Welcome

The summer break is over and the Fall 2011 term is upon us. A hearty welcome to all new and returning students, faculty and staff.

Prospective new students and interested parents should study the information available with the Undergraduate Program menu item. Specific questions may be directed to our undergraduate program advisor and chair Dr. Birk. Prospective graduate and PhD students should read the info in the Graduate Program section and contact our graduate program coordinator Dr. Taravella. We offer graduate assistantships to qualified and interested students in connection with our research projects.

The School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of New Orleans was established in 1980 on demand by the local shipbuilding and offshore industry. Since then the School of NAME has provided the marine industry with well educated graduates and supports its progress through basic and applied research. UNO offers the Bachelor of Science in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME), Master of Science in Engineering and the Ph.D in Engineering and Applied Science. Our graduates are on high demand and find positions usually well before their actual graduation in a wide range of marine enterprises including ship and yacht builders, offshore companies, engineering and design consultants, software developers and others. The UNO Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering curriculum is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012, telephone (410) 347-7700.

+++ Curriculum changes: freshmen and sophomores should take notice +++
August 2011
In an effort to streamline the BSc NAME curriculum the School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering redrew the flowchart. Major changes are a reduction of overall credit hours to 128, making the two semester calculus sequence the default and switching the sequence of Marine Engineering and Ship Resistance and Propulsion (Fall 2012). For details see the Undergraduate Program/Curriculum link.

+++ E-boat team placed 2nd at Solar Splash 2011 +++
June 2011
The UNO e-boat team placed 2nd at the annual SOLAR SPLASH World Championship of Intercollegiate Solar Boating. Congratulations to the team of NAME and EE students lead by Danial Givan (captain) and Ryan Thiel (Faculty advisor). Again UNO presented the fastest boat on the water. Pictures and detailed results can be found at the SOLAR SPLASH website.

+++ Naval Support Activity New Orleans donates propeller +++
March 2011
Finally, we got propulsion! We already have an anchor on display outside, a Schottel propeller greeting visitors of the College inside and now we can add a propeller to guide visitors to the School of NAME. The Naval Support Activity New Orleans donated a 48in three bladed propeller to the University. The School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering says thank you to Captain Harrison and his unit. We also thank George for making the arrangements.