Hometown: Sayville, NY

Thesis Title: A Simulated Optimization and Feasibility of a Thermoacoustic Engine in the Marine Environment

Post Graduate Plans: Work at NASSCO.

What will you miss the most about Webb?
The classroom vibes.

Favorite Quote.
“I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower

What activities were you involved with at Webb?
Tennis!

What are you passionate about?
Rock climbing, reading, Doritos, and procrastinating.

What was your favorite class at Webb and why?
Statistics, it is an interesting topic that can be widely used and applied.

Hometown: Avalon, NJ

Thesis Title: A Seakeeping Study of the Gyroscopic Effect of a Wind Turbine Rotor on a Moored Tension Leg Platform

Post Graduate Plans:
I am launching on an 11-month Christian mission trip, The World Race, serving needs in Central America, South America, and Southeast Asia.

What have you learned from other students?
“The work always gets done” – no matter how much work you have, never sacrifice spending time with the ones you love. Never skip a beautiful sunset, never miss a good wakeboarding day, help someone out every chance you have, when Webb loses power do not do your homework, the list goes on. I can’t remember the pain of the all-nighters but I will never forget the fun times with others.

Why did you choose Webb?
I originally chose Webb because I love engineering and the water. I also thought there was no way I could pass up possibly one of the most unique four years I will ever have. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. And honestly, Webb never ceases to surprise me. My original reason for staying only lasted a few weeks into freshmen year. I’m still here because I love the people, I love and appreciate the opportunities, and in a weird way it’s pretty fun.

What’s your favorite spot on campus and why?
My favorite part of campus is in the water about 100 yards off the Webb beach and looking up at the mansion overlooking the water.

Favorite Quote.
I have a couple: “Due tomorrow? Do tomorrow!”, “Ben how do I find this number for the homework? Ben: Carefully…”, “it will be done in two weeks”, “It’s always push”, “We have a WOJO tomorrow”, “Welcome to Webb!”, and many others.

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Thesis Title: Airport Ferries: A Feasibility Study and Concept Design of a New York Airport Ferry

Post Graduate Plans: International Seaways as a Sustainability Engineer

Favorite Quote.
“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.” – George Harrison

What’s your favorite spot on campus and why?
It’s not there anymore, but my favorite spot used to be the big cherry blossom on the first terrace. I enjoyed doing homework under it as the sun went down. It was also always filled with hammocks.

Do you have any advice for incoming students?
Don’t let impostor syndrome get to you: if you got into Webb, you deserve to be here. Work hard and put in the time, and you’ll get a lot out of the experience.

What would be the best job for you?
A keyboard player for a band on a world tour.

Hometown: Stockton Springs, ME

Thesis Title: Ride the Wind: A Seakeeping Study of the Gyroscopic Effect of the Wind Turbine Rotor on a Moored Tension-Leg Platform

Post Graduate Plans: Viking Systems

What was your favorite Winter Work internship?
My favorite internship was my sea term. I was on the M/V Cape Horn (a MARAD Ready-Reserve Ro-Ro) in San Francisco. Although it didn’t go anywhere, there was a lot of work to do because the ship is very old (built in 1979).

What was your favorite class at Webb and why?
My favorite class was Egyptology, which I took as my junior year humanities elective. I liked the technical classes too, but we take so many technical classes that it can sometimes be very draining. Taking Egyptology really reignited my love for learning, and reminded me that there is a lot more to learning than just getting a good grade and a degree.

Do you have any advice for incoming students?
Get involved in things that you are passionate about. There are so many opportunities to get involved in the Webb community in many different ways through student government, leadership committee, athletics, etc. Focus on the things that you are passionate about, and don’t worry too much about the workload.

What’s your favorite spot on campus and why?
My favorite spot on campus is the yacht club. It is the best place to go to take a break from work. Some of my best memories at Webb are taking out the whalers, swimming in the sound, and trying to learn how to sail.

Hometown: Wakefield, RI

Thesis Title: The Viability of Compressed Natural Gas as Fuel: The Installation and Emissions Testing of a Dual-Fuel System for an Electronically-Timed, High-Speed Diesel

Post Graduate Plans: Working at Northern Shipping Funds in Stamford, CT

What was your favorite Winter Work internship?
Sea term aboard the M/V Yorktown Express.

Do you have any advice for incoming students?
Webb is truly what you make of it.

What will you miss the most about Webb?
I will miss the people of Webb.

What’s your favorite spot on campus and why?
On certain late nights, I would hang out in the auditorium and write music. This was also a place I could be alone and reflect.

What activities were you involved with at Webb?
Jazz band, Woofs, Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, and lots of shenanigans.

Hometown: Marietta, Georgia

Thesis Title: Airport Ferries: A Feasibility Analysis and Concept Design of a New York Airport Ferry

Post Graduate Plans: NSWC Carderock, Combatant Craft Division

What activities were you involved with at Webb?
Sports-Related: Soccer, Tennis, Basketball, Volleyball, Disc Golf, and Ultimate
Music Related: Jazz Band, Webbstock Band, and WooFS
Miscellaneous: Anchor Club and Wakeboarding

What will you miss the most about Webb?
I am going to miss all the late-night shenanigans while doing work, spending time with all my classmates, and the closeness of all the friends I gained. I love the sense of community and the family atmosphere and I will be sad to see it go.

Do you have any advice for incoming students?
You have more time than you think. Yes, there is a good amount of work that you have to do, but if you prioritize having fun and doing spontaneous activities with friends, the work will get done. It is okay to be a late-night crew because it’s only four years so make sure to make all the memories you can.

What’s your favorite spot on campus and why?
I really enjoy the pub because it is a great space to hang out and spend time with other classes. One of my favorite memories of hanging out in the pub was going in and talking to the seniors when they were working on SD and getting sponsored during games. I learned and honed my pool skills while at Webb too.

What has been your greatest challenge?
My greatest challenge is my fear of failure. I often second guess my decisions or base what I do on what has the highest likelihood of success. It hinders me when I choose not to do something because I am scared I might fail, so I will just do what makes me comfortable, even if it is not what might bring about the best future or teach me new things.

Hometown: Simi Valley, CA

Thesis Title: USCGC Lilac Renovation: Developing a Plan to Carry Passengers on a Historic Lighthouse Tender

Post Graduate Plans: Naval Architect at Elliott Bay Design Group

Favorite Quote.
“Never Give In.” – Winston Churchill

What was your favorite Winter Work internship?
Sea Term. The opportunity to really be out there, at the mercy of the sea, with only the engineering of your ship and the diligence of its crew keeping you alive is a formative experience for a young engineer.

Who was your favorite mentor at Webb and why?
Professor Gallagher. Every time he steps into the classroom (or machine shop) you can tell that he has loved his career. He’s incredible at what he does because he finds enjoyment in it, and that enthusiasm is contagious.

What have you learned from other students?
Humility. There’s always somebody smarter, faster, and harder working than you are, and being around those people is a constant reminder that every day presents a choice as to how we may live it.

What’s your favorite spot on campus and why?
The Long Island Sound on a warm summer day with a 15-knot breeze on the starboard bow. That’s when I feel the freest.

Hometown: Manhasset, NY

Thesis Title: The Effect of Shape Change on the Added Mass Generated by an Axisymmetric Body

Post Graduate Plans: Work at Boksa Marine Design in Tampa, FL

What will you miss the most about Webb?
I will miss my classmates and the friends I have made during my time at Webb.

What’s your favorite spot on campus and why?
The yacht club is my favorite spot on campus. The ability to get out on the water or hang out on the beach after classes are the best way to enjoy a nice summer day.

Why did you choose Webb?
I chose Webb because of my love for the water and its academic rigor. After growing up with a boat on the Long Island Sound, I knew that I would like to design boats in my future. And through Webb’s academic rigor, I have gained a strong foundation in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering that I am looking forward to using throughout my career.

Designers: Anika Breza, Rudy Caligure, Luke Kiely, and Rebecca Teitelbaum

Vessel Type: Polar Icebreaker

Vessel Mission:
The USCGC Skadi will support the U.S. Coast Guard’s missions in polar waters. It will have Search and Rescue capability, provide resupply to remote stations, and facilitate safe navigation through waterway maintenance and ship escort. It will also support law enforcement, scientific research, and environmental protection response.

Vessel Route:
This Vessel will navigate polar waters including the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas in the Arctic and McMurdo Sound in Antarctica at any time of year.

Icebreaking Requirements:
Skadi must break 2.5m of ice topped with 150mm of snow continuously at 3kts, corresponding with Polar Clas 2. She will be able to break ice ridges greater than 8m.

View USCGC Skadi handout

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Visit our Junior Class Small Vessel Design Project page to view all of this year’s projects.

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About Junior Class Small Vessel Design Project (SD1):

As a part of Professor Bradley D.M. Golden’s ’99 Ship Design 1 (SD1) class, the juniors spent the first two-and-a-half months of the spring semester preparing their first complete concept designs.

Using the knowledge they’ve gained in their nearly three years studying at Webb and the experiences from their winter work periods to date, this was the students’ first opportunity to apply the naval architecture and marine engineering principles they’ve studied including stability, ship’s structures, main machinery systems, auxiliary systems, resistance and propulsion, and electrical engineering.

