Michael Schmiechen, Berlin
Papers on various subjects

Open letters to Joachim Jens

The following open letters to Joachim Jens,
• der ursprüngliche Brief und
  
• die Antwort auf die Reaktion,
  have been triggered by a letter of Mr. Jens dated 29.10.2005
  and addressed to the Schiffbautechnische Gesellschaft
  on occasion of its 100. Annual Meeting held in Berlin.
  
  Last update: 2006.03.01
  
  

At Michael Schmiechens's retirement from VWS Berlin

On the occasion of my retirement from the VWS,
the 'Versuchsanstalt für Wasserbau und Schiffbau',
the 'Berlin Model Basin', March 1997, a colloquium
has been held with contributions by colleagues of mine
and my own
• review of problems.
  
  In addition a birthday party has been held at VWS, with
  
• my memories and thanks
  and with two contributions by Dr. Müller-Graf
  
• on my past 'performance'
  and
• on a 'hammer'
  forwarded to Frank-Peter Schindler.
  
  

At Burkhard Müller-Graf's retirement from VWS

On occasion of the retirement of Dr. Müller-Graf
from his duties at VWS, the Berlin Model Basin,
the author on 17.12.1996 has held the following
• Laudatio auf Burkhard Müller-Graf.
  
  

At Christel Reiche's retirement from VWS

On occasion of the retirement of Frau Reiche
from her duties at VWS, the Berlin Model Basin,
the author on 13.11.1996 has held the following
• Laudatio auf Christel Reiche.
  
  

At Siegfried Schuster's funeral on 02.03.1989

On occasion of the burial of Prof. Siegfried Schuster,
former director of VWS, the Berlin Model Basin,
who died on 23.02.1989 the author held the following
funeral oration,
• Trauerrede für Siegfried Schuster.
  
  

At Brian Spalding's retirement from Imperial College 1988

The following memories concerning our
• Honeymoon, heat transfer, and philosophy
  are my modest contributions to a collection presented to
  Prof. Dudley D. Brian Spalding, acting as my tutor during
  my post-graduate studies during 1958/1959, on the occasion of
  his retirement from the Imperial College at South Kensington,
  celebrated by a grand party with former colleagues and
  students south of London, which we had been invited to attend.
  
  As a matter of fact I had attended the inaugural lecture
  of DBS in fall 1958, attending the post-graduate course on
  'Heat Transfer and Combustion', funded by a scholarship of the
  Studienstiftung right after my graduation as Marine Engineer
  at TU Berlin, the former Königliche Technische Hochschule,
  KTH Charlottenburg.
  
  The Imperial College, 'a Charlottenburg for South Kensington',
  suggested by Prince Consort Albert, originally combined three
  existing schools, following the example of the KTH Charlottenburg.