Ian Campbell Wolfson

Ian Campbell is a world renouned experimentalist in the field of marine sciences, focusing on yacht and Ship testing. He has knowledge in hydrodynamics and his specialisations include but are not limited to:
* Structural design in composites
* Experimental aerodynamics
* Model and full scale trials data acquisition and instrumentation
* Hydrodynamics

Campbell also has a keen interest in sailing himself including, racing Mirror dinghies over a number of years at Spinnaker SC. He built Mirror 69667 "Bold Forester" from a kit in 1995, winning the UK Eastern Area championship that year and qualifying for the UK team sailing at the 1995 World Championships in Pembroke.

He is currently a senior engineer at the world renouned Wolfson Unit for Marine Technology and Industrial Aerodynamics, which is situated on the campus of the University of Southampton. He is also a lecturer in the Maritime Engineering Sciences department in experimental methods.

Campbell was senior scientist for the Americas Cup team 'Luna Rossa Challenge' during the 32nd Americas Cup. The team was impressive in beating joint favourites BMW Oracle Racing yet lost in the Finals to Emirates Team New Zealand although Campbell was very happy to have been give the opportunity to work at the highest competitive level in modern yacht racing.

Campbell has also published several academic papers within his field including a report concerning 'Development of the structural requirements in the Volvo Open 70 rule version 2', along with numerous research trials for classification societies, Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) etc., most notably an investigation into the keel failure of the yacht 'Hooligan V'.

References

* [http://www.wumtia.soton.ac.uk/ Wolfson Unit for Marine Technology and Industrial Aerodynamics]
* [http://www.hiswasymposium.com/pdf/2006/I.%20Campbell.pdf HISWA - Development of the structural requirements in the Volvo Open 70 rule version 2]
* [http://www.lunarossachallenge.com/landing.asp Luna Rossa 32nd Americas Cup team]
* [http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources/Hooligan%20V_Annexes%20I%20to%20M.pdf Hooligan V MAIB Report]