Category: Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
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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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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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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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NAME Doctoral student, Jifa Mei, receives SAE Henry O. Fuchs student award
Ph.D. student, Jifa Mei, has been awarded the SAE Henry O. Fuchs Student Award. Ph.D. student, Jifa Mei, has been awarded the SAE Henry O. Fuchs Student Award for his novel modeling method for quantifying multiaxial fatigue damage under non-proportional multiaxial loading conditions, as documented in his three publications in International Journal of Fatigue. The…
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Regents approve appointment of Professor Steven L. Ceccio as faculty chair
EXPERTS: The dean and the Executive Committee of the College of Engineering have named Steven L. Ceccio as the Vincent T. and Gloria M. Gorguze Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering, effective March 1, 2017 through February 28, 2022. This professorship was established by the Regents in November 2007 and is funded by a gift…
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Regents approve appointment of Professor Armin W. Troesch as ABS faculty chair
The dean and the Executive Committee of the College of Engineering are pleased to recommend the appointment of Armin W. Troesch as the ABS Professor of Marine and Offshore Design Performance, College of Engineering, for a five-year renewable term, effective March 1, 2017 through February 28, 2022. The ABS Professorship in Marine and Offshore Design…
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Jing Sun named chair of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
On the faculty since 2003, Jing Sun, Michael G. Parsons Collegiate Professor, has been named as Chair of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department. Esteemed educator and prolific researcher Jing Sun has been selected as the new chair of the Naval Architecture and Marine Science Department at the University of Michigan. Her appointment is effective…