Staff Profile

Ben Allen

Emeritus Research Scholar

Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering

Email: ballen@whoi.edu

Phone: 508 289 2930

Address: Bigelow Laboratory-3rd Floor, Mail Stop: 10

Lab/Group Site: http://www.whoi.edu/science/AOPE/dept/OSL/index.html

Education

B.S. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1973, Mechanical Engineering M.S. University of Rhode Island, 1980, Ocean Engineering

Research Interests

Hydrodynamic cable analysis; propeller and thruster design; corrosion of marine materials; finite element analysis of structures; underwater structure force, strain, and acceleration measurements; underwater vehicle and mechanical system design.