Prof. Dr. Ömer Gören, retired faculty member of the Faculty of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at Istanbul Technical University, has been awarded The William H. Webb Medal 2025 in recognition of his outstanding contributions to education in marine and ocean engineering. This prestigious award has been presented by the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) since 1987 to scholars who have made exceptional contributions to education in the fields of marine, naval, and ocean engineering. As of 2025, this distinguished honor has been conferred upon Prof. Dr. Ömer Gören, a retired faculty member of Istanbul Technical University.

Prof. Dr. Gören has served at the ITU Faculty of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering since 1987, producing pioneering work at both national and international levels in ship hydrodynamics, numerical methods, and ship form optimization. He conducted postdoctoral research at the University of British Columbia during 1986–1987, served as Director of the Ata Nutku Ship Model Testing Laboratory from 1998 to 2004, and held the position of Dean of the Faculty between 2004 and 2008. He is also the founder of the Computational Ship Hydrodynamics Laboratory and the ITU Large Cavitation Tunnel (ITU-KAT).

Prof. Dr. Gören has been an active member of the NATO-STO Applied Vehicle Technology Panel for over ten years and has participated in numerous international research projects in the field of ship hydrodynamics. To date, he has published 35 journal articles and 36 conference papers. A member of SNAME, he was elected as a Fellow Member of the society in 2014.

The William H. Webb Medal is awarded in memory of William H. Webb’s pioneering contributions to maritime education and honors academics who have shaped education in the fields of naval architecture and marine engineering.

As the Faculty of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at Istanbul Technical University, we congratulate Prof. Dr. Ömer Gören on this international achievement and take great pride in his contributions to Turkish marine science.