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Robert F. Beck

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Robert F. Beck
Born1943 (age 80–81)
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Michigan
AwardsSociety of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Davidson Medal (2000)[1]
Georg Weinblum Memorial Lectureship (2008-2009)
Scientific career
FieldsMarine hydrodynamics
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
Doctoral advisorJohn Nicholas Newman[2]

Robert F. Beck (born 1943) is the Richard B. Couch Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of Michigan.[3] He is the editor of the Journal of Ship Research.[4][5]

Education and career

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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 Architecture & Marine Engineering

Ph.D. M.I.T., 1970; Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering

Selected publications

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  • Beck, R. F. (1994), "Time-domain computations for floating bodies", Applied Ocean Research, 16 (5): 267–282, Bibcode:1994AppOR..16..267B, doi:10.1016/0141-1187(94)90016-7, hdl:2027.42/31913

References

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  1. ^ "Davidson Medal". sname.org. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
  2. ^ "A Biography of J.N. Newman" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-01-15.
  3. ^ "Professor Robert F. Beck". umich.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
  4. ^ "Journal of Ship Research". sname.org. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
  5. ^ "Robert F. Beck's research works | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U-M) and other places". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-09-22.