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Norwegian Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology
Name
Nationality Period
Sex Topic
Bracchi, Tania
Italian
2009-2013 F
Assessment of benefits of downwind rotors due to weight
savings using new and thinner airfoils and improved directional
stability of turbine
Cox , Kevin
American
2010-2013 M Lift control of wind turbine blades by using smart composite
materials manipulating aerodynamics rotor properties
Frøyd, Lars
Norwegian 2009-2012 M Evaluation of the design criteria and dynamic forces on large
floating wind turbines
Kvittem, Marit
Irene
Norwegian 2009-2013 F
Life cycle criteria and optimization of floating structures and
mooring systems
Mubarok ,
Fahmi
Indonesian 2010-2014 M Novel coating and surface treatment for improved wear
resistance
Netland,
Øyvind
Norwegian 2010-2013 M Cost-effective monitoring for remote environmental friendly
O&M of offshore wind turbines
Total 6
Figure 39: Remote inspection. Dr Øyvind Netland built his own lab to do the observations necessary to prove the theories
in his PhD thesis that was defended in March 2014. Later he has joined Norsk Automatisering AS, where they are
commercialising the concepts and systems for remote monitoring developed in NOWITECH.
Name
Nationality Period
Sex Topic
Magnus Stålhane
Norwegian 2013-2015 M Optimization of maritime logistics
The following PhD candidates financed by NOWITECH have completed their degree. Lars Frøyd successfully
defended his thesis in 2012; the other five in 2014.
Postdoctoral Researchers aligned with NOWITECH, financial support
from other sources