Major Michael J. Wish
Major, USMC
Office: Hopper Hall 228
Email: wish@usna.edu
Research Interests
Dynamics and Control Theory, Multi-agent Systems, and Applied Graph Theory
Education & Training
- M.S. in Applied Physics, Naval Postgraduate School, 2022
- M.S. in Applied Mathematics, Naval Postgraduate School, 2022
- M.A. in Economics, University of Oklahoma, 2017
- B.S. in Applied Physics, United States Naval Academy, 2010
Professional Experience
- Fire Direction Officer, Battery S, 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, Oct 2011 - Mar 2012
- Platoon Commander, Battery S, 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, Mar 2012 - Jan 2013
- Executive Officer, Battery T, 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, Jan 2013 – Aug 2014
- Student, Army Captain’s Career Course, Fort Sill, Sept 2014 – May 2015
- Gunnery Instructor, MARDET Fort Sill, May 2015 – Jun 2017
- Marine Artillery Officer Instruction OIC, MARDET Fort Sill, Jun 2017 – Mar 2018
- Assistant Operations Officer, 11th Marines, Apr 2018 – Feb 2019
- Battery Commander, Battery G, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, Feb 2019 – Feb 2020
- Assistant Operations Officer, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, Mar 2020 – Jun 2020
- Student, Applied Physics Program (Combat Systems), Naval Postgraduate School, Jun 2020 – Dec 2022
- Instructor, Department of Weapons, Robotics, and Control Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Jan 2023 - Present
Honors and Awards
- Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2nd Award)
- Army Commendation Medal
- Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (3rd Award)
- Good Conduct Medal
- Combat Action Ribbon
- Distinguished Graduate from Army Captain’s Career Course
- Naval Sea Systems Command Award for Excellence in Combat Systems
- Honorable Order of Saint Barbara
Significant Publications
- Kennedy, S., Wish, M., Smith, P., Sherrell, J., Shields, W., & Gera, R, “Building a Reliable, Dynamic and Temporal Synthetic Model of the World Trade Web,” In Complex Networks XIII: Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Complex Networks, CompleNet 2022 (pp. 69-82). Cham: Springer International Publishing. January, 2023.
