Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Characterization of a Single Bladed Propeller used for Actuating an Autonomous Undersea Vehicle, Donald Samuel Alexander
EVALUATING SOIL STIFFNESS FOR COASTAL VIRGINIA OFFSHORE WIND RESEARCH PROJECT MONOPILE FOUNDATIONS, Kody Price
DESIGN, SIMULATION, AND RAPID PROTOTYPING OF SOFT ROBOTIC ACTUATORS FOR DEEP-SEA APPLICATIONS, Alexander Yin
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
REAL TIME PHASE RESOLVED WAVE FORECASTING FOR THE ACTIVE CONTROL OF FLOATING BODIES, Shawn Albertson
TOWARDS LOW COST REAL-TIME SEAFLOOR FEATURELESS VISUAL ODOMETRY, Jordan W. Beason
NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF HYDRO- AND MORPHO-DYNAMIC EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL REEF DESIGNS, Thomas Becker
HYDRODYNAMIC DRAG AND ADDED MASS FORCES ON BODIES UNDERGOING SHAPE CHANGE FOR USE IN PROPULSIVE AND MANEUVERING MODELS, Matthew A. Colavita
An Evaluation of Object Detection Algorithms Applied to Oceanographic Midwater Imagery, Charlotte A. DeBossu
COMPARISON OF CONCURRENT MEASUREMENT OF RAYLEIGH WAVES USING A DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSOR AND GEOPHONES, Caleb Lintz
FURTHERING USABILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF MASSIVELY PARALLEL GAUSSIAN PROCESS REGRESSION AS APPLIED TO MULTI-BEAM SONAR DATA, Phillip M. Parisi
DEVELOPING A LOW-COST STEREO IMAGING SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE VISUAL MODELING OF MARINE ENVIRONMENTS, Alexandra T. Runyan
ADVANCES IN DEEP-SEA IMAGING AND SOFT ROBOTICS, Russell Joseph Shomberg
MODELING ACOUSTIC PROPAGATION NEAR THE ATLANTIS II SEAMOUNTS, Nathan Tustison
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
SHEAR WAVE INVERSION USING FIBER-OPTIC DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING ON THE SEAFLOOR, Isabella Casteel
APPLYING NEW METHODS IN RAPID PROTOTYPING TO ADVANCE LOW-COST DEEP-SEA EXPLORATION, Nicholas P. Chaloux
A Generic Guidance Navigation and Control Framework For Marine Vehicles, Emir Cem Gezer
DESIGN AND SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION OF A LOW-COST USV FOR COASTAL OBSERVATION, Roy Gilboa
Automated Acoustic Arrival Matching for Long Range Subsurface Positioning of Autonomous Seagliders, Cristian Eric Graupe
Assessing the impact of subaerial vegetation to mitigate coastal erosion during extreme storms, Felix Groetsch
PREDICTING MORPHODYNAMIC LONG-TERM CHANGES ALONG THE SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND SHORELINE IN THE NEXT DECADES, Alexa Leone
THE QUANTIFICATION AND REDESIGN OF A GRANULAR JAMMING GRIPPER WITH INTERNAL PRINTED HYDRAULICS, Michael Rock
A SELF-NOISE ANALYSIS OF A SEAGLIDER AUV USING A PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITOR, Melodie Ross
ASSESSING THE MORPHO-DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF A NEW ENGLAND BEACH-BARRIER SYSTEM TO ARTIFICIAL REEFS, Elin Schuh
Foundation and Structural Dynamics of the Block Island Wind Farm, Maeve Clare Story
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
CHARACTERIZATION OF IMPACT PILE DRIVING SIGNALS AND FIN WHALE VOCALIZATIONS AT THE BLOCK ISLAND WIND FARM SITE, Jennifer L. Amaral
CHARACTERIZING THE SEASONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON HIGH FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC FISH TAG DETECTION IN SHALLOW WATER SETTINGS, Jacob Bonney
INVESTIGATION OF A MULTIMODE TRANSDUCER USING PIEZOELECTRIC SINGLE CRYSTALS, Ian M. Doyle
OPTIMIZING A HYBRID RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM WITH A FOCUS ON OFFSHORE WIND IN THE US NORTHEAST, Jonas Kieser
Measurement of the Free Surface in the Wake of a Submerged Foil, Jamie Schicho
NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF COASTAL EROSION AND RECOVERY DURING AND FOLLOWING STORM EVENTS, Janelle E. Skaden
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
