Brandon M. Taravella, P.E. Adjunct Instructor Room EN 931 Phone: (504) 280-7180 Send an e-mail to Brandon M. Taravella

Education:

• MSc, NAME, University of New Orleans
• BSc, NAME, University of New Orleans

Employment

• Northrop Grumman Ship Systems -- Avondale Operations
  Senior Naval Architect

Research Interests

• Hydroelasticity
• Marine structures and dynamics
• Vibrations
• Fatigue

Publications:

• B. Taravella (2005b). Comparison of United States Navy and commercial guidance to a first principles appproach for the fatigue design of surface ships. Master Thesis, University of New Orleans, College of Engineering.
• B. Taravella (2005a). Accuracy assessment of methods predicting dry dock block reactions. In Marine Technology, 42(2), SNAME.