Working in small groups of three and four, the students selected one of the vessel types and took their first couple of spins around the design spiral to prepare vessel concept designs. To help make the project as realistic as possible, members of industry familiar with each of the vessel types helped prepare the statements of design requirements that each of the designs had to meet. To challenge the students even further, one or two “curveballs” were thrown into each design statement to make the students think long and hard about how they would achieve their objectives.

At the end of the spring semester, the students presented their final designs to their fellow students, faculty, and members of industry who served as part of an evaluation team. After three years at Webb, the Junior class can now say with confidence that they’re familiar with the design process and are well on their way to joining the fields of naval architecture and marine engineering.

By Jill Nossa
Read the article on LIHerald.com

Welwyn Preserve, on Crescent Beach Road, was once a little-known gem in Glen Cove, a place many enjoyed for the solitude of a quiet hike on a trail or down to the shore of Long Island Sound. But what previously attracted few became a destination for many over the past year, as people searched for outdoor activities. The influx of visitors, combined with a year of heavy winds, left the preserve in dire need of cleaning up.

Last Friday, dozens of students from the Webb Institute volunteered to do just that. “It’s been a little abandoned, and we have thousands of people coming through on the weekends now,” Jolanta Zamecka, president of Friends of Welwyn Preserve, said. “Welwyn is such an important preserve to this community, and people have discovered Welwyn and its fantastic trails.”

Webb students Luke Herbermann and Jackson Juska helped organize the volunteer effort after contacting Zamecka earlier this spring. “We had a Welwyn cleanup two years ago, mostly picking up trash, and thought it would be better this year to reach out,” Herbermann, 22, explained. “We wanted to make it a big deal because it had kind of died out last year.”

He and Juska encouraged other students to get involved, Herbermann said, and a crew of about 75 spent a few hours on Friday afternoon clearing branches, removing trash and painting.

The Webb Institute, a naval architecture and marine engineering college, is adjacent to the preserve, and students spend a lot of time walking the trails, Herbermann said. Some, like Hank Roland, also enjoy bird watching several times a week.

“Welwyn is a phenomenal place to go bird watching, because there’s a lot of variety,” Roland said. “The whole preserve is excellent, with all of the different habitats, open grass, greenhouses, and really gorgeous woods and creeks. There’s so much space.”

Cleaning it up not only benefits the birds, he said, but “makes it generally nicer for everyone in the park, for people who are coming in and enjoying the preserve.” Roland said he was happy to volunteer for the cleanup, and added, “I love this kind of work. I love being outdoors.”

Zamecka said that Webb students have been volunteering for many years, but this was the largest group she’s seen. In addition to clearing the trails, she said, they planned to mark the trails with tags instead of spray paint.

Zamecka is also vice chairman of the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County, which shares the property, and created the Children’s Memorial Garden 21 years ago. The one-acre garden has recently undergone renovations, including the construction of an amphitheater for outdoor workshops and the installation of memorial stanchions, completed in 2019.

Bob Praver, 95, vice chairman of the memorial garden, was on hand on Friday, overseeing the students’ progress and replenishing supplies. “He has been the engine that can,” Zamecka said. “He makes us all work.”

Several years ago, Praver recalled, he was sitting on a stone bench in the garden with his son. “We looked around, and the garden was in such terrible shape . . . the weeds were horrific,” he said. “And I said to my son, ‘You know, maybe I can do something.’ And I did.”

Praver got one person involved, who got someone else involved, “and it kind of mushroomed from there,” he said.

There were no lawns at the time in the Children’s Garden, just shrubs, and weeds had taken over. “Planting grass was the solution to the weeds, and by doing that, it opened the garden up,” Praver said. “People can picnic; children can run around.”

As chairs of the center’s Garden Committee, Praver and Zamecka are responsible for raising funds. “Most people don’t realize how expensive gardens can be,” Zamecka said. “The initial expense was about $350,000, and we needed $240,000 to $250,000 for the last phase.”

Along with planting grass, the expenses included irrigation and repairing brick work. The garden memorializes the 1.5 million Jewish children who died in the Holocaust, as well as children around the world who died in World War II. As part of its revitalization, 14 memorial stanchions were erected, displaying quotes about the Holocaust. The next projects being planned, Zamecka said, are to get the dolphin fountain working and to fix the patio.

“We’ve been very blessed,” she said, “because recently we’ve had two major donors.” The Shirley and William Fleischer Foundation contributed to the garden’s revitalization, as did Steven Dubner Landscaping.

The center also received a grant from New York state to repair the patio, Zamecka said, “But the problem is, we first have to spend the money, and we don’t have the funds.”

Currently, she said, they need $10,000 for the patio repairs. Those interested in making a donation can send a check to the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, earmarked for the Children’s Garden.

A dedication and reopening ceremony for the garden is planned for June 6. A public cleanup of Welwyn Preserve is expected to take place later this spring, at a date yet to be determined.