Memorial University of Newfoundland
Kim Shipp serves as the Director at Memorial University of Newfoundland since September 2015, leading teams that inspire curiosity and create engaging experiences related to science and the natural world. Previously, Kim held the position of Director at the Memorial University Botanical Garden & Johnson Geo Centre, as well as Historic Sites Officer at Provincial Historic Sites, Newfoundland and Labrador, where responsibilities included staffing, training, programming, and promotional efforts during a period of revitalization. Kim's career also includes serving as Executive Director of The Association of Heritage Industries. Educationally, Kim holds a Master of Arts in Public History from Western University and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Toronto.
Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Research Capacity: The Ocean Engineering Research Centre (OERC) is involved in research, development and consulting with application to most aspects of ocean engineering, including the offshore and naval architectural engineering industries. Activities include scale model experiments, numerical modelling, software development and structural testing. Projects Undertaken: ice-structure interaction; design and development of roll stabilizing systems for small fishing vessels; parametric identification of hydrodynamic characteristics from ship manoeuvring trials using neural networks; operation of marine propellers in ice-blocked flow; nondestructive evaluation of cracking in steel structures through acoustic and vibration techniques. Research Organization And Staff: the group includes naval architects, mechanical, civil, electrical and ocean engineers, applied mathematicians and hydrodynamicists. Internet sites: http://www.engr.mun.ca/Naval/ and http://www.engr.mun.ca/ECOR/ Keywords: Ocean Engineering; offshore; risk; naval architecture; ship / ice; propeller / ice; structure / ice interaction engineering.