Professor and Department Chair,ÌýDepartment of Mechanical Engineering
Contact Information
Room 3304
Personal Websites
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Biography
A trailblazer in naval engineering research and engineering education, Leigh McCue combines curiosity, storytelling, and teaching to foster a welcoming environment for the future STEM workforce.
Leigh McCue is a professor and chair of George Mason Ä¢¹½AV’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. From June 2015 - December 2018, she was the executive director of the American Society of Naval Engineers. Before that, from December 2004 through May 2015, she was an assistant, then associate professor inÌýVirginia Tech’sÌýDepartment of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering.
Her research interests are in maritime robotics, nonlinear and chaotic vessel dynamics, and computational fluid dynamics, coupled with an emphasis on workforce development. Her work has been supported by ONR, NSF, NASA, the USCG, CSC, QinetiQ, and the Northeast Center for Occupational Safety and Health. Additionally, McCue has participated in the ASEE-ONR Summer Faculty Research Program to work in collaboration with researchers at the Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center and was on sabbatical for the 2011-2012 academic year with the Combatant Craft Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock.Ìý
She received her BSE degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton Ä¢¹½AV. She earned her graduate degrees from the Ä¢¹½AV of Michigan in Aerospace Engineering (MSE) and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (MSE and PhD).
Leigh McCue studies how to make ships safer and more stable. She brings this emphasis to the classroom by weaving case studies into her teaching and providing students with hands-on learning and research opportunities in maritime robotics.
Watch the on YouTube about McCue's research in ship dynamics and naval engineering.
Degrees
- PhD, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Ä¢¹½AV of Michigan
- MSE, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Ä¢¹½AV of Michigan
- MSE, Aerospace Engineering, Ä¢¹½AV of Michigan
- BSE, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton Ä¢¹½AV
Research Interests
- Vessel Dynamics
- Chaotic Systems
- Computational Fluid DynamicsÌý
- Maritime Autonomous Systems
- Verification and Validation
- Occupational Safety
Current Projects
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Assessments of Sleep Deprivation and Associated Health and Cognitive Impacts in Commercial Fisherman (sponsor: Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, prime sponsor: Department of Health and Human Services).
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Enhancing Opportunities for Outreach and Workforce Development between George Mason Ä¢¹½AV and the U.S. Navy (sponsor: Office of Naval Research).
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BRITE Relaunch: Persistent and Accessible Maritime Monitoring (PAMM) (sponsor: National Science Foundation, project begins 1/1/2022).