, ▁he ▁met ▁Georg ▁P . ▁Wein bl um , ▁the ▁German ▁ship ▁hyd rod ynamic ist . ▁His ▁interest ▁in ▁water - wave ▁theory ▁and ▁ship ▁hyd rod ynam ics ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁to ▁that ▁period . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Professor ▁We hausen ▁accepted ▁a ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley , ▁where ▁he ▁taught ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁an ▁active ▁research er ▁there after . ▁At ▁Ber keley , ▁We hausen ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Naval ▁Architecture ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Naval ▁Research . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁only ▁three ▁other ▁U . S . ▁institutions — M ass achusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁and ▁the ▁Web b ▁Institute — of fer ed ▁acc red ited ▁degree ▁programs ▁in ▁naval ▁architecture . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁a ▁Special ▁Sym pos ium ▁during ▁the ▁Off sh ore ▁Mechan ics ▁and ▁Ar ctic ▁Engineering ▁Conference ▁in ▁Os lo , ▁Norway ▁was ▁organized ▁as ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁We hausen . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁John ▁V . ▁We hausen ▁Memorial ▁End ow ment ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁the ▁U C ▁Ber keley ▁Foundation ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁for ▁gradu ate ▁study ▁in ▁We hausen ' s ▁areas ▁of ▁professional ▁interest . ▁ ▁Personal ▁We hausen ▁loved ▁languages , ▁music , ▁and ▁literature . ▁He ▁was ▁prof