Members of the London & South of England Branch Committee are having an informal social gathering at the Ye Olde Watling,  29 Watling St, London EC4M 9BR  following the committee meeting on Wednesday 15th September, they will be in the Ye Olde Watling from 18:30hrs,  please feel free to pop in and say hello!

OCEANS is a bi-annual event for global marine researchers, technologists, engineers, students, and policymakers. The researchers and industrial leaders gather for four days to highlight, discuss and exchange relevant topics and current trends in marine technologies. This will help in creating awareness on advanced research areas, practices, and policies for the marine field. The Marine Technology Society and the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society partner to present OCEANS, and this prestigious conference and exhibition draw an audience of more than 2,000 attendees:

Over 500 professionally reviewed technical papers, including sessions focused on local themes.
Plenary sessions with leaders from industry, academia, the military and government.
100+ exhibitors showcasing the latest innovations in products and services across the globe.
A student poster session featuring outstanding projects from around the world and other student activities.
Tutorials, workshops, product demonstrations, government listening sessions, social and networking opportunities, professional field trips etc.

The SUT is delighted to be Technical Sponsors of this conference.

Important dates

25 June 2021 – Abstracts submission opening
31 August 2021 – Deadline for tutorial proposals
15 September 2021 – Deadline extended for abstract submission
30 October 2021 – Opening registration
31 October 2021 – Acceptance notification
30 November 2021 – Student poster acceptance notification
30 December 2021 – Final paper upload and registration deadline
10 January 2022 – Deadline for early-bird registration fee

For more information please see chennai22.oceansconference.org

Sara Pinto is a Principal Engineer at Equinor, with more than 9 years of experience in offshore technology, ranging from subsea structures, to wave energy technology, floating solar PV structures and offshore wind. Sara has a solid background from renewable energy, being involved over the last years with Solar (both in-land and floating PV projects), Wave energy and now Offshore Wind. Her career path started in the O&G business, working with project development, as a subsea engineer. While working in the research unit, Sara led several R&T projects on Floating Solar (FPV) and represented Equinor in external consortiums for floating solar new technology qualification.  Her expertise also extended in providing support to solar projects (both ground-mounted and floating solar), being responsible for solar resource assessments, yield studies, conceptual designs, technology evaluations and selection. Sara is the author of scientific peer-reviewed publications in international journals. She also participated on the Joint Industry Project lead by DNV GL to develop a Recommended Practice for Floating Solar Projects, bringing her holistic background across all project lifecycle stages.

Sara will cover the following in her presentation:

• Overview of floating solar market
• Floating PV benefits, drivers & challenges
• Technology landscape
• Economy of sector
• Case studies, methodology and results
• Conclusions
• What’s next for Floating PV?

The free webinar will have a 40min presentation followed by a 15min Q&A session.

Webinar 09:00 AM CST

Michael will provide attendees with a high level overview of the scopes of work or logistics needed for Offshore Wind O&M to include: wind turbine, transition piece, monopile, export and array cables, substation, vessels to include crew transfer vessels, service operations vessels, jack up vessels, helicopters and the onshore facilities.

Professional Development Hours
This webinar counts for 1 Professional Development Hour. Certificates will be provided after the presentation.

About the presenter:

Michael Hughes, Head of Offshore Operations – Americas
Michael Hughes leads the Offshore Operations and Maintenance team for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy in the Americas Region where he has the responsibility of ensuring the safe, reliable and profitable operation for the existing offshore wind farms while establishing strategy for the future offshore wind growth.  Michael has over 20 years of energy industry experience including management positions in operations, quality and health and safety. His experience also includes development and management of offshore operations, wind turbine product quality and onshore construction. Michael has a Bachelor of Science from Indian University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Webster University.

Online event 12:00 PM CST

The Women in Industry Subcommittee (WIND) of the Society for Underwater Technology in the US (SUT-US) is pleased to invite you to the Champagne and Conversation Series Edition 8 – Table Discussions. We are excited to continue providing a discussion platform for Women in Industry to address important topics focused on diversity, leadership and career development.

The event will be held at the Memorial Wine Cellar from 6pm-8pm (CDT). Seating is limited to 30 people, we encourage you to reserve your seat in advance.

Table Leads and Topics:

• Erica Auguillard – Regional Head of Human Resources, Fugro Americas
  • Dimensions of  Diversity
• Anthony Caridi – Director, January Search
  • Knowing your value
• Patricia (Trish) Murison, Assurance Risk and Interface Manager, Gulf of Mexico, Chevron
  • Unconscious bias
• Julie Dehne, Business Development and Digital Transformation Manager – Americas, Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance, Inc.
  • Leading with authenticity
• Dr. Zenon Medina-Cetina, Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University; Former SUT-US President
  • Uplifting others

Host:

• Amber Sturrock, Chevron & SUT-WIND Committee

Webinar  0900 CST

Floating Wind is a hot topic in the renewable energy industry.  Do you know the differences among floater types such as Semi, Spar, and TLP?  What are their pros and cons?  Do you want to learn how they are moored/anchored in the middle of an ocean?  This technical presentation will give you all the important knowledge about Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWT) and their mooring systems.

We have invited Professor KT Ma of National Taiwan University to give us a talk.  Don’t miss this great learning opportunity!

Professional Development Hours
This webinar counts for 1 Professional Development Hour. Certificates will be provided after the presentation.

About the Presenter

Kai-Tung (KT) Ma, Professor, Ocean Engineering, National Taiwan University

KT started his academic career recently as a full-time professor at National Taiwan University.  Before that, he was a Team Lead at Chevron Energy Technology Company in charge of mooring and geotechnical engineering for their floating systems around the world. Accumulated 30 years of experience, he has worked for different organizations including consulting firms and class societies.  He had experience working at American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) as a senior engineer in the R&D department. Throughout his career, he has published 35+ papers and 4 patents in the areas of mooring engineering and reliability of marine structures.  KT served in API and ISO committees, as a chair and co-chair respectively, developing codes and standards related to station-keeping of offshore structures.  Because of his contributions to the industry, he was elevated to the grade of Fellow by Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME).  He has written a textbook “Mooring System Engineering for Offshore Structures”, which was published by Elsevier in 2019.  KT earned his BS degree in naval architecture from National Taiwan University, and MS and PhD degrees in naval architecture and offshore engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.