Background
Schmiechen, Michael was born on March 22, 1932 in Reinbek, Germany. Son of Richard Southwest and Helene F.J. (Ruess) Schmiechen.
educator hydromechanical systems researcher
Schmiechen, Michael was born on March 22, 1932 in Reinbek, Germany. Son of Richard Southwest and Helene F.J. (Ruess) Schmiechen.
Diploma in engineering, Tech University Berlin, 1958. Postgraduate, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Tech University Berlin, 1964.
Postdoctoral Max-Kade research fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969. Habilitation for hydromech. systems, Tech University Berlin, 1970.
Scientific officer to deputy and acting director The Berlin Model Basin (VWS), Berlin, 1959-1997. Privatdozent and adjunct professor hydromech. systems Technology University Berlin, 1974-1997. Retired, 1997
Visiting professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1973, Tokyo University, 1973, Ship Scientific Research Center, Wuxi, China, 1996.
Secretary, executive committee International Towing Tank Conference, Berlin and Ottawa, Canada, 1969-1975, member and secretary symbols and terminology group, 1975-1996. Member and deputy chairman ship hydromechanics committee, Schiffbautechnische Gesellschaft, Berlin/Hamburg, Germany, 1985-1997.
Elder, Kaiser Friedrich Lutheran Church, Berlin-Tiergarten, 1978-1993. Member Society Naval Archts. and Marine Engineers, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure, Schiffbautechnische Gesellschaft.
Married Susanne Engineer of Mines Loeper, December 23, 1958. Children: Catharina, Henriette, Johanna, Carl Philipp.
