News
Vitale Awarded ORISE Fellowship
PhD candidate O. Vitale received the Marine Energy Fellowship through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) and the Department of Energy Wave Power Technologies Office. Through this program, Vitale will collaborate with an industry partner to complete their thesis on WEC arrays. Congrats!
September 25th, 2025
Vitale presents at INORE
PhD candidate O. Vitale presented their work on WEC arrays at the International Network for Offshore Renewable Energy (INORE) European Symposium in Lokken, Denmark. Nice work!
September 20th, 2025
SEA lab members Alaa Ahmed, Kapil Khanal, Rebecca McCabe, Eliana Olson, Collin Treacy, and Olivia Vitale presented oral presentations, workshops, and posters at the annual UMERC+METS conference in Corvallis, Oregon. Alaa, Rebecca, Eliana, and Olivia all won awards for the work they presented at the conference – great work!
August 12th, 2025SEA Lab presents at IDETC
SEA Lab presents at UMERC
SEA lab members Alaa Ahmed, Kapil Khanal, Rebecca McCabe, Eliana Olson, Collin Treacy, and Olivia Vitale presented oral presentations, workshops, and posters at the annual UMERC+METS conference in Corvallis, Oregon. Alaa, Rebecca, Eliana, and Olivia all won awards for the work they presented at the conference – great work!
August 12th, 2025
HetWECs Project Featured by TEAMER
HetWECs was featured by Testing and Expertise in Marine Energy (TEAMER). This project investigates heterogenous WEC arrays and analyzes their hydrodynamic interactions. Learn more through their video feature here!
July 8th, 2025
PhD Becca McCabe Awarded Provost Diversity Fellowship
PhD candidate Rebecca McCabe has been awarded the Provost Diversity Fellowship through Cornell. The Provost Diversity Fellowship is a competitive one‐term dissertation completion fellowship designed to advance diversity, access, equity, and inclusion. More information about the fellowship can be found here. Congrats, Becca!
June 26th, 2025
PMEC Features HetWECs Prototyping Project
June 12th, 2025The Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC) featured the HetWECs prototyping project. The project, funded by TEAMER and the Cornell Atkinson Center, involved designing and manufacturing 8 wave energy converter (WEC) prototypes and conducting an experimental campaign at the O.H. Hinsdale Directional Wave Basin. The team investigated WEC array interactions in heterogeneous arrays, containing both heaving point absorbers and oscillating surge WECs. Check out the full article here.
PhD Nate DeGeode Passes His A Exam
June 10th, 2025Now PhD candidate Nate DeGeode passed his Admission to Candidacy (A) Exam! DeGeode’s research focuses on improving modeling techniques and designs for wave-powered desalination systems, including improved dynamics modeling, accurate economic estimates, innovative optimization techniques, and more. View the recording of the live presentation here.
August 12th, 2025Congrats SEA Lab Grads!
Congratulations to Noam Werners, Cecily Pokigo, Pat O’Connor, Heisen Kong, Michelle Yu, En Lo, and Ehina Srivastava who all graduated this year. Thank you for your contributions to the SEA Lab – we can’t wait to see what you do next!