Marine Energy Alumni Fellows
2024 Fellows
Additional Information
Ashley Chong / Texas A&M University
Proposed Research Topic
Experimentation of wave energy devices in a wave flume and the utilization of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and potential flow theory with WEC-Sim to model the OWC.
Host Facility
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Isabel Hess / University of Florida
Proposed Research Topic
Investigating HASEL Transducers for Underwater Energy Generation
Host Facility
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Spencer Siemer / Texas A&M University
Proposed Research Topic
Development of Cost-Effective Anchor for Floating Marine Energy Systems
Host Facility
Deep Anchor Solutions
Griffin Bourjeaurd / University of Hawaii at Manoa
Proposed Research Topic
Integrating wave energy conversion and electrochemistry is a technically and economically feasible solution to sustainably harvest the ocean’s resources.
Host Facility
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Julia Gionet-Gonzales / Texas A&M University
Proposed Research Topic
Advancing wave energy research and exploring alternative, clean approaches to contribute energy to the grid.
Host Facility
Kelson Marine
2023 Fellows
Hannah Brachfeld / Oregon State University
Proposed Research Topic
Roles and responsibilities of the DOD (United States Navy) and DHS (United States Coast Guard) in MRE policy and planning.
Host Facility
U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Office of Fleet Installations and Environment.
Brittany Lydon / University of Washington
Proposed Research Topic
Evaluate OSWEC performance and the potential for data-driven modeling in optimal WEC control.
Host Facility
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nicole Marone / University of New Hampshire
Proposed Research Topic
Develop FSI models for a cross-flow turbine (CFT).
Host Facility
Ocean Renewable Power Company and Sandia National Laboratories
Alexander Robinson / University of Washington
Proposed Research Topic
Develop reliable quantification methods for changes to concentration of major and trace elements in natural seawater matrix.
Host Facility
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Sequim campus
