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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…

New approach can improve marine propulsor design by reducing loud, corrosive bubbles. Small gas bubbles that form and collapse in a liquid—a process known as cavitation—can cause big problems for equipment like ship propellers. Imploding bubbles create noise and vibration, interfering with acoustic sensors, and even erode metal over time. Just as any solid material…

Over the last twenty years, the investment in autonomous systems has exploded and only looks to further expand its influence in the future. Just in underwater systems, more than 500 company startups now exist worldwide affecting the marine industry. The most recent study from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identified autonomous systems…

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…