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Professor
Jonas W Ringsberg
Chalmers University of Technology,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Division of Marine
Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
Academic
Profile
Professor
Jonas W. Ringsberg is Professor of Marine Structures and Head of
the Division of Marine Technology at Chalmers University of
Technology. His research focuses on marine structural
engineering, Arctic and ocean technology, and sustainable
maritime systems. His work spans several interconnected areas,
including structural integrity and reliability of marine
structures, constitutive material modelling, ice mechanics,
Arctic engineering and transportation, sustainable engineering,
wind-assisted ship propulsion, marine renewable energy (wave and
offshore wind), autonomous shipping, energy modelling and
performance analysis of ship systems, and advanced computational
methods for fluid–structure interaction.
Professor
Ringsberg is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Naval
Architects (F-RINA) and the Society of Naval Architects and
Marine Engineers (SNAME Fellow), and serves on the Executive
Committee of the ASME Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering
(OOAE) Division. He has been actively involved in the
International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC) since
2006 and has served on several committees, including Fatigue and
Fracture (III.2, 2006-2012), Quasi-Static Response (II.1,
2012-2018), and Ultimate Strength (III.1, 2018-2025), chairing
several of these committees. He currently chairs the Arctic
Technology Committee for the 2025-2028 term.
Professor
Ringsberg is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Ocean Engineering,
and serves as Associate Editor for five international journals
as well as a member of the Editorial Board of eight additional
journals.
Follow
this link for research projects and publications: https://www.chalmers.se/en/persons/jwri/
Keynote
Lecture
Title: UN’s
decade of ocean science: challenges in sustainable shipping, the
Arctic case
Abstract:
The United
Nations (UN) has designated 2021-2030 as the “Decade of Ocean
Science for Sustainable Development”, highlighting the
critical importance of the oceans for the long-term stability of
the Earth system and human society. Today’s
geopolitical developments in the southern hemisphere are
negatively affecting shipping and transportation, and ship fuel
consumption is expected to increase due to rerouting. The
shipping routes in the Arctic can therefore be important
enablers for safe and efficient marine transportation. But there
are challenges and concerns about whether the Arctic should be
opened for shipping corridors. The presentation has two parts.
In the first part, aspects of sustainability and
responsibilities regarding Arctic shipping routes are discussed,
followed by methods and tools developed for safe maritime
operations under extreme conditions referred to as the “Arctic
case”. Concluding remarks exemplify future research directions
needed for sustainable Arctic shipping corridors.
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