John Nicholas "Nick" Newman (born 10 March 1935) is an American
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noted for his contributions to marine
hydrodynamics
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. Together with
David Evans, he initiated the ''International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies''. He is also known for his contribution in the development of the wave–structure interaction code
WAMIT. He is currently
emeritus professor
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of
Naval Architecture
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at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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.
Education and career
Newman's degrees (S.B. 1956, S.M. 1957, and Sc.D. 1960) are all from MIT, and were all taken in the field of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. From 1959 to 1967 he worked as a research naval architect at
David Taylor Model Basin
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Hist ...
. In 1967 he moved back to MIT and held a long academic career there.
He is a member of the
National Academy of Engineering
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, and of the
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
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History
The Royal Frederick Univer ...
. In 1992, the
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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in
Trondheim
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awarded him an honorary doctorate.
In 2008, a symposium was organized in his honor at the 27th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering.
Personal
Newman is married to Kathleen Smedley Kirk. They have three children.
Books
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Selected publications
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References
External links
WAMIT''International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies'' web site
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1935 births
Living people
MIT School of Engineering faculty
MIT School of Engineering alumni
Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering