Dr. Dapeng Zhang | Mechanics of Functional and Smart Structures | Research Excellence Award

Department or Faculty Head at Guangdong Ocean University | China

Dr. Dapeng Zhang, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ocean Engineering at Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China, and a recognized scholar in offshore and marine structural engineering with extensive expertise in the dynamic response of offshore structures, marine pipelines, risers, subsea systems, and advanced computational modeling techniques, having earned his doctoral degree from Zhejiang University and participated in a joint doctoral research program with the University of Lisbon, with a strong research profile demonstrated by more than one hundred peer-reviewed publications and over seven hundred citations, consistent recognition as a highly cited scholar, and active leadership in the academic community through his role as Editor-in-Chief of Engineering Solutions to Mechanics, Marine Structures and Infrastructures, subject area editorial responsibilities, youth editorial board membership, and frequent service as a peer reviewer for leading international journals including Ocean Engineering, Physics of Fluids, and Nano Energy, while his interdisciplinary research interests span marine engineering structures, offshore oil and underwater production systems, artificial intelligence applications in marine engineering, and triboelectric nanogenerator technologies, contributing significantly to theoretical advancements and practical solutions in modern ocean engineering research.

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