Captain John P. Cordle, U.S. Navy (Retired), receives the 2019 Soldberg Award.
The Solberg Award, presented annually since 1967, is given to an individual who has made a significant contribution to naval engineering through personal research during the past three years. The nominee must have made a most significant contribution to naval engineering through personal research during or culminating in the three years ending in the current year.
Captain Cordle's work aligns perfectly with the purpose of the American Society of Naval Engineers Solberg Award. His groundbreaking work offers clear evidence that his research transcended from the theoretical to the practical in the truest sense and changed how the United States Navy operates its ships. Based on his past and continued contributions to research, Captain John P. Cordle is deserving of the Society's 2019 Solberg Award.
A native of Rome, Georgia, Captain Cordle is a 1984 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Ocean Engineering. He earned a Master of Science Degree in Strategic Planning from the Naval War College, a Master of Arts Degree in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University, and in 2019 earned his Ph.D. in Human Systems Engineering.
After six years as a Program Manager for Maintenance University at Huntington Ingalls Industries, he has rejoined Government Service as a Navy Human Factors Engineer to leverage his research further. Captain Cordle's passion for human engineering began during his tour as Commanding Officer of USS SAN JACINTO (CG 56). He participated in a circadian watch study for the Naval Postgraduate School. His work resulted in an authoritative knowledge center for crew endurance, complete with videos, handbooks, and websites. Coming in the wake of the USS JOHN S. MCCAIN and USS FITZGERALD collisions in 2017, his research resulted in significant naval policy change, demonstrating with clarity the importance and applicability of his work in human engineering.
Source: http://www.navalengineers.org/Awards/Annual-Awards/Solberg-Award-Research/2019-Solberg-Award