Faculty

CDR Li P. Sung, USN, PhD, PE

Assistant Professor, Permanent Military Professor

•  Phone:  410-293-6448
•  E-mail:  lsung@usna.edu
•  332G Rickover Hall

Research Interests

Near surface hydrodynamics;  Shipbuilding industry and warfighter support; Surface vessel kinematics; High speed vessel control and dynamics; Numerical modeling.

Education & Training

• PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, 2021
• M.S., Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering, University of Florida, 2006
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California San Diego, 1999

Professional Experience

• Permanent Military Professor, Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at USNA, 2021 - present
• Department Head of Oceans Facilities, Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, 2014 - 2017
•  Production Officer, Naval Support Activity South Potomac, 2011 - 2014
• Program Manager at Ocean Facilities Program (OFP), Naval Facility Engineering Command Headquarters (NAVFAC HQ) in Washington DC, 2009 - 2011
• Commander, Task Group 68.3 (six multinational dive detachments), Ukraine 2008
• Executive Officer, Underwater Construction Team ONE (UCT-1), 2007 - 2009
• Engineer, Combined Joint Task Force-7 (CJTF-7), Iraq 2003 - 2004
• Resident Officer in Charge of Construction, Marine Corps Base Smedley D. Butler in Okinawa, Japan, 2001 - 2005

 Teaching Experience

• USNA (2021 - Present)
  • EN222: Engineering Mechanics with Marine Applications II
  • EN400 Principles of Ship Performance 
  • EN330 Probability and Statistics with Ocean Applications
  • EN401 Engineering in the Littoral Zone

• University of Washington (2018 - 2019)
  • Introduction to Naval Architecture (TA, 2 Quarters)

Professional Memberships & Qualifications

• Merchant Mariner Credential (50 ton with sailing endorsement)
• Professional Engineer (PE), Mechanical Engineering, California (2006 - Present)
• Certified Energy Professional (CEM) (2013)
• Qualified in Seabee Combat Warfare (2008)
• Marine Engineer Diving Officer (2007)
• Defense Acquisition Professional Community Member
• DAWIA Level 2 Qualification – Construction
• DAWIA Level 1 Qualification – Program Management

Awards

• Military Decorations
  • Meritorious Service Medal
  • Joint Services Commendation Medal
  • Navy Commendation Medal (3 awards)
  • Joint Services Achievement Medal
• Civilian Recognition
  • Selection by Engineering News Record as a top newsmaker of 2004 for role in
    Operation Iraqi Freedom

Patents

• (Pending) 63/678,871. Semi-submersible vessels and methods of constructing the same
• (Pending) 63/678,881. Methods and apparatuses for semi-submersible cargo transportation

Research & Publications

• Magoulick, P. F., & Sung, L. P. (2025). Enhancing Joint Probability of Maxima Method Through ENSO Integration: A Case Study of Annapolis, Maryland. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 13(4), 802. 
• Sung, L. P., Greene, T., Nguyen, K., Wright, W., & Johnson, A. C. (2024, September). A Modern Whaleback-Low Profile Vessels Considered for Cargo Transport. In OCEANS 2024-Halifax (pp. 1-10). IEEE.
•  Henshaw, M. V., Buzan, U. E., Vishwanathan, V., & Sung, L. P. (2024, September). Real Time Flow Sensing-Cylinder Wake Turbulence Measurements Using Piezoelectrics. In OCEANS 2024-Halifax (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
• Paugh, L. A., Sung, L. P., Tomiczek, T., & Magoulick, P. (2024, September). Wave Focusing Induced by a Submerged Crescent-Shaped Plate in Combination with Headland Breakwaters. In OCEANS 2024-Halifax (pp. 1-8). IEEE.
• Fechhelm, S., Sung, L. P. "Hydrodynamics of Heaving Oscillating Water Columns in Low Keulegan-Carpenter Flow Regimes". Oceans Conference, Limerick, 2023.
• Sung, L. P., Matveev, K. I., Morabito, M. G. " Exploratory Study of Design Parameters and Resistance Predictions for Semi-Submersible Vessels". Naval Engineers Journal, March 2023.
• Sung, L. P., Laun, A., Leavy, A., Ostrowski, M., Postma, M., " Preliminary Hull-Form Design for a Semi-Submersible Vessel Using a Physics-Based Digital Model". Naval Engineers Journal, December 2022.
• Matveev, K. I.,  Sung, L . P.,  " Hydrodynamics of Semi-Submersible Hull Model at Variable Submergences and Froude Numbers ".  SNAME Maritime Convention, 2022.
• Sung, L., Fabien, B., “ Control Oriented Maneuver Model of Prismatic Planing Hull”. International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation, 2021.
• Sung, L., Fabien, B., “ Effects of Asymmetrical Mass Distribution on Maneuver of Planing Vessels”, SNAME Maritime Convention, 2021.
• Sung, L., Fabien, B., “ Optimal Control of Planing Vessel Roll Using Inertial Mass”, Oceans Conference, 2021.