OMAE Award History

OMAE CONFERENCE BEST PAPER AWARD
Past Recipients include:

2008    
Polar and Arctic Sciences and Technology Symposium: OMAE2008 57915 
Innovative ice protection for shallow water drilling Part III: finite element modelling of    ice rubble accumulation, by Arne Gürtner, Ibrahim Konuk, Ove Tobias Gudmestad and Pavel Liferov

Ocean Engineering Symposium: OMAE2008 57746
The Effects of Fish Cages on Ambient Currents, by Lars C. Gansel, Thomas A. McClimans and Dag Myrhaug

Material Technology Symposium: OMAE2008 57545
High cycle and low cycle fatigue resistance of girth welds in sour service, by Jaime Buitrago,
Stephen Hudak and David Baxter

Pipeline and Riser Technology Symposium: OMAE2008 57836
Stress concentration factors of longitudinal and transverse plain dents on steel pipelines, by Bianca C. Pinheiro and Ilson P. Pasqualino

Ocean Renewable Energy Symposium: OMAE2008 57667
The Effect of Boundary Proximity Upon the Wake Structure of Horizontal Axis Marine Current Turbines, by A. S. Bahaj, L. E. Myers, R. I. Rawlinson Smith, and M. Thomson.

Offshore Technology Symposium: OMAE2008 57264
Effect of Moonpool Hydrodynamics on Spar Heave, by Himanshu Gupta, Robert Blevins, and Hugh
Banon

Structures, Safety and Reliability Symposium: OMAE2008 57131
Modeling the Seasonality of Extreme Waves in the Gulf of Mexico, by Philip Jonathan and Kevin Ewans
2007    
Ocean Engineering Symposium: OMAE2007-29621
Generation of Large Angle Bimodal Sea States Using a Single Segmented Wavemaker, by P. Roux de Reilhac, F. Bonnefoy P. Ferrant

2006   
Ocean Engineering Symposium: OMAE 2006-92551
Application of ADCPs for Long-Term Sediment Transport Monitoring in Arctic Environments: Examples from the Laptev Sea, by Carolyn Wegner, Jens A. Hölemann, Torben Klagge, Leonic Timokhov, Heidemarie Kassens

Pipeline Technology Symposium Best Paper Award:  OMAE 2006-92181
Pipe Response under Concentrated Lateral Loads and External Pressure, by Kyros P. Amdreadakis, Spyros Karamanos

Polar And Arctic Sciences And Tecnology Symposium: OMAE 2006-92181
Innovative Ice Protection for Shallow Water Drilling Part I: Presentation of the Concept, by  A. Gürtner, O.T. Gudmestad, A. Tørum, S. Løset

2005  

Offshore Technology Symposium: OMAE 2005-67020 
Numerical vs Experimental Predictions of Yaw Motion of Single Point Moored Vessel, by Mathieu Brotons and Phillippe Jean

Ocean Engineering Symposium: OMAE 2005-67049 
Experimental Optimization of Extreme Wave Sequences for the Deterministic Analysis of Wave/structure Interaction, by Guenther F. Clauss and Christian E. Schmittner

Pipeline Technology Symposium: OMAE 2005-67518 
“Fracture Control Offshore Pipelines: New strain-based Fracture Mechanics Equations including the effects of biaxial loading, mismatch and misalignment” by Erling Ostby

Polar And Arctic Sciences And Tecnology Symposium: OMAE2005-67547
A 3-Dimensional Continuum Ale Model for Ice Scour ¬ Study of Trench Effects, by Ibrahim Konuk,Shenkai Yu, Robert Gracie

2004  
Offshore Technology Symposium: OMAE2004-51085 
The Numerical Simulation of LNG Sloshing with an Improved Volume of Fluid Method, by Erwin Loots, Wouter Pastoor, Bas Buchner and Trym Tveitnes

Pipeline Technology Symposium: OMAE2004-51569
Collapse of Thermally Treated Line Pipe for Ultra-Deepwater Applications, by D. Degeer, U.Marewski, H-G.Hillenbrand, B.Weber, M.Crawford

Polar And Arctic Sciences And Technology Symposium: OMAE2004-51477
FEM Model for Pipeline Analysis of Ice Scour: A Critical Review, by Ibrahim Konuk and Abdelfdettah Fredj

Ocean Engineering Symposium: OMAE2004-51413 
Nonlinear Water Waves in the Presence of a Submerged Elliptic Cylinder, by Nikolai I. Makarenko 

