Richard J. Hartnett received a B.S.E.E. degree from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1977, an M.S.E.E. degree from Purdue University in 1980, and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rhode Island in 1992. He holds the grade of Captain in the U.S. Coast Guard, and has been on the Coast Guard Academy faculty since 1985. In 1987, he was selected for the Academy's permanent commissioned teaching staff (PCTS).  

CAPT Hartnett is currently a Professor at the Coast Guard Academy. He is presently co-authoring a text entitled Analog and Digital Filter Design, to be published by Saunders College Publishing. His current research interests include efficient digital filtering methods and improved receiver signal processing techniques for electronic navigation systems (specifically GPS and Loran-C).  

• Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, 1992
• M.S.E.E., Purdue University, 1980
• B.S.E.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 1977

• Communication Systems
• Electronic Navigation
• Linear Circuits
• Signals, Systems and Transforms
• Computer Control Systems
• Digital Signal Processing
• Electromechanical Systems

• G. Johnson, R. Shalaev, R. Hartnett, P. Swaszek, and M. Narins, “Can Loran Meet GPS Backup Requirements?,” IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, February 2005, pp. 3-12.
• B. B. Peterson , Richard Hartnett, Dean Bruckner, Rebecca Heatherington, and Ralf Fiedler, "Integrated GPS/LORAN, Structures and Issues," Navigation, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 183-193, Fall 1998.
• B. B. Peterson, Chris Kmiecik, Richard Hartnett, Patrick M. Thompson, Jose Mendoza, and Hung Nguyen, "Spread Spectrum Indoor Geolocation," Navigation, Vol. 45, No.2, pp. 97-102, Summer 1998.
• B. B. Peterson, R. J. Hartnett, Adam Nebrich and Ralf Fiedler, "Frequency Domain Techniques for Fast GPS Acquisition and Interference Detection/Rejection," Navigation, Vol. 43, No. 3, Fall 1996.
• R.J. Hartnett and G. F. Boudreaux-Bartels, "Improved Filter Sharpening," IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 42, no. 12, pp. 2805-2810, December 1995.
• R. J. Hartnett and G. F. Boudreaux-Bartels, "On The Use of Cyclotomic Polynomial Prefilters for Efficient FIR Filter Design," IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 41, no. 5, pp. 1766-1779, May 1993.

• B. B. Peterson & R. J. Hartnett, "Omega," McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 8th Edition, Vol. 12, pp. 363-365, 1997.
• R. J. Hartnett and B. B. Peterson, "Hyperbolic Navigation Systems," McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 8th Edition, Vol. 8, pp. 717-719, 1997.

