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Professor Spyros Kinnas holds a Ph.D. in Ocean Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Diploma from the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens, Greece. He has served as a principal research engineer and lecturer in the Department of Ocean Engineering at MIT prior to his tenure at The University of Texas at Austin. Kinnas specializes in computational hydrodynamics with applications in the design of high-speed propulsors, control surfaces for ships, and ocean current turbines. Kinnas is a member of various scientific committees and has contributed as a fellow to the SNAME. His extensive editorial work includes roles on committees for journals related to marine architecture and engineering. Throughout his career, Kinnas has received multiple awards for his teaching excellence and innovative instructional practices.
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