2002    
OMAE2002-28387--“Some Aspects of Spar Platform Buoyancy Can Loads, by H. Thompson (Chevron Texaco Exploration and Production Technology Company), M. M. Irani and L. D. Finn (CSO-Aker Engineering)

John V. Wehausen Symposium on Water Waves, Ship Waves and Marine Hydrodynamics: OMAE2002-28533

A Perfectly Transparent Spectral Shell for Unsteady Wave-Body Interactions, by J. Andrew Hamilton and Ronald W. Yeung, University of California at Berkeley

Ocean Engineering Symposium: OMAE2002-28141

Reflection and Transmission of Ship Waves by Floating Barriers, by Quan-Ming Miao and Allen T. Chwang, University of Hong Kong

2001   
Challenges in deep water experiments: Hybrid approach, by C.T. Stansberg, H. Ormberg, O. Oritsland

Integrated redesign of large scale structures by large admissible perturbations, by V.Y. Blouin, M.M. Bernitsas, D.G. Morrison

On the Growth of Wind Generated Waves in a Swell Dominated Region in the South Atlantic, by Nelson Violante-Carvalho, Carlos Eduardo Parente,  Ian S. Robinson, Luis Manoel P. Nunes

2000    
Bending Moment Capacity of Pipes, by Yong Bai and Soren Hauch 

Special Paper Award: In special recognition of your series of papers on "Joint Strength" presented at OMAE 1998-2000 by D.A. Pecknold, W.C. Mohr and C.C. Ha

1999 
3D Simulation of a Launching Mobile from a Moving Platform, by M. C. Rouault, J. M.Le Gouez, and M. Arnaud

1997
Reliability Based Criteria for Fixed Steel Offshore Platforms, by M. Efthymiou, J.W. van de Graaf, P.S. Tromans and I.M. Hines

OMAE CONFERENCE SPECIAL APPRECIATION/SERVICE AWARD
Past recipients include:

2009 
H. Ronald Riggs for his work as Co-Conference Chair of OMAE2009 and for his successful efforts in carrying out the role of Coordinator of the Offshore Technology Symposium at OMAE2009

Dr. Dominique Roddier, in grateful appreciation for his role and valued services in organizing the OMAE Conference and the Ocean Engineering Symposium

Dr. Zeki Demirbilek, in grateful appreciation for his role and valued services in organizing the OMAE Conference and the Ocean Engineering Symposium

2008 
Professor Bernt J. Leira, in grateful recognition of significant contribution as Technical Chair for OMAE2008.

Professor John Niedzwecki, in recognition for significant contributions in the organization of sessions in past Offshore Symposia, OMAE Conferences.

Mr. Hugh Thompson, in recognition for significant contributions to the organization of the Materials Symposium.

Mr. Jaime Buitrago, in recognition for significant contributions to the organization of the Materials Symposium.

Dr. Inge Lotsberg, in recognition for significant contributions to the organization of the Materials Symposium.

Dr. Alexander Stacey, in recognition for significant contributions to the organization of the Materials Symposium.

Professor Dong-Sheng Jeng, in grateful appreciation for your role and valued services in organizing the OMAE Conferences and the Ocean Engineering Symposium.

Dr. Kostas A. Belibassakis, in grateful appreciation for your role and valued services in organizing the OMAE Conferences and the Ocean Engineering Symposium.

Ms. Fátima Pina, in grateful appreciation for the outstanding contribution as Conference Manager of the OMAE2008 Conference.

2007    
Ruxin Song For extraordinary efforts in putting together the OMAE 2007 Deepwater Riser Technology Forum.

Jeffrey M. Falzarano and Katrin Ellerman,  in grateful appreciation for your role and valued services in organizing the OMAE Conference and the Ocean Engineering Symposium.

2006    
Dr. Walter L. Kuehnlein, in grateful appreciation of your role and valuable services as the Chair of the OMAE 2006 Conference held in Hamburg, Germany.

Dr. Jang Whan Kim,  in recognition for significant contributions in the organization of the sessions in the Ocean Engineering Symposium. 

Dr. Umesh A. Korde, in recognition for significant contributions in the organization of the sessions in the Ocean Engineering Symposium.

2004    
Sander Calisal,  in grateful appreciation of your role and valuable services as the Chair of the OMAE 2004 Conference held in Vancouver, Canada. 

