May 1979- Bachelor of Engineering in Marine Engineering (SUNY Maritime College)
May 1979- USCG 3rd A/E License (Steam and Diesel, Unlimited, Active until 2027)
May 1979- US.Navy Officer's Commission - Active Reserve, Rank of Ensign
May 1979- Intern Engineering Certificate - State of New York
1979-1983- Active USMM Officer (5 ships; 3 Steam, 2 Diesel Self-Unloaders)
Sept 1985- MS in Mechanical Engineering (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology)
Thesis Title, "Compliant Tools for Robotic Deburring"
Feb 1990- PhD in Mechanical Engineering (MIT-Laboratory for Mfg)
Thesis Title, "Kinematic Methods for Automated Fixture Design"
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Dr. Cukor earned a BS from Tufts University and his MD from UMass Medical School where he subsequently trained as an Emergency Medicine Resident and Chief Resident. He served as the Emergency Medicine Education Director at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, before returning to UMass as a Flight Physician with UMASS LifeFlight, an Adult and Pediatric Emergency Department Attending, and ultimately the Emergency Medicine Residency Director for 11 years. Dr. Cukor is a Medical Officer on a Federal Disaster Medical Assistance Team and has participated in humanitarian missions aboard both USNS Hospital Ships, COMFORT and MERCY. He is a volunteer physician with Project HOPE and an Adjunct Professor of Health Communication at Rhode Island College. Dr. Cukor has authored over 25 peer reviewed papers, book chapters or abstracts, serves as a peer reviewer for UpToDate, and has been invited to teach Emergency Medicine both nationally and internationally. Since 2011, he has proudly served as the Academy Physician supporting the cadets and campus and has participated in more than 10 sea terms.
Ph.D. (2004), M.S. (2000), B.S. (1998), Mechanical Engineering University of Massachusetts at Amherst Registered Professional Engineer, Mechanical Engineering Massachusetts License #48450 Industry experience in power plant combustion and emissions controls, thermal power plant cooling, hydropower, and photovoltaics manufacturing.