Education: Mr. Bateman graduated from the University of Michigan in 1979 with a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics. He received his Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1993.

Mr. Bateman retired from the United States Navy in 1995. While in the Navy he was a Nuclear Submarine officer serving on 3 separate submarines and 2 tours at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. His background in the Navy centered on the operation, maintenance, and repair of submarines. During his final tour he was the Project Manager for shipyard level repairs for the submarines stationed on the Norfolk Naval Base.

After retiring Mr. Bateman spent nearly 5 years at Peterson Ship Repair in Ingleside, Texas. He worked as the Project Manager and Production Manager performing shipyard level maintenance and repair for the Naval Minesweeping Fleet stationed at Ingleside. During this period he also taught mathematics as an adjunct faculty member for Park University and Saint Leo University extension campuses located in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Mr. Bateman's research interests include Remotely Operated Vehicles and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles.

TAMUG Courses taught

                                           ENGR 111 Foundations of Engineering I

                                           ENGR 112 Foundations of Engineering II

                                           MASE 212 Engr Science in Thermodynamics (formerly ENGR 212)

                                           MASE 215 Principles of Electrical Engineering

                                           MASE 401 Underwater Acoustics