ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
2015 Ph.D. (Ocean Engineering), Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
2008 M. Eng. (Mechanical Engineering), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
2003 B. Eng. (Mechanical Engineering), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Aug 2019 – Present – Director, Marine Technology Center, Institute for Vehicle System & Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Nov 2015 – Aug 2019 – Head of Laboratory, Marine Technology Lab, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Henry Kang is the Director of the Marine Technology Center at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He is also an associate member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) in the United Kingdom, a member of the International Association of Offshore Engineers (IAOE) in the United States, and a member of the Society of Floating Solution (Singapore).
He has published over 100 international journal and conference papers. He is an editorial board member for the Journal of Marine Engineering & Technology by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology, and Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology by the Korean Society of Ocean Engineers, and as a scientific committee member in the International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Technology (SEGT) and International Conference on Marine Technology (MARTEC).
He has been involving in numerous international projects in ocean engineering since 2015. In 2019, he was awarded as a visiting scholar in Instituto Superior Técnico, the University of Lisbon under the European Union-funded Horizon 2020 project to develop advanced utilization of ship automatic identification system. His research interests are the marine sustainability, marine structures, and fluid-structure interaction. He is a certified professional trainer in Malaysia.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Marine Sustainability, Marine Structures, Fluid-Structure Interaction
Contact Me
Dr. Henry Kang, AM.RINA (UK), M.IAOE (USA), M.SFSS (SG)
Director
Marine Technology Center
Institute for Vehicle System & Engineering
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Associate Professor
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
kanghs@utm.my