School of Engineering and Cyber Systems
The School of Engineering and Cyber Systems (SECS) delivers a highly ranked undergraduate engineering education in a close-knit academic community. The School develops graduates who are professionally, ethically, and culturally competent officers focused on meeting the needs of the Service and the Department of Homeland Security, improving unit performance and the lives of others.
The Academy is recognized by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) as an engineering college that has and continues to make significant, measurable progress in increasing student diversity, inclusion and degree attainment.
Majors
Departments
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Electrical Engineering and Computing
- Mechanical Engineering
- Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
A Community United
Situated in a small professional college, engineering cadets and faculty form a powerful community founded on shared purpose – to engage, innovate, and solve the most pressing technical problems faced by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Cadets accelerate their education in a climate built for psychological safety, morale courage, and cultural competence. The First Year Engineering Advising program focuses on community building, exploration, networking, mentoring, and building confidence. Cadets participate in student chapters of professional societies, developing a strong sense of professional identity.
- IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- SNAME: Society of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
- ACM: Association for Computing Machinery
- ASCE: American Society of Civil Engineers
- ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- SWE: Society of Women Engineers
- SAME: Society of American Military Engineers
SECS faculty, cadets, and graduates provide distinctive capabilities as:
- the primary source of engineering and cyber talent for the USCG
- patent partners with the DHS Science and Technology directorate
- project sponsors
Testimonials
“This semester a team of my first-class cadets started a preliminary design for a new class of Coast Guard ships – the Arctic Security Cutter. Our presence in polar regions is an American strategic imperative, and the USCG must be able to project its presence to meet military, scientific and humanitarian objectives. These cadets will practice naval architecture and learn a lot about polar challenges. Their work may contribute directly to the production of a future class of ships designed to meet these challenges.”CDR Tom DeNucci,
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department
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Announcements
October 11, 2022
The School of Engineering and Cyber Systems and School of Science, Mathematics and the Humanities will host the UxS Symposium. The U.S. Naval Institute, U.S. Navy, and industry experts will attend for this one-day exploration of future development of unmanned/autonomous vehicles.
October 3, 2022
The National Security Agency (NSA) awarded a $250,000 grant to CDR Matt Williams, Chair of the Mathematics Department to work with the NSA and the U.S. Military Academy to further artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning initiatives common to all three organizations. The NSA is responsible for global monitoring, collection, and processing of information and data for foreign and domestic intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, specializing in a discipline known as signals intelligence (SIGINT). The NSA is also tasked with the protection of U.S. communications networks and information systems.
October 1, 2022
The Physics Department and School of Engineering and Cyber Systems announced plans to launch a 3U CubeSAT in spring 2023, followed by a 6U CubeSAT in 2025. This effort is taking place in collaboration with the Air Force Institute of Technology, Air Force Academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, VaSpace, Naval Research Lab, Virginia Spaceflight and Autonomy, and Old Dominion University. The project is an important advance in aerial satellite sensing.
September 23, 2022
Twenty cadets attended the Global Security Summit, New England’s premier regional security forum. The forum brings the world’s top security experts, speakers, and leaders to Connecticut to address the most critical global security issues.
September 21, 2022
Professor Karina Mrakovcich of the Marine Science Department attended the Center of Naval Analyses Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated Fishing (IUU) wargame in Arlington, VA. CNA is an independent, nonprofit research and analysis organization dedicated to the safety and security of the nation.
June 2022
Second-class cadets and Professor Chris Lamonica completed a three-week trip to the Mediterranean to study the refuge crisis in southern Europe. The trip was funded in part by the Olmsted Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides Overseas Travel and Cultural Immersion opportunities to Service Academy Cadets, Midshipmen, and ROTC students to acquire a national perspective and focus on the role of US policy in regions of strategic importance to the United States.
Contact Information
School of Engineering and Cyber Systems
Dr. Sharon Zelmanowitz
Dean
(860) 444-8550
Sharon.Zelmanowitz@uscga.edu
Sharon.Zelmanowitz@uscga.edu
Lorraine Eichler
Administrative Assistant
(860) 701-6306
Lorraine.Eichler@uscga.edu
(860) 701-6306
Lorraine.Eichler@uscga.edu
