Awards
CADLM Intelligent Optimal Design Prize 2007
Assistant Professor Michael Beer, Department of Civil Engineering and Member of the Centre for Offshore Research & Engineering (CORE) together with Dr. Martin Liebscher, DynaMore GmbH (http://www.dynamore.de/), Germany, were awarded the CADLM Intelligent Optimal Design Prize 2007 for their work Designing Robust Structures - A Nonlinear Simulation Based Approach, Computers & Structures (in press).
In the awarded paper a new numerical approach is proposed for the design of robust structures under uncertainty, and its suitability for industrial applications is demonstrated.
The official certificates were presented by Ms Marion Blein, Scientific Attache of the French Embassy to China (left), after the presentation of the paper and by Professor Joseph ZARKA, Scientific Director of CADLM, France (http://www.cadlm.fr/) (right) during the dinner of the International Workshop on Advanced Design Optimization of Materials Structures and Mechanical Systems, Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi’an, China, December 19, 2007.
IMarEST Stanley Gray Medal awarded to Prof YS Choo, CORE Director (Research)
Associate Professor Choo Yoo Sang, Department of Civil Engineering and Director (Research) of Centre for Offshore Research & Engineering (CORE) was awarded the Stanley Gray Medal 2005 by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) for his paper Development and Innovation of Tubular Connections for Offshore Structures, which was judged the best paper presented to the East Asia Division. Prof Choo has won a number of awards for his research and applications, including the Stanley Gray Award 2001 (presented by IMarEST) and James Watt Medal 2005 (presented by ICE) for best papers, the Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award 2003 presented by the IES in Singapore.
Prof Y S Choo receiving the Stanley Gray Medal 2005 from IMarEST President Maurice Storey
CORE Director (Research) Received IMarEST Institute Branch Award
Prof Y.S. Choo, Director (Research) of Centre for Offshore Research & Engineering (CORE) in NUS Faculty of Engineering received the 2004/2005 Institute Branch Award from Mr Keith Read, Chief Executive of the Institute of Marine Engineering Science & Technology (IMarEST) during the Annual Dinner of the Malaysian Joint Branch of RINA-IMarEST in Kuala Lumpur on 26 November 2005.
Prof Y.S. Choo receiving the award from Mr Keith Read, Chief Executive of IMarESTProf Choo received the best paper award for his paper “Development and Innovation of Tubular Connections for Offshore Structures” presented to the Singapore Joint Branch of RINA-IMarEST on 27 April 2005. The paper presented highlights of the R&D results on thick-walled tubular connections, and innovative reinforcement schemes for tubular joints and fabricated pipe trunnions. Prof Choo has implemented schemes for fabricated trunnions in major projects which have resulted in cost effective designs for heavy lift installation of offshore structures.
James Watt Medal 2005
CORE Director (Research) Prof Y S Choo and Mr J W Boh, together with Dr Luke Louca, Senior Lecturer of Imperial College (United Kingdom), were awarded the James Watt Medal by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in London on 25 October 2005. Their paper, “Response of profiled barriers subject to hydrocarbon explosions”, was published in October 2004 in the Proceedings of The Insitution of Civil Engineers: Structures & Buildings. This paper was judged as the best paper having a substantial energy content.
Prof Y S Choo and Mr J W Boh with selected results displayedThe paper presents a new approach to model the response and failure mechanism of stainless steel profiled barriers when subjected to blast loading generated from a hydrocarbon explosion. The reported results to determine the strength of deep trough corrugated blast-wall will provide a sound basis for design of barriers for safety of equipment and personnel on offshore production systems.
The research collaboration between the Centre for Offshore Research & Engineering (CORE) and the Department of Civil Engineering, Imperial College has produced notable results. Mr Boh was attached to Dr Louca’s group in Imperial College for 9 months. He was one of 5 recipients of the ISOPE Offshore Mechanics Scholarships awarded by the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE) in 2004. He has submitted his PhD thesis and is currently with WorleyParsons Singapore.
Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers
Prof C.M. Wang receiving the Fellow of IStructE Certificate from the IStructE President Michael Fordyce.
