Professor Selda Oterkus

Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering

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Professor Selda Oterkus joined the Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering at University of Strathclyde in August 2015. She is currently a Professor (Chair) and the Co-director of PeriDynamics Research Centre (PDRC). 

She received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona, with minor degree in Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics.

Her research mainly focuses on multi-physics modelling of materials and structures including damage prediction due to various loading and environmental conditions. Her expertise spans a wide range of topics including fluid-structure interaction, structural health monitoring, digital twin, naval damage control, ships and offshore structures, offshore renewable energy, floating wind and solar energy systems, ice-structure interactions, fire damage in composites, corrosion damage, and desalination and water treatment technologies.

Her research has been supported by various organisations, including Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Department for Transport, British Council, BAE Systems, Babcock, QinetiQ, Innovate UK, McDermott and TWI.

Professor Oterkus was a visiting professor at Stanford University (USA), University of Padova (Italy) and Otto von Guericke University (Germany). She served as a Special Issue Editor for Computational Material Science (Elsevier) and Journal of Mechanics (Cambridge). She is an associate editor of Frontiers in Materials (Frontiers). She is a member of the editorial boards of Scientific Reports (Nature), Journal of Peridynamics and Nonlocal Modeling (Springer), Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (MDPI), and Sustainable Marine Structures (NASS). Additionally, she has served as Chair of ASME UK Section.

Research Interests:

Peridynamics, Fluid-Structure Interactions, Fracture Mechanics, Multiphysics Analysis, Offshore Renewable Energy, Ship and Offshore Structures, Structural Health Monitoring, Digital Twin, Naval Damage Control, Floating Wind and Solar Energy Systems, Desalination & Water Treatment Technologies, Finite Element Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Mechanics of Composite Materials.

For more information about her research activities, please visit PDRC's website:

http://www.peridynamics.org

For her TEDx talk on peridynamics, please visit the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhyJirBvpfs

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Publications

Structural optimisation for minimising weight and welding in confined shipbuilding spaces : enhancing safety and reducing costs
Wahidi Sufian Imam, Oterkus Selda, Oterkus Erkan, Supomo Heri, Pribadi Triwilaswandio Wuruk
Ocean Engineering Vol 341 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.122779
A peridynamic framework for ice-structure interaction : modelling rate-dependent ice fracture under impact loading
Galadima Yakubu Kasimu, Oterkus Selda, Oterkus Erkan
Journal of Hydraulic Research (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1080/00221686.2025.2519326
Monitoring of corrosion damage by using iFEM methodology
Dirik Yildirim, Oterkus Selda, Oterkus Erkan
International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics Vol 5, pp. 495-517 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1002/msd2.70032
Progress in inverse finite element method for aerospace structural health monitoring applications
Khalid Ihtisham, Qureshi Zahid Ahmed, Oterkus Selda, Oterkus Erkan
Progress in Aerospace Sciences Vol 157 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paerosci.2025.101132
The impacts of long-term submersion in seawater on thermoplastic-matrix composite materials
Smith Ione L M, Maguire James M, Devine Machar, McCarthy Edward D, Thies Philipp R, Oterkus Selda, Obande Winifred
ASME 2025 44th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1115/omae2025-152685
Experimental analysis of alternative thermoplastic resins for manufacturing thick-section composite laminates in tidal turbine blades
Smith Ione L M, Lykkeberg Anna, Garden Jennifer A, McCarthy Edward D, Thies Philipp R, Oterkus Selda, Obande Winifred
Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057251359537

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Professional Activities

Strategic Themes - EPSRC (Critical Mass) - Sustainable & Circular Materials & Manufacturing
Participant
11/2/2025
Strategic Themes - EPSRC (Critical Mass) - IES Workshop
Participant
7/2/2025
EPSRC Scoping Worskhop (Critical mass)
Participant
30/1/2025
BTG Workshop - Net-Zero
Participant
18/5/2022
28th International Workshop on Computational Mechanics of Materials
Participant
12/9/2018
28th International Workshop on Computational Mechanics of Materials
Participant
10/9/2018

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Projects

WECV
Oterkus, Erkan (Principal Investigator) Oterkus, Selda (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025
Gas Phase and Ventilation Line Analysis
Oterkus, Erkan (Principal Investigator) Oterkus, Selda (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2025
Work 4 of Pipe Stress Analysis
Oterkus, Erkan (Principal Investigator) Oterkus, Selda (Co-investigator)
18-Jan-2024 - 18-Jan-2025
Work 3 of Pipe Stress Analysis
Oterkus, Erkan (Principal Investigator) Oterkus, Selda (Co-investigator)
18-Jan-2024 - 18-Jan-2025
Work 5 of Pipe Stress Analysis
Oterkus, Erkan (Principal Investigator) Oterkus, Selda (Co-investigator)
18-Jan-2024 - 18-Jan-2025
On the Instrumentation and Testing of a New Wave Energy Converter for Sustainable Ports
Oterkus, Selda (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2024 - 28-Jan-2025

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Professor Selda Oterkus
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering

Email: selda.oterkus@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3463