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I am a professor Emeritus of Marine technology. Today I am working on the safety of ships both in open water and in ice. My main research interests during my long 40 year career have been devoted to full scale measurements of ice induced loads and analysis of the ice load statistics, simulation of ship performance in ice, development of advanced structural solutions for ships and development of system level safety of marine traffic. I have also been Vice Dean of the School of Engineering with the main duties related to the Impact and Innovation activities of the School. I have extensive national and international co-operation heading e.g. the Center of Excellence for safe Arctic shipping funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation from London (http://cearctic.aalto.fi/en/)
Resarch Group: Marine Technology: http://mecheng.aalto.fi/en/research/marine_technol...
List of publications and other research outputs: https://acris.aalto.fi/admin/workspace/personal/ov...
ResearcherID: B-3780-2011
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2665-9957
I am a professor Emeritus of Marine technology. Today I am working on the safety of ships both in open water and in ice. My main research interests during my long 40 year career have been devoted to full scale measurements of ice induced loads and analysis of the ice load statistics, simulation of ship performance in ice, development of advanced structural solutions for ships and development of system level safety of marine traffic. I have also been Vice Dean of the School of Engineering with the main duties related to the Impact and Innovation activities of the School. I have extensive national and international co-operation heading e.g. the Center of Excellence for safe Arctic shipping funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation from London (http://cearctic.aalto.fi/en/)
Resarch Group: Marine Technology: http://mecheng.aalto.fi/en/research/marine_technol...
List of publications and other research outputs:https://acris.aalto.fi/admin/workspace/personal/ov...
ResearcherID: B-3780-2011
Before Aalto, I have been working e..g on Lloyd's Register of Shipping in London, VTT and Aker Yards.
Before Aalto, I have been working e..g on Lloyd's Register of Shipping in London, VTT and Aker Yards.
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Date of born:
26.3.1954, Helsinki
II EDUCATION
1973 High school of Somero
1979 Master of Science, Helsinki University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
1989 Licenciate of technology, Helsinki University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
1994 Doctor of technology, Helsinki University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
III Work carrier
Main duties
1980 - 1985 Research scientist, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Ship laboratory
1986 Chief assistant, Helsinki University of Technology, Shipbuilding
1987 - 1990 Research scientist, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Administration
1990 - 2003 Research scientist/Senior research, Helsinki University of Technology, Ship laboratory
2003 - 2004 Project manager, Kvaerner Masa-Yards
2004 - 2006 Project manager, Aker Finnyards/Aker Yards
2006 - 2011 Professor, Safety of marine traffic and winter navigation safety, Helsinki University of Technology
2012- Professor of Practise, Marine Technology, Aalto University
Working abroad
1981 – 1982 Structural engineer, Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, London
A side duties
1996 - 2006 Docent, Shipbuilding, especially ship structures
2001 - 2003 Project manager, Kvaerner Masa-Yards
2004 - 2005 Project manager, Turku Science Park
2005 - 2006 Leading scientist, Helsinki University of Technology, Ship laboratory
International activities
- Chair of the new LRF center of Excellence for Arctic Shpping and operations, 2014-2018
- ISSC (International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress): member of the environmental committee 1991-1997, ultimate strength committee 1997-2003, ship collision and grounding committee 2003 - 2006 and design principles committee 2006 - ISSC:n correspondent of Finland 1997 – 2006 – arctic technology committee 2012-2015
- Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), associate member, 1978-2006
- Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA), member
- ISO standardisation committee 8/SC 8/WG3: Ships and marine technology- Ship structures- Ultimate limit state assessment, member
- member of the organising committee of ICCGS 2010
- member of the scientific committee on TRANSNAV 2011 congress (in Poland)
- member of the steering committee of ICCGS 2013 in Trondheim
- member of the International Arctic Science Committee, Cryosphere Working Group, 2011-
Professor nomination activities
Expert on Appointment Committee in KTH for assistant professor in light-weight design, January 2011
Expert on Appointment Committee in CTH for senior lecturer of marine structures, January 2013
Member of the preparatory group of the multidisciplinary risk analysis professorship for University of Helsinki, Autumn 2012
Member of the search committee of the marine technology professorship for Aalto University of Helsinki, Autumn 2013-Spring 2014
Chairman the search committee of the Arctic hydrodynamics and Ice mechanics professorships for Aalto University of Helsinki, Autumn 2013-Spring 2014
Reviewing activities
Scientific Board member of the Scientific Journals of Maritime University of Szczecin, Poland.
