Employment History
| 2017- | Professor (Practice), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NUS |
| 2007-2016 | Malikai Civil Marine/TLP Hull Manager, Shell Project & Technology East |
| 1999-2006 | Technical Lead/Project Manager, Sandwell Engineering Inc. |
| 1988-1998 | Principal Offshore Structures Engineer, Royal Dutch Shell (Malaysia & |
| 1983-1988 | Senior Structural Design Engineer, McDermott Engineering S.E.A. Pte. Ltd., |
Qualifications
- BSc. in Civil Engineering Sc. M. in Civil Engineering
Honours & Awards
- Shell Engineering Project Technology Excellent Award – Sakhalin Molikpaq Single Anchor
- B.C. Lieutenant Governor’s Excellence Award – Design of the Tanker Loading Unit
- Sarawak Shell Project excellent Award – M3 Flare Tip Change Out Project, 1997
Research Interests
- Machine learning and data-driven approach in structural engineering
- Multi-scale modelling of structural material and mechanics (finite element method, molecular dynamics, density functional theory) with high-performance parallel super-computer
- Finite element modelling of additively manufactured and 3D printed structural material
- Fracture mechanics and plasticity
- Computational mechanics
- Nanostructured materials, mechanics and behaviour of grain boundary and dislocations
Selected Publications
- Malikai Tension Leg Platform Topsides and Hull Integration”, M Si, J Lim, GJ Wong, CK Choo, OTC Asia 2016
Institutional & Professional Service
| Member | Tau Beta Pi Honor Engineering Society (Columbia University); Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society (MIT) |
| Programme Committee (2016) | American Society of Civil Engineers for the Offshore Technology Conference (Asia) |
Other related experience (teaching, industrial etc)
- Shell Project & Technology East – Manager led successfully delivery of Tension Leg Platform (TLP) design, TLP-Tender Drilling Vessel coupled global motion analyses, wave basin and wind model tests, TLP hull and deck structural design, tendon global analysis,
- Delft University of Technology – Thesis committee member as well as an internship supervisor for MSc degree student working on vibrations on Gravity Based Structures induced by Ice conditions offshore Sakhalin Island.
- Lead Engineer accountable for the retrofitting designs of CID, an arctic platform consisting a steel plated hull, concrete caisson and steel mud-base. Scope involves advanced structural design for ice-loading, wave slamming, fatigue, earthquake loading conditions
- Structural Lead accountable for the execution of the Front End Engineering Design activities for the oil & gas producing facilities modules suitable for ice environment in the Caspian sea
Shell Technology Focal point to develop a jack up concept for year round drilling in the arctic area to reduce development cost - Steering Committee member representing Shell Expro (UK) and A/S Norske Shell (Norway) on joint industry test Programmes undertaken by DNV (Norway) to determine the ultimate strengths on tubular connections & 3D frames.
- Project Lead responsible for planning, design supervision and project management of a $200 million offshore gas facility project including concept screening, development option studies, and conceptual & detailed design.