Professor Chryssostomidis’s Work and Contributions to MIT
Educated at MIT and at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in naval architecture, Professor Chryssostomidis was appointed to the MIT faculty in 1970 and became a full professor in the Department of Ocean Engineering in 1982. That same year he was appointed director of the MIT Sea Grant College Program where in 1989 he established the MIT Sea Grant Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) Laboratory to develop technology and systems for advanced autonomous surface and underwater vehicles.
Publications
Over 100 publications, including: design methodology for ships, vortex-induced response of flexible cylinders, underwater vehicle design, design issues in advanced shipbuilding, including the all-electric ship and T-Craft.
Workshop
Workshop honoring Professor Chryssostomidis’s retirement and tributes from his friends and colleagues.