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Appendix C: Committee Biographies
Pages 56-60

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... Arndt is a professor of civil engineering at the University of Minnesota. After working in industry on supercavitating underwater rockets and high-speed marine vehicles, he began his academic career at Pennsylvania State University in 1967 with a dual appointment in aerospace engineering and the Garfield Thomas water tunnel of the Applied Research Laboratory.
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... He Is a member of the American Society of Naval Engineers, the Surface Navy Association, and the Naval Studies Board. Daniel S
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From page 58...
... He has studied advanced technologies for hull form, composite materials, coatings to reduce friction and marine fouling, electrical power generation, and waste remediation and management for application to new ship designs. He is also active in ocean engineering, especially deep ocean search and recovery, marine salvage, and unmanned undersea vehicles.
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From page 59...
... In 1972, he became associate technical director and head of the Ship Acoustics Department, David Taylor Model Basin, where he developed stealth technologies for Navy ships, especially submarines, established a new acoustic range in Alaska, implemented major upgrades of acoustic facilities on the East and West Coasts in support of submarine stealth, and developed a major research and test facility at Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho. His awards include the American Society of Naval Engineers Gold Medal, the ONR Robert Conrad Dexter Award, the ASME Per Bruel Gold Medal for Noise Control and Acoustics, the Charles B
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From page 60...
... During his federal service career, he was awarded both the Presidential Meritorious and Distinguished Executive awards, and at NASA he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
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