Battlefield’s USNA Midshipman Davis selected for MIT/WHOI Joint Program in oceanography

Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Cameron Davis, 21, of Battlefield, and Midshipman 1st Class (senior) Michael Zimmerman, 22, of Monmouth Beach, N.J., were recently selected for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oc e a n o g r a p h i c Institution (MIT/ WHOI) Joint Master’s in Oceanography Program.
The Joint Program offers a deep knowledge of ocean processes, ocean vehicles and instrumentation, acoustics, and signal processing, and seeks to enhance understanding and application of operational oceanography as it pertains to the undersea warfare domain. The Joint program is a five-year doctoral degree program, but is open only to U.S. naval officers to earn a master’s degree. More than 85 officers have received this degree dating back to the first award in 1970.
The program offers two fields of study. The Applied Ocean Science and Engineering track is hosted by the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department at WHOI. The Physical Oceanography track is hosted by the Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Department at MIT and the Department of Physical Oceanography at WHOI.
Davis will be on the Applied Ocean Science and Engineering track and is currently an ocean engineering major at the U.S. Naval Academy. His research interests include remotely operated vehicles and unmanned underwater vehicles as the future of ocean exploration and undersea warfare. He aspires to continue learning and researching the most effective and efficient ways to explore the world we live in, and maximising our resources to strategize against imminent dangers to our nation.
“Being accepted into such a prestigious program is nothing short of amazing,” said Davis. “I am honored and blessed to be in this position. This education will help me in the fleet tremendously. Understanding the environment I will be operating in, as a nuclear surface warfare officer, will give an advantage to the ship. I am looking forward to acquiring more knowledge and conducting research in my field of study.”
Davis is a member of the 19th Company. He is the captain of the Navy Varsity Men’s Basketball team and was recently selected by the other varsity team captains as the Athletic Teams Commander, known informally as the “Captain of Captains.” As the Athletic Teams Commander, Davis attends Brigade Staff meetings and has the opportunity to be involved in the leadership of the Brigade by voicing the concerns of the large portion of the student body who are varsity athletes.