Renowned environmental hydrodynamic modeling expert, Alan F. Blumberg, appointed Bond Professor of Ocean Engineering

Stevens Institute of Technology has announced the appointment of a premier environmental hydrodynamic modeling expert, Dr. Alan F. Blumberg, as George Meade Bond Professor of Ocean Engineering in the Schaefer School of Engineering. The appointment becomes effective August 1, 2002.

"Alan Blumberg brings to Stevens significant expertise and enthusiasm in the critical field of environmental modeling, an area that is increasingly concerned with the state of the nation's ports and waterways," says Dr. Michael S. Bruno, Director of Stevens' celebrated Davidson Laboratory. For more than 65 years, the lab has been a leader in marine research and naval architecture.

Blumberg will also be an important shaping force in Stevens' planned waterfront Center for Maritime Systems, which will encompass a modern facility for Davidson Lab.

The main focus of Blumberg's work is the application of oceanographic, hydraulic engineering and computer science research to understand and predict how water moves and mixes in rivers, lakes, estuaries and the coastal oceans. To insure the integrity of his model-based analyses, he has designed, directed and participated in numerous field measurement programs where hydrodynamic and sediment data were collected. These programs are structured to provide data for use in model calibration/validation efforts and in the synthesis of measurements and modeling results.

Blumberg is internationally renowned for his role in the development of the Princeton Ocean Model (POM). Approximately 950 groups throughout the world have adopted this comprehensive three-dimensional hydrodynamic model. He continues to be at the forefront of three-dimensional hydrodynamic model development and application and has written more than 75 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings.

He is the recipient of the 2001 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Karl Emil Hilgard Hydraulic Prize. In addition, Dr. Blumberg is on the organizing committee of ASCE's prestigious biannual Estuarine and Coastal Modeling Conference and is an associate editor of two leading journals, the Journal of Hydraulic Engineering and Estuaries.

Blumberg has served as Director of the Environmental Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport Group and Executive Vice President at HydroQual, Inc., a large environmental engineering and science consulting firm. He received a doctorate in ocean physics from The Johns Hopkins University and did post-doctoral work with Princeton University in their Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Program. He has held Visiting Scientist appointments with Princeton University and the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command.

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