William K. Blake

William K. Blake is currently a consultant to the U.S. Navy, as well as to the commercial marine and consumer industries. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, and at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Blake spent many years at the Naval Surface mehr anzeigen Warfare Center (formerly David Taylor Model Basin) at Bethesda, Maryland. His numerous contributions to US sea power and naval systems include research in ship hydroacoustics physics, development and application of advanced technology in submarine hull and propulsor ship-components, and developing computational procedures. Blake was awarded the Doctor of Engineering, honoris causa, at the University of Notre Dame, in 1996, and the American Society of Naval Engineers Gold Medal in 2002, and he is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America in recognition of his achievements. weniger anzeigen