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Katherine Kwa is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Southampton, specializing in the fields of civil and environmental engineering, with a focus on improving the station-keeping design of floating offshore renewable energy infrastructure. She is actively engaged in the Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub and the Royal Academy of Engineering's Centre of Excellence for Intelligent & Resilient Ocean Engineering. Following her completion of a BEng and PhD in Civil Engineering, with a geotechnical focus from the University of Sydney, Katherine has contributed significantly to the understanding of liquefaction behavior of metallic ores from a soil mechanics perspective. Since joining the University of Southampton in 2019, she has worked on various research projects aimed at enhancing the efficiency of floating offshore renewable energy systems by leveraging geotechnical engineering principles to optimize anchoring systems and station-keeping design. Katherine is an active member of several research groups and has successfully led projects related to anchor design and seabed evolution modeling, significantly engaging with industry stakeholders to impact marine renewable energy infrastructure.
University of Southampton • Southampton, England
Engaged in research focusing on the design and efficiency of offshore renewable energy systems.