Keynote Speaker Ⅰ
Decheng Wan
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Keynote Speaker Ⅱ
Linzhi Wu
Harbin Engineering University, China
Keynote Speaker Ⅲ
Aman Zhang
Harbin Engineering University, China
Keynote Speaker Ⅳ
Erkan Oterkus
University of Strathclyde, UK
Keynote Speaker Ⅴ
Chien Ming Wang
The University of Queensland, Australia
Brief Introduction: C.M. Wang is a Professor in Structural Engineering in The University of Queensland. He is a Chartered Structural Engineer, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, a Member of the European Academy of Science and Arts, a Fellow of Academy of Engineering Singapore, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Singapore, a Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers and a Fellow of the Society of Floating Solutions (Singapore).
His research interests are in the areas of structural stability, vibration, optimization, plated structures and Mega‐Floats. He has published over 500 journal papers and coauthored 10 books such as Very Large Floating Structures, Structural Vibration, Shear Deformable Beams and Plates and Exact Solutions for Buckling of Structural Members. He is an Editor‐in‐Chief of the International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics and an Editorial Board Member in several journals including Engineering Structures, International Journal of Applied Mechanics, and Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. His current research in UQ includes the development of next generation offshore fish pens and seaweed cultivation platforms.
Currently, he is the Leader of the Offshore Engineering Programme of the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre to conduct research projects that combine seafood, renewable energy and offshore engineering for the first time, underpinned by a $329 million from the Australian Government and 45 industry partners over a 10-year period. He is founder and leader of the International Engineering Science Consortium, and the Chairman of the East Asia Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction steering committee.
His many awards include the 2019 Nishino Medal, 2019 JN Reddy Medal, 2018 Singapore's Minister of National Development's R&D Award (Special Mention Category), 2018 IStructE Singapore Structural Awards, 2014 Keith Eaton Award, 2009 Lewis Kent Award, 2013 IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award, 2011 IES/IStructE Best Paper Award and the Grand Prize of the 2013 Next Generation Container Port Challenge. He was the consultant and advisor on many structural and floating projects.
Speech Title: Blue Economy CRC Offshore Aquaculture Projects: SeaFisher and SubSCI
Abstract: As global demand for sustainable food and marine biomass intensifies, offshore aquaculture has become an increasingly vital contributor to food security and environmental resilience. This keynote paper focuses on two Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre's offshore aquaculture projects: the SeaFisher – a submersible offshore fish pen and the SubSCI – a submersible seaweed cultivation infrastructure that can perform depth cycling in deep offshore waters. The conceptual design, modeling, structural and hydroelastic analyses, and testing of these two offshore aquaculture systems will be presented.