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
Ronald W. Yeung (Queen's College, Hong Kong, GCE ‘64) received his B.S. (1968), M.S. (1970), and Ph.D. (1973) degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. He was the recipient of the University Medal[8][9] as the most distinguished graduate of the class of 1968. Prior to his Ph.D. studies, for two years, he staffed at Litton Ship Systems, Culver City, CA (a division of Litton Industries) as a naval architect, and was involved in the design of several classes of naval vessels. During this period, he also taught part-time as a UCLA Extension instructor at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard. From 1973 to 1982, he was an Assistant, then Associate Professor with tenure, in the Ocean Engineering Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the principal of a consulting firm: R. W. Yeung, Consulting Naval Architect and Ocean Engineer, established in 1973. He joined the engineering faculty of UC Berkeley in 1982 and since 1996, he has been a Distinguished Professor of Hydromechanics and Ocean Engineering in the department of Mechanical Engineering.[10]
Professor Yeung teaches fluid mechanics, marine hydrodynamics, ocean-environment mechanics, and computational methodologies for marine problems. His recent research interests have been on safety issues of marine vehicles, “green ship” by design, and renewable energy from tidal current and ocean waves.
Selected publications
- Yeung, R. W.; Peiffer, A.; Tom, N.; Matlak, T. (2010), "Design, Analysis, and Evaluation of the UC-Berkeley Wave-Energy Extractor", Proceedings, 29th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Paper Number OMAE2010-20492, Shanghai, China
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|lastauthoramp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - Seah, R. K. M.; Yeung, R. W. (2008), "Vortical-Flow Modelling for Ship Hulls in Forward and Lateral Motion", Proceedings, 27th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Seoul, Korea
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|lastauthoramp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - Tuck, E. O.; Helfgott, A.; Yeung, R. W. (2006), "Cambered Valve Leaflets that Maximize Initial Rate of Closure", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 121: 517–529, doi:10.1017/S002211208200202X
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|lastauthoramp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - Hamilton, J. A.; Yeung, R. W. (2003), "Spectral Shell and Perfectly Transparent Open-Boundary Condition for Unsteady Wave-Body Interactions", ASME Journal of Offshore Mechanics & Arctic Engineering, 125: 9–16, doi:10.1115/1.1537721
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|lastauthoramp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - Yeung, R. W. (2002), "Fluid Dynamics of Finned Bodies – From VIV to FPSO" (PDF), Proceedings of The Twelfth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Kitakyushu, Japan, Plenary Lecture, The International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
- Yeung, R. W.; Nguyen, T. (1999), "Waves Generated by a Moving Source in a Two-Layer Ocean of Finite Depth", Journal of Engineering Mathematics, 34 (5): 85–107
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|lastauthoramp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - Yeung, R. W.; Ananthakrishnan, P. (1992), "Oscillation of a floating body in a viscous fluid", Journal of Engineering Mathematics, 26 (1): 211–230, doi:10.1007/BF00043236
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|lastauthoramp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - Yeung, R. W.; Sphaier, S. H. (1989), "Wave-interference Effects on a Truncated Cylinder in a Channel", Journal of Engineering Mathematics, 23 (2): 95–117, doi:10.1007/BF00128863
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|lastauthoramp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - Grosenbaugh, M. A.; Yeung, R. W. (1989), "Nonlinear Free-Surface Flow at a Two-Dimensional Bow", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 209: 57–75, doi:10.1017/S0022112089003034
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|lastauthoramp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - 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
- Yeung, R. W. (1977), "On the Interactions of Slender Ships in Shallow Water", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 85 (01): 143–159, doi:10.1017/S00221120780005
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.
- ^ "University Medal". berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ "University Medal". berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ "Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley". berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2011-02-22.