Assistant Professor
111 NAME Building
2600 Draper Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2145 USA
734.936.2804
Email: kjmaki@umich.edu
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Ph.D., Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, December 2005
- M.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, April 2004
- M.S.E., Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, August 2002
- B.S.E., Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, April 2001
Research interests include investigating free-surface hydrodynamics for analysis and design of high-performance naval craft and renewable-energy devices. Theoretical effort is focused on accurate description of the flow about marine vessels. Numerical research employs finite-volume and boundary element techniques to solve equations appropriate to govern the performance of ships maneuvering in waves, and energy devices and structures that operate in the ocean.
- Kevin J. Maki, Donghee Lee1, Armin W. Troesch, and Nickolas Vlahopoulos (2010) “Hydroelastic Impact of a Wedge-Shaped Body”, doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2010.12.011, In Press: Ocean Engineering.
- Maki, K.J., Doctors, L.J., Scher, R.M., Wilson, W.M., Rhee, S.H., Troesch, A.W., and Beck, R.F. (2008), “Conceptual Design and Hydrodynamic Analysis of a High-Speed Sealift Adjustable-Length Trimaran”,Transactions of SNAME.
- Maki, K.J. and Troesch, A.W. and Beck, R.F. (2008), “Experiments of Two-Dimensional Transom Stern Flow”, Journal of Ship Research, vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 291-300, December.
- NA 401 – Small Craft Design
- NA 403 – Sailing Craft Design Principles
- NA 620 – CFD in Ship Design
- “Sailing Yacht Perfomance Analysis” An accredited short course presented at the SNAME Marine Technology Conference & Expo, November 14, 2007, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Co-Instructor with Prof. Robert Beck.