Fields of Research

Ocean engineering
Marine engineering
Ship and platform structures (incl. maritime hydrodynamics)
Naval architecture
Maritime transportation and freight services
Civil geotechnical engineering
Maritime engineering
Aquaculture
Logistics
Land use and environmental planning
Agricultural biotechnology diagnostics (incl. biosensors)
Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Applied statistics
Decision support and group support systems
Environmentally sustainable engineering
Infrastructure engineering and asset management
Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation
Structural engineering
Environmental law
Acoustics and noise control (excl. architectural acoustics)
Climate change impacts and adaptation
Fisheries management

Research Objectives

Oil and gas exploration
Wave energy
Wind energy
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem)
Water safety
Expanding knowledge in engineering
Coastal sea freight transport
Fisheries - aquaculture
Maritime
Natural hazards
Structural metal products
Port infrastructure and management
Aquaculture fin fish (excl. tuna)
Hydrogen production from renewable energy
Domestic passenger water transport (e.g. ferries)
Management of liquid waste from animal production (excl. water)
Renewable energy
International sea freight transport (excl. live animals, food products and liquefied gas)
Marine systems and management
Oil and gas extraction
Civil construction design
Oil and gas processing
Tidal energy
Biofuel energy
Energy storage (excl. hydrogen and batteries)
Environmentally sustainable animal production
Rehabilitation or conservation of coastal or estuarine environments
Higher education
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Environmentally sustainable plant production
Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems
Technological and organisational innovation
Water transport
Management
Hydrogen distribution
Battery storage
Environmentally sustainable construction activities

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A cost and time effective prediction technique for OWC-WEC devices; 28th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference
A review on ports’ readiness to facilitate international hydrogen trade; International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
ANFIS method for ultimate strength prediction of unstiffened plates with pitting corrosion; Ships and Offshore Structures
Assessment of operational risks of LNG and FLNG vessels during manoeuvring in bad weather conditions; 12th Pacific-Asia Offshore Mechanics Symposium
Assessment of uncertain alternatives for co-located aquaculture and offshore wind farm in Tasmania; Ocean Engineering
Dynamic behaviour of a TLP in waves: CFD versus model tests; 28th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference
Effects of mooring configurations on the hydrodynamic performance of a floating offshore oscillating water column wave energy converter; Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews
Experimental investigation into the hydrodynamic performance of a TLP-OWC device; 28th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference
Experimental investigation of extreme wave impacts on a rigid TLP model in cyclonic conditions; Ships and Offshore Structures
Experimental investigation of wave-in-deck impact events on a TLP model; Ocean Engineering
Final Project Report: Identifying the Potential of Artificial Floating Benthic Ecosystems to Underpin Offshore Development
Generation of rogue waves at model scale; Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science
Hydrodynamic performance of a floating offshore OWC wave energy converter: an experimental study; Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews
Irregular wave generation and assessment of static air gap of offshore structures; 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference
Loads and response of a tension leg platform wind turbine with non-rotating blades: An experimental study; Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Maximising the hydrodynamic performance of offshore oscillating water column wave energy converters; Applied Energy
Measurements of global and local effects of wave impact on a fixed platform deck; Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment (Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Part M)
Mooring analysis of a floating OWC wave energy converter; Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Numerical investigation into water entry problems of a flat plate with air pockets; Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science
Numerical prediction of wave excitation forces on a fixed tension leg platform concept for offshore wind turbines; Australasian Coasts & Ports Conference 2019
Offshore platforms in waves-CFD simulations for devastating conditions; 12th ISOPE Pacific/Asia Offshore Mechanics Symposium 2016
Operational risk assessment of offshore transport barges; Ocean Engineering
Prediction of Ultimate Strength of Locally Corroded Plates Using ANFIS Model; PACIFIC 2017 International Maritime Conference
Prediction of wave-in-deck loads on offshore structures using CFD; 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference
Regression diagnostics with predicted residuals of linear model with improved singular value classification applied to forecast the hydrodynamic efficiency of wave energy converters; Applied Sciences
Reliability of multi-purpose offshore-facilities: present status and future direction in Australia; Process Safety and Environmental Protection
Representative transmission coefficient for evaluating the wave attenuation performance of 3D floating breakwaters in regular and irregular waves; Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Risk assessment of LNG and FLNG vessels during manoeuvring in open sea; Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science
Simulating Loads and Motions of Full-Scale Offshore Platforms in Cyclonic Wave Conditions; 2016 SPE Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition
Standard wave scatter table limitation for evaluating SGISC based on hindcast data analysis; Applied Sciences
Tasmania's Renewable Energy Future - Submission to the Draft Tasmanian Renewable Energy Action Plan to the Tasmanian State Government
The effect of air content and compressibility on wave-in-deck impact pressures; 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (20AFMC)
The Game of Guwarra: A game theory-based decision-making framework for site selection of offshore wind farms in Australia; Journal of Cleaner Production
The hydrodynamic performance of an integrated semi-submersible platform with wave energy converters: a concept for multi-use platforms; Australasian Coasts & Ports Conference 2019
The impact of extreme wave events on a fixed multicolumn offshore platform; International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering
The response of a semisubmersible model under focused wave groups: Experimental investigation; Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science
Towards Reliable Prediction of Wave-in-Deck Loads and Response of Offshore Structures
URANS prediction of excessive acceleration during lifting operation; Ocean Engineering
Vertical wave-in-deck loading and pressure distribution on fixed horizontal decks of offshore platforms; The 24th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference
Wave-in-deck forces on fixed horizontal decks of offshore platforms; 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2014)

Research Projects

Aquaculture Vessel Requirement scoping study; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Blue Economy CRC: Project Initiation; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DoIIS)
Code of Practice for Aquaculture Vessels; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Developing production systems for offshore kelp mariculture; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Developing risk-based methodology for co-locating offshore aquaculture and renewable energy systems; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Hydrogen Powering of vessels; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Identifying the potential of floating artificial benthic ecosystems to underpin offshore development; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Integrated numerical modelling approach for design of offshore aquaculture structures (PhD Scholarship); Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Integration of ports in global hydrogen supply chains: Opportunities and challenges; International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU)
Logistics challenges to offshore co-location of aquaculture & energy industries; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Multi-Purpose Offshore/High Energy Platforms: Concepts and Applications; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Novel Offshore Fish Farm Design: Phase 1 (Conceptual Development); Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Review on fish pen designs and mooring systems; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Risk-based Procedures for Safe and Reliable Offshore Renewable Energy Systems; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Risks & Opportunities for the Blue Economy; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Seeding marine innovation in SW WA with a WEC deployment in Albany; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
The effect of mooring systems on the operability and survivability of a floating offshore wave energy converter: Numerical and experimental investigations; Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMAREST)
Bass Offshore Wind Energy (BOWE) Zone Reviews
Blue Economy CRC Leadership Roles - Nagi Abdussamie
Effect of Pitting Corrosion on the Structural Strength Properties of Stiffened Panels
Investigation of the influence of specific parameters on the impact response of water backed shells
Underwater Collision Research Facility - Phase III

Research Candidate Supervision