Reviewer of the following journals:
Ocean Engineering Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment
Reliability Engineering and System Safety
Transport
Journal of Coastal Eesearch
Journal of Maritime Engineering
Ships and Offshore Structures
Cold region science and technology
Int Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering (ISOPE)
Engineering Structures
Marine Structures Transactions of Computers Int Shipbuilding Progress
Teaching activities
Head of the Mechanical Engineering study program in Aalto University, 2014-2015
Coordination of the planning of new master program for Applied Mechanics for Aalto University 2013-2015
Lectured courses in TKK:
- ship vibrations, 1992-1996
- introduction to risk analysis of structures, 1997-
(overall grade given by students in autumn 2009 was 3.9)
- winter navigation, 2006-
(overall grade given by students in spring 2010 was 3.8)
- safety of marine traffic, 2008-
(overall grade given by students in spring 2010 was 3.7)
- introduction to vehicle engineering, 2008-
(overall grade given by students in autumn 2009 was 3.3)
In addition a new special module for established on 2008 for the topic: Safety of marine traffic
Assisted courses:
Nine doctoral students under supervision in January 2015.
Teaching abroad
Kujala, P., Noury, P., 2005. Design of ship structures from metallic sandwich topology. WEGEMT course lecture published in : Theory and Applications of Sandwich Structures, Edited by Shenoi, Groves and Rajapakse, University of Southampton, 2005. Pp. 515-569.
Giving 2 day courses on Winter navigation in University of Riejka in Croatia as part of TEMPUS co-operation, December 2008 and December 2007. Partly published in : Kujala, P, 2010. Safety of ice-strengthened shell structures of ships navigating in the Baltic Sea. Proceedings of the Int Workshop “Advanced ship design for pollution prevention”. Split, Croatia, 23-24 November 2009. Taylor & Francis Group, London. Pp 17-21. Vising professor at DTU during April 2013 and June 2013, giving lectures on 2 courses: Winter Navigation and Arctic Offshore structures.
Text books in Finnish
Kujala,P., 2000. Laivojen värähtelyt. Kappale 14 Laivatekniikan oppikirjassa. Turun ammattikorkeakoulu. Gummerus, Jyväskylä.
Kujala,P. and Riska K., 2010. Talvimerenkulku.
Guiding thesis works
Guiding one licenciate thesis, 12 diploma thesis during years 1995-2011, and 21 candidate work during 2008-2011, supervisor of 45 diploma thesis during the years 2006-2013.
Member of a Examination Committee for a PHD in the Tehnical University of Stockholm (KTH), 2006
External examiner for a PHD in the University of Lund on 2007.
External examiner for a PHD in the Tallinn University of Technology 2011.
External examiner for a PHD in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) on 2011.
External examiner for a PHD in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) on 2012 External examiner for a PHD in the Tallinn University of Technology, 2014
External examiner for a PHD in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) on 2014.
Research activities
Chairing a new center of Excellence for Arctic shipping and operations (CEARCTIC) funded by Lloyd¨s Register Foundation in London. The other partners are Helsinki University, NTNU in Trondheim and Memorial University of Newfoundland. Scientific leader of Finnish Academy funded projects:
Scientific leader of a project funded by BONUS program (Academy of Finland and European Union):
Project manager of Finnish Academy funded projects:
Responsible professor of TEKES funded projects:
Project manager of TEKES funded projects:
Project manager of Winter Navigation Research Board funded projects
Task manager of EU funded research project
Coordinator of EU funded research projects :
Member of the management board for the following EU-funded projects:
Date of born:
26.3.1954, Helsinki
II EDUCATION
1973 High school of Somero
1979 Master of Science, Helsinki University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
1989 Licenciate of technology, Helsinki University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
1994 Doctor of technology, Helsinki University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
III Work carrier
Main duties
1980 - 1985 Research scientist, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Ship laboratory
1986 Chief assistant, Helsinki University of Technology, Shipbuilding
1987 - 1990 Research scientist, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Administration
1990 - 2003 Research scientist/Senior research, Helsinki University of Technology, Ship laboratory
2003 - 2004 Project manager, Kvaerner Masa-Yards
2004 - 2006 Project manager, Aker Finnyards/Aker Yards
2006 - 2011 Professor, Safety of marine traffic and winter navigation safety, Helsinki University of Technology
2012- Professor of Practise, Marine Technology, Aalto University
Working abroad
1981 – 1982 Structural engineer, Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, London
A side duties
1996 - 2006 Docent, Shipbuilding, especially ship structures
2001 - 2003 Project manager, Kvaerner Masa-Yards
2004 - 2005 Project manager, Turku Science Park
2005 - 2006 Leading scientist, Helsinki University of Technology, Ship laboratory
International activities
- Chair of the new LRF center of Excellence for Arctic Shpping and operations, 2014-2022
- ISSC (International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress): member of the environmental committee 1991-1997, ultimate strength committee 1997-2003, ship collision and grounding committee 2003 - 2006 and design principles committee 2006 - ISSC:n correspondent of Finland 1997 – 2006 – arctic technology committee 2012-2015
- Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), associate member, 1978-2006
- Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA), Fellow
- ISO standardisation committee 8/SC 8/WG3: Ships and marine technology- Ship structures- Ultimate limit state assessment, member
- member of the organising committee of ICCGS 2010
- member of the scientific committee on TRANSNAV 2011 congress (in Poland)
- member of the steering committee of ICCGS 2013 in Trondheim
- member of the International Arctic Science Committee, Cryosphere Working Group, 2011-
Professor nomination activities
Expert on Appointment Committee in KTH for assistant professor in light-weight design, January 2011
Expert on Appointment Committee in CTH for senior lecturer of marine structures, January 2013
Member of the preparatory group of the multidisciplinary risk analysis professorship for University of Helsinki, Autumn 2012
Member of the search committee of the marine technology professorship for Aalto University of Helsinki, Autumn 2013-Spring 2014
Chairman the search committee of the Arctic hydrodynamics and Ice mechanics professorships for Aalto University of Helsinki, Autumn 2013-Spring 2014
Reviewing activities
Scientific Board member of the Scientific Journals of Maritime University of Szczecin, Poland.
