Naval Engineers JournalVolume 83, Issue 4 p. 68-74 Research Needs in Ship Structures DR. ALFRED H. KEIL, DR. ALFRED H. KEIL DR. ALFRED H. KEIL was born in Konradswaldau, Germany, and received the Doctor of Natural Sciences (summa cum laude) from Friedrich Wilhelm University, Breslau, Germany in 1939 in Mathematics and Physics. He worked as Research Associate in the Chemical Physical Research Establishment of the German Navy in Kiel on underwater explosions until 1945. He then worked as a scientist with the U. S. Naval Technical Mission, Germany, from 1945–1947 until he came to the United States in 1947. In that year he became Acting Scientific Director of the Underwater Explosions Research Division, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, where he became Chief Scientist in 1952. He remained in this position until 1959 when he became Head of the Structural Mechanics Laboratory at the David Taylor Model Basin (now named Naval Research & Development Center). In March 1963 he was appointed to the newly established position of Technical Director of the Center. He has been professor of Naval Architecture and Head of the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at M.I.T. since leaving the Center in 1966. He received the ASNE Gold Medal Award in 1964 and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1966. Also, he was the second recipient of the Gibbs Brothers Medal from the National Academy of Sciences on April 24, 1967.Search for more papers by this author DR. ALFRED H. KEIL, DR. ALFRED H. KEIL DR. ALFRED H. KEIL was born in Konradswaldau, Germany, and received the Doctor of Natural Sciences (summa cum laude) from Friedrich Wilhelm University, Breslau, Germany in 1939 in Mathematics and Physics. He worked as Research Associate in the Chemical Physical Research Establishment of the German Navy in Kiel on underwater explosions until 1945. He then worked as a scientist with the U. S. Naval Technical Mission, Germany, from 1945–1947 until he came to the United States in 1947. In that year he became Acting Scientific Director of the Underwater Explosions Research Division, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, where he became Chief Scientist in 1952. He remained in this position until 1959 when he became Head of the Structural Mechanics Laboratory at the David Taylor Model Basin (now named Naval Research & Development Center). In March 1963 he was appointed to the newly established position of Technical Director of the Center. He has been professor of Naval Architecture and Head of the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at M.I.T. since leaving the Center in 1966. He received the ASNE Gold Medal Award in 1964 and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1966. Also, he was the second recipient of the Gibbs Brothers Medal from the National Academy of Sciences on April 24, 1967.Search for more papers by this author First published: August 1971 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-3584.1971.tb03653.x AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume83, Issue4August 1971Pages 68-74 RelatedInformation