Faculty
Brian Polagye
- NNMREC co-Director
- Research Assistant Professor
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- University of Washington (PhD 2009)
- Princeton University (BSE 2000)
Research
- Site and device characterization
- Environmental impact monitoring and mitigation
- Micropower for instrumentation
Contact
- Email: bpolagye@u.washington.edu
- Website: www.me.washington.edu/people/faculty/bpolagye
- Phone: (206) 543-7544
Jim Thomson
- Assistant Professor
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Oceanographer
- Applied Physics Laboratory
Research
- Site and device characterization
- Characterization of turbulence at tidal energy sites
Contact
- Email: jthomson@apl.washington.edu
- Website: depts.washington.edu/uwefm/people/Thomson
- Phone: (206) 616-0858
Phil Malte
- Professor
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- University of Michigan (PhD 1971)
Research
- River hydrokinetics
- New hydrokinetic concepts
Contact
- Email: malte@u.washington.edu
- Website: www.me.washington.edu/people/faculty/malte/
- Phone: (206) 685-2171
Alberto Aliseda
- Associate Professor
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- University of California, San Diego (PhD 2004)
Research
- Numerical modeling of devices
- Flume experiments
Contact
- Email: aaliseda@u.washington.edu
- Website: www.me.washington.edu/people/faculty/aaliseda/
- Phone: (206) 543-4910
Brian Fabien
- Professor
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Columbia University, New York (PhD 1990)
Research
- Compliant mooring dynamics
- Composite aging
Contact
- Email: fabien@u.washington.edu
- Website: www.me.washington.edu/people/faculty/fabien/
- Phone: (206) 543-6915
Mitsuhiro Kawase
- Associate Professor
- School of Oceanography
Research
- Numerical modeling of energy removal from tidal systems
Contact
- Email: kawase@u.washington.edu
- Website: faculty.washington.edu/kawase/
- Phone: (206) 685-3354
James Riley
- PACCAR Professor of Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Johns Hopkins University (PhD 1972)
Research
- High-resolution modeling of tidal energy sites
Contact
- Email: rileyj@u.washington.edu
- Website: www.me.washington.edu/people/faculty/riley/
- Phone: (206) 543-5347
Mark Tuttle
- Professor
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
Research
- Composite aging
Contact
- Email: tuttle@u.washington.edu
- Website: www.me.washington.edu/people/faculty/tuttle
- Phone: (206) 685-6665
John Horne
- Associate Professor
- School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (PhD 1995)
Research
- Fisheries interactions with MHK devices
Contact
- Email: jhorne@u.washington.edu
- Website: www.acoustics.washington.edu/hornefac/
- Phone: (206) 221-6890
Staff
Joe Talbert
- Field Engineer
- Applied Physics Lab
Research
- Instrumentation for site and device characterization
Contact
- Email: jtalbert@apl.washington.edu
- Phone: (206) 543-1300
Students
Kristen Thyng
- PhD Candidate
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Whitman College (BA 2005)
Research
- High resolution numerical modeling of tidal energy sites
- Comparison of high resolution models to field measurements
Contact
- Email: thyngkm@u.washington.edu
- Website: students.washington.edu/thyngkm/
Chris Bassett
- PhD Student
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- University of Washington (MSME 2010)
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (BSME 2007)
Teymour Javaherchi
- PhD Student
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- University of Washington (MSME 2010)
- Sharif University of Technology & Aachen University of Applied Sciences (BEME 2007)
Danny Sale
- PhD Student
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- University of Tennessee (BSME 2009)
Research
- Prediction of turbine performance and structural loads
- Turbine design and optimization
Contact
- Email: dsale@u.washington.edu
- Website: students.washington.edu/dsale/
- Phone: (865) 719-0557
James Joslin
- PhD Student
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College (MS, BE, 2007)
- Dartmouth College (BA 2005)
Research
- Development of stereo imaging system to observe turbine operation
Contact
- Email: jbjoslin@uw.edu
Rob Cavagnaro
- PhD Student
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Carnegie-Mellon University (BSME 2007)
Nick Stelzenmuller
- Masters Student
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- University of Washington (BSME 2011)
Samantha Adamski
- Masters Student
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
Research
- Modeling the effects of a free surface on the performance of tidal turbines.
Contact
- Email: sja23@u.washington.edu
Alumni
| Name | Degree, Year | Employer |
| Sam Gooch | Mechanical Engineering (MSME 2009) | DNV (Seattle, WA) |
| Jeff Epler | Mechanical Engineering (MSME 2010) | Re-Vision Consulting (Sacramento, CA) |
| Anderson Ogg | Mechanical Engineering (MSME 2011) | US Coast Guard Academy (New London, CT) |
| Joe Graber | Mechanical Engineering (MSME 2011) | Shoreline Community College |
| Gabrielle DeVault | Mechanical Engineering (MSME 2011) | |
| Ryan Tyler | Mechanical Engineering (MSME 2011) | Ocean Renewable Power Company (Anchorage, AK) |
| Moriel Arango | Mechanical Engineering (MSME 2011) | Jansen Company (Woodinville, WA) |
| Michael Palodichuck | Mechanical Engineering (MSME 2012) | |
| Taylor Hall | Mechanical Engineering (MSME 2012) | Battelle Columbus Laboratory |
| Adam Niblick | Mechanical Engineering (MSME 2012) |