Reviewer of the following journals:
Ocean Engineering Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment
Reliability Engineering and System Safety
Transport
Journal of Coastal Eesearch
Journal of Maritime Engineering
Ships and Offshore Structures
Cold region science and technology
Int Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering (ISOPE)
Engineering Structures
Marine Structures Transactions of Computers Int Shipbuilding Progress
Teaching activities
Head of the Mechanical Engineering study program in Aalto University, 2014-2015
Coordination of the planning of new master program for Applied Mechanics for Aalto University 2013-2015
Lectured courses in TKK:
- ship vibrations, 1992-1996
- introduction to risk analysis of structures, 1997-
(overall grade given by students in autumn 2009 was 3.9)
- winter navigation, 2006-
(overall grade given by students in spring 2010 was 3.8)
- safety of marine traffic, 2008-
(overall grade given by students in spring 2010 was 3.7)
- introduction to vehicle engineering, 2008-
(overall grade given by students in autumn 2009 was 3.3)
In addition a new special module for established on 2008 for the topic: Safety of marine traffic
Assisted courses:
Nine doctoral students under supervision in January 2015.
Teaching abroad
Kujala, P., Noury, P., 2005. Design of ship structures from metallic sandwich topology. WEGEMT course lecture published in : Theory and Applications of Sandwich Structures, Edited by Shenoi, Groves and Rajapakse, University of Southampton, 2005. Pp. 515-569.
Giving 2 day courses on Winter navigation in University of Riejka in Croatia as part of TEMPUS co-operation, December 2008 and December 2007. Partly published in : Kujala, P, 2010. Safety of ice-strengthened shell structures of ships navigating in the Baltic Sea. Proceedings of the Int Workshop “Advanced ship design for pollution prevention”. Split, Croatia, 23-24 November 2009. Taylor & Francis Group, London. Pp 17-21. Vising professor at DTU during April 2013 and June 2013, giving lectures on 2 courses: Winter Navigation and Arctic Offshore structures.
Text books in Finnish
Kujala,P., 2000. Laivojen värähtelyt. Kappale 14 Laivatekniikan oppikirjassa. Turun ammattikorkeakoulu. Gummerus, Jyväskylä.
Kujala,P. and Riska K., 2010. Talvimerenkulku.
Guiding thesis works
Guiding one licenciate thesis, 12 diploma thesis during years 1995-2011, and 21 candidate work during 2008-2011, supervisor of 45 diploma thesis during the years 2006-2013.
Member of a Examination Committee for a PHD in the Tehnical University of Stockholm (KTH), 2006
External examiner for a PHD in the University of Lund on 2007.
External examiner for a PHD in the Tallinn University of Technology 2011.
External examiner for a PHD in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) on 2011.
External examiner for a PHD in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) on 2012 External examiner for a PHD in the Tallinn University of Technology, 2014
External examiner for a PHD in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) on 2014.
Research activities
Chairing a new center of Excellence for Arctic shipping and operations (CEARCTIC) funded by Lloyd¨s Register Foundation in London. The other partners are Helsinki University, NTNU in Trondheim and Memorial University of Newfoundland. Scientific leader of Finnish Academy funded projects:
Scientific leader of a project funded by BONUS program (Academy of Finland and European Union):
Project manager of Finnish Academy funded projects:
Responsible professor of TEKES funded projects:
Project manager of TEKES funded projects:
Project manager of Winter Navigation Research Board funded projects
Task manager of EU funded research project
Coordinator of EU funded research projects :
Member of the management board for the following EU-funded projects: