Robert F. Beck

Robert F. Beck
Born	1943 (age 81–82)
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Michigan
Awards	Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Davidson Medal (2000) [1] Georg Weinblum Memorial Lectureship (2008-2009)
Scientific career
Fields	Marine hydrodynamics
Institutions	University of Michigan
Doctoral advisor	John 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

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

• 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

1. "Davidson Medal". sname.org. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
2. "A Biography of J.N. Newman" (PDF). Retrieved January 15, 2011.
3. "Professor Robert F. Beck". umich.edu. Archived from the original on May 7, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
4. "Journal of Ship Research". sname.org. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
5. "Robert F. Beck's research works | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U-M) and other places". ResearchGate. Retrieved September 22, 2021.