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Robert F. Beck Professor and Graduate Program Chair
209 NAME Bldg., 734/764-0282, E-mail: rbeck@engin.umich.edu
B.S.E. University of Michigan, 1965; Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering B.S.E. University of Michigan, 1965; Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering S.M. M.I.T., 1967; Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering N.A. M.I.T., 1968; Naval Architect Ph.D. M.I.T., 1970; Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
Marine hydrodynamics, ship motions, ship maneuvering, ship resistance and propulsion, sailing yacht design.
Klaus-Peter Beier Research Scientist and Adjunct Associate Professor 
225 NAME Bldg., 734/764-4296,  E-mail: beier@umich.edu 
Dipl.-Ing. Technical University Berlin, Germany,1970;
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Dr.-Ing. Technical University Berlin, Germany, 1976;
Naval Architecture and Computer Science 
Virtual reality, scientific visualization, computer graphics, CAD/CAM, geometric modeling,          
free-form shape design. 
Michael M. Bernitsas Professor and Chair
215 NAME Bldg., 734/764-9317, E-mail: michaelb@engin.umich.edu
Diploma National Technical University of Athens, 1975; Naval Architecture, Marine and Mechanical Engineering M.S. M.I.T., 1977; Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering M.S. M.I.T., 1977; Ocean Engineering Ph.D. M.I.T., 1979; Ocean Engineering
Redesign, model correlation, redundancy and reliability of structures by perturbation, nonlinear dynamics of mooring/towing systems, nonlinear dynamics of risers and pipelines.
Dale G. Karr Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Advisor
236B NAME Bldg., 734/764-3217, E-mail: dgkarr@engin.umich.edu
B.S. Michigan State University, 1974; Civil Engineering M.S. University of Tennessee, 1977; Engineering Science and Mechanics Ph.D. Tulane University, 1983; Civil Engineering P.E. State of Massachusetts
Offshore and ship structures, structural stability, structural dynamics, ice mechanics, and constitutive modeling.
Thomas Lamb NAVSEA Professor of Ship Production Science
216 NAME Bldg., 734/764-4509, E-mail: nalamb@umich.edu
Head, Marine Systems Division, UM Transportation Research Institute 222 UMTRI; 734/763-7408
B.Sc.Hons. University of Durham, 1958; Naval Architecture M.B.A. Tulane University, 1990 P.E. Wisconsin, Washington; British Chartered Engineer; Registered European Engineer
Ship design/production integration, build strategy, process analysis, and integrated product and process development.
David R. Lyzenga Research Scientist
115 NAME Bldg., 734/764-3216, E-mail: lyzenga@engin.umich.edu
B.S.E. University of Michigan, 1967; Engineering Physics M.S. Yale University, 1968; Physics Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1973; Electrical Engineering
Remote sensing of the ocean, surface wave dynamics, electromagnetic and acoustic scattering theory and applications.
Guy A. Meadows Associate Professor Associate Professor of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences Director, Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research
213 NAME Bldg., 734/764-5235, E-mail: gmeadows@engin.umich.edu
B.S.E. Michigan State University, 1972; Mechanical Engineering M.S.E. Michigan State University, 1974; Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. Purdue University, 1977; Marine Science
Physical oceanography, ocean engineering, ocean remote sensing.
Michael G. Parsons Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
236A NAME Bldg., 734/763-3081, E-mail: parsons@engin.umich.edu
B.S.E. University of Michigan, 1963; Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Certificate Westinghouse Reactor Engineering School, 1965 M.M.E. The Catholic University of America, 1969; Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. Stanford University, 1972; Applied Mechanics
Marine engineering, hydrodynamics, vibrations, computer-aided marine design, automatic control, propeller design, concurrent engineering.
Anastassios N. Perakis Associate Professor
210 NAME Bldg., 734/764-3723, E-mail: tassos@engin.umich.edu
Diploma National Technical University, Athens, 1977; Naval Architecture, Marine and Mechanical Engineering S.M. M.I.T., 1980; Ocean Engineering S.M. M.I.T., 1980; Operations Research S.M. M.I.T. Sloan School of Management, 1982; Management (M.B.A.) Ph.D. M.I.T., 1982; Ocean Engineering
Probabilistic modeling and optimization; marine systems and structural reliability; maritime economics, logistics, and management; concurrent marine design.
Marc Perlin Associate Professor
208 NAME Bldg., 734/763-4754, E-mail: perlin@engin.umich.edu
B.S. Drexel University, 1974; Civil Engineering M.C.E. University of Delaware, 1978; Civil Engineering Ph.D. University of Florida, 1989; Engineering Mechanics
Experimental fluid mechanics, especially nonlinear water waves, contact-line phenomena, and coastal/nearshore sediment transport and hydrodynamics.
Armin W. Troesch Professor
212 NAME Bldg., 734/763-6644, E-mail: troesch@engin.umich.edu
B.S.E. University of Michigan, 1969; Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering M.S.E. University of Michigan, 1972; Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1975; Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Hydrodynamics (theoretical and experimental), linear and nonlinear ship dynamics, probabilistic methods, resistance and propulsion, hydroelasticity, wave energy.
Nickolas Vlahopoulos Associate Professor
214 NAME Bldg., 734/764-8341, E-mail: nickvl@engin.umich.edu
Diploma National Technical University of Athens, 1985; Naval Architecture, Marine and Mechanical Engineering M.S.E. University of Michigan, 1987; Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering M.S.E. University of Michigan, 1988, Applied Mechanics Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1989; Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Vibrations; acoustics; boundary element methods; statistical energy analysis; energy-finite element analysis and optimization, and their applications in concurrent design.
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