Matthew R. Werner

Dean Matthew R. Werner

Dean & American Bureau of Shipping Chair of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

 

Education

  • Ph.D. Ocean Engineering, Stevens Institute, Candidate
  • Masters of Business Administration, Long Island University, 2003
  • M.S. Ocean Technology and Commerce, Webb Institute, 1997
  • B.S. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, 1995

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Appointments at Webb

  • Dean, 2015 – Present
  • Professor, 2011 – 2015
  • Associate Professor, 2007-2011
  • Assistant Professor, 2002-2007

Other Academic Experience

  • Visiting Professor of Engineering, University of Michigan, 2012 – Present
  • Adjunct Professor, United States Merchant Marine Academy, 2004 – 2012, 2014- 2015
  • Adjunct Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2012-2015
  • Instructor, SNAME, Professional Engineer Review Course, 2019

Non- academic Experience:

  • Independent Consultant NA/ME, 2002 – Present (part time)
  • Naval Architect/Marine Engineer, Hiltveit Associates, Inc. 1998 – 2002
  • Naval Architect/Marine Engineer, Electric Boat Corporation, 1995 – 1998

Courses Taught, 2002 to Present:

  • Thesis Advisor
  • Junior Thesis
  • Economics
  • Naval Architecture 4 – Ship Structures
  • Material Science
  • Ship Design 1
  • Naval Architecture 1 – Introduction to Naval Architecture
  • Marine Engineering 2 – Marine Engineering System Components
  • Marine Engineering 5 – Auxiliary Systems Design
  • Strength of Materials
  • Electrical Engineering II
  • Engineering Mechanics – Statics
  • Programing and Applications
  • Physics II
  • Computer Aided Drafting
  • Submarine Design
  • Total Ship Design 1 (Stevens Institute)
  • Total Ship Design 2 (Stevens Institute)
  • Marine Engineering 2 (NA431) (University of Michigan)
  • Advanced Marine Propulsion Systems (EM621) (US Merchant Marine Academy) Graduate Program)
  • Marine Engineering 1 (EM200) (US Merchant Marine Academy)
  • Engineering Mechanics (US Merchant Marine Academy)
  • Transport Processes 1 (EM210) (US Merchant Marine Academy)
  • Transport Processes 2 (EM310) (US Merchant Marine Academy)
  • Sea Term Project Review (US Merchant Marine Academy)

Additional Webb Duties Beyond Teaching, 2010-Present:

  • Coach, Webb Institute Skeet Team, 2019
  • Member, Assessment and Care Team, 2016 – Present
  • Contributor, Webb News, 2015 – Present
  • Contributor, Webb Annual Report, 2015 – Present
  • Member, Webb Institute Board of Trustees, 2013 – Present
  • Member, Academic Center Design Review Committee, 2015-2019
  • Sea Term Coordinator, 2010 – Present
  • Director, Material Science Laboratory, 2017 – Present
  • Director, Summer Engineering Academy, 2016 – Present
  • Speaker, Webb Open House, 2014 – Present
  • Speaker, Webb Engineering Day, 2015 – Present
  • Coordinator, ABET Accreditation, 2007-2015
  • Advisor, Student SNAME Section, 2002 – 2019
  • Faculty Honor Committee, 2002 – 2015
  • Various Faculty Committees

Publications and Presentations, 2005 to Present:

  • Lamb, Thomas, et al. 2004, Ship Design and Construction, SNAME, Jersey City – Chapter 31: Chemical Tankers.
  • Panelist: “Educators Want to Learn,” SNAME Annual Maritime Convention, Tacoma, WA, November 2019.
  • Panelist: “Transformative Innovations,” ShippingInsight, Stamford, CT, October 2019.
  • Presenter: “Naval Engineering Education,” ONR-NAE Study Committee Meeting, Woods Hole, MA, October 2018
  • TV Show Presenter and Technical Advisor: “Impossible Engineering – US Navy’s Super Submarine,” 2016
  • Presentation: “Professionalism in Engineering Education,” Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE), Irvine, CA, October 2014.
  • Various presentations to local community groups, libraries, and schools on naval architecture and marine engineering

Professional Development Activities:

  • Actively consulting in areas of ship design, construction, operations, and management.
  • Active in SNAME leadership positions – Local Section and National.
  • Regularly attend SNAME annual meetings and local section meetings.
  • Member of visiting review team for Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Department of the United States Naval Academy, 2017.
  • Webb representative on visiting team to Newport News Shipyard Apprentice School, July 2013.
  • Reviewer of papers for SNAME’s Journal of Ship Production and Design.
  • Consulting on NA/ME projects.
  • Reviewing papers on NA/ME and related topics.
  • Attended the National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium, October 2014.
  • Attended the ABET Commission Summit and Annual Meeting in October 2006.
  • Attended MSCHE Institute, “Taking the Next Step,” University of Delaware, January 2007.
  • Attended Engineering Reasoning: Critical Thinking in Engineering Conference, February 2008.
  • Attended the ONR-NSF sponsored faculty development workshop on Electric Energy Systems, University of Minnesota, June 2010.
  • Attended the National Effective Teaching Institute, 2003.
  • Attended SNAME sponsored ABET Program Evaluator training in October of 2002.
  • Attending lectures and courses for professional development hours necessary to maintain NYS PE License.

Professional Registration, Licenses, and Certifications:

  • Licensed Professional Engineer, New York

Professional Memberships:

  • Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

Service Beyond Webb Institute:

  • SNAME PE Review Course Instructor – 2019 – Present
  • SNAME Junior Regional Vice President – 2019 – Present
  • SNAME Awards Committee – Member
  • SNAME Nominating Committee – Member
  • SNAME Education Committee – Member, Chairman
  • SNAME New York Metropolitan Section
    • Chair 2013-2014
    • Vice Chair 2012-2013
    • Secretary 2011-2012
    • Treasurer 2010-2011
    • Electronic Media Coordinator 2009-2010
  • Cayman Islands Summer NA/ME Program Director – 2017 – 2018
  • Cayman Islands Sea Perch Judge – 2018
  • Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) – Primary Investigator
  • Webb Alumni Association Historian
  • Travel Soccer Coach