Dr Arun Dev
Director of Operations, MAST, Newcastle University (Singapore)

  • Email: a.k.dev@ncl.ac.uk
  • Telephone: +65 6460 7092
  • Fax: +65 6467 3473
  • Address: School of Marine Science & Technology (MAST)
    Newcastle University (Singapore)
    535 Clementi Road
    Block 35, #02-01
    Singapore 599489
    Republic of Singapore

Roles and Responsibilities:

  1. Director of Operations, School of Marine Science & Technology, Newcastle University (Singapore)
  2. Overseeing MSc (International) in Marine Technology Course at Singapore

 

Qualifications:

  1. Doctorate (PhD) in Ship & Offshore Hydromechanics from Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.
  2. Master of Science (MSc) By Research in Marine (Offshore) Technology from Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
  3. Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BScEng) in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  4. Registered Chartered Engineer (CEng), Engineering Council, UK.
  5. Registered Chartered Marine Technologist (CMarTech), IMarEST, UK.
  6. Registered Chartered Marine Engineer (CMarEng), IMarEST, UK.
  7. Registered European Engineer (Eur Ing), FEANI, Belgium.

 

Previous Positions:

  1. General Mananger, Marine Technology Development (MTD) Pte Ltd, a member of Keppel Group, Singapore (2003-2008).
  2. Deputy General Manager (Technical), Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd, a member of Keppel Group, Singapore (2003-2008).
  3. Lecturer, Singapore Maritime Academy (SMA), Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore (2000-2002).
  4. Projects Manager, Keppel Singmarine Dockyard Pte Ltd, a member of Keppel Group, Singapore (1997-2000).
  5. Scientific Officer (AIO) at Shiphydromechanics Laboratory of Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands (1991-1996).
  6. Independent Marine Consultant, Dhaka, Bangladesh (1987-1990).
  7. Structural Engineer, Protek Consultant Engineers Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1986-1987).
  8. Lecturer, Department of Marine Technology, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1985-1986).
  9. PG Reserach Student at Department of Ship & Marine Technology, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK (1983-1984).
  10. Projects Engineer, Singmarine Shipyard Pte Ltd, a member of Keppel Shipyard, Singapore (1981-1983).
  11. Assistant Naval Architect, Design & Inspection Office, Bangladesh Inland Water Traqnsport Authority (BIWTA), Dhaka, Bangladesh (1978-1981).

 

Professional affiliations:

  1. Member, the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), USA.
  2. Fellow, the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA), UK.
  3. Fellow, the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), UK.
  4. Fellow, the Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers Singapore (SNAMES), Singapore.
  5. Fellow of the Insitution of Engineers Bangladesh (FIEB), Bangladesh.
  6. Member of Institution of Enginers Singapore (MIES), Singapore.
  7. Member of Engineering Committee of Oceanic Resorces (MECOR), Canada.
  8. Council Member (Fellow), the RINA Council, UK.
  9. Past elected Council Member of the Joint Branch of RINA and IMarEST (singapore) from 2000 - 2009.
  10. Past elected Chairman of the Joint Branch of RINA and IMarEST (Singapore) from 2007-2009.

 

Honours and Awards:

  1. Overseas Research Students (ORS) Award (1983).
  2. David Livingstone Bursary, Strathclyde University (1983).

 

Languages:

  1. Bengali (Mother tongue).
  2. English (Fluent).
  3. Hindi & Urdu (Spoken only).
  4. Passed elementary level course in Japanese, Dutch and Bhasha Malaysia.

Research Interests:

  • Ship and Offshore hydromechanics. 
  • Marine and Offshore Structural Design.
  • Model testing of ship & offshore floating structures including tests in ice.
  • Shipyard Management: business, project and engineering especially in shipbuilding, ship repairing and ship conversion.
  • Shipyard Practice: organization, layout, process development, productivity, training, energy management & environment.
  • Major expertise in all aspects of Tugs and Offshore Support Vessels (OSVs) design including resistance & powering, ice class & ice breaking, propulsion plant, dynamic positioning and IMO rules & regulations

 

Other Expertise:

  • Recent interests in uncertainty & risk management, arctic engineering and subsea engineering.
  • Developing concept design for ships and offshore floating structures like FSO/FPSO, Semis, TLPs, etc.
  • Electric and Hybrid Propulsion.
  • Green Ship Technology: energy management, hull optimization, propulsion plant,
  • Renewable Energy:

 

Esteem Indicators:

  1. Chairman of the Technical Committee of the 2nd Dynamic Positioing ASIA Conference and Exhibition to be held in June 2012 at Singapore.
  2. Co-Chairman of the Technical Committee of the 2nd TOSV Conference and Exhnbition to be held in October 2012 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  3. Chaired the Offshore Support Vessel Summit (OSV Summit) held on 26-28 March 2012 at Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  4. Chaired the 4h Offshore Support Vessels Summit held on 14-15 March 2012 at Asia Pacific Maritime Conference & Exhibition at Singapore.
  5. Member of the Oraganizing Committee of OSV Singapore 2011: International Conference on Technology and Operations of Offshore Support Vessels.
  6. Chairman of the Technical Committee of the 1st Dynamic Positioing ASIA Conference & Exhibition held in June 2011 at Singapore.
  7. Chaired the 1st OSV Conference and Exhibition in May 2011 at Bejing, Malaysia.
  8. Charman of the Technical Committee of the 1st TOSV Conference and Exhibition held in October 2010 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  9. Chiarman of the Organizing Committee of the 3rd OSV Singapore 2009 held in September 2009 at Singapore.
  10. Chiarman of the Organizing Committee of the 2nd OSV Singapore 2007 held in September 2007 at Singapore.
  11. Chiarman of the Organizing Committee of the 1st OSV Singapore 2005 held in September 2005 at Singapore.

 

 

 

     

    Undergraduate Teaching:

     

    1. MAR2101; Marine Dynamics (Coordinating the Module delivery and Lecturing Seakeeping Part)
    2. MAR2110; Resistance and Propulsion (Coordinating the Module delivery)
    3. MAR2112; Engineering Applications (Coordinating the Module delivery and Lecturing Marine Production - Shipyard Layout Part)
    4. MAR2113; Marine Production Management II (Coordinating the Module delivery and Lecturing half of the Module)
    5. MAR2115; Analytical Methods in Marine Technology (Coordinating the Module delivery; Module Leader)
    6. MAR2116; Introduction to Business Management (Coordinating the Module delivery; Module Leader)
    7. MAR3103; Offshore Design (Lecturing almost the full Module)
    8. MAR3117; Resistance and Prpulsion II (Coordinating the Module delivery and Lecturing Resistance Part)
    9. MAR3124; Offshore Engineering Analysis (Coordinating the Module delivery and Lecturing the full Module)
    10. MAR3126; Marine and Offshore Mechanics (coordinating the Module delivery and Lecturing the full Module)
    11. MAR3130; Innovation Technology and Management (Coordinating the Module delivery; Module Leader)
    12. MAR3198; Projects and Reports (Coordinating the Module delivery)