The USCGA Student Chapter of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
(SNAME) consists of cadets enrolled in the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
major as well as interested cadets from other majors. SNAME is dedicated to advancing
the art, science and practice of naval architecture, shipbuilding and marine engineering;
encouraging the exchange and recording of information; sponsoring applied research;
offering career guidance; supporting education and enhancing the professional status
and integrity of its membership.
The student chapter serves as a link between the academic rigor of the Academy and
real-world engineering advancement. As members of the chapter, cadets have had the
opportunity to attend professional engineering conferences, including the 2007 SNAME
Maritime Technology Conference held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as well as local
SNAME meetings, including those held in Jamestown, Rhode Island. The section has
visited the Rolls Royce propeller production facility in Walpole, Massachusetts,
to experience the scale of production and engineering involved with propeller manufacturing.
Further, the group hosts guest speakers, most recently Mr. Peter Noble of Conoco
Philips Inc., who presented an arctic tanker design and construction topic in November.
The Chapter is also involved in monthly engineering ethics lectures, for cadets
involved in engineering majors at the Academy.
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) is
dedicated to advancing the art, science and practice of naval architecture, shipbuilding
and marine engineering. Its scope includes all aspects of research, production,
maintenance and operation of ships, submersibles, yachts, boats, offshore and ocean
bottom structures, hydrofoils & surface effect ships. SNAME was founded in 1893
and has over 10,000 members in the US, Canada and overseas.
Learn more about SNAME