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M. W. Pierce, T. Z. Tinnell and A. S. Onas. September 2020. Effect of nonlinear geometric twist on hydrodynamic performance of hydrofoils with bell-shaped spanloads. Presented virtually at SNAME Maritime Convention.
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M. W. Pierce, Y. Liu and D. K. P. Yue. November 2022. Effects of super-harmonic generation on wave interactions with a sea ice sheet. Presented at the 75th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Indianapolis, IN.

M. W. Pierce, Y. Liu and D. K. P. Yue. November 2023. Amplification of maximum ice bending strain and reduction of wave energy transmission due to sum-frequency triad wave interactions in a finite-length ice sheet. Presented at the 76th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Washington, D.C.

Master's Thesis: M. W. Pierce. 2023. "Triad interactions among surface waves propagating through an ice sheet." Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. doi: 1721.1/152697
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M. W. Pierce, Y. Liu, and D. K. P. Yue. "Sum-frequency triad interactions among surface waves propagating through an ice sheet," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 980, p. A45, 2024. doi:10.1017/jfm.2024.44
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M. W. Pierce, Y. Liu, and D. K. P. Yue. "Features of double-frequency triad interactions in the nonlinear response to a moving load on a floating ice sheet," Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 1007, p. A50, 2025. doi:10.1017/jfm.2025.89
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M. W. Pierce, Y. Liu and D. K. P. Yue. November 2024. Features of double-frequency triad interactions in the wake of a moving load on a floating ice sheet. Presented at the 77th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Salt Lake City, UT.

Teaching assistant for Marine Hydrodynamics

Responsible for leading weekly recitations, creating and grading homework and exams, leading a towing tank lab demonstration, and hosting office hours for 20-person graduate-level course

Teaching assistant for Dynamics and Control I

Responsible for course administration, quiz creation/grading, and hosting office hours for 70-person undergraduate-level course