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Faculty

58

Professor Michael Ales

Associate Professor, Marine EngineeringYear Started

2002

EducationM.S. Ocean Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityM.B.A. Business Administration, University of Southern MississippiB.S. Naval Architecture, United States Naval AcademyTeaching InterestsEngineering...

Brian Ackerman

Associate Professor, Marine EngineeringYear Started

2011

EducationBS, USMMA, 1990MS, University of New Haven, 1997LicensesChief EngineerSteamDiesel and Gas TurbineTeaching InterestsMarine EngineeringAlternative powerEnvironmental technologiesResearch InterestsVessel environmental...

CDR Paul J. Zerafa

Professor, Marine Transportation

Year Started: 1986

EducationM.S. Management Engineering Long Island UniversityM.S. Computer Science New York Institute of TechnologyB.S. Oceanography SUNY Maritime CollegeTeaching Interests

Shipboard electronic communication and navigation systems.

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CDR Timothy Tisch, PhD.

Associate Professor, Marine Transportation

Year Started:  2004  

Education

Ph.D. US Naval Postgraduate SchoolM.S. US Naval Postgraduate SchoolB.S. SUNY Maritime CollegeTeaching Interests

Navigation (Terrestrial and Celestial), Meteorology, Oceanography, Shiphandling

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Commander Peter A. Schneider

Assistant Professor, Marine Transportation

Year Started: 2011

EducationPhD Business CUNYMBA Business BaruchBS Materials Science & Engineering MITTeaching InterestsStrategyMarketingManagementResearch MethodsResearch InterestsStrategy

Applications for the Class of 2030 open on 1 May 2025