Multiphysics of Wind Turbines in Extreme Loading Conditions

Professor Soleiman Fallah is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Olso Metropolitan University (OsloMet). His primary research interests have been: computational and analytical modelling of blast and impact loaded monolithic, composite and hybrid structures and systems. He is the Vice President-Scandinavia of the International Society of Multiphysics. He has had a Visiting Professorship position in Solid State Physics at National Technical University of Ukraine (NTUU) and is currently a Visiting Senior Research Consultant at Zürich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) as well as a Visiting Researcher at Imperial College’s Aeronautics Department. He is a professional member of Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) and a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Professor Moatamedi is President of The International Society of Multiphysics, as well as an Executive Director for New York University London. Prior to this, he was a President for Al Ghurair University, and has held senior managerial positions at Imperial College London, Narvik University College, Cranfield University, The University of Salford and The University of Sheffield. He is Editor-in-Chief of ‘The International Journal of Multiphysics’ and Chairman for the associated conferences. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineering, a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), a Fellow of The Nuclear Institute (NI) and a Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and a Charted Engineer. He served as the Chairman of the Manchester Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society and he has been a member of several national and international scientific committees, and advisor to some industrial and governmental bodies including the Office for Nuclear Regulations (ONR), in addition to being the lead person to devise the Multiphysics competence standards for the European Union. He is currently a member of the Council and the Board of Directors of NAFEMS. Dr. Khawaja is an Associate Professor in the Department of Automation and Process Engineering, and Research Group Leader of IR, Spectroscopy, and Numerical Modelling Research Group at UiT-The Arctic University of Norway. He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), Professional Engineer (PE), and holds the posts of Vice President of the International Society of Multiphysics (ISoM) and Director & Chair at the Global Listening Centre (GLC). He is also Chairman of the Board and Founding Member of the start-up, ‘Windtech AS’. Dr. Khawaja was the recipient of the Multiphysics Student Award back in 2009. He studied for his Doctorate at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, with the thesis title: “CFD-DEM Simulations of Two-Phase Flow in Fluidised Beds”, which he defended in December 2012. He worked as a Post Doctorate on project title: “Multiphysics Investigation of Composite Shell Structures Subjected to Water Shock Wave Impact in Petroleum Industry”, funded by the Research Council of Norway (NFR) PETROMAKS with Professor Moatamedi and Professor Souli. He has collaborated with scientists/researchers in over 20 higher education institutions in a range of countries, including China, Ethiopia, France, Pakistan, Poland and Sweden. He has published 70+ publications in the form of patents, books, journal articles, conference proceedings, and given 100+ conferences/seminars/keynote/plenary/invited talks lectures/presentations. He is also the recipient of distinguished prizes such as the W F Reddaway Prize, Commonwealth Scholarship, and President Gold Medal.