Category: Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
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Trilateral Partnership to Train U.S. Shipbuilding Experts
Macomb Community College, Michigan – July 23, 2024 In an exciting initiative to bolster America’s maritime workforce, the University of Michigan (UM), Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), and Seoul National University (SNU) have forged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This collaborative effort aims to cultivate U.S. shipbuilding expertise through specialized training programs. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer…
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New autonomous sub-plan in NAME MSE degree
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…
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Cryo Genesis ship design wins the Dr. James A. Lisnyk Student Ship Design Competition
Zero emissions liquid hydrogen tanker wins SNAME ship design award.
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Fireman/Singer to participate in Navy’s new Science and Technology Board
Howard Fireman (NAME BSE ‘79, MSE ‘85) and Associate Professor David J. Singer (NAME BSE ‘95, MEng ‘97, IOE MSE ‘01, and NAME PHD ‘03) have been appointed to participate in the Department of the Navy’s newly established Science and Technology Board (DON STB). Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced recently the establishment…
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Richard McCreary named 2023 Rosenblatt-Michigan Awardee
Richard McCreary graduated from the University of Michigan College of Engineering with a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering in 1977, and completed his Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago while working his first professional job at Lamont Shipbuilding and Repair. He is now president of Hendry Marine Industries Gulf Marine…
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Thomas McKenney joins NAME faculty
Dr. Thomas McKenney will be joining the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department on Nov. 1, 2023 as an Associate Professor of Engineering Practice. Dr. McKenney’s experience involves cruise ship design & manufacturing, and low- & zero-carbon technologies for shipping. Both expand the academic possibilities (research, teaching, service) of our Department. McKenney was previously Head of Ship Design at Maersk Mc-Kinney…
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Jonathan Page joins NAME faculty
Jonathan Page has joined the faculty as Professor of Engineering Practice in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering beginning July 1, 2023. He will be teaching NA 331 Marine Power and Energy I in the fall semester.
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Professor Lei Zuo appointed Collegiate Professor of Engineering
Lei Zuo has been appointed as the Herbert C. Sadler Collegiate Professor of Engineering for a 5-year term effective March 1st, 2023. The Herbert C. Sadler Collegiate Professorship in Engineering was established in February 2023 to honor Herbert C. Sadler, the University’s first Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, who supervised the design and…
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Regents approve appointment of Professor David R. Dowling as ABS faculty chair
The Regents have approved the appointment of David R. Dowling as the ABS Professor of Marine and Offshore Design Performance, for a five-year renewable term, effective February 1, 2023, through January 31, 2028.
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Tracking ocean microplastics from space
Microplastic pollution can be spotted from space because its traveling companion alters the roughness of the ocean’s surface.
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Senior hires stand out in an impressive year for faculty hiring
The cohort of 36 new tenured and tenure-track faculty includes 11 faculty hired at the rank of professor or associate professor.
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New NAME chair aims to spark growth, convey the breadth of the discipline to new students
“NAME grads are responsible for building offshore structures, doing undersea pipelines, cabling, harbors. There’s just a huge breadth of influence.”
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Shipping is tough on the climate and hard to clean up – these innovations can help cut emissions
In The Conversation, NAME Chair Jing Sun explains some of the fuels and technology that could improve shipping sustainability in the future.
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Tracking ocean microplastics from space
Satellites give new insights on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, plus sources and flows of ocean microplastic.
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Delivery robots help Ann Arbor restaurants weather COVID
U-M startup says robotic food deliveries have quadrupled.
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David Dowling named interim chair of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department
Professor David Dowling assumes the role of interim chair of the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering department