Ocean Engg and Naval Architecture

The vision of the Department is to create research and teaching excellence in some of the core areas of Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture which includes disciplines like Marine Hydrodynamics, Marine Design & Production, Marine Structures and Ocean Environment. The Dept. is continuously changing the teaching courses as per the need of industry and trend in academics. Four new electives have been added during last two years to the existing curriculum. Dept. has offered several video courses under the NPTEL program of MHRD and more courses will be added in the frontier areas in the coming years. More number of workshops and short-terms courses are being organized to meet the industry requirement and creating awareness on the frontier areas of marine science and technology. Department has introduced International summer/winter terms into the academic programs. In the recent years, emphasis is on the up-gradation of the existing facilities and infrastructures. Recently, there is a rise in the strength of research scholars in various areas of Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture. In the coming years, department will broaden the research activities in areas like: (i) experimental and theoretical validation of sedimentation patterns, boundary layer studies in estuarine environment, (ii) ocean wave and river current energy converter, (iii) hydroelastic analysis of ship and large floating structures, (iv) offshore pipelines and pipe-laying, marine risers, offshore drilling, (v) offshore floating wind turbines, (vi) coastal hydrodynamics, coastal structures, storm surges and coastal inundation. In brief, study on deep water hydrodynamics, coastal hydrodynamics, metocean engineering, design of floating and fixed offshore structures and wave/current energy devices will be the focus of the department in the coming decade. Various scholarships like Prof. P. K. Muhuri award, Prof. R. P. Gokarn Innovation grant and ST Engineering Scholarship are introduced for creating competitive environment among students of Marine Science and Technology. The bi-annual conference ICSOT organized by the Dept. in collaboration with Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) has helped the Dept. to bring academia and industry together to a common platform for addressing issues of common interest. The annual festival SAMUDRAMANTHAN brings together students from academics Institutions related marine fields across the country to a common platform. Read less