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CAPT Douglas A. Hard, USMS & USN (Ret.) Master Mariner & Convoy Commodore

Professor, Department of Marine Transportation

Year Started

1966

Education

  • M.S. Transportation Planning and Engineering Polytechnic Institute of New York
  • M.B.A. Transportation and Public Utilities Pennsylvania (Wharton)
  • B.S. Nautical Science/Marine Transportation U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Teaching Interests

  • Navigation Law
  • Navigation Railroading
  • Intermodal Transportation

Research Interests

  • Navigation Law
  • Navigational Geography
  • Railroad Operations
  • Intermodal Systems


 


 
 


CAPT Douglas A. Hard, Professor, Marine Transportation

CAPT Douglas A. Hard, USMS & USN (Ret.) Master Mariner & Convoy Commodore

Class of 2029 Applications Open 1 May 2024