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June 21, 2018
Fresh Science Competition 2018 Winner Wenhua Zhao!
Congratulations to OFFshore ITRH Chief Investigator Wenhua Zhao who was recently selected as a winner in the Fresh Science 2018 competition for Western Australia. Fresh Science is an annual national competition that helps early career researchers share their stories of discovery and gain national media coverage for their work. As a “Freshie” Wenhua will attend…
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June 8, 2018
Wenhua Zhao, Deputy Editor of Ocean Engineering
Wenhua Zhao has recently accepted the role of Deputy Editor of Ocean Engineering, a highly cited, well regarded international journal that focuses on the publication of original research and development in the field of ocean engineering. Wenhua was selected based on his expertise and reputation in offshore engineering and, significantly, is the first Deputy Editor…
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May 22, 2018
Prof Melinda Hodkiewicz headed to the Alan Turing Institute
Prof Melinda Hodkiewicz’s recent application to the internationally competitive Alan Turing Institute (ATI) visiting researcher program has been successful! Melinda is headed to London in early June for a six week placement to commence work on a project entitled “Towards a Siri for Maintenance”. The aim of this project is to identify a common framework…
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May 10, 2018
Celebrating 50 Years of OTC
OFFshore ITRH Director Phil Watson recently traveled to Houston on an annual pilgrimage to the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) – the largest oil & gas conference in the world, and a hub for cross industry engagement. In addition to attending the conference, he used the time for extensive engagement with Shell on OFFshore Hub and…
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May 8, 2018
2018 ARC Major Investments Forum
OFFshore ITRH Director Prof Phil Watson and Manager Dr Andrew Grime recently attended the 2018 ARC Major Investments Forum in Canberra. The purpose of this annual event is to showcase the research underway in the various ARC large investment initiatives and acquire lessons learned from other groups on how to improve the running of the…
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April 4, 2018
Tuck Fellowship Recipient 2018
PhD student and OFFshore ITRH member Xiantao Zhang has been awarded the prestigious Tuck Fellowship, a travel fellowship to support student participation at an international conference. He follows in the footsteps of his PhD supervisor Dr. Hugh Wolgomot, himself a Tuck Fellowship winner in 2015. Xiantao will be heading to France in early April to attend the…
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March 23, 2018
Spotlight on PhD Student Lachlan Astfalck
Lachlan Astfalck is one of the PhD students in the Project 5: Floating Facility Data Analytics for Condition/Longevity Monitoring project stream. Lachlan’s work concentrates on applying recent advances in the probabilistic characterisation of computer models to vessel motion models currently used on the North West Shelf of Australia. As Lachlan explains, “It is exciting to work between…
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March 16, 2018
The OFFshore ITRH are ready to make a splash at OTC Asia 2018
Members of the OFFshore ITRH are getting ready for the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC Asia) held at the end of March in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. UWA will have a strong presence at the conference with both the Offshore ITRH and the Australian Centre for LNG Futures (ACLNGF) in attendance. Offshore ITRH Director Phil Watson be chairing…
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March 5, 2018
UWA is coming to AOG 2018
It’s that time of year again. The Australian Oil and Gas (AOG) Conference and Convention will land at the Perth Convention Centre from 14-16 March 2018. UWA will be out in force at the event, with a stand showcasing many of the members of the Oceans Institute, the Ocean Graduate School, the OFFshore ITRH and…
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February 27, 2018
Spotlight on PhD Student Yankun Gong
Yankun Gong is one of the PhD students in the Project 1: Metocean Hazards from Solitons project stream. Yankun’s research is looking at how to more accurately predict non-linear internal waves in order to quantify their intensity and hence their impact on the behaviour of offshore floating systems. He is working with our industry partners to…
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