving
  • Structural Mechanics
  • Ocean Renewable Energy
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• Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications:
  • U. Korde, L.A. GISH, G. Bacelli, and R. Coe (2024), “Wave energy conversion using a small tubular free-floating device”, Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy, Vol. 10(1), pp. 57-69.
  • B. Driscol, L. A. GISH, and R. Coe (2021), “A scoping study to determine the location-specific WEC threshold size for wave-powered AUV recharging,” IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, Vol. 46, no. 1.
  • L. A. GISH and M. O’Neil (2020), “Concept design of a deployable marine energy testing system,” Marine Technology Society Journal, Vol. 54, no. 6.
  • L. A. GISH, A. Carandang, and G. Hawbaker (2020), “Experimental evaluation of a shrouded horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbine with pre-swirl stators,” Ocean Engineering, Vol. 204.
  • L.A. Gish, "A Pseudo-Coupled Analytic Fluid-Structure Interaction Method for Underwater Implosion of Cylindrical Shells," Applied Ocean Research (66), 2017
  • L.A. Gish and T. Wierzbicki, "Estimation of the Underwater Implosion Pulse from Cylindrical Metal Shells," International Journal of Impact Engineering (77), 2015
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• Peer-Reviewed Proceedings:
  • L. A. GISH and J. Selby (2022), “Experimental Analysis of Oscillating Water Column Air Turbines,” OCEANS 2022 Hampton Roads, MTS/IEEE.
  • J. Bowers and L. A. GISH (2022), “Geometric Optimization of Heaving Oscillating Water Column for Wider Resonant Bandwidth,” OCEANS 2022 Hampton Roads, MTS/IEEE.
  • U. Korde, L. A. GISH, G. Bacelli, and R. Coe (2021), “Scoping and concept design of a WEC for autonomous power,” OCEANS 2021, MTS/IEEE (virtual).
  • P. Rhodes and L. A. GISH (2021), “Novel Air Turbine Testing Device for an Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter,” OCEANS 2021, MTS/IEEE (virtual).
  • L. A. GISH (2020), “Concept Design of a Small Heaving Oscillating Water Column      Wave Energy Converter”, OCEANS 2020 MTS/IEEE (virtual).
  • B. Driscol, L.A. Gish, and R. Coe, "Wave-powered AUV Recharging: A Feasibility Study", ASME 2019 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, ASME, 2019
  • L.A. Gish, S. Malek, and K. Woerner, "Design of a Low Cost Open-Architecture Underwater Robotic Manipulator Using Additive Manufacturing," OCEANS 2018 MTS/IEEE Charleston, IEEE, 2018
  • H. Hughes and L.A. Gish, "Inductive Recharging for a Small Commercial Autonomous Underwater Vehicle," OCEANS 2017 MTS/IEEE Anchorage, IEEE, 2017
  • L.A. Gish, A. Carandang, and G. Hawbaker, "Numerical Optimization of Pre-Swirl Stators for Horizontal Axis Hydrokinetic Turbines," OCEANS 2016 MTS/IEEE Monterey, IEEE, 2016
  • L.A. Gish and G. Hawbaker, "Experimental and Numerical Study on Performance of Shrouded Hydrokinetic Turbines," OCEANS 2016 MTS/IEEE Monterey, IEEE, 2016
  • J. Rice, L.A. Gish, J. Barney, Z. Gawboy, B. Mays, L. Moore, and A. Nickell, "Design and Analysis of an Improved Wave Glider Recovery System," OCEANS 2016 MTS/IEEEMonterey, IEEE, 2016
  • L.A. Gish, "Designing Imploded Underwater Systems to Minimize Implosion Pulse Severity," OCEANS 2015 MTS/IEEEWashington, DC, IEEE, 2015
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• Technical Reports
  • L.A. Gish and D.F. Hasson, "The Effect of Oxidation Embrittlement on the Impact Behavior of Nicalon Reinforced CAS II Ceramic Matrix Composites," Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Report AD-A263 567, 1993
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• Theses:
  • L.A. Gish, "Analytic and Numerical Study of Underwater Implosion," Ph.D. Thesis, MIT, 2013
  • L.A. Gish, "Design of an AUV Recharging System," M.S. Thesis, MIT, 2004
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• Presentations:
  • "Inductive Recharging for a Small Commercial AUV," OCEANS 2017 MTS/IEEE Anchorage, AK, 2017
  • "Numerical Optimization of Pre-Swirl Stators for Horizontal Axis Hydrokinetic Turbines," OCEANS 2016 MTS/IEEE Monterey, CA, 2016
  • "Experimental and Numerical Study on Performance of Shrouded Hydrokinetic Turbines," OCEANS 2016 MTS/IEEE Monterey, CA, 2016
  • "Underwater Technology for Undergraduates: Rapid Design/Build Projects," Underwater Intervention 2017, New Orleans, LA, 2017
  • "Underwater Technology for Undergraduates: Innovations and Ideas," Underwater Intervention 2016, New Orleans, LA, 2016
  • "Development of a Low-Cost Expandable AUV Platform for Engineering Education and Research," Underwater Intervention 2016, New Orleans, LA, 2016
  • "Designing Imploded Underwater Systems to Minimize Implosion Pulse Severity," OCEANS 2015 MTS/IEEE Washington, DC, 2015
  • "Experimental and Numerical Study on Performance of Ducted Hydrokinetic Turbines with Pre-Swirl Stator Blades," 68th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, Boston, MA, 2015
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• Research Grants & Funding:
  • USNA Midshipman Research Support Grant, 2015