2001 Trident Scholars

MIDN 1/C PETER G. BRERETON (7th Company)

Major: Physics
Advisor: Associate Professor Steven R. Montgomery, Physics Department
Advisor: Assistant Professor Charles A. Edmondson, Physics Department
Title: Complex Impedance Studies of Optically Stimulated Strontium Barium Niobate

MIDN 1/C DANIEL R. J. ESTES (9th Company)

Major: Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Professor Antal A. Sarkady, Electrical Engineering Department
Advisor: CDR Thaddeus B. Welch, III, USN, Electrical Engineering Department
Title: Assessment of Radio Frequency Propagation in a Naval Shipboard Environment

MIDN 1/C CHARLES P. FERRER (1st Company)

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Associate Professor Angela L. Moran, Mechanical Engineering Department
Advisor: Assistant Professor Michelle G. Koul, Mechanical Engineering Department
Title: Optimizing the Strength and Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance of Aluminum Alloys Used for Refurbishing Aging Aircraft

Ψ MIDN 1/C ROBERT M. GALLAGHER (2nd Company)

Major: Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Professor Robert F. Ferrante, Chemistry Department
Title: Radiation-induced Processing of Hydrocarbons in Environments Relevant to Pluto

MIDN 1/C RICHARD C. HERRON (28th Company)

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Associate Professor Mark J. Harper, Mechanical Engineering Department
Advisor: Associate Professor Martin R. Cerza, Mechanical Engineering Department
Title: Investigation of a Flat Plate Evaporator for a Capillary Pumped Loop as a Low Temperature Heat Transfer Device

MIDN 1/C BENJAMIN P. MALAY (28th Company)

Major: Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Richard P. Fahey, Visiting Professor, Aerospace Engineering Department
Title: Celestial Navigation on the Surface of Mars

MIDN 1/C KEVIN D.V. SMITH (20th Company)

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Assistant Professor John A. Burkhardt, Mechanical Engineering Department
Title: The Development of an Inverse Ultrasonic Radiative Transfer Technique

MIDN 1/C JONATHAN J. VANECKO (29th Company)

Major: Systems Engineering
Advisor: Assistant Professor Edwin L. Zivi, Weapons and Systems Engineering Department
Advisor: CDR Bradley D. Taylor, USNR, Weapons and Systems Engineering Department
Title: Advanced Shipboard Control Systems

MIDN 1/C JOHN L. YOUNG, III (3rd Company)

Major: Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Professor Daryl G. Boden, Aerospace Engineering Department
Title: Determination of Atmospheric Density in Low Earth Orbits Using GPS Data