Dr Kim Klaka
Research Areas/Expertise
- naval architecture
- hydrodynamics
Director, Centre for Marine Science & Technology (CMST)
Background
Kim has been Director of CMST since 2004 prior to which he was the Director at Sea Gyro Pty Ltd. He has worked as a naval architect in the small craft industry in the UK and was the Project Leader for a ship underkeel clearance project in Hong Kong. He has spent some years in educational institutions as a lecturer and as a Senior Research Fellow.
Education
B.Sci. (Hons)(Ship Science)
Cert. Ed.
M.AppSci. (Applied Physics)
Ph.D. (Hydrodynamics)
Grants
Approximately $1.5 Million per annum from industy, defence and government contracts.