Category: Campus & Community
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Tow Tank Control System upgraded to Couch Carriage
The Aaron Friedman Marine Hydrodynamics Lab manned carriage control system has completed a comprehensive upgrade thanks to an establishing gift by John Couch (NAME BSE MSE) in honor of his late father, Richard B. Couch. Couch spent a decade as Chair of UM’s Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department (1957-1967) and remained a close friend…
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Professor Singer NAME faculty award recipient
Associate Professor David J. Singer is honored as the department’s 2024 Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Faculty Award recipient. Singer is the director of the Advanced Naval Concepts Research (ANCR) Laboratory, director of the NAVSEA Ship Production Science Program, and was co-director of the Naval Engineering Education Center (NEEC). He conducts research in the areas…
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Opinion: Collaboration and education key to addressing the maritime decarbonization challenge
By Associate Professor of Engineering Practice Thomas McKenney As a newly appointed Associate Professor of Engineering Practice, my goal is to help strengthen the collaborative bridge between academia and the maritime industry to maximize global impact. The decarbonization of the maritime sector represents a pressing challenge of our time, necessitating both collaboration and education to…
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Professor Zuo named Herbert Sadler Collegiate Professor
Lei Zuo has been named the Herbert C. Sadler Collegiate Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering in a ceremony on November 15th where he presented a lecture; Growth and Opportunities of Marine Enginery and the Blue Economy. Zuo joined the department in August 2022 from Virginia Tech where he was the Robert E. Hord…
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William Vorus, ‘universally admired’ professor passes away
The Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering acknowledges with profound sadness the death of Professor William S. Vorus, who passed away in his home on See Off Mountain in North Carolina on September 6 at the age of 83. William Vorus earned his Ph.D. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the University of…
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Regents approve $4.1M for updates to the NAME building
The Board of Regents has officially given the green light to a $4.1 million renovation project aimed at transforming approximately 8,400 gross square feet of classrooms, offices, restrooms, the Marine Design Computer Lab, and refreshing the two building interior entries. Constructed in 1962, the building is in need of both deferred maintenance renovations as well…
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Cryo Genesis ship design wins the Dr. James A. Lisnyk Student Ship Design Competition
Zero emissions liquid hydrogen tanker wins SNAME ship design award.
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Fireman/Singer to participate in Navy’s new Science and Technology Board
Howard Fireman (NAME BSE ‘79, MSE ‘85) and Associate Professor David J. Singer (NAME BSE ‘95, MEng ‘97, IOE MSE ‘01, and NAME PHD ‘03) have been appointed to participate in the Department of the Navy’s newly established Science and Technology Board (DON STB). Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced recently the establishment…
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Thomas McKenney joins NAME faculty
Dr. Thomas McKenney will be joining the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department on Nov. 1, 2023 as an Associate Professor of Engineering Practice. Dr. McKenney’s experience involves cruise ship design & manufacturing, and low- & zero-carbon technologies for shipping. Both expand the academic possibilities (research, teaching, service) of our Department. McKenney was previously Head of Ship Design at Maersk Mc-Kinney…
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Jonathan Page joins NAME faculty
Jonathan Page has joined the faculty as Professor of Engineering Practice in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering beginning July 1, 2023. He will be teaching NA 331 Marine Power and Energy I in the fall semester.
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Professor Lei Zuo appointed Collegiate Professor of Engineering
Lei Zuo has been appointed as the Herbert C. Sadler Collegiate Professor of Engineering for a 5-year term effective March 1st, 2023. The Herbert C. Sadler Collegiate Professorship in Engineering was established in February 2023 to honor Herbert C. Sadler, the University’s first Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, who supervised the design and…
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Regents approve appointment of Professor David R. Dowling as ABS faculty chair
The Regents have approved the appointment of David R. Dowling as the ABS Professor of Marine and Offshore Design Performance, for a five-year renewable term, effective February 1, 2023, through January 31, 2028.
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Senior hires stand out in an impressive year for faculty hiring
The cohort of 36 new tenured and tenure-track faculty includes 11 faculty hired at the rank of professor or associate professor.
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Professor Mahesh receives named professorship
Krishan Mahesh has been named the Richard B. Couch Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering effective October 1, 2022, through September 20, 2027. The appointment was approved by the Regents at their September meeting. Mahesh joined the NAME department in August from the University of Minnesota, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. His research…
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GSRA Jia Mi joins NAME with accolades
Mi recently joined the NAME department with new faculty member Lei Zuo and is already receiving recognition for his work.
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Students test a Michigan marine oddity
Thought to be the first all-steel metal pleasure-craft, the Aha was built in 1891 by lumber baron and inventor Ephraim Shay and operated on Little Traverse Bay until the 1930s.