ARCWIND 4th Progress Meeting in Bilbao 27-12-2019 in IST-CENTEC
From 10 to 12 December 2019, ARCWIND partners have met in Bilbao to present the new achievements in the project.
It was also an opportunity to visit VICINAY’s premises and knowing the fabrication process of the moorings that will be used in the floating platforms as well as visit the place where SAITEC partner is assembled the 1:6 scale model of the 10MW turbine SATH platform that will be installed in SANTANDER’s Bay.
www.arcwind.eu
IMAM 2019 International Conference 15-09-2019 in CENTEC - IST
The IMAM Congress is a forum organised by the maritime technical community of the Mediterranean.
This year's edition was held in Varna, Bulgaria, from 9 to 11 September 2019. 85 papers were presented, and around 100 people participated. CENTEC’s team presented 10 papers, and Professor Guedes Soares acted as Chair of the International Scientific Committee.
http://www.imamhomepage.org/imam2019/
13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2019) 10-09-2019 in CENTEC - IST
CENTEC has participated in EWTEC2019 with two presentations focusing on renewable marine energy.
This edition took place from September 1 to 6, 2019, in Venice, Italy.
https://ewtec.org/conferences/ewtec-2019/
Prof. Guedes Soares appointed as member of the Scientific Consultative Committee for the International Joint Research Laboratory on Offshore Oil and G 15-07-2019 in CENTEC-IST

Prof. Carlos Guedes Soares was appointed member of the Scientific Consultative Committee for the International Joint Research Laboratory on Offshore Oil and Gas Engineering between Dalian University of Technology and the University of Western Australia (respectively 3rd and 7th in the world in the field of Marine and Ocean Engineering - Shanghai ranking 2019).
https://en.dlut.edu.cn/info/1114/1672.htm
"Distinguished Visiting Professor" by Tsinghua University in China 08-07-2019 in CENTEC - IST
Prof. Carlos Guedes Soares has been named "Distinguished Visiting Professor" by Tsinghua University in China (No. 1 in China, according to the 2019 Shanghai Ranking).
https://www.civil.tsinghua.edu.cn/ceen/info/1082/1296.htm
Shanghai Ranking of the World Universities 2019 28-06-2019 in IST-Centec
For the third year, consecutively, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering of IST (ULisboa) is in the Top 5 of the "Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019 of the Shanghai Ranking", and is number 2 in Europe.
Besides, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering of IST (ULisboa) is the best-ranked scientific area in Portugal, revealing the excellent quality of the work developed by its researchers.
https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gras/2019/RS0222
ARCWIND Project Mini-Symposium – 20 June 2019 26-06-2019 in IST-CENTEC
The mini symposium of ARCWIND project was hosted by UCC during the WESC Conference that took place from 17th to 20th June 2019 in Cork, Ireland.
The Mini-symposium was organized in 3 sessions, of 4 papers each, where the partners have presented their main achievements to adapt 3 floating wind energy platforms in the waters of the Atlantic Area. The symposium was attended by several researchers and experts who also participated in the conference and some synergies were created with other projects that also focus on floating wind energy platforms.
38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2019) 20-06-2019 in CENTEC - IST
OMAE2019 took place in Glasgow (UK) between 9 and 14 June 2019.
OMAE conference is an annual international assembly of engineers, researchers, technical specialists, and students in the fields of ocean, offshore and arctic engineering. In this edition, that had over 900 papers, CENTEC has participated with 7 papers.
https://event.asme.org/OMAE2019
MARSTRUCT 2019 13-05-2019 in IST-CENTEC
The 7th International Conference on Marine Structures (MARSTRUCT2019) was held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, hosted by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture of the University of Zagreb.
The conference was co-organized by CENTEC-IST and had around 75 presentations and 120 participants.
http://www.marstruct-vi.com/marstruct2019/
University of Lisbon/Santander Universities 2018 Scientific Awards 10-05-2019 in CENTEC - IST
On May 7th, 2019 took place the University of Lisbon/Santander Universities 2018 Scientific Awards ceremony.
Professor Yordan Garbatov from CENTEC received an Honorable Mention in this edition, an award of recognition and encouragement for his research activity at ULisboa.
https://tecnico.ulisboa.pt/pt/noticias/oito-investigadores-do-tecnico-contemplados-com-premios-cient
International Joint Laboratory of Naval Architecture and Offshore Technology 09-04-2019 in IST-Centec
The Ministry of Education of China announced the setting up of an International Joint Laboratory of Naval Architecture and Offshore Technology between the Harbin Engineering University (HEU) and the University of Lisbon (UL), at Harbin Engineering University Headquarters.
This approval is considered very important in China as it will be the only "International Joint Laboratory" in China in the scientific area of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering. The University of Lisbon will, thus, be the only foreign university to hold this kind of association with China in this area.
http://www.centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/centec_public/Lab_photo.jpg
1st WECANET Annual Assembly 2019 15-02-2019 in IST - CENTEC
Two CENTEC researcher members (José Gaspar and Hugo Diáz) have participated in the 1st WECANET Annual Assembly 2019 in Thessaloniki, Greece, on February 11-12, 2019 at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
WECANet is the first COST programme pan-European Network aiming to provide a platform and forum for efficient cross-border networking, exchange of information and identification of strategic research needed to deal with challenges and knowledge gaps for promoting deployment, commercialization and advancement of the wave energy sector. Through interdisciplinary approach and by deriving integrative concepts and tools for wave energy applications, WECANet aims at increasing confidence of potential investors, which will have beneficial impact on researchers and SMEs. WECANet’s main target is the equal research, collaboration and funding opportunities for all researchers.
https://www.wecanet.eu/