Torgeir Moan

       Torgeir Moan, Professor em. of Marine Technology, NTNU; former Director of Centre of Ships and Ocean Structures at NTNU (centre of research excellence awarded by RCN); the inaugural adjunct Keppel professor in offshore engineering at NUS; member of the Royal Inquiry Commission of the Alexander L. Kielland accident and other accident inquiries, as well as advisor to the government, industry, standardization organisations (e.g. Eurocode, ISO, PSA, Norsok, IEC) and universities in several countries – including China.

       Professor Moan has carried out research as well as engineering design and analyses of oil and gas platforms, floating bridges, offshore wind turbines, fish farms and ships. He has (co-)authored more than 700 journal and peer-reviewed conference publications, delivered more than 40 keynote lectures at major conferences, supervised more than 400 MSc and 80 PhD graduates and received several international awards, from e.g. MIT, ASME; the Offshore Energy Center Hall of Fame; Petroleum Safety Authority, several best paper awards and honorary professorships. He has been elected Fellow of the three Academies in Norway and the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK and a member of the Council of Representatives from Parliament and Science in Norway, 2002.