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Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

URL:	http://www.engin.umich.edu/dept/name/
Chair:	Armin W. Troesch 215 NAME Bldg. 2600 Draper Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2145 Office: (734) 763-6644 troesch@engin.umich.edu
Contact:	Assistant to the Chair Kay Drake 219 NAME Bldg. 2600 Draper Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2145 Phone: (734) 936-7636 Email: kdrake@engin.umich.edu Undergraduate Program Advisor Michael M. Bernitsas 212 NAME Building Phone: (734) 764-9317 Email: michaelb@engin.umich.edu Undergraduate Program Coordinator Kathy R. Stolaruk 221 NAME Building Phone: (734) 764-6471 Email: krs@engin.umich.edu Graduate Program Chair Robert F. Beck 209 NAME Building Phone: (734) 764-0282 Email: rbeck@engin.umich.edu Graduate Program Coordinator Shanna Jessee 221 NAME Building Phone: (734) 936-0566 Email: shannar@engin.umich.edu
Location:	The University of Michigan Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering NAME Building 2600 Draper Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2145
Mail Code:	2145
Phone(s):	Telephone: (734) 764-6470 Fax: (734) 936-8820

The history of the University of Michigan's Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering can be tracked to an 1879 act of Congress, which authorized the U. S. Navy to assign a few officers to engineering colleges around the country. Mortimer E. Cooley was the first professor in the department.

With development of more than one hundred years, the department is now recognized as one of the top departments in this field in the world. The undergraduate program is ranked number one in the United States, while overall undergraduate education at the University of Michigan is ranked third (Gourman Report, 10th Edition, 1997).

The Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering offers study in the exciting field of engineering for the marine environment and will help prepare the individual for a career in many aspects of the field. This includes engineering related to the design and production of all kinds of vehicles, structures, and systems to operate successfully in the harsh and demanding marine environment.