The David W. Taylor Medal

THE DAVID W. TAYLOR MEDAL

Notable Achievement in Naval Architecture and/or Marine Engineering

Professor David Andrews | University College London

David Andrews was made Professor of Engineering Design at University College London in September 2000, following his early retirement from a wide-ranging career in the UK Ministry of Defence, extensively involved in the design of a large number of naval vessels. He retired from the One Star post of Director of Frigates and Mine Countermeasures; prior to this he was the MoD Professor of Naval Architecture at UCL (the equivalent of the Professor of Naval Construction at M.I.T.). Before that he was Assistant Director Future Design in the Future Projects (Naval) Directorate after being Warship Project Manager for the procurement of the UK’s Replacement Amphibious Shipping Programme. David Andrews is an acknowledged international authority on ship design methodology, with particular reference to naval ship design, including submarines and unconventional vessels, particularly Trimaran ship design. From 1997 he edited all the IMDC State of the Art Reports on Marine Vehicle Design Methodology to date and since 2015 has been Chair of the IMDC International Committee. In 2000 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering for the developments he pioneered in ship design methods. His comprehensive and seminal paper on early stage design of complex vessels was published by RINA in October 2018 and it was uniquely recommended for "Council Commendation" and that it also be issued to all young members of the Institution. In April 2020 the RINA Council approved his award of the William Froude Medal in recognition of his contribution to the field of ship design and having made a conspicuous contribution to naval architecture.

About The David W. Taylor Medal
Taylor Medalists

About The David W. Taylor Medal

The David W. Taylor Medal is for "Notable Achievement in Naval Architecture and/or Marine Engineering".

It was established by the Executive Committee in 1935 in honor of its namesake and first recipient, Rear Admiral David Watson Taylor.

Rear Admiral David W. Taylor, a Past President of SNAME, is known as “the father of American ship research”. He is internationally recognized for his “…outstanding achievements in naval architecture and marine engineering, for revolutionary results of persistent research in hull design, for improvements in many types of warships and airships, and for distinguished service as Chief Constructor of the United States Navy during World War I.” *

The award title is "The David W. Taylor Medal." The medal will be made of gold-plated bronze approximately 2 1/2 inches (6.25 cm) in diameter, one side to show likeness of Rear Admiral Taylor, the other side to show an inscription of award. Eligibility for the medal need not be limited to membership in SNAME. The proposal for award may be made by a member of SNAME in good standing.

The selection of the nominee for the medal shall be made by the Awards Committee of SNAME. The nomination by the Committee and final award by the Council will require a two-thirds vote of the Committee. Notification of the award will be made prior to the SNAME Maritime Convention (formerly the Annual Meeting) and the medal will be presented with suitable ceremonies at the SNAME Maritime Convention or at such time as the President of SNAME may arrange. The medal may be awarded annually.

*A Half Century of Maritime Technology 1946-1993, SNAME, 1993

Taylor Medalists

2021 Professor David Andrews

1979 Philip F. Spaulding*

2019 Jeffrey J. Hough

2018 Professor Frederick Stern

2017 Dr. John C. Daidola, P.E.

2016 Dracos Vassalos

2015 Donald Blount

2014 Howard Fireman

2013 Jeom Kee Paik

2012 Kirsi K. Tikka

2011 Armin W. Troesch

2010 Peter Tang-Jensen

2009 Joseph P. Fischer

2008 Bruce L. Hutchison

2007 Hans G. Payer

2006 Edward N. Comstock

2005 Robert G. Allan

2004 Donald Liu

2003 Robert G. Keane, Jr.

2002 R. Keith Michel

2001 Peter A. Gale

2000 Thomas G. Lang

1999 Robert J. Scott

1998 Thomas S. Winslow

1997 George R. Knight, Jr.*

1996 Roy L. Harrington

1995 John W. Boylston

1994 Robert P. Giblon*

1993 Harry A. Jackson*

1992 Justin E. Kerwin*

1991 Douglas Faulkner*

1990 Lorenzo Spinelli

1989 Clark Graham

1988 Lawrence R. Glosten*

1987 John B. Caldwell

1986 Robert N. Herbert*

1985 J. Randolph Paulling, Jr.

1984 Jan D. Van Manen*

1983 Jens T. Holm*

1982 Jacques B. Hadler*

1981 Erwin Carl Rohde*

1980 Peter M. Palermo*

1978 John J. Nachtsheim*

1977 James J. Henry*

1976 Harry Benford*

1975 James B. Robertson, Jr.*

1974 Roger E. M. Brard*

1973 Jerome L. Goldman*

1972 John R. Kane*

1971 Phillip Eisenberg*

1970 Ludwig C. Hoffmann*

1969 Douglas C. MacMillan*

1968 Matthew G. Forrest*

1967 Wilson D. Leggett, Jr.*

1966 Richard B. Couch*

1965 John P. Comstock*

1964 Henry A. Schade*

1963 Arthur D. Gatewood*

1962 Charles D. Wheelock*

1961 Mark L. Ireland, Jr.*

1960 Glenn B. Warren*

1959 Olin J. Stephens, II*

1958 John C. Niedermair*

1957 David P. Brown*

1956 Andrew I. McKee*

1955 Kenneth S.M. Davidson*

1954 Edwin L. Stewart*

1953 John E. Burkhardt*

1951 C. Richard Waller*

1950 Harold E. Saunders*

1949 George G. Sharp*

1948 Earle W. Mills*

1947 David Arnott*

1946 William Francis Gibbs*

1945 Edward L. Cochrane*

1943 William Hovgaard*

1942 Samuel M. Robinson*

1940 John F. Metten*

1939 Hugo P. Frear*

1938 W. L. R. Emmet*

1936 David Watson Taylor*

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