Nianzhong Chen
School

School of Civil Engineering

Professional Title

Professor

Administrative Appointments

Discipline

Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering

Contact Information

nianzhongchen@tju.edu.cn

School of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China

300350

Brief Introduction

陈念众,天津大学教授、博士生导师,国家级领军人才(海外引进),天津市创新类领军人才,学术期刊Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering副主编,《中国舰船研究》编委。曾任英国纽卡斯尔大学(Newcastle University)副教授,美国船级社(ABS)休斯顿总部高级工程师。主要从事海洋结构物结构安全性评估研究,领域包括结构完整性评估,结构可靠性分析、风险评估及智能运维,人工智能及结构数字孪生,工业软件开发及规范制定等方面。作为总负责人曾主持三十余项国际学术界及工业界科研开发项目,合作公司包括美孚石油(ExxonMobil)、英国石油(BP)、美国通用石油(GE)、挪威船级社(DNV)等。目前兼任国际海洋海工和极地工程大会科学委员会委员(OMAE),国际海洋结构大会组委会委员(MARSTRUT),国际海洋技术与工程大会组委会委员(MARTECH),海工计算方法大会组委会委员(COTech)。曾任美国及国际工业界联合开发(JIP)和工业界联合发展(JDP)项目委员会委员,国际船舶与海洋结构专业委员会委员(ISSC)、美国船舶结构委员会(SSC)项目委员会委员,地中海地区国际海事大会组委会委员(IMAM)等。

Education Background
  • Master Degree| Wuhan University of Technology| Structural Engineering| 2000
  • Bachelor Degree| Wuhan University of Technology| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering| 1997
  • Doctoral degree| Shanghai Jiao Tong University| Engineering Mechanics| 2004
  • Doctoral degree| University of Lisbon| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering| 2006
Research Interests
  • Merchant ships, offshore floating structures, riser and pipeline, fixed/floating wind turbine, subsea production system, deep-sea mining, composite structures, etc.
  • Structural integrity assessment (Buckling and ultimate strength, fatigue and fracture mechanics analysis, engineering critical assessment, corrosion fatigue, etc)
  • Mooring analysis, hydrodynamics, CFD, VIV,  etc
  • Structural reliability and risk analysis, structural health monitoring, digital twin
Professional Membership
  • Associate editor of Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering
  • Editorial Board Member of Chinese Journal of Ship Research
  • Scientific Committee Member of International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC)
  • Scientific Committee Member of International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE) (ASME)
  • Technical Programme Committee Member of International Conference on Marine Structures (MARSTRUCT)
  • Technical Programme Committee Member of International Congress of the International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean (IMAM)
  • Technical Programme Committee Member of International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering
  • Scientific Committee Member of Conference of Computational Methods in Offshore Technology
Positions & Employments
  • 2018.1-Now

    School of Civil Engineering | Tianjin University | Professor 
  • 2014.11-2018.1

    School of Engineering | Newcastle University | Senior Lecturer 
  • 2007.12-2014.11

    Technology Department | American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) | Senior Engineer II 
  • 2007.3-2007.12

    Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science | Memorial University of Newfoundland | Post doctor fellow 
  • 2006.9-2007.3

    Department of Civil and Structural Engineering | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Post doctor fellow 
  • 2003.9-2004.10

    Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Project Assistant 
Academic Achievements