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Ryan Coe

Associate Professor
  • Ph.D., 2013, Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Tech
  • B.S., 2009, Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech
Aerospace & Ocean Engineering (MC0203)
Virginia Tech Swing Space, Room 143
1600 Innovation Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061

  • Free surface hydrodynamics and floating body dynamics
  • Wave tank testing
  • Wave energy converter (WEC) design, modeling, and testing

  • Associate Editor (2017-present), Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering,
  • Section Board Member (2021-present), Energies,
  • Associate Editor (2024-present), Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy
  • Associate Editor (2024-present), Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering
  • Convener (2020-2024), IEC TC 114/MT 62600-2 (“Design requirements for marine energy systems”)

  • 2024: IEC 1906 award
  • 2017: Sandia Up & Coming Innovators Award

  • 2026 - present: Associate Professor, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
  • 2019 - 2026: Principal Member of the Technical Staff, Water Power Technologies Department, Sandia National Labs, Albuquerque, NM
  • 2014 - 2019: Senior Member of the Technical Staff, Water Power Technologies Department, Sandia National Labs
  • 2013 - 2014: Postdoctoral Researcher, Water Power Technologies Department, Sandia National Labs