Education

• Ph.D., Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Michigan, 2000
• M.S., Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Michigan, 1997
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, 1996

Courses Taught

• Fluid Mechanics
• Ship Propulsion Design Lab

Selected Publications and Presentations

• Judge, C. and Ibrahim, A., “Experimental Investigation of Motions and Global Hull Girder Bending Moment of a Semi-Displacement Vessel,” Ocean Engineering, VOl 320, 2025.
• Smith, O. and Judge, C., “Maneuvering of a Damaged Navy Combatant,” Naval Engineers Journal, Vol. 136, 2025
• Ibrahim, I. and Judge, C., “Investigations of Hull Girder Slamming Factor for a Semi-Displacement Vessel Using Model Testing,” Applied Ocean Research, Vol. 150, 2024
• Judge, C., “Pressure Distributions on the Bottom of a Planing Hull During Slamming,” presented at 12th Symposium on High Speed Marine Vehicles (HSMV), Naples, Italy, 2020
• Judge, C., Mousaviraad, M., Stern, F., Lee, E., Fullerton, A., Geiser, J., Schleicher, C., Merrill, C., Weil, C., Morin, J., Jiang, M., and Gilbert, C., “Experiments and CFD of a high-speed deep-V planing hull – Part II: Slamming in waves,” Applied Ocean Research, Vol. 97, 2020
• Judge, C., Mousaviraad, M., Stern, F., Lee, E., Fullerton, A., Geiser, J., Schleicher, C., Merrill, C., Weil, C., Morin, J., Jiang, M., and Gilbert, C., “Experiments and CFD of a high-speed deep-V planing hull – Part I: Calm Water,” Applied Ocean Research, Vol. 96, 2020
• Judge, C. and VanDerwerken, D., “Comparison of Model-Scale and Full-Scale Planing Craft Accelerations in Waves,” Journal of Ship Production and Design, Vol. 35, 2019
• VanDerwerken, D. and Judge, C., “Statistical Analysis of Vertical Accelerations of Planing Craft: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them,” Ocean Engineering, Vol. 139, 2017
• Nikolov, M and Judge, C., “Uncertainty Analysis for Calm Water Tow Tank Measurements,” Journal of Ship Research, Vol. 61, 2017

Honors and Awards

• U.S. Navy Civilian Meritorious Service Medal
• Raouf Ali Raouf Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy
• Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Program recipient
• Link Foundation Ocean Engineering & Instrumentation Fellowship
• Department of Defense/National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
• John McMullen Dean Scholar, College of Engineering, Cornell University

Professional Memberships

• Fellow, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Member, American Society of Naval Engineers
• Member, American Society of Engineering Education
• Member, Society of Women Engineers