• G. Johnson, P. Swaszek, R. Hartnett, et al., “Navigating Harbors at High Accuracy Without GPS: eLoran Proof-of-Concept in the Thames River,” Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation National Technical Meeting, San Diego, CA, 22-24 January, 2007.
• P. Swaszek, G. Johnson, R. Hartnett, et al., “Methods for Developing ASF Grids for Harbor Entrance and Approach,” presented at the 35th Annual Technical Symposium, International Loran Association, Groton, CT, 24-25 October 2006.
• G. W. Johnson, P. F. Swaszek, R. Hartnett, et al., “A Procedure for Creating Optimal ASF Grids for Harbor Entrance & Approach,” presented at the ION GNSS 2006, Fort Worth, TX, 26 - 29 September 2006.
• G. Johnson, P. Swaszek, L. Hartshorn, and R. Hartnett, “Possible Optimizations for the US Loran System,” presented at the IEEE/ION PLANS 2006, San Diego, CA, 25-27 April 2006.
• G. Johnson, P. Swaszek, R. Hartnett, R. Shalaev, and C. Oates, “BALOR Model Validity for the Airport ASF Mapping Methodology,” Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation National Technical Meeting, Monterey, CA, 18-20 January 2006.
• L. Hartshorn, P. Swaszek, G. Johnson, R. Hartnett, and M. Wiggins, “Performance of Loran-C 9th Pulse Modulation Techniques,” Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation National Technical Meeting, Monterey, CA, 18-20 January 2006.
• P. Swaszek, G. Johnson, R. Hartnett, K. Bridges, M. Wiggins, and M. Kuhn, “Airport ASF Mapping Methodology Update,” Proceedings of the 34th International Loran Association Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, 18-19 October 2005.
• G. Johnson, P. Swaszek, R. Hartnett, K. Bridges, C. Oates, and R. Shalaev, “Loran ASF Variations as a Function of Altitude,” Proceedings of the 34th International Loran Association Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, 18-19 October 2005.
• G. Johnson, P. Swaszek, R. Hartnett, P. Enge, and M. Kuhn, “Receiver Performance for an Enhanced DGPS Data Channel,” Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation, GNSS 2005, Long Beach, CA, 13 - 16 September 2005.
• G. Johnson, R. Hartnett, H. Atherton, M. Teixeira, P. Swaszek, R. Shalaev, and C. Oates, “Performance Trials of an Integrated Loran/GPS/IMU Navigation System, Part II,” Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation 61st Annual Meeting, Cambridge, MA, 27-29 June 2005.
• L. Hartshorn, P. Swaszek, G. Johnson, K. Gross, R. Hartnett, C. Oates, and R. Shalaev, “DGPS Directional Signal Strength Meter,” Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation 61st Annual Meeting, Cambridge, MA, 27-29 June 2005.
• R. Hartnett, K. Bridges, G. Johnson, C. Oates, M. Kuhn, P. Swaszek, “A Methodology to Map Airport ASF’s for Enhanced Loran,” Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation 61st Annual Meeting, Cambridge, MA, 27-29 June 2005.
• G. Johnson, K. Dykstra, R. Shalaev, P. Swaszek, R. Hartnett, “Airframe Effects on Loran H-field Antenna Performance, Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation 61st Annual Meeting, Cambridge, MA, 27-29 June 2005.
• C. Armstrong, P. Swaszek, G. Johnson, R. Hartnett, “Investigating the Use of WAAS as a Navigational Tool for Coast Guard and Civilian Maritime Use” Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation National Technical Meeting, San Diego, CA, 24-27 January, 2005.
• G. Johnson, R. Shalaev, P.Swaszek, R. Hartnett, “Performance Trials of an Integrated Loran/GPS/IMU Navigation System, Part I,” Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation National Technical Meeting, San Diego, CA, 24-27 January, 2005.
• G. Johnson, P. Swaszek, R. Hartnett, G. L. Roth, C. Oates, and R. Shalaev, “Meeting Aviation Requirements for eLORAN – An Improved H-field Antenna,” Proceedings of the 33rd International Loran Association Conference, Tokyo, Japan, 25-27 October 2004.
• G. Johnson, P. Swaszek, R. Hartnett, and P. Enge, “Transmitter Effects and Receiver Prototyping for Improved Data Capacity from DGPS Radiobeacons,” Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation, GNSS 2004, Long Beach, CA, 21-24 September 2004.
• R. Hartnett, G. Johnson P. Swaszek, “Navigating Using an ASF Grid for Harbor Entrance and Approach,” Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation Annual Meeting, Dayton, OH, 6-9 June 2004.