INVESTIGATION OF VORTEX-INDUCED VIBRATION OF A CYLINDER BY EMPLOYING CROSS-FLOW AND IN-LINE MOTION, Erdem Aktosun
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ARTIFICIAL REEF TO PROTECT THE SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND SHORELINE, Jennifer Brandes
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF AN ARTIFICIAL REEF TO MITIGATE COASTAL EROSION USING THE PHASE RESOLVING WAVE MODEL FUNWAVE, Michael Gardner
MULTI-SCALE ASSESSMENT OF HURRICANE-GENERATED COASTAL AND INLAND FLOODING USING A NUMERICAL AND OBSERVATIONAL FRAMEWORK, Soroush Kouhi
THE INTERACTIONS OF OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY FARMS AND THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT: A NUMERICAL STUDY OFF THE US NORTHEAST COAST, Boma Kresning
QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES FOR CYCLIC SIMPLE SHEAR TESTS ON SAND, Fenia Mika Miescke
TRACKING MIGRATORY BIRDS: APPLYING A PASSIVE TRACKING TECHNIQUE USING DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL FROM VHF RADIO TAGS, Jesse Moore
INVESTIGATION OF LANDSLIDE-INDUCED TSUNAMI GENERATION AND PROPAGATION THROUGH NUMERICAL MODELING, Lauren Schambach
MODELING CORAL REEF ACOUSTIC PROPAGATION LOSS, Kayla M. Thilges
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
TIDAL CURRENTS EFFECT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF A HEAVING POINT ABSORBER, Matthew M. Leary
PLATFORM FOR HADAL AUTONOMY AND GENERAL EXPERIMENTATION (PHAGE), Lillian Muir
ADVANCEMENTS IN BIOMIMETIC UNDERWATER PROPULSION: BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS AND CROSSFLOW COMPENSATION, Matthew Perkins
LOCALIZATION OF A DRIFTING UNDERWATER VEHICLE USING A TERRAIN-BASED PARTICLE FILTER, Emanuele Raggi
ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF INTERGRATING AN INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND DVL INTO AN A-SIZED AUV, Anthony Scudere
EFFECTS OF INCORPORATING INERTIAL MEASUREMENTS ON THE LOCALIZATION ACCURACY OF THE SEAGLIDER AUV, Wendy Snyder
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
MODELING THE MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF STABILIZED DUNE SYSTEM DURING EXTREME STORM EVENTS, Naser Yusuf AlNaser
A LINE ARRAY OF DIRECTIONAL HYDROPHONES FOR IMPROVED DETECTION OF EMERGENCY LOCATOR BEACONS, Elizabeth Ann Alvanas
PASSIVE OBJECT DETECTION VIA AN ARTIFICIAL LATERAL LINE AND A 2-D VISCOUS FLOW MODEL, Jack H. Clark
IMPROVED METHODS FOR MEASURING CHARACTERISTIC FUNCTIONS OF UNDERWATER TRANSDUCERS, Bin Gao
DEVELOPMENT OF A PUMP-DRIVEN VERTICAL PROFILER FOR AN AUTONOMOUS SURFACE VEHICLE, Scott Hara
EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS FOR FLUID BODY INTERACTION PROBLEMS, Amin Mivehchi
Contributions to Tsunami Detection by High Frequency Radar, Patrick J. Moran
A HYBRID LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD-POTENTIAL FLOW MODEL FOR NAVAL HYDRODYNAMICS, Christopher M. O'Reilly
Numerical and Experimental Study of Flapping Foils with Dynamic Wall Effect, Jeong-Yong Park
Development and Modeling of a Biomimetic Punting Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, Matthew Perkins
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED HYDRODYNAMIC AND COASTAL RISK ASSESSMENT MODEL FOR CHARLESTOWN, RI, Christopher J. Small
MEASUREMENTS OF MODAL ATTENUATION USING BROADBAND SOURCES IN THE NEW ENGLAND MUD PATCH, Kerry Unrein
PREDICTING 100-YEAR STORM WAVE'S RUNUP FOR THE COAST OF RHODE ISLAND USING A FULLY NONLINEAR MODEL, Gregory Westcott
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Dynamic Response and Active Control of Flexible Cylindrical Structures Undergoing Vortex-Induced Vibrations, Ersegun Deniz Gedikli
Modeling Sediment Transport Around Artificial Reefs in Southern Rhode Island, Scott J. Hayward
Use of Ground-Penetrating Radar for Monitoring Bridge Scour and the Identification of Shallow Bedrock, Moritz Kanter
A Comparison of Wave and Erosion Modeling Methods for the 100-Year Storm in Southern Rhode Island, Lauren Schambach
A Coupled Wave-Surge Modeling Study in Rhode Island Coastal Waters, Marissa J. Torres
Implementation of Moving Magnet Actuation in Very Low Frequency Acoustic Transduction, Brenton Wallin
Asymptotic Stepwise Coupled Modes for Horizontally-Variable Acoustic Media, Charles E. White
Visual Detection and Tracking Methods for E. superba (Antarctic Krill), Regina R. Yopak
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Dynamic Analysis of Multi-Degree-Of-Freedom Systems Using a Pole-Residue Method, Kevin A. Goodell
Feasibility Study of Renewable Energy Systems for Off-Grid Islands: A Case Study concerning Cuttyhunk Island, Marvin Alexander Görgen
Far-Field Impacts of Tidal Energy Extraction and Sea Level Rise in the Gulf of Maine, Boma Kresning
WaveQ3D: Fast and Accurate Acoustic Transmission Loss (TL) Eigenrays, in Littoral Environments, Sean M. Reilly
Measurement of Free Surface Elevation and Velocity Surrounding a Surface Piercing Foil, James J. Schock
Effect of Coastal Erosion on Storm Surge: A Case Study in the Southern Coast of Rhode Island, Alex J. Shaw
Modeling Tsunamis for Improved Hazard Assessment and Detection, Michael R. Shelby
Detection of Fluid Density Anomalies Using Remote Imaging Techniques, Clara Smart
Development and Testing of a Pressure Sensor Integrated Foil, Alexander Robert Stott
Multi-Phase Multi-Physics Finite Element Model Updating of Piezoelectric Transducer, Liang Su
Use of Surface Wave Techniques for the Identification of Shallow Rock, Friederike Wulff
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Including Wind Resource Trends in a Micrositing Optimization of the Block Island Wind Farm, RI, USA, Rebekka Gisela Gieschen
Complementary Control Allocation For Over-Actuated Depth Control In Underwater Vehicles, William Snyder
Factor Graphs and Submap Simultaneous Localization and Mapping for Microbathymetry, James Ian Vaughn
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Lattice Boltzmann Simulation of Multiphase Flows; Application to Wave Breaking and Sea Spray Generation, Amir Banari
COMPUTATION OF BUOY MOORING CHAIN WEAR, Jonathan P. Benvenuto
AN INVESTIGATION INTO GROUND EFFECT FOR AN UNDERWATER BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED FLAPPING FOIL, Paulstephen Chierico
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF LOW MODE NUMBER CYLINDERS SUBJECTED TO VORTEXINDUCED VIBRATIONS, Ersegun Deniz Gedikli
PREDICTION OF STRUCTURE BORNE NOISE RADIATION AND PROPAGATION FROM OFFSHORE IMPACT PILE DRIVING, Huikwan Kim
DEVELOPMENT OF AN UNDERWATER FLAPPING FOIL TOW-TEST SYSTEM, Samuel L. Rauworth
PREDICTION METHOD OF THE VORTEX INDUCED VIBRATION OF A ONE DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM SPRING-MASS SYSTEM., Marina Iizuka Reilly-Collette
IMPROVEMENTS AND APPLICATIONS OF STATE-OF-THE-ART NUMERICAL MODELS FOR SIMULATING TSUNAMI HAZARD, Tayebeh Sadat Tajalli Bakhsh
MODAL EXCITATION OF A FLEXIBLE CYLINDER UNDERGOING VORTEX-INDUCED VIBRATIONS, Harrison Zimmer
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Relationship Between Small Strain Shear Modulus and Undrained Shear Strength in Direct Simple Shear, Brian A. Baffer
REAL-TIME FEATURELESS VISUAL ODOMETRY FOR SEA FLOOR IMAGING WITH A LAGRANGIAN FLOAT, David S. Casagrande
CYCLIC RESISTANCE - SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY RELATIONSHIPS FOR MONTEREY AND CABO ROJO CARBONATE SAND, Michael Lowell Dobling
Site Planning and On-Board Collision Avoidance Software to Optimize Autonomous Surface Craft Surveys, Michael A. Filimon
An Inversion Scheme for Shear Wave Speed Using Scholte Wave Dispersion, Jennifer L. Giard
Hybrid Optical Acoustic Seafloor Mapping, Gabrielle Inglis
A Strain-Based Procedure to Screen for Wave-Induced Pore Pressure Generation in the Seabed, Anthony James Julian
Physical Properties of Marine Sediments and their Application Toward Climate Change Studies, Tania Lado Insua