News
June 18, 2017
OFFshore Hub Director Professor David White elected a Fellow of RINA
OFFshore Hub Director Professor David White has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA). RINA is an internationally renowned professional institution whose members are involved at all levels in the design, construction, maintenance and operation of marine vessels and structures. Members of RINA are widely represented in industry, universities and…
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December 21, 2016
Dr Wenhua Zhao wins Best Paper Award for 2016
OFFshore ITRH researcher Dr Wenhua Zhao has, together with his collaborators Ningbo Gao, Jianmin Yang & Xin Li (all Shanghai Jiao Tong University), won the 2016 best paper award from the Journal of Ships and Offshore Structures for a paper entitled “Numerical simulation of deterministic freak wave sequences and wave-structure interaction”. In this study, a…
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December 15, 2016
OFFshore ITRH researcher Dr Sam Stanier wins 2017 ARC Early Career Researcher Grant
OFFshore ITRH researcher Dr Sam Stanier, who is the current Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Project Four research stream (Novel anchors and subsea foundation systems), has won a much coveted Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), commencing in 2017 for three years. The DECRA scheme is a separate element of the ARC Discovery Programme which…
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October 5, 2016
@OFFshoreHub members win 2017 UWA Research Collaboration Award
The results of the 2017 UWA Research Collaboration Awards have been announced. A total of 117 highly competitive applications were received, requesting a total of $3,004,478 in research funds. UWA has awarded a total of $824,093 in funding across 38 projects. These projects will expand the University’s research collaborations, both nationally and internationally. A team lead by Chief…
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September 26, 2016
OMAE 2017: Call for papers on FLNG
Floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG), a new type of offshore structure, has been developed as a game changer in offshore hydrocarbon development for unlocking stranded gas reserves. The concept of offshore processing of gas can reduce costs and environmental impact in key fields. Further development of this technology and the supporting infrastructure is required. Trondheim, Norway…
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September 19, 2016
Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference @ UWA
The 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference will be held on the grounds of the University of Western Australia in December 2016 and will bring together an international group of scientists, engineers and educators with common interests in fluid mechanics. The conference, organised in collaboration with the Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, has a long history dating…
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August 19, 2016
Scott Draper wins the Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year award
Dr Scott Draper is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering at UWA and one of the Chief Investigators in the OFFshore ITRH wave-structure interaction project stream. On Thursday August 18th he was announced as the winner of the Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year at the 2016 WA Premier’s…
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August 12, 2016
UWA Woodside FutureLab RiverLab
The RiverLab is a collaboration between Woodside Energy and The University of Western Australia. It is a unique initiative aimed at developing innovations in offshore engineering via research, education and outreach. To achieve this aim it is bringing together a community of researchers and a collection of equipment to enable unique field measurements and experiments…
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August 10, 2016
Should disused Australian oil rigs be removed?
OFFshoreHub ITRH researcher Professor Susan Gourvenec and UWA Law Dean Professor Erika Techera have been pondering a current issue faced by many Australian operators with ageing assets: is it better to leave disused oil platforms where they stand? The global offshore oil and gas industry has installed a wide variety of infrastructure throughout our oceans,…
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June 27, 2016
Visit to Prelude FLNG
During a visit to South Korea for the 2016 Offshore Marine and Arctic Engineering Conference, OFFshore ITRH researchers Dr. Wenhua Zhao and Professor Mike Efthymiou were invited to visit Shell’s in-construction Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility at the Samsung Heavy Industries yard. Prelude FLNG is the largest offshore floating facility ever constructed and, once complete, it…
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