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Fluid—Structure Interactions: A Special Issue in Honour of Professor W. Geraint Price

In the spring of 1977, having barely worked for a week in a Turkish shipyard, I returned to the UK to begin my PhD with Geraint as my supervisor. This marked the beginning of a partnership that has lasted for more than 30 years. Geraint inspired me from the very start with his dedication and commitment to ship dynamics. Little did I know back in 1977 that the small step I took would change my life, and that I would gain a mentor, a colleague, and a friend for life. I feel very privileged to be associated with Geraint and I am honoured to be invited to prepare this issue that recognizes and celebrates Geraint’s achievements. Geraint’s interest in ship dynamics developed when he joined University College London in August 1969, while also having an office at the then Admiralty Experiment Works, Haslar. His seminal texts on ‘Probabilistic Theory of Ship Dynamics’ and ‘Hydroelasticity of Ships’, in collaboration with R. E. D. Bishop, followed suit in 1974 and 1979, respectively. These texts were, and continue to be, of the utmost importance in shaping the current status and future research in fluid–structure interactions (FSI). After a spell at Brunel University as Professor of Applied Mechanics, Geraint became Head of the then Department of Ship Science at the University of Southampton in 1990. He became the Head of the newly established School of Engineering Sciences in 1999, staying until 2008. During these years he continued to push the boundaries of research in FSI, working with colleagues and students, at home and abroad. Becoming Head of School also gave him the opportunity to direct and guide research successfully in the wider context of engineering, this helped the school to achieve its high research status nationally and internationally. He has published in excess of 400 articles in journals and conferences of high quality and international reputation. The quality and innovative aspects of his research work were recognized when he was elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1986 and Fellow of the Royal Society in 1988, one of the youngest individuals to achieve such status. His contributions were also recognized by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects with the awarding of the Froude medal (1989), which is the highest award of this institution. He has contributed to the development of the maritime industry in China through his involvement with over 50 individuals who are now in senior positions in academia, business, and industry. In recognition, he was elected Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2000, an honour awarded to only a few. The research he pioneered is nowadays adopted to improve safety at sea by Classification Societies. Geraint was elected President of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (2002–2004) in recognition of his professional achievements. Although Geraint, together with R. E. D. Bishop, is known as the father of hydroelasticity, his research covers a large number of areas ranging from the behaviour of ships at sea to structural mechanics, dynamics, and oceanography. The papers in this special issue reflect this wide range of research interests. Furthermore, the contributions are from colleagues around the world, a testament not only to Geraint’s international reputation, but also his vision of opening up to the world at large and his internationalism. Hydroelasticity is the subject of the majority of papers in this special issue. Three papers focus on the developments in twoand three-dimensional hydroelasticity theories, including non-linear effects and the issue of coupling. Four i