Alfred C. Malchiodi is a noted American engineer specializing in submarine

Submarine

A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...

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After graduating from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private university located in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the United States.Founded in 1865 in Worcester, WPI was one of the United States' first engineering and technology universities...

 in 1964, Malchiodi joined Electric Boat

Electric boat

While a significant majority of water vessels are powered by diesel engines, with sail power and gasoline engines also remaining popular, boats powered by electricity have been used for over 120 years. Electric boats were very popular from the 1880s until the 1920s, when the internal combustion...

 fulltime as an electrical design engineer. After working on the USS Narwhal (SSN-671)

USS Narwhal (SSN-671)

USS Narwhal , a unique submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the narwhal, a gray and white arctic whale....

, USS Glenard P. Lipscomb (SSN-685)

USS Glenard P. Lipscomb (SSN-685)

USS Glenard P. Lipscomb , a unique submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Glenard P. Lipscomb , who served as a Congressman from the 24th District of California from 1953 until his death in 1970.-Design:Glenard P. Lipscomb was the Navy's second design using a...

, and NR-1 Deep Submergence Craft

NR-1 Deep Submergence Craft

The Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 was a unique United States Navy nuclear-powered ocean engineering and research submarine. It was built by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics at Groton, Connecticut. It was launched on January 25, 1969, completed its initial sea trials August 19, 1969,...

, he became Chief Engineer for the Trident Program and USS Memphis (SSN-691)

USS Memphis (SSN-691)

USS Memphis , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Memphis, Tennessee. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 4 February 1971 and her keel was laid down on...

, then Director of Engineering for Virginia class submarine

Virginia class submarine

The Virginia class is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy. The submarines are designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions...

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Malchiodi received the Gibbs Brothers Medal

Gibbs Brothers Medal

The Gibbs Brothers Medal is awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for "outstanding contributions in the field of naval architecture and marine engineering". It was established by a gift from William Francis Gibbs and Frederic H. Gibbs....

 from the National Academy of Sciences

United States National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...

in 2003.