THE
AMERICAN SOCIETY
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 Mr. Randy Reeves (left) and RADM Sargent present the award to Dr. Jessup |
Dr. Stuart Jessup has revolutionized the science and engineering of marine propellers resulting in significant improvements in the performance of ship and submarine propellers. He was the first person to experimentally explore the detailed physics of three-dimensional boundary layers on rotating propellers and he personally advanced the state-of-the-art in Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV). His research is recognized as the benchmark work in this field.
Dr. Jessup is the chief propeller designer for the U.S. Navy. His efforts have resulted in substantially improved propeller designs for ships such as the DDG 51 Flight 2A Class, PC 1 Class patrol boat and CVN 77 and he also led the design for non-Navy propellers such as the NOAA FRV-40 ships and Australia's Collins Class submarines. In many cases his efforts have resolved significant performance deficiencies of earlier designs. He has also been the lead scientist on a number of research projects that have produced valuable new design concepts and methods. He was unanimously chosen as chairman of the International Towing Tank Conference's Propulsion Technical Committee, an international organization for stimulating research and progress in the hydrodynamics of ships and marine installations.
Dr. Jessup is recognized throughout the world as the leading scientist and
designer for ship and submarine propellers. His work has resulted in significant
improvement in the performance of Navy propellers in the areas of cavitation,
vibration, efficiency and acoustic quieting. His leadership and personal achievements
in this area are truly noteworthy and he is most highly deserving of the ASNE
Gold Medal for 2004.