People

Emma Dennis
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering G'25

Title: Geotechnical Site Characterization of Offshore Soils from Free Fall Penetrometer Testing for the Application of Offshore Systems; Advisors: J. Paprocki, F. Hann, D. Fredriksson

Louis Gitelman
M.S., Ocean Engineering G'24

Title: Mechanical Properties of Composite Fiberglass Rods Used for Ocean Structure Tethers to Mitigate Atlantic Right Whale Entanglement; Advisors: I. Tsukrov, D. Fredriksson, M. Chambers

Alex Knysh
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering G'23

Title: Numerical Modeling of Flexible Structures in Open Ocean Environment 
Advisors: I. Tsukrov, R. Swift, D. Fredriksson

Elizabeth Martin
M.S., Marine Biology G'24

Title: Assessing the Capacity of Red Algae (Gracilaria Vermiculophylla) and American Oysters (Crassostrea Virginica) to Sequester Ammonia from Shrimp (Litopenaeus Vannamei) in a Land-Based IMTA System; Advisors: M. Chambers, C. Neefus, D. Fredriksson, M. Coogan

Md. Mamun Patwary
Ph.D. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering

Advisors: I. Tsukrov, D. Fredriksson, L. Zhu

Billy Pelger, PE
M.S., Ocean Engineering G'25 

Title: Preliminary Analysis of a Wave Energy Converter for Remote Power Generation
Advisors: D. Fredriksson, A. Gish (U.S. Naval Academy) M. Wosnik, A. Hasankhani, L. Zhu

Jackson Perkins
M.S. Student, Ocean Engineering 

Advisors: D. Fredriksson, I. Tsukrov, L. Zhu

Luke Thatcher
M.Eng., Mechanical G'25

Title: Simulation of Multiphase Flow Through Nets
Advisors: D. Fredriksson, I. Tsukrov, I. Nedyalkov

Angelina Arcidi
Doyle Fellow '26: Aquaculture Education

School/Major: College of Charleston Environmental and Sustainability Studies B.S. G'26
Northeastern University, Environmental Science and Policy, M.S. G’28
Mentor: Michael Doherty

William (Will) Hancock
Doyle Fellow '25: Aquaculture Education

School/Major: University of New England, Aquaculture and Aquarium Science  G'25
Mentor: Michael Doherty

Elizabeth Martin
Doyle Fellow '19: Vibrio monitoring in oysters and bacteriology study

School/Major: University of New Hampshire, M.S., Marine Biology G'24
Mentor: Dr. Steve Jones

Jackson Perkins
Doyle Fellow '23: Aquaculture Research and Economics 

School/Major: University of New Hampshire, Marine, Ocean Engineering
Mentors: Michael Chambers & Michael Doherty

Keertti Sinnan
MINORITIES IN AQUACULTURe Fellow '26: AQUACULTURE AND FISH HEALTH

School/Major: Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Small Animal & Exotics Pathway G’28
Mentor: Michael Coogan

Kiara Summers
SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE FELLOW '26: AQUAFORT LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT

School/Major: University of New Hampshire College of Life Science and Agriculture, Biology, G’26. 
Mentor: Michael Doherty

Shaelin Wood
Doyle Fellow '24: Aquaculture Education

School/Major: Southern Maine Community College, Applied Science of Horticulture G'24
Mentor: Michael Doherty

MATTHEW BOWDEN
Environmental Engineer,
NOAA Fisheries
Matthew.Bowden@noaa.gov