Seminar Series: Dr. Xiaoyan Long on Floating Offshore Wind

College Station, TX-

Xiaoyan Long Phd PE DGE , visited Texas A&M University on November 10th to present her work on “Floating Offshore Wind Overview” to Civil Engineering Graduate Students. The graduate seminar, Structures, Geotechnical and Construction Division is instructed by Dr. Zenon Medina-Cetina, Associate Professor in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University. Dr. Long was introduced by her former Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Charles Aubeny, also a professor in the Zachry Department.

Dr. Long is the principal consultant and technical authority for Fugro USA Marine, Inc. in Houston, TX. She has over 15 years\’ consultancy and management experience specializing in marine site characterization, foundation design, well geotechnical and interdisciplinary geo-hazard assessment. She obtained her master’s degree from Tongji University in China and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Texas A&M University . She is a registered professional engineer in Texas and Ohio and a board-certified geotechnical engineer. Dr. Long has published over 30 technical papers and is serving as the Honorary Secretary of the SUT – US Society for Underwater Technology in the U.S.executive branch committee.

In the seminar, Dr. Long emphasized how floating offshore wind is emerging as a promising source of renewable energy generation. The presentation aimed at providing a comprehensive overview of floating offshore wind development. Aspects included floating wind market overview, subsea cables, floater technology, mooring and anchoring will be presented together with the discussions of geohazard and site characterization considerations for floating wind farms. *

*Abstract and Bio provided by Dr. Xiaoyan Long