Nick Newman (naval architect)

Nick Newman
Born (1935-03-10) 10 March 1935 (age 89)
New Haven, Connecticut
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Known forNewman's approximation, WAMIT
AwardsRoyal Institution of Naval Architects, Bronze Medal (1976)
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Davidson Medal (1988)
Georg Weinblum Memorial Lectureship (1988-1989)
Scientific career
FieldsMarine hydrodynamics
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisorFritz Ursell
Doctoral studentsRobert F. Beck

John Nicholas "Nick" Newman (born 10 March 1935) is an American naval architect[1] noted for his contributions to marine hydrodynamics. Together with David Evans, he initiated the International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies.[2][3] He is also known for his contribution in the development of the wave–structure interaction code WAMIT. He is currently emeritus professor of Naval Architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

  1. ^ Tuck, E.O. (2007). "A biography of J.N. Newman" (PDF). Journal of Engineering Mathematics. 58 (1): 1–5. Bibcode:2007JEnMa..58....1T. doi:10.1007/s10665-007-9136-8. S2CID 120828382.
  2. ^ "About the IWWWFB". iwwwfb.org. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
  3. ^ Grue, John, ed. (2005). Proceedings of the Twentieth International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies (PDF). Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Norway.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)