PROF. Erkan Oterkus
Prof. Erkan Oterkus is a professor in the department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering of University of Strathclyde. He is also the director of PeriDynamics Research Centre (PDRC) and the director of Ocean Energy Research Unit (OERU). He received his PhD from University of Arizona, USA and was a researcher at NASA Langley Research Center, USA before joining University of Strathclyde. His research is mainly focused on computational mechanics of materials and structures by using some of the state-of-the-art techniques including peridynamics and inverse finite element method. He is the co-author of numerous publications including the first of book on peridynamics, journal and conference papers. Prof. Oterkus was a visiting professor at Stanford University (USA), University of Padova (Italy), Otto von Guericke University (Germany) and Nihon University (Japan). Prof. Oterkus is the editor-in-chief of Sustainable Marine Structures (NASS). He is also an associate editor of Journal of Peridynamics and Nonlocal Modeling (Springer), ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, and Frontiers in Materials (Frontiers).
Prof. Selda Oterkus
Prof. Selda Oterkus is currently a professor (Chair) and the co-director of PeriDynamics Research Centre (PDRC). She received her PhD degree from the University of Arizona in mechanical engineering with minor degree in civil engineering and engineering mechanics. Her research mainly focuses on multi-physics modelling of materials and structures including damage prediction due to various loading and environmental conditions. This includes fluid-structure interaction modelling, ships & offshore structures, offshore renewable energy, floating wind and solar energy devices, desalination & water treatment, ice-structure interactions, fire damage in composites, corrosion damage, and poroelasticity. Prof Oterkus was a visiting professor at Stanford University (USA), University of Padova (Italy) and Otto von Guericke University (Germany). She is a Special Issue Editor for Computational Material Science (Elsevier) and Journal of Mechanics (Cambridge). She is an associate editor of Frontiers in Materials (Frontiers) and academic editor of Shock and Vibration (Hindawi). She is a member of the editorial boards of Scientific Reports (Nature), Journal of Peridynamics and Nonlocal Modeling (Springer), Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (MDPI), and Sustainable Marine Structures (NASS). She is also currently the chair of ASME UK Section.
Prof. DSc. Sören Ehlers
Professor Sören Ehlers, D.Sc.(Tech.) is the director of the DLR Institute for maritime energy systems and a full professor at the Hamburg University of Technology.
Born in 1979 in Darmstadt, Germany. Graduated from Victoria School in 1999 and went to the university of Rostock. Graduate engineer in Mechanical engineering with scientific deepening in naval architecture and offshore engineering. Research assistant at Helsinki University of Technology from 2004 – 2009 and became Doctor of Science with distinction in marine technology. In 2004 co-founder of the engineering office AS2CON. 2010-2011 post-doctoral researcher at Aalto University in Finland. In 2011 appointed Professor at NTNU in Trondheim for sustainable arctic sea transportation. 2013 – 2015 honorary professor at Aalesund University College in Norway. 2014 appointed professor for design and analysis of ships and offshore structures at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and supervisor of the institute of ship structural design and analysis. Honorary professor at NTNU in Trondheim from 2014 to 2018.