page_title: R. Cengiz Ertekin
section_title: Research
hierarchical_section_title: R. Cengiz Ertekin / Professional career / Research
caption_attribution_description: English: From left Prof. Ronald W. Yeung, Prof. John V. Wehausen, Professor R. Cengiz Ertekin and Prof. William C. Webster
context_page_description: R. Cengiz Ertekin is a professor of Marine Hydrodynamics and Ocean Engineering. He currently holds a guest professor position at Harbin Engineering University of China. He is best known for his contributions to the development of nonlinear water wave theories, hydroelasticity of very large floating structures, wave energy, and tsunami and storm impact on coastal bridges. He is also the co-developer, along with Professor H. Ronald Riggs of the University of Hawaii, of the computer program HYDRAN for solving linear fluid-structure interaction problems of floating and fixed bodies.
context_section_description: Ertekin's research on Marine Hydrodynamics and Ocean Engineering has extended over a period of about forty years. His work cover both basic and applied research through analytical, computational and experimental approaches. Below are an examples of his pioneering contributions. Other topics of significant research contribution by Ertekin include ship resistance, marine energy, and oil spills.
caption: From left Ronald W. Yeung, John V. Wehausen, R. Cengiz Ertekin and William C. Webster. The three of them were Ph.D. students of  John V. Wehausen at different times.[14] Webster was Ertekin's M.Sc. co-advisor, and also served on his Ph.D. dissertation committee. Picture taken in April 1999 at U.C. Berkeley.
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