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04-02-2025 in CENTEC-IST
Tecnico Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering students shine at the 17th International College Snow Sculpture Contest in Harbin, China
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Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering students proudly represented Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) at the 17th International College Snow Sculpture Contest, organised by Harbin Engineering University (HEU) in China, from January 4 to 7, 2025. More

20-11-2024 in CENTEC
Election of the CENTEC President for the period 2025-2028
The election process of the President of the Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC) for the term 2025-2028 took place between November 11 and 13, 2024. Prof. Yordan Garbatov, the current President of CENTEC, was re-elected for the next 4-year period. More

28-10-2024 in CENTEC-IST
International Ship and Offshore Structures (ISSC)
Prof. Yordan Garbatov was elected president of the International Congress of Ships and Offshore Structures (ISSC), and Prof. Ângelo Teixeira, as general secretary for the 2025-2028 term. More

18-10-2024 in CENTEC - IST
COST Action CA23159: Decarbonising Waterborne Transportation (DeWaTra)
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The 1st meeting of the 4-year COST Action was in Brussels on 17th of October. The Chair is Prof Carlos Guedes Soares from CENTEC, and the Vice-Chair is Dr Oleksii Ivashenko from Det Norske Veritas. More

20-04-2024 in IST-CENTEC
MARITIME Final Conference (10th April 2024)
The final conference of the MARITIME project took place on April, 10th, 2024 at IST Congress Centre in Lisbon. More

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26-03-2025, Time: 14:00h | Place: Room 4.41 (IST Civil Building, 2nd floor)
PhD Defense in Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering: Dynamic response of ship components under repeated impacts
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Presented by the PhD candidate Xu He

14-03-2025, Time: 14:00h | Place: Anf. PA-3 (Mathematics Building)
PhD Defense in Naval Archi & Ocean Eng: Hydrodynamic Analysis of Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converters using OPENFOAM
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Presented by the PhD candidate Jorge Filipe Marques Gadelho

05-03-2025, Time: 14:00h | Place: Anf. PA-3 (Mathematics Building)
PhD Defense in Naval Architecture and Ocean Eng: Safety and reliability of systems and equipment for offshore oil and gas production facilities
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Presented by the PhD candidate Utkarsh Bhardwaj

28-02-2025, Place: Room C11 – Main Building | Time: 14:00h
MSc Defense in Naval Architecture & Ocean Eng: Numerical Analysis on Welding Residual Stress in Subsea Pipelines
Presented by the student Pedro Marçal da Costa

21-02-2025, Time: 10:00h | Place: Anf. PA-3 (Mathematics Building)
PhD Defense in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering: Technical, Economic and Safety Optimisation Models for Offshore Production Systems
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Presented by the PhD candidate Lis Mara Rocha Silva

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Ranking of Universities in Ocean Engineering
Ranking of Portuguese Scientists
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Strategic Plan of CENTEC 2025-2029
Shanghai Ranking
Distinguished Professor
Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering in RTP1
Research & Development

CENTEC, Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering, is a research centre of IST, recognized and funded by the Portuguese Government through the Foundation for Science and Technology of the Portuguese Ministry of Science and Technology, which in 2015 classified it as EXCELLENT.

CENTEC is organized in the following research groups:
 • Marine Environment
 • Marine Dynamics and Hydrodynamics
 • Marine Structures
 • Safety and Logistics of Maritime Transportation
Education

In addition to research activity, the professors of CENTEC promote the education of students in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, which is organized in the following cycles of studies:
 • Undergraduate Degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
 • Masters Degree in Centre for Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
 • Doctoral Programme in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
 • Advanced Training Diploma on Assessment of Risks, Safety and Reliability