Collaboration Network
Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science
Professor
Lead researcher on
Active Research Interests
Sustainable Technologies for Polar Ships and Structures - STePS² (ACOA and multiple other sponsors)
Polar Shipping Rules (Transport Canada/IACS)
Study of Vessel Damage Associated with Ship/Ice Collisions (with NRC)
Study of Dynamic Ice Load Design methodology (with large shipbuilder)
Ice management strategies (with large energy company)
Past Research Interests
Comparative Study of Naval and Commercial Ship Structural Design Standards (SSC)
Experiments on plastic behavior of grillages subjected to lateral loads (SSC)
Development of stern design scenarios for ice class ships (ABS/BMT)
Review of Structural Challenges faced by Arctic Ships (SSC)
Special Equipment and Facilities
Ice preparation and contact loads testing apparatus
High resolution pressure panel (on loan from NRC)
Specialized full-scale ship panel test frame
1x1x1m double pendulum impact test apparatus
4x4x4m double pendulum impact test apparatus (under construction)
120+ processor cluster (for LS-Dyna + CFD + FE simulations)
GPU enabled high performance workstations
Emerging Research Interests
Safe speeds in ice
Contact ice load models (especially parametric influences)
Improved simulation tools
Improved design and assessment framework
Expertise
Arctic offshore engineering
Engineering application of chaos theory
Ice mechanics
Naval architecture
Ship structural design and safety
Structural engineering
Arctic offshore engineering
Arctic shipping
Changes in the engineering profession
Engineering application of chaos theory
Engineering education
Engineering programs for K-12
Ice mechanics
National and international shipping standards and construction rules
Naval architecture
Ship structural and safety
Structural engineering
Changes in the engineering profession
University/industry communications and contract research
Engineering education
international shipping standards and construction rules
University/industry communications and contract research