April 28 - 30, 2009
Marcliffe Hotel, Aberdeen, Scotland
Pre-Conference Workshops: Tuesday, 28th April, 2009
09:30
12:30
12:30
Workshop A: Identification of gaps in the knowledge essential for Arctic Exploration
Solutions to the dangers and complications inherent in the exploration and development of cold climates have to be reached. The tool for finding these solutions is knowledge so it is essential that the knowledge “gaps” are identified and then the much needed technology development programmes can be initiated.
This workshop will focus on the identification of the key areas in which not enough technology development has taken place and it will also provide the perfect forum to identify which areas have not been considered in the past but need to be given more credence in the future. Such “unknown unknowns” may relate to the lack of knowledge about the physical environment, to unforeseen limitations regarding use of our technology and to effects of loosening ice cover in the Arctic. The workshop will invite discussion of concerns and provide an invaluable reference list of research topics.
Ove Tobias Gudmestad
Professor of Marine Technology
STAVANGER UNIVERSITY
Having had experience in engineering, field development studies, development projects and research in Statoil since 1975 and thereafter at StatoilHydro as an advisor on Marine and Arctic Technology until August 2008, Dr. Ove Tobias Gudmestad is one of the foremost authorities on arctic technology in Europe. From 2005 he has also been employed at The Norwegian University of Technology and Science (NTNU) in Trondheim as adjunct professor of Arctic Offshore Civil Engineering. As of September 2008 Gudmestad is employed as full time professor of Marine Technology at Stavanger University, maintaining his adjunct professor link to NTNU on Arctic Engineering.
13:30
16:30
16:30
Workshop B: Assessing the differing ice-protection strategies available for large structures in Arctic regions
The implications of icing can have serious repercussions on the integrity of the structures and therefore can have considerable consequences on the resources of what will already be an expensive project. Superstructure icing hazards in the offshore Arctic environment may be minimized through selective application of ice protection technologies.
This workshop will provide an unbiased extended forum to address the specific problems assess the varying solutions that have their route in the damage caused by ice spray, snow and generally freezing conditions. Solutions such as coatings and chemicals as well as expulsive, mechanical and infrared de-icing systems will be discussed among others.
Dr. Charles Ryerson
Research Physical Scientist, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER - US ARMY ENGINEERING CORPS
Dr. Charles Ryerson is a research physical scientist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL). He has managed marine superstructure icing research for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Department of Interior Minerals Management Service (MMS), aircraft icing research for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and he chaired the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) In-flight Icing Technology Committee AC-9C.
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