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MAURICE M. SEVIK
Pages 278-283

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From page 279...
... In 1946 he received a diploma in aeronautics from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, while fighting firebombs. Although homesick for his family, he remained in England and obtained his first position as a junior engineer with Bristol Aeroplane Company before opening his own aerodynamic consulting firm, Premier Industrial Consultants (Preminco)
From page 280...
... This position accelerated his interest in cavitation and the physics of mechanisms that cause vibration and sound radiation from ships and submarines. As a result of his work at ARL, in 1972 he was hired as the fourth head of the Ship Acoustics Department of the David Taylor Model Basin (now the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division)
From page 281...
... All these range installations were developed to meet needs of the next fleet that were consistent with the design objectives being pursued in the parallel signature reduction programs. Maurice provided leadership in the development of advanced quiet propulsors for submarines.
From page 282...
... In the early 1990s, the Ship Acoustics Directorate was expanded to include a variety of nonacoustic signatures and renamed the Ship Signatures Directorate. Maurice taught himself the nonacoustic technologies and became an effective leader in the broader signatures arena.
From page 283...
... , Presidential Rank Award (1983) , Gold Medal Award from the American Society of Naval Engineers (1990)


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