TEAM MEMBERS
A Collaborative & Diverse Group
DENIZ GEDIKLI
Principal Investigator
Education
PhD in Ocean Engineering, 2017, URI
MS in Ocean Engineering, 2014, University of Rhode Island (URI)
BSc in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Experience
2020 - Present: Assistant Professor, UH-Manoa, USA
2017-2020: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Research Funding
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NSF NNA: Development of a Nonlinear Reduced Order Modeling Framework for Marine Structures Operating in The Arctic and Sub-Arctic Regions, National Science Foundation, ($793,505), 2022-2025
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DOE: Hawaii Wave Surge Energy Converter (HAWSEC), Department of Energy, 2021-2024
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YTU-BAP: The impact of various waveforms on various wave energy conversions, (TL49,792), Scientific Research Council of YTU, 2022-2024
OZGUR DEMIR
Post-Doctoral Fellow
ship design, numerical modeling, vibrations, offshore engineering
JONAS BEHNEN
Graduate Student, PhD Pre-Candidate
Education
PhD, Ocean and Resources Engineering, (Fall 2022)
BSc&MSc, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), 2021
Experience
2020- 2022 : Research Assistant at the Institute of Ship Structural Design and Analysis at TUHH
Project
Ice-ship interactions, reduced-order modeling, ice management, viscoelastic material testing
MEYSAM RAJABI
Graduate Student, PhD Pre-Candidate
Education
PhD, Ocean and Resources Engineering, (Fall 2022)
MSc, Marine Structures Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2021
Experience
2021 : Teaching Assistant at the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Amirkabir University of Technology
Project
Vortex-induced vibrations
GRANT PEEL
Graduate Student, PhD Pre-Candidate
Education
BSc, Ocean Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, 2018
Experience
2015 - Present : Experienced boat captain in Homer, AK
Project
Data analysis and method development for ice-structure interactions, Ship AIS, multivariate analysis, nonlinear system analysis
CLARA ENCKE
Graduate Student, PhD Pre-Candidate
Education
MSc, Ocean and Resources Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2024
Project
Flow-induced motions and nonstabilities, experime
Griffin Bourjeaurd
Graduate Student, Masters
Marine renewable energy
TBA
Alumni
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Adiva Udui (2024), NHSEMP Fellow*, Undergraduate student
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Kyle Pappas (2024), Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI), Researcher
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Jesse Gray (2024), Makai Ocean Engineering, Ocean Engineer
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Kayla Crook (2023), NHSEMP Fellow*, Undergraduate student
*Native Hawaiian Science & Engineering Mentorship Program (NHSEMP)