J. Kim Vandiver (born December 4, 1945) is an American university professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Vandiver is the dean of undergraduate research and a professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering. He is one of the foremost authorities on the dynamics of offshore structures and flow-induced vibration and is a member of the faculty of the MIT- WHOI joint program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering. Vandiver is also founder and director of th
Edgerton Center at MIT
named after and honoring Dr.

Harold Edgerton Harold Eugene "Doc" Edgerton (April 6, 1903 – January 4, 1990), also known as Papa Flash, was an American scientist and researcher, a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is largely credited with ...

, which was started in 1992 to provide resources for students doing hands-on educational projects, including some in developing countries. He is the director o
MIT's Office of Experiential Learning
He is known for some early work he did with Schlieren photography. One of his photos, "Bullet thru Flame," is at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas.

Memberships

Vandiver is a member of the

Society of Petroleum Engineers The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit professional organization whose stated mission is "to collect, disseminate, and exchange technical knowledge concerning the exploration, development and production of oil and ...

, the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the

American Society of Mechanical Engineers The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is an American professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing ...

Education

He holds a B.S. in Engineering from

Harvey Mudd College Harvey Mudd College (HMC) is a private college in Claremont, California, focused on science and engineering. It is part of the Claremont Colleges, which share adjoining campus grounds and resources. The college enrolls 902 undergraduate students ...

(1968), a S.M. in Ocean Engineering from MIT (1969), and a Ph.D. in Oceanographic Engineering from the MIT/ WHOI Joint Program (1975). He is also a certified flight instructor for gliders.

Awards and honors

*Doherty Professor in Ocean Utilization, 1976 *Arthur Lubinski Best Mechanical Engineering Paper Award, 1984 *Graduate Student Council Teaching Award, 1987 *MIT President's Award for Community Service, 1998 and 1999 *MacVicar Faculty Fellow for Excellence in Teaching, 2001 *MIT Excellence Award given to the staff of the Edgerton Center, 2003 *OTC Distinguished Achievement Award, 2005 *Oilfield Energy Center Hall of Fame for Pioneering Technologies (VIV with Don Allen, Dean Henning, and Li Lee), 2019

Scouting

Vandiver was raised in Yakima, Washington. Vandiver earned the rank of

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in 1960. Vandiver recognizes

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as an important influence in his life and society. Vandiver was awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in 2006 by the Boston Minuteman Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Selected publications

* Vandiver, J. K., A Universal Reduced Damping Parameter for Prediction of Vortex-Induced Vibration, 21st International Conference on OMAE, Paper 28292, June 23–28, 2002, Oslo. * Vandiver, J. K. and Donnelly, J., The Use of Scatter Diagrams for the Selection of Current Profiles for the Design of a Riser Experiencing Vortex-Induced Vibration, Paper No. 15395, Proceedings of 2003 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, May 2003. * Vandiver, J. K. and Peoples, W., The Effect of Staggered Buoyancy Modules on Flow-Induced Vibration of Marine Risers", Paper No. OTC 15284, Proceedings of 2003 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, May 2003. * Vandiver, J. K. and Marcollo, H., High Mode Number VIV Experiments, IUTAM Symposium on Integrated Modeling of Fully Coupled Fluid-Structure Interactions Using Analysis, Computations, and Experiments, June 1–6, 2003, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. * Vandiver, J. K., Marcollo, H., Swithenbank, S., and Jhingran, V., High Mode Number Vortex-Induced Vibration Field Experiments, Offshore Technology Conference, Paper Number 17383, Houston, Texas, May 2–5, 2005. * Vandiver, J. K., Swithenbank, S., Jaiswal, V., and Marcollo, H., The Effectiveness of Helical Strakes in the Suppression of High-Mode-Number VIV, Offshore Technology Conference, Paper Number 18276-PP, May 1–4, 2006, Houston, Texas. Received the Arthur Lubinski, ASME OTC 2006, Best Paper Award. * Vandiver, J. K., Swithenbank, S., Jaiswal, V., and Jhingran, V., Fatigue Damage from High Mode Number Vortex-Induced Vibration, Proceedings of OMAE 2006: 25th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Paper No. OMAE2006-9240, June 4–9, 2006, Hamburg, Germany.

References

External links

Edgerton bioOpenDoor Q&A

Appearance on WMBR's

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