Tag: Honors and Awards
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Yulin Pan awarded MIDAS PODS grant for research predicting hydrological weather extremes
EXPERTS: Ashley Payne (CLaSP), Yulin Pan (NAME), and Xun Huan (ME) have been awarded a Propelling Original Data Science (PODS) grant for their project Optimal Design of Data Assimilation for the Prediction of Hydrological Extremes. The Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) announced today the awardees of its first round of Propelling Original Data Science…
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Keane receives Jimmie Hamilton/Frank Law Awards from American Society of Naval Engineers
Robert J Keane, Jr. (NAME MSE ’70) has received multiple awards from the American Society of Naval Engineers. For the second straight year, Bob Keane has received the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) Jimmie Hamilton Award for the best peer-reviewed paper “Rapid Warship Acquisition: A Case for Fundamental Change in Design and Acquisition Policy”…
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Visintainer of Ford Motor named 2019 NAME Alumni Merit Awardee
Randal (Randy) Visintainer has been named the 2019 Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Alumni Department Merit Awardee. Randy Visintainer a 1986 NAME graduate and currently serves as Chief Technical Officer for Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC at Ford Motor Company where he leads a global team responsible for driving autonomous vehicle research and development. Visintainer was…
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Professor Dong wins 2019 Comfort A. Adams Lecture Award
EXPERTS: Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Professor Pingsha Dong has received the 2019 Comfort A. Adams Lecture Award by the American Welding Society. The American Welding Society awards the Comfort A. Adams Lecture Award annually in honor of their Founder and First President to an outstanding scientist or engineering whose lecture presents some new and…
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Steven Byle wins Rosenblatt Award
Steven Byle (NAME BSE ’91) was honored at the SNAME Annual Banquet as the 2018 Rosenblatt-Michigan Awardee for his transformative contributions to our department’s future. Fellow NAME alumnus and friend of Byles, Constance Savander, said it best when presenting the award. “This evening, Steven will receive the 2018 Rosenblatt-Michigan Award for outstanding professional achievements. This…
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Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers honors U-M Alums
SMC 2018 is where SNAME honors and recognizes those members who have made outstanding contributions to SNAME and the maritime industry. This year, two U-M Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering alums take home high honors. The David W. Taylor Medal is awarded by the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineering Awards Committee annually for…
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August Sturm named to Inter-Collegiate All-American Sailing Team
The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) has named August Sturm (San Diego, Calif.), Junior, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering to its 2017-18 All-Academic Sailing Team. The All-Academic Sailing Team recognizes, “collegiate sailors who have achieved excellence in national and inter-conference competition as well as excelling at the highest academic level for the 2017-18 academic year. The…
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Assistant Professor Matthew Johnson-Roberson receives Henry Russel Award
EXPERTS: Johnson-Roberson is one of four UM faculty members selected to receive a Henry Russel Award for 2019. The Award is one of the university’s highest honors for junior faculty members. Johnson-Roberson, considered the top underwater roboticist of his generation of researchers, joined the university in 2013. He is a world leader in the development…
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NAME students commissioned as officers in the U.S. Navy
EXPERTS: Four naval architecture and marine engineering students and ROTC Midshipmen were commissioned as Officers in the United States Navy on Friday, April 27th in Ann Arbor. Honoring the long and proud tradition of service within the department, five ROTC Midshipmen and NAME students were commissioned as Ensigns in the United States Navy. Ensign Samuel…
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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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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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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 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…