• P. Swaszek, R. Hartnett, P. Enge, G. Johnson, and K. Gross, “Performance of Signal Designs for Improved Data Capacity from DGPS Radio Beacons,” Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation Annual Meeting, Dayton, OH, 6-9 June 2004.
• G. Johnson, R. Hartnett, and P. Swaszek, “DGPS and WAAS Maritime Accuracy and Availability Studies,” Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation Annual Meeting, Dayton, OH, 6-9 June 2004.
• G. Johnson, R. Hartnett, P. Swaszek, R. Shalaev and M. Narins, “Can Loran Meet GPS Backup Requirements?,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Integrated Navigation Systems, Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 2004.
• R. Hartnett, K. Gross, M. McKaughan, P. Enge, P. Swaszek, G. Johnson, A. Cleveland and M. Parsons , "Novel Signal Designs for Improved Data Capacity from DGPS Radiobeacons," Proceedings of The 2004 Institute of Navigation National Technical Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 2004.
• G. Johnson, R. Hartnett, and P. Swaszek, “DGPS Availability and Accuracy in a Harbor Area,” Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation National Technical Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 2004.
• R. Hartnett, G. Johnson, P. Swaszek, and K. Dykstra, “Getting a Bearing on ASF Directional Corrections,” Proceedings of the 32nd International Loran Association Conference, Boulder, CO, November 2003.
• G. Johnson, R. Hartnett, P. Swaszek, R. Shalaev, and T. Moyer, “Summer Vacation 2003 – ASF Spatial Mapping in CO, AR, FL, and CA,” Proceedings of the 32nd International Loran Association Conference, Boulder, CO, November 2003.
• R. Hartnett, G. Johnson, and P. Swaszek, “Integrated GPS/Loran Receiver for ASF Propagation Studies,” Proceedings of the ION-GPS Conference, Portland, OR, September 2003.
• R. Hartnett, K. Gross, B. Bovee, S. Nassar, G. Johnson, G. Sanders, P. Swaszek, D. Wolfe, "DGPS Accuracy Observations and Potential Data Channel Improvements," Proceedings of The Institute of Navigation 59th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, June 2003; and presented at the USCG Differential GPS Symposium, Norfolk, VA, June 2003.
• R. Hartnett, G. Johnson, P. Swaszek, and G. Sanders, “Absolute Accuracy of the Coast Guard DGPS System,” Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, June 2003.
• M. McKaughan, K. Gross, and R. Hartnett, "Modeling the Antenna Configuration of a Digital Very-High Frequency (VHF) Direction Finding System," prepared for the March 2003 Annual Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics Conference, Monterey, CA, March 2003.
• G. Johnson, R. Hartnett, P. Swaszek, K. Gross, C. Oates and M. Narins, "FAA Loran-C Propagation Studies," Proceedings of The 2003 Institute of Navigation National Technical Meeting, Anaheim, CA, January 2003.
• R. Hartnett, G. Johnson, P. Swaszek, and M. Narins, “A Preliminary Study of LORAN-C Additional Secondary Factor (ASF) Variations,” Proceedings of the 31st International Loran Association Conference, Washington DC, October 2002.
• K. Gross, R. Hartnett, M. McKaughan, K. Shmihluk, J. Benin and C. Oates, "USCG Academy's Efforts in Digital VHF Direction Finding," Proceedings of The Fourth SwRI Symposium on Radiolocation and Direction Finding, San Antonio, TX, May 2002.
• K. Gross, M. McKaughan, R. Hartnett, L. Hartshorn, D. Everette and C. Armstrong, "Directional Signal Strength Sensor for Differential GPS Beacons,"Proceedings of The 2002 Instituteof Navigation National Technical Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 2002.
• R. Hartnett, K. Gross, G. Czerwonka, H. Holland, M. Narins, C. Oates, G. Sanders, G, Gunther, K. Dykstra and D. Larson, "Digital Down Converter (DDC) H-Field Loran-C Navigation Receiver: Performance Analysis, Flight Test Update, and GPS/WAAS Integration," Proceedings of The 2002 Institute of Navigation National Technical Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 2002.

• International LORAN Association Medal of Merit, 2004
• Awarded the Coast Guard Commendation Medal for superior performance of duty in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Section, U. S. Coast Guard Academy, 1996

• Professional Engineer, State of Connecticut
• Board of Directors, National Marine Representative, Institute of Navigation
• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers