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Academics

Legacy ID
19

Professor Nicholas Palumbo

Assistant Professor, Marine EngineeringYear Started

2011

EducationBS Marine Engineering Systems, USMMA 2006. LT, US Navy, Strategic Sealift Officer3rd Assistant Engineer Steam, Motor, Gas Turbine unlimited horsepower2nd Assistant Engineer Motor 3000HPChief Engineer near coastal, Motor 3000HP

CAPT David J. Palmer, PhD

Department Head and Professor, Marine EngineeringYear Started

1995

EducationPhD Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic UniversityEDO Credential, Engineering Duty Officer, U.S. Navy Nuclear Power ProgramM.S. Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic UniversityB.S. Marine Engineering Systems,...

CAPT Anthony D. Nigro

Professor and Graduate Program Director, Marine Engineering Year Started

2012

Education BE, Marine Engineering, SUNY Maritime College, 1991 Licenses Chief Engineer Steam Motor and Gas Turbine Unlimited horsepower

Professor Raymond Mathewson

Associate Professor, Marine EngineeringYear Started

2006

EducationO.E. Ocean Engineering MITS.M. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering MITB.E. SUNY Maritime SUNY MaritimeTeaching InterestsIntroduction to marine engineeringSenior level marine/mechanical power engineering subjectsGraduate...

CAPT Robert T. Madden, USMS (Ret.)

Department Marine Engineering from 1970-2001EducationB.S. U.S. Merchant Marine AcademyM.S. Stevens Institute of TechnologyLicensesChief Engineer of Steam and Motor VesselsUnlimited Horsepower.Military

CDR, USNR (Ret.)

Walter M. Maclean

Department: Engineering: 1987-1995EducationDiploma, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy;B.S.M.E., M:.E., D.E. California (Berkeley)LicensesChief Engineer of Steam Vessels, Unlimited Horsepower;Registered Professional Engineer — State of California

Professor Brian J. Leonard

Assistant Professor, Marine EngineeringYear Started

1990

EducationM.S. Information Technology, Southern New Hampshire UniversityM.S. Instructional Technology, New York Institute of TechnologyB.S. Occupational Education, Southern Illinois UniversityTeaching InterestsComputersMicrosoft...

CDR Lance W. Klein

Associate Professor, Marine EngineeringYear Started

2002

EducationBachelor of Engineering, SUNY Maritime College, 1987Masters of Transportation Management, SUNY Maritime College, 2003Chief Engineer; Steam, Diesel and Gas Turbine unlimited horsepower

Instructional Technology

The Academy boast nearly two dozen electronic classrooms, and has been retrofitting conventional facilities at the rate of five classrooms per year.   The basic configuration for an e-classroom includes a dedicated lectern, computer, digital document camera, and a LCD digital projector...

Overview of Learning Resources

Since its inception in the 1940's, the United States Merchant Marine Academy has fostered a tradition of balancing a theoretical education in the classroom with practical, hands-on training in labs and at sea.  In the 1950's and 1960's, classroom instruction was delivered through books and...

Applications for the Class of 2031 open on 1 May 2026