Brandon M. Taravella, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor, Graduate Program Coordinator
Jerome L. Goldman Endowed Professorship in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering II
Education
PhD, NAME, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
MSc, NAME, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
BSc, NAME, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Research Interests
- Hydrodynamics
- Biomimetic robots
- Hydroelasticity
- Ship stability
Honors and Awards
Publications
- B. Taravella (2009). A hybrid method for predicting lift and drag of semi-planing/semi-displacement hull forms. Ph.D. Thesis, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, College of Engineering.
- B. Taravella (2005b). Comparison of United States Navy and commercial guidance to a first principles approach for the fatigue design of surface ships. Master Thesis, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, College of Engineering.
- B. Taravella (2005a). Accuracy assessment of methods predicting dry dock block reactions. In Marine Technology, 42(2), SNAME.