Author: Nicole Panyard
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Team Dingo wins 2018 Ackles Design Prize in NA 475
EXPERTS: Student team Dingo (Joseph Carraway, Samuel Fuchs, Caleb Irvin, Kristina Satullo, Joseph Van Houten) has been awarded the Ackles Design Prize in their NA 475 Senior Capstone Course for their design of a high-speed military insertion vessel. Dingo is a stealth marine insertion vessel. It has dimensions small enough to fit into the cargo…
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Historic Marine Hydrodynamic Lab gets makeover and new name
EXPERTS: The 112-year-old “tow tank” in West Hall recently got a fresh face and a new name through a renovation project ending this month. Renovations focused on making its workspaces more open, flexible and collaborative, and on creating a space that’s more engaged with the campus around it. The facility also has a new name:…
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Marine Dynamics class gets hands on experience
EXPERTS: Professor Troesch’s NA 340 Marine Dynamics class recently held a friendly competition. The goal: Choose a ball. Set it on a moving track. Figure out how to keep it there longer than your peers. Professor Troesch wasn’t certain whether his students sleep deprived and eager for Spring Break, would give his new Rolling Ball…
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2018 Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award goes to Matthew Johnson-Roberson
EXPERTS: Assistant Professor, Matthew Johnson-Roberson has received the 2017-2018 Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department Outstanding Faculty Award. This annual award is presented in recognition for excellence in teaching, research, and service. Matthew Johnson-Roberson also has a Joint Appointment with the Computer Science and Engineering Department. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Sydney…
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Students shine at international ship design competition
EXPERTS: Claiming 1st place prize four times in the past seven years in the Dr. James A. Lisnyk Student Ship Design Competition, University of Michigan students prove they are the ones to beat. Since 2011, when Associate Professor Matthew Collette revamped his Marine Design Team Project course (NA 475), NAME students have consistently earned high…
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Professor Beck wins Linnard Prize at SNAME
EXPERTS: Professor Robert F. Beck of the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department and Arthur M. Reed of the U.S. Navy were awarded the American Bureau of Shipping Captain Joseph H. Linnard Prize at the SNAME Annual Meeting. The award is presented to the Best Paper Contributed to the Annual Meeting and Appearing in SNAME’s…
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2017 Peachman lecture: Future ship, offshore and nautical research
Since 2011, Dr. Bas Buchner has been the president of MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands), the largest independent maritime research institute in the world.
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Swim with the robots, U-M on the Great Lakes
With a customized Iver 3 underwater drone, the Deep Robotic Optical Perception (DROP) Lab have a new set of underwater eyes that provide a window into the health of the world’s lakes and oceans.
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Longtime champion of NAME department, Stephen Kemp, passes away
Stephen Kemp (BSE 1969 NAME) has lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on June 11, 2017 at his home in Whitemore Lake, Michigan. Steve was an accomplished Michigan NAME alumnus with 45 years of experience in the marine industry including working at Global Marine Inc., Chevron Shipping, and MTU Detroit Diesel. Steve has been an…
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Five faculty honored for increasing women’s participation in computing
EXPERTS: A team of NAME and EECS faculty have been awarded with a Second Place Excellence in Promoting Women in Undergraduate Computing Award. The collaborative team at the University of Michigan includes Dr. Mary Lou Dorf, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Valeria Bertacco, Dr. Amir Kamil, Dr. Laura Alford, and Dr. William Arthur; the Team’s Extension…
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NAME professor and students awarded Royal Institution of Naval Architects prize
EXPERTS: The Royal Institution of Naval Architects have presented the David Goodrich Prize to Associate Professor Dave Singer and Ph.D. students, Austin Kana & Colin Shields for presenting the best paper at the 2016 Warships Conference, “Why is Naval Design Decision-Making So Difficult?”
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NAME Chair, Jing Sun, awarded $1.5M grant for NEXTCAR automated vehicle project
EXPERTS: Jing Sun has been awarded a $1.5M grant from ARPA-E’s NEXTCAR program for her project, Integrated Power and Thermal Management for Connected and Automated Vehicles Through Real-Time Adaption and Optimization. Jing Sun has been awarded a $1.5M grant from ARPA-E’s NEXTCAR program for her project, “Integrated Power and Thermal Management for Connected and Automated…
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Quarterdeck Society: afloat since 1905
The Indoor Yacht Club gets a new name…and endures.
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NAME Professor Collette awarded Excellence in Teaching Award
EXPERTS: The College of Engineering and Dean Gallimore have awarded NAME Professor Matthew Collette Excellence in Teaching Award. Through a generous donation, the College has established the Jon R. and Beverly S. Holt Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award is presented annually to two faculty members to recognize outstanding teaching. The Michigan Engineering Executive Committee…
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NAME historian is Pulitzer finalist for American Revolution Book
NAME alumnus and historian, Larrie D. Ferreiro is a Pulitzer finalist for his book, “Brothers at Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It.” Larrie D. Ferreiro is the author of “Brothers at Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It” He teaches history and…
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Ship shape: the design that shook the world
The bulbous bow, the punched card, and a new direction in ship design.