Ronald W. Yeung
Ronald W. Yeung | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Awards | Harbin Engineering University, Honorary Professorship (2010)[1] Sociedade Brasileira de Engenharia Naval (SOBENA), International Award (2008)[2] Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Davidson Medal (2004)[3][4] Georg Weinblum Memorial Lectureship (2002-2003)[5][6] Alexander von Humboldt Prize (1988) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Marine hydrodynamics |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Doctoral advisor | John V. Wehausen |
Ronald W. Yeung (born 1945) is a Distinguished Professor of Hydromechanics and Ocean Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.[7] He is one of the pioneers in the field of numerical ship hydrodynamics.
Education and career
Yeung received his B.S. (1968), M.S. (1970), and Ph.D. (1973) degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. His academic career started as an assistant professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1974. He returned to the University of California, Berkeley as a Professor in 1982. From 1989 until 1996, he served as the chair of the Department of Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering at University of California, Berkeley.
Selected publications
- Yeung, R. W. (1982), "Numerical Methods in Free-Surface Flows", Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 14: 395–442, doi:10.1146/annurev.fl.14.010182.002143
- Yeung, R. W. (1981), "Added Mass and Damping of a Vertical Cylinder in Finite-Depth Waters", Applied Ocean Research, 3 (3): 119–133, doi:10.1016/0141-1187(81)90101-2
References
- ^ "Honorary Professorship, HEU". Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ "SOBENA Internatiional Award". Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ^ "Davidson Medal". sname.org. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
- ^ "The SNAME 2004 Davidson Medal" (PDF). berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
- ^ "R. W. Yeung honored as Georg Weinblum Lecturer". berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
- ^ "25th Georg Weinblum Lecture" (PDF). sname.org. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
- ^ "Prof. R. W. Yeung". berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2011-01-15.