2026 Sustainability in Ship Design and Operations Conference
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Welcome to the Sustainability in Ship Design and Operations (SISDO) conference organized by two of our professors at Webb, Bradley Golden and Spenser Boyd.
The conference focuses on promoting sustainability in shipping and includes presentations, panel discussions and audience participation.
Risk Mitigation for Innovative Designs Part 1
Ian Busch
Perspectives on Sustainability in Recreational and Wooden Boat Building
Paul Gartside
Large-Area Additive Manufacturing for HighSpeed Uncrewed Surface Vessels
Addy Lindyberg and Troy Zangle
Risk Mitigation for Innovative Designs Part 2
Ian Busch
Air Layer Drag Reduction Systems
Alex Taber
Sail Freight Startup Experience and Lessons Learned
Steven Woods
Design of a Zero Emission Shrimp Cutter
Yvette Klinkenberg
Wind-Assist Propulsion System Design and Optimization for Cargo
Bastien Abeil and Maxime Garneaux
A Prototype Human-Powerd Electric-Drive Small Boat for Long-Distance Cruising on Rivers and Lakes
Isaac Lee, Erik Lund, and Sergio Perez
Reassessing 32°C Tropical Seawater Design Condition for Ship Machinery Cooling Under Ocean Warming
Spenser Boyd
The Case for Powered Propellers on Ship Wingsails
Sergio Perez