Fort Schuyler Magazine Spring 2023

CAMPUS NEWS

Coast Guard Club Cadets Attend AUP Chartering Ceremony Cadets from the SUNY Maritime College Coast Guard Club attended the Auxiliary University Program (AUP) Chartering ceremony hosted by the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point on February 8. While there, students met with several Coast Guard Officers including Captain Zeita Merchant, USCG – Commander Sector NY (pictured center). Cadets in attendance included Alessia Muccitelli, Emily Celentani, Zachary Rozenshtein, Joshua Graubard, James Wageman, Nicholas Gretchyn, and Club President and AUP CO Olivia Grabher.

Engineering Alumni Serve as Industry Panelists at Marine Electrical Design Senior Presentations

Two groups of Marine Electrical Engineering students presented their research projects on April 19, before an audience that included three alumni serving as industry experts. The panelists included alumni Timothy Angerame, ’00, Chief Operating Officer at UtiliVisor; Michael Haeser ‘98, Director of District Energy Systems at Columbia University; and Richard Vohnout ‘00, Senior Construction Manager at The New School. Graduating seniors are given a task to design an electrical system for a ship of their choice. Their presentations covered the governing rules, regulations and design requirements for shipboard electrical systems; sizing ship power equipment; load analysis and system layout; cable sizing; short circuit analysis, system protection and coordination; and recent technical developments in marine electrical machinery. Course instructor Sean Carswell ’00 said, “Part of the purpose of the student presentations is to sell their product to my classmates, who are leaders in the industry,” Said Carswell. “My classmates have a chance to see the work our students create firsthand and, hopefully, this will lead to job offers for students after they graduate.”

Richard Vohnout ‘00, Senior Construction Manager at The New School; course instructor Sean Carswell ’00; Timothy Angerame ’00, Chief Operating Officer at UtiliVisor; and Michael Haeser ‘98, Director of District Energy Systems at Columbia University.

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