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

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