In addition to the formal courses, all students attend the Monday Lecture Series, these lectures are given by speakers on a wide variety of topics-some technical, but many on quality of life, historical, or current events topics. The Monday lecture series is designed to expand Webb students’ education in both technical and non-technical subject areas. View our current lecture schedule and watch past lectures below. All videos are available on the Webb Institute Vimeo Channel.
Also, once or twice a year, a formal, evening lecture of the Zeien Lectures Series is presented.
If you have a suggestion for a Monday lecture or would like to present one, please contact Dean Matthew Werner at mwerner@webb.edu.
Fall 2020 Lecture Schedule
Date | Subject | Speaker |
Aug 24 | Welcome Back | President Michel, Dean Werner, Lauren Carballo |
Aug 31 | Drugs and Alcohol Awareness | LICADD |
Sept 14 | Autonomous Systems | Dr. Zak Harris ’11, Draper Labs |
Sept 21 | High-Fidelity Numerical Simulations of Turbulent Flows | Prof. Krishnan Mahesh, University of Minnesota |
Sept 28 | Tunnel Thrusters: Function, Sizing, and Design – Video available below. | Don MacPherson ’80, Technical Director, HydroComp, Inc. |
Oct 5 | Title IX | Ms. Lauren Carballo, DASA |
Oct 19 | Set-Based Design | Dr. David Singer, University of Michigan |
Nov 2 | Stepped Planing Hulls – Video available below. | Dr. Michael Morabito ’05, USNA |
Nov 23 | Structural Design Approaches – Ships vs. Offshore Structures | Dr. Roger Basu |
Nov 30 | Advanced Structures and Composites | Dr. Anthony Viselli, Dr. Dagher – University of Maine, Advanced Structures & Composites Center |
Dec 7 | TBD | TBD |
Past Lectures
Tunnel Thrusters: Function, Sizing, and Design
Donald Macpherson ‘80
Technical Director, HydroComp, Inc.
Stepped Planing Hulls. When Are They Appropriate?
Dr. Michael G. Morabito ‘05
Director of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, United States Naval Academy