Staff Profile

Dr. Sahil Jawa is an Assistant Professor in Naval Architecture at Newcastle University in Singapore (NUiS). He is a Naval Architect and Marine Hydrodynamics specialist (CFD) with interdisciplinary expertise spanning ship hydrodynamics, offshore engineering, and subsea system dynamics. His research focuses on marine hydrodynamics, propulsion and energy-saving technologies, nonlinear seakeeping, CFD-based performance analysis using Advanced Numerical modelling techniques. He received his Ph.D. in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering from Osaka University, Japan, as a fully funded MEXT Scholar in 2023.

Prior to join NUiS, he worked as a Subsea Installation Analysis Engineer II at TechnipFMC, India (Oil & Gas /Subsea Engineering based MNC), where he performed static and dynamic analyses of flexible and umbilical flowlines, risers, and installation scenarios using OrcaFlex in accordance with DNV standards. Earlier, he served as a Marine Hydrodynamics Engineer/Naval Architect in the R&D division of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (now Tsuneishi Akishima Laboratory Co., Ltd.), Tokyo, Japan contributing to ship hull development, propeller design (FPP/CPP), and performance evaluation of energy-saving devices such as PBCF and Gate Rudders. His work involved resistance and propulsion analysis, wake flow characterization, seakeeping assessment.

His academic and industrial work bridges hydrodynamic theory with practical engineering applications, particularly in ship propulsion optimization, wave–structure interaction, and offshore structural integrity. His expertise includes CFD and FEA-based analysis, nonlinear hydrodynamics, offshore structural assessment, mooring and station-keeping analysis, and experimental hydrodynamics through towing tank investigations. 

Education

2020-23 : PhD, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Osaka University. Japan. (Fully Funded with Japanese Govt. MEXT Scholarship)

2017-19 : M.Tech, Offshore Technology, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras, India (Fully Sponsored by L&T Shipbuilding ltd.)

2011-15 : B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Kurukshetra University, India

Professional Experience

2026- Assistant Professor in Naval Architecture discipline, Newcastle University in Singapore (NUiS).

2025-26 Subsea Installation analysis Engineer II, TechnipFMC, India

2023-25 Marine Hydrodynamics Engineer – CFD (Tsuneishi Akishima Laboratory Co., Ltd) Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, R&D division, Ship Design Technology Team, Tokyo, Japan

2019-20 Naval Architect – Basic Ship Design Team – Buoyancy Consultants LLP, India, 

2015-16- Mechanical Design Engineer, CAD World

Passionate about contributing to consulting Marine & Offshore projects in both research and industry contexts particularly in Wave Structure Interactions, Dynamic performance of Offshore Structures, digital twin technology. His research aims to advance efficient and sustainable marine systems by integrating hydrodynamic optimization, digital engineering tools, and subsea structural analysis.

Doctoral and Industrial Research Background

Ship Hydrodynamics, Propulsion & Energy Saving Device

• Hull Form Optimization
• Propeller-hull interaction (Wake flow Predictions)
• Wave-Structure Interaction- Non-Linear Seakeeping Motions
• Added Resistance in Waves

Integrated CFD–Experimental Hydrodynamics

• Verification & validation of CFD in marine flows
• Model-to-full-scale extrapolation
• Wake flow characterization

Journal Articles

• Jawa, S., & Munehiko, M. (2023). Validation of short-term prediction of added resistance in head seas considering wave steepness nonlinearity with probability density function method. Ocean Engineering, Vol. 278, No. 14353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.114353

Conferences and Presentations

• Jawa, S., Minoura, M., & Idomoto, Y. (2022). Short-Term Prediction of Nonlinear Added Resistance in Head Sea with Probability Density Function Method. In The 32nd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (p. ISOPE-I-22-508).
• Jawa, S., Munehiko, M. (2023). Short-Term Prediction of Added Resistance in Oblique Seas Considering Wave Steepness Nonlinearity with Probability Density Function Method. In The 33rd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (p. ISOPE-I-23-172).

As a Reviewer in the Following Journals

Ocean Engineering

Areas for PhD Supervision/ Potential PhD Projects

1. Digital Hydrodynamics & Physics-Based Digital Twins for Marine and Subsea Systems

• Reduced-Order & Surrogate Modelling for Hydrodynamic Loads and Structural Response

2. Hydrodynamics and Structural Mechanics of Subsea Risers, Pipelines & Umbilical's

• Deepwater Mooring & Station Keeping for Floating Systems
• Subsea Pipelines: Hydrodynamics and structural Mechanics  

Industrial Postgraduate Program (IPP)

Singaporeans and Singapore PRs are welcome to join an Industrial Postgraduate Program (IPP), which is supported by the EDB and ESG to provide fully funded 2-year Master and 4-year PhD programs. The application is open throughout the year. More information can be found via this link

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/singapore/industry-engagement/industrial-postgraduate-programme/. 

Candidates with external funding are also welcome to email me to discuss the potential postgraduate research topics.

Undergraduate, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Program (a typical class size of 50 - 100 students)

• NME2105 Marine Structures 1A (Module Lead, Instructor)
• NME2106 Marine Structures 1B (Module Lead, Instructor)
• NAM2108 Hydrodynamics in Naval Architecture (Module Lead, Instructor)
• NME2104 Marine Propulsion
• NME3110 Offshore Renewables
• NME3101 Integrated Work Study Programme
• NME3103 Capstone Project
• Overseas Immersion Programme (OIP)