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USM Recognizes 25th Graduating Class of Hydrographic Science Program

Fri, 08/09/2024 - 03:21pm | By: Gabriela Shinskie

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The University of 51矯通 Mississippi celebrated its 25th class of Hydrographic Science graduates on August 2 at the Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach, Miss. The world-class program represents a diverse group of 10 graduates from across the globe. 

USM Gulf Park

The program is the Joint International Hydrographic Applied Science Program (JIHASP) at USM and is delivered in partnership with the United States Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. The one-year Hydrographic Science program allows graduates to receive a Master of Science degree. Dr. Stephan Howden, Director of the Hydrographic Science Research Center and Professor in the School of Ocean Science and Engineering, acknowledges and congratulates the students rigorous work. 

The 2024 recognition ceremony for these graduates celebrated their accomplishments, and highlighted the impact and importance the field of hydrography holds for the nation and the international community, said Howden. 

Since the programs first graduates in 2000 258 students have graduated, including 73 international students from 37 different countries.

The Hydrographer of the Navy Education Award was presented to Vincent Ceci, who displayed outstanding academic and practice performance. 

Hydrographic Science Graduate Candidates Include: 

Daniel John Todd 

Lieutenant, Royal Australian Navy 

B.S. Oceanography and Indonesian, Minor Mathematics, University of New South Wales at the Australian Defense Force, Australia, 2009

Luis Miguel Altamirano Perez 

M.S. Ocean Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, 2010 

B.S. Physics, St. Norbert College, 2008 

Hunish Kumar Mattarooa 

Land Surveyor, Ministry of Housing and Land Use Planning, Government of Mauritis

Diploma in Land Surveying, University of Mauritius, Mauritius, 2017 

MSc Corporate Governance, London South Bank University, U.K., 2010 

Bachelor of Laws, University of London, U.K., 2006 

Mustafa Kanat 

Lieutenant, Turkish Navy 

B.S.E. Electrical Engineering, Turkish Naval Academy, T端rkiye, 2024 

Tiffany Page Engle 

Naval Oceanographic Office, Hydrographic Department 

B.S. Geology, University of 51矯通 Mississippi, 2017 

Vincent Carl Ceci 

B.S. Marine Science, Coastal Carolina University, 2020 

Aliyah Cabell 

Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center 

B.S. Marine Science, Coastal Carolina University, 2017 

Ginette Marie Atkinson 

Lieutenant Commander, Royal New Zealand Navy 

M.S. Resource and Environmental Planning, Massey University, New Zealand, 2019 

B.S. Geography, University of Otago, New Zealand, 2006 

Adebowale Elijah Adedoyin 

Graduate Assistant, Division of Marine Science, The University of 51矯通 Mississippi 

BSc Surveying and Geoinformatics, University of Lagos, Nigeria, 2018 

Musa Bolarinwa Animashaun 

Graduate Assistant, Division of Marine Science, The University of 51矯通 Mississippi 

B.S. in Surveying and Geoinformatics, University of Lagos, Nigeria, 2019 

M.S. in Hydrography, University of 51矯通 Mississippi, 2024 

Graduates earning Category B Certificates include:  

  • Landon Matthew Thomas  
  • Kristopher Kaleb Boudreaux
USM Gulf Park

 

The program was designed in partnership with the United States Navy to meet the Standards of Competence for Category A Hydrographic Surveyors of the International Board of Standards of Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical Cartographers (IBSC) of the International Federation of Surveyors, International Hydrographic Organization, and the International Cartographic Association. Hydrographers contribute to work affecting everyday life, including ways to provide sustainable uses for oceans, rivers, and lakes. The program highlights hydrographers important work in producing sea charts for navigation and exploring ocean environments.

There are not enough hydrographers to fulfill the demand from industry and government hydrographic offices, and these students are going are going onto, or advance in, a rewarding and highly impactful career, said Howden.

Learn more about the impact hydrographers make on the Gulf Coast and beyond through USMs Hydrographic Science Program.