Jonathan Mikkelson, in grateful appreciation of your role and valuable services as the Co-Chair of the OMAE 2004 Conference held in Vancouver, Canada.

2003   
Christine Perakis, in grateful appreciation for your role and valued services in organizing the OMAE Conference.

Oscar Valle Molina for your outstanding effort in organizing the OMAE 2003 Conference and making it a success.

Ernesto Heredia Zavoni for your outstanding effort in organizing the OMAE 2003 Conference and making it a success.

Ketill BØrge-Ask and the Norwegian Society of Chartered Engineers for their outstanding efforts in organizing the OMAE 2002 Conference.

Robert Wernli in grateful appreciation for your role and valued services in organizing the OMAE Conference.
 
Horst G. Brandes in grateful appreciation for your role and valued services in organizing the OMAE Conference.

2002   
 Arvid Naess, in grateful recognition for your role and valued services in organizing the OMAE 2002 Conference. 

Bjorn Melve, in recognition for significant past and present contributions to the Materials Symposium. 

George Forristall, in recognition for significant contributions in the organization of the sessions in Safety & Reliability Symposium. 
 
Hugh Bannon, in recognition for significant contributions in the organization of the sessions in Safety & Reliability Symposium.

Marshall L. Nuckols, in recognition for significant contributions in the organization of the sessions in Ocean Engineering Symposium. 

Nuno Fonseca, in recognition for significant contributions in the organization of the sessions in Ocean Engineering Symposium.  

2001  
S. F. Estefen, Antonio Fernandes, George Z. Forristall, Robert Gordon, Ove Gudmestad, Stelios Kyriakides, Per Egil Kvaale, Hisaaki Maeda, Rob Melchers, Bjorn Melve, Theodoro A. Netto, Alexandre M. Pope, Paul S. Schofield, Masao Toyoda, Jose Marcio Vasconcelos, Dracos Vassalos, Murillo Vaz

2000  
A.C. Fernandes, Sava Medenos, Alexander Stacey, Bernie Stahl, Bernt Leira, R.T. Weiss,  D.T. Valentine, Vladimir Trbojevic, Lisa Clapp

1999  
Joanne Myrick-Harris, Ryan Phillips

1998  
Carlos Guedes-Soares, Fatima Pina, Stephen Liu

1997  
Koichiro Yoshida, Hisaaki Maeda

1996  
Daniela Mercati

1995  
Christian Aage

1994  
James Brekke

OMAE CONFERENCE INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP/SERVICE AWARD
Past Recipients include:

2004
George Z. Forristall, in recognition of his contributions to met-ocean models and criteria with significant industrial relevance.

2003    
Frans F. Kopp for pioneering efforts in the advancement of ultra-deepwater pipeline and riser applications.  

William (Bill)  H. Luyties, on behalf of the NaKika Project. A pioneering project in ultra-deep water in the Gulf of Mexico including a number of innovations in subsea, deployments, SCR's and semi-submersible production-host design. 

Oscar Valle Molina  on behalf of the Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, for its long standing tradition as a center for research, development, and engineering services for the Mexican offshore oil industry.

2002  
T.H. Helgesen, in recognition of leadership in developing sound project management principles in the development of offshore production and transportation in the Norwegian North Sea.

1999  
Carlos Eduardo Sardenberg Bellot, in recognition of significant contributions by an individual to the advancement of the offshore industry with special emphasis on development of the Campos Basin.

Harvey Smith, in recognition of significant contributions by an individual to the advancement of the offshore industry with special emphasis on development of the Hibernia Field. 

1998  
In recognition of significant contributions by an individual to the advancement of the offshore industry with special emphasis on development of  Deepwater Technology:
  Edward Horton
  Antonio C. Agostini
  Hiroshi Ohba
  Jose Roesset
  Dan Godfrey 

2006  
Offshore Brazil SBM, Inc. and Petrobras, in recognition for significant contributions for the development of the Golfinho Field.

2005
Mr. Stavros Hatzigrigoris, in recognition for significant contributions for trendsetting activities in World-Wide Shipping.
 

2001  
Antonio Luiz Silva de Menezes,  in recognition for leadership in the petroleum industry of Brazil.

1999  
Institute for Marine Dynamics, Nova Scotia, Canada, in recognition of significant contributions by an institution or organization to the technological advancement of the offshore industry with special emphasis on operations in harsh environments.