Ronald W. Yeung
Ronald W. Yeung  | |
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(2002)  | |
| Born | 1945 Hong Kong, B.C.C.  | 
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley | 
| Awards | American Bureau of Shipping Endowed Chair in Ocean Engineering (2012) Harbin Engineering University, Honorary Professorship (2010) Sociedade Brasileira de Engenharia Naval (SOBENA), International Award (2008) Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Kenneth Davidson Medal (2004) Georg Weinblum Memorial Lectureship (2002-2003) Humboldt Prize of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (1988, 1998) Fulbright-Hays Senior Scholar of the Australian-American Educational Foundation (1981)  | 
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Marine hydrodynamics, Ocean Mechanics | 
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley | 
| Doctoral advisor | John V. Wehausen | 
Ronald W. Yeung (born 1945) is a Distinguished Professor of Hydromechanics and Ocean Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He is one of the pioneers in the field of numerical ship hydrodynamics and marine renewable energy.