Franz S. Hover
Doherty Assistant Professor in Ocean UtilizationRoom 5-207
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139-4307
Phone: 617-253-6762
Email: hover@mit.edu
Web: http://web.mit.edu/hovergroup
Education
Sc.D. in Mechanical and Oceanographic Engineering, 1993, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and MITS.M. in Mechanical and Oceanographic Engineering, 1989 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 1987, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH
MIT Service
2007-present : Professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering2001-2007: Principal Research Engineer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1997-2001: Research Engineer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Scientific and Professional Societies
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Institute of Electical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Institutional and Professional Service
Advisor to MIT ROV Team (2003 - present) and ORCA Team (2007)
Electric Ship Research and Development Consortium Board (2005-present)
IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, Associate Editor (2006 - present)
Reviewer: J. Fluid Mechanics, J. Fluids and Structures, IEEE J. Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Trans. Robotics and Automation, J. Guidance and Control, European J. of Mechanics, Experiments in Fluids, J. Fluids Engineering, J. Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, ASME Trans. Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Int. J. Automation and Computing, NSF, AFOSR.
