Background
Suhrbier, Klaus Rudolf was born on September 12, 1930 in Gnoien, Germany. Arrived in United Kingdom, 1966. Son of Ulrich Julius and Dora Auguste (Elsaesser) Suhrbier.
hydrodynamicist naval architect
Suhrbier, Klaus Rudolf was born on September 12, 1930 in Gnoien, Germany. Arrived in United Kingdom, 1966. Son of Ulrich Julius and Dora Auguste (Elsaesser) Suhrbier.
Diplom-Ingenieur, University Rostock, Germany, 1955. Doctor Ing., Technology University, Berlin, 1995.
Hydrodynamicist Institut fuer Schiffbau, Berlin, 1955-1960, Versuchsanstalt fuer Binnenschiffbau e.V., Duisburg, Federal Republic of Germany, 1960-1963. Science officer Institute fuer Schiffbau University Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany, 1963-1966. Senior hydrodynamicist Vosper Ltd., Portsmouth, England, 1966.
Chief hydrodynamicist Vosper Thornycroft (United Kingdom) Ltd., England, 1966-1992. Consultant ship hydrodynamics, from 1992. Member cavitation committee 16th and 17th International Towing Tank Conference, Leningrad, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1978-1981, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1981-1984.
Chairman cavitation committee 18th International Towing Tank Conference, Kobe, Japan, 1984-1987. Chairman high speed marine vehicles committee International Towing Tank Conference, Madrid, 1987-1990.
Fellow Royal Society Naval Architects. Member Society Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Schiffbautechnische Gesellschaft e.V.
Married Inge Ursula Koepke, October 1, 1955. Children: Andreas, Karin.