Newcastle University

Background

2005 – Ph.D. Newcastle University
2000 – M.Eng. (Hons) Marine Technology, Newcastle University
1987 – Diploma + C&G (Boatbuilding) Int. Boatbuilding Training Centre

Roles and Responsibilities

• Teaching
• Researcher
• Third Strand Activities
• Consultancy

Qualifications

M.Eng.(Hons), C.Eng. Ph.D. MRINA MRIN

Memberships

Royal Institute of Navigation
Royal Institution of Naval Architects

Honours and Awards

- The 2000 RINA – BAE Systems Student Naval Architecture Award

- The Society of Naval architects and Marine Engineers and The American Society of Navel Engineers – Second prize for The Dr James A Lisnyk award for Ship Design Excellence

- IMarEST Institute Branch Award 2004/2005 for the paper “Podded Propulsion” which was presented at the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology North East Coast Joint Branch on 27th January 2005.

- 2006 Stanley Gray Medal (European Division) awarded for the paper “Pods – Guidance for the practicing Naval Architect”.

Research Interests

Naval Architecture, with specific interests in ship manoeuvring performance and ship stability, and with specialist interest in azimuthing control devices.

Other Expertise

• Numerical and experimental uncertainty analysis
• Hullform design and modelling
• Traditional wooden ship construction

Current Work

Principal Investigator and Project Coordinator of the FP7 project “Intuitive operation and pilot training when using marine azimuthing control devices – AZIPILOT”.

Current serving as a member of the ITTC Specialist Committee on Uncertainty Analysis (Secretary)

Contributor to the IMO Work Group on: Subdivision and Damage Stability (SDS) Correspondence Group; Ro-Ro Stability.

Research Roles

Specialised manoeuvring response and load prediction techniques for pod driven ships

Esteem Indicators

Awarded the 2006 Stanley Gray Medal- European Division

Funding

European Union

Patents

One UK patent pending on an innovative propulsion and control device for marine vehicles

Projects

• AZIPILOT
  Project Leader(s): Michael Woodward and Melanie Landamore, Newcastle University are coordinator.
• FASTPOD - Fast Ship Applications for Pod Drives
  Project Leader(s): Professor Mehmet Atlar
• OPTIPOD - Optimal Design and Implementation of Azimuthing Pods for the Safe and Efficient Propulsion of Ships
  Project Leader(s): Professor Mehmet Atlar

Undergraduate Teaching

MAR 1003 - Naval Architecture 1
• Lines-plan Lectures (Semester 1)
• Fluid Mechanics Lectures (Semester 2)

MAR 2008 – Naval Architecture 2
• Dynamic stability Lectures (Semester 2)

MAR 3005 - Surface Generation & Fairing
• Surface Generation & Fairing Lectures (Semester 2)

MAR 2001 - Marine Dynamics
• Marine Simulation Laboratory (Semester 1)

MAR 2012 – Engineering Applications
• Flooding Laboratory (Semester 2)
• CAD Laboratory (Semester 2)

MAR 3026 - Marine & Offshore Mechanics
• Seakeeping practical Lecture (Semester 1)
• Seakeeping Laboratory (Semester 2)

• Woodward MD, Bailey JN. An investigation into the effect of wave profile on the manoeuvring derivatives of a fishing vessel. In: MARSIM'09 - International Conference on Marine Simulation and Ship Maneuverability. 2009, Panama City, Panama.
• Woodward MD, Atlar M, Clarke D. Application of the IMO manoeuvring criteria for pod-driven ships. Journal of Ship Research 2009,53 2 106-120.
• Woodward MD, Atlar M. Pods - Guidance for the practicing Naval Architect. In: Journal of Marine Design and Operations: Proceedings of the World Maritime Technology Conference.2006,London, UK:Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
• Ayaz Z, Turan O, Atlar M, Woodward MD. The effect of Pod-induced Heeling on the Stability of Large and Fast Ships. In: The 9th International Conference on Stability of Ships and Ocean Vehicles.2006,Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Woodward MD. [PhD Thesis] Control and Response of Pod-Driven Ships. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK:University of Newcastle,2005.
• Woodward MD, Atlar M, Clarke D. Comparison of stopping modes for pod-driven ships by simulation based on model testing. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment 2005,219 2 47-64.
• Woodward MD, Atlar M, Clarke C. Manoeuvring induced loads on fast pod drives. In: International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation (FAST'05).2005,St. Petersburg, Russia:St-Petersburg State Marine University
• Sarioz K, Atlar M, Sarioz E, Woodward MD, Sampson R. Operability of fast podded RoPax vessels in rough seas. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment 2005,219 1 37-46.
• Depascale R, Atlar M, Woodward MD. Podded propulsors for fast and large commercial vessels (FASTPOD Project). In: International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation (FAST'05).2005,St. Petersburg, Russia
• Woodward MD, Atlar M, Clarke D. A comparison of stopping modes for pod driven ships. In: First International Conference on Technological Advences in Podded Propulsion - T-POD.2004,University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK:School of Marine Science and Technology
• FASTPOD Consortium. Fast Ship Applications for Pod Drives - FASTPOD Project. In: First International Conference on Technological Advances in Podded Propulsion - T-POD.2004,Newcastle University, UK:Newcastle University
• Atlar M, Clarke D, Glover EJ, McLean D, Sampson R, Woodward MD, ed. First International Conference on Technological Advances in Podded Propulsion. Newcastle upon Tyne: School of Marine Science & Technology, 2004.
• Sariöz K, Atlar M, Sariöz E, Woodward MD, Sampson R. Operability of fast podded Ropax vessels in rough seas. In: First International Conference on Technological Advances in Podded Propulsion - T-POD.2004,Newcastle University, UK:Newcastle University
• Woodward M. Bow how?. New Scientist 2003, 180(2422), 65.
• Mopper K, Stubbins AP, Westby G, Kieber DJ, Kitidis V, Uher G, Upstill-Goddard R, Woodward M, La C. Effects of photobleaching on CDOM absorbance in three mid-latitude estuaries. In: Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society: 225th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. 2003, New Orleans, Lousiana, USA: American Chemical Society.
• Woodward MD, Clarke D, Atlar M. On the manoeuvring prediction of pod driven ships. In: International Conference on Marine Simulation and Ship Maneuverability (MARSIM'03). 2003, Kanazawa, Japan: The Society of Naval Architects of Japan.
• Woodward MD, Clarke D, Atlar M. An investigation into the course stability and control of a fast, pod driven Ropax. In: 3rd International EuroConference on High-Performance Marine Vehicles - HIPER'02. 2002, Bergen, Norway.
• Woodward MD, Clarke D, Atlar M. Some aspects of the equations used for manoeuvring analysis. In: 1st Postgraduate Research Conference. 2002, Newcastle University, UK: School of Marine Science and Technology.
• Trodden D, Woodward MD. Optimal propeller design when accounting for the manoeuvring response due to environmental loading. In: MARSIM Conference. 2012, Singapore.