CORE Director Conferred Hononary Fellowship of Singapore Structural Steel Society
Prof Yoo-Sang Choo receiving the Hononary Fellowship Plaque from President of Singapore Structural Steel Society, Mr Leonard Soh
Prof Yoo-Sang Choo was conferred the Honorary Fellowship by the President of Singapore Structural Steel Society (SSSS), Mr Leonard Soh, on 30 August 2004 during the 20 th Anniversary Dinner of the SSSS. Prof Choo received the Fellowship in recognition of his technical expertise, outstanding contribution and development in Offshore and Structural Engineering.
Prof Choo is Director of the Centre for Offshore Research & Engineering (CORE) and is actively coordinating the research and development efforts in offshore engineering amongst CORE colleagues, the industry and government agencies (including Economic Development Board and Maritime & Port Authority).
Prof Choo served as the 4 th President of Singapore Structural Steel Society during the period of 1992 to 1994. He is currently theChairman for the Joint Branch of The Royal Institution of Naval Architects and The Institute of Marine Engineering Science & Technology in Singapore.
Prof Choo has received a number of international and national recognitions in recent years. These include two ISOPE Awards for his significant contributions to the International Society of Offshore & Polar Engineers. His research team also won the Stanley Gray Award for best paper in offshore technology presented by the Institute of Marine Engineering Science & Technology in 2001, and the Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award presented by the Institution of Engineers Singapore in 2003.
Prof Choo has served as technical consultant in major offshore projects, and participates in international joint industry projects.
ISOPE Offshore Mechanics Scholarship 2004
Mr Boh Jaw Woei, a PhD candidate supervised by Assoc Prof Choo Yoo Sang and research collaborator at Imperial College, Dr Luke Louca, was one of the five recipients of the ISOPE Offshore Mechanics Scholarship 2004 awarded by The International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE) during the ISOPE-Toulon Conference.
The Award Committee received 12 Applications with outstanding records for 2004-2005. Prof Ronald Knapp, the president-elect (2005-2006) presented the certificates and US$500 checks to three of the recipients at the annual banquet, Toulon, France, May 26.
Mr Boh Jaw Woei receiving the certificate from Prof Ronald Knapp
Recipients, Mr Wen Chen, Miss Alessandra Romolo and Mr Boh Jaw Woei (second from right) of the ISOPE Offshore Mechanics Scholarships together with Prof Ronald Knapp (left) and Ir. Michel Olagnon
IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award
The IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award was presented to Associate Professor Choo Yoo Sang and Dr Ju Feng, by the President of The Institution of Engineers Singapore on 24 October 2003, in recognition of their work on Heavy Lift Engineering and Research. Together with colleagues at the Department of Civil Engineering, they systematically carried out R&D in heavy lift engineering and design in collaboration with key industry partners including Keppel Offshore and Marine Ltd, SembCorp Marine Ltd and Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC), the Netherlands. They developed a knowledge-based engineering system for heavy lift, the H-LIFT.
From left to right: Dr Ju Feng, Assoc Prof Choo Yoo Sang and IES President Dr Lock Kai Sang.
The ISOPE Award was presented to Assoc Prof YS Choo by its President, Prof Ivar Langen.
Assoc Prof Choo Yoo Sang received the ISOPE Award 2002, from the International Society of Offshore & Polar Engineers, at the banquet of The Twelfth Annual International Offshore and Polar Engineering (ISOPE-2002) Conference held in Kitakyushu, Japan. The ISOPE Award was presented to A/Prof Choo by its President, Prof Ivar Langen, on 29 May 2002 in recognition of his dedication and invaluable contribution in the Society as a member of the Board of Directors (2000-2002) and as a leader of the International Structures and Materials Committee.
Stanley Gray Award
Offshore Technology from the Institute of Marine Engineers (UK) for the best paper on Offshore Technology for the period March 1999 to February 2000 [“A Decision Support System for Heavy Lift” by A/Prof Choo Yoo Sang, Dr Ju Feng, and two co-authors from Sembawang Marine & Offshore Engineering and Asian Lift]
