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
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Experience
2020 - Present: Assistant Professor, UH-Manoa, USA
2017-2020: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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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
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OZGUR DEMIR
Post-Doctoral Fellow
ship design, numerical modeling, vibrations, offshore engineering
JONAS BEHNEN
Graduate Student, PhD Pre-Candidate
Education
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PhD, Ocean and Resources Engineering, (Fall 2022)
BSc&MSc, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), 2021
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Experience
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2020- 2022 : Research Assistant at the Institute of Ship Structural Design and Analysis at TUHH
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Project
Ice-ship interactions, reduced-order modeling, ice management, viscoelastic material testing
MEYSAM RAJABI
Graduate Student, PhD Pre-Candidate
Education
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PhD, Ocean and Resources Engineering, (Fall 2022)
MSc, Marine Structures Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2021
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Experience
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2021 : Teaching Assistant at the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Amirkabir University of Technology
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Project
Vortex-induced vibrations
GRANT PEEL
Graduate Student, PhD Pre-Candidate
Education
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BSc, Ocean Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, 2018
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Experience
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2015 - Present : Experienced boat captain in Homer, AK
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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
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MSc, Ocean and Resources Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2024
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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
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*Native Hawaiian Science & Engineering Mentorship Program (NHSEMP)