Faculty

CDR Kristofer M. Womack, USNR, Ph.D., P.E.

Instructor

•  Phone: 410-293-6441
•  Fax: 410-293-6432
•  E-mail: womack@usna.edu
•  354 Rickover Hall

Research Interests

Wall-bounded turbulence; Biofouling hydrodynamics; Roughness effects on drag;
Experimental fluid dynamics, heat transfer, undersea ocean systems.

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Education & Training

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2021
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2008
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 2006

Professional Experience

• Instructor, Dept of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, U.S. Naval
  Academy, 2024 – present
• Staff Systems Engineer, Naval and Oceanic Systems, Northrop Grumman
  Corporation, 2023-2024
• Deputy Department Head, Sea Warfare and Weapons Department, Office of
  Naval Research, 2022-2023
• Staff Systems Engineer, Naval and Oceanic Systems, Northrop Grumman
  Corporation, 2021-2022
• Future Operations Director, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, 2019-
  2020
• Visiting Researcher, Dept of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, U.S.
  Naval Academy, 2015-2020
• Master Instructor, Mechanical Engineering Department, United States Naval
  Academy, 2013-2015
• Division Officer, USS MINNESOTA (SSN 783), 2011-2013
• Division Officer, USS WEST VIRGINIA (BLUE/GREEN), 2009-2011

Teaching Experience

• EM217 Strength of Materials
• EM300 Principles of Propulsion
• EN401 Engineering in the Littoral Environment

Professional Memberships & Qualifications

• Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Maryland
• United States Naval Institute
• American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Qualified Nuclear Engineering Officer
• Qualified Submarine Warfare Officer
• National Eagle Scout Association

Awards

• Military Awards
  • Defense Meritorious Service Medal
  • Navy and Marine Corps Meritorious Service Medal
  • Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards)
  • Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (two awards)
•  Academic Awards
  • National Defense Science Engineering Graduate Fellowship (2015-2018)
  • Office of Naval Intelligence Harry E. Ward Trident Scholar Prize (2006)
  • US Naval Academy Distinguished Graduate of the Mechanical Engineering Department (2006)
• Eagle Scout Award (1999)

Research and Publications

• K.M. Womack, R. J. Volino, C. Meneveau, & M.P. Schultz (2022), “Turbulent
   Boundary Layer Flow over Regularly and Irregularly Arranged Truncated Cone
  Surfaces,” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 933, A38.
• K.M. Womack, C. Meneveau, & M.P. Schultz (2019), “Comprehensive Shear
  Stress Analysis of Turbulent Boundary Layer Profiles,” Journal of Fluid
  Mechanics, Vol. 879, p. 360-389.
• K. Womack, M. Schultz, & C. Meneveau (2019), “Outer-layer differences in
  boundary layer flow over surfaces with similar densities and roughness heights,”
  Eleventh International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena
  (TSFP11), Southampton, England, July 30 – August 2, 2019.
• G. Kogut, M. Bruch, T. Denewiler, A. Burmeister, K. Womack (2016), “Preliminary
  Design of an Autonomous Amphibious System,” Defense Technical Information
  Center, Technical Report AD1024422.
• D. Motes, J. Keena, K. Womack, F. Stefani, M. Crawford (2012), “Thermal
  Analysis of High-Energy Railgun Tests,” IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science,
  Vol. 40, No. 1, p. 124-130.
• K.M. Womack (2011). “Railguns: A Revolutionary Surface Advancement,” U.S.
  Naval Institute Proceedings, Vol. 137, No. 1, p. 73.
• K.M. Womack, R.J. Volino, & M.P. Schultz (2008), “Combined Effects of Wakes and Jet Pulsing on Film Cooling,” Journal of Turbomachinery – Transactions of the ASME, Vol. 130, Art. No. 041010, 12 pp.
• K.M. Womack, R.J. Volino, & M.P. Schultz (2008), “Measurements in Film
  Cooling Flows with Periodic Wakes,” Journal of Turbomachinery – Transactions
  of the ASME, Vol. 130, Art. No. 041008, 13 pp.