Professor Atilla Incecik
Research Professor
Faculty of Engineering
Personal statement
Professor Atilla Incecik is Professor of Offshore Engineering. Between October, 2007 and December, 2022 he served as as the Head of Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Deputy Associate Principal, Associate Principal and the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, and Associate Principal.
Professor Incecik's research activities include the development of hydrodynamic design and analysis tools and model testing of marine and offshore engineering systems including offshore and marine renewable energy devices.
Professor Incecik was the Research Manager of Industrial Doctoral Centre for Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE) and is a Chair Professor at Zhejiang University. Professor Incecik was the Editor-in-Chief of Ocean Engineering Journal between October 2006 and December 2023. In 2019 Professor Incecik was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden in recognisition of his research on Green Shipping and Environmental Sustanabilty. In 2022 Professor Incecik was the recepient of The Royal Institution of Naval Architects' William Froude Medal. This medal is awarded to an individual who has made a conspicuous contribution to naval architecture and/or shipbuilding and whose achievements merit special consideration. The William Froude Medal is the Institution's higest award for professional achievement. In 2022 Professor Incecik was awarded the Confederation of European Maritime Technology Socities (CEMT) award in recognisition of his 'significant contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the field of ocean engineering'
Prize And Awards
- The David W. Taylor Medal
- Recipient
- 2025
- William Froude Gold Medal
- Recipient
- 2022
- The Confederation of European Maritime Technology Societies Award
- Recipient
- 2021
- Tekn Dr h.c.
- Recipient
- 2019
- OMAE Subrata Chakrabarti Young Professional Award 2017
- Recipient
- 2017
Publications
- Wave energy conversion and attenuation of a floating composite-stiffness carpet as a flexible WEC-breakwater hybrid system
- Cheng Yong, Zhang Xinxin, Dai Saishuai, Yuan Zhiming, Incecik Atilla, Li Mingxin
- Energy Conversion and Management Vol 365 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2026.121787
- Offshore wind energy in changing climate : a seasonal analysis of projected environmental conditions at offshore sites
- Cislo Daria M, Thies Philipp R, Dorward Mairi, Lester Joanna, Thomson R Camilla, Incecik Atilla
- ASME 2026 45th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering ASME 2026 45th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2026) (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1115/omae2026-181930
- Large-scale renewable energy development in coastal zones and wetland conservation : a review of status, scientific issues, and challenges
- Liang Bingchen, Zhang Peng, Wang Zhenlu, Meng Xun, Yuan Zhiming, Incecik Atilla
- ASME 2026 45th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering ASME 2026 45th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2026) (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1115/omae2026-181628
- Fully Flexible Offshore Floating Solar Farm Supported by Elastic Ropes
- Yu Shuang-Rui, Liang Bingchen, Meng Xun, Yang Kaiming, Incecik Atilla, Yuan Zhi-Ming
- ASME 2026 45th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering ASME 2026 45th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2026) (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1115/omae2026-178041
- Seakeeping analysis of small vessels using CFD-modified potential simulation
- Nam Seol, Park Jong Chun, Yoon Hyeon Kyu, Park Jun Bum, Terziev Momchil, Incecik Atilla
- Journal of Hydrodynamics Vol 38, pp. 453-470 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s42241-026-0058-1
- Energy harvesting and wave attenuation performance of a floating flexible annulus-shaped wave energy converter
- Teng Zhiyuan, Cheng Yong, Dai Saishuai, Yuan Zhiming, Incecik Atilla
- Ocean Engineering Vol 358 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2026.125872
Professional Activities
- Marine Energy Research (Journal)
- Editor
- 1/7/2025
- International Conference on Large Floating Offshore Structures
- Participant
- 9/10/2024
- Webinar: Building Collaborative Relationships Between Researchers in Scotland and Japan
- Speaker
- 15/3/2024
- Malta University
- Visiting researcher
- 16/5/2022
- Decarbonising inland waterway transportation in the UK
- Speaker
- 23/2/2021
- Gongxing Wu
- Host
- 16/7/2019
Projects
- Survivability of Floating Offshore Solar Farms under Extreme Weather Conditions (International Joint Project)
- Yuan, Zhiming (Principal Investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Incecik, Atilla (Co-investigator) Terziev, Momchil (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 29-Jan-2028
- Analysis for a wave energy converter
- Dai, David (Principal Investigator) Incecik, Atilla (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2029
- High-resolution ship-environment hydrodynamic interaction (Naiyu Kang)
- Terziev, Momchil (Principal Investigator) Incecik, Atilla (Principal Investigator)
- Student Excellence Award for Naiyu Kang to carry out a PhD on the project 'High-resolution ship-environment hydrodynamic interaction.'
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2028
- Development of short-term wave prediction method for the motion control of offshore installation and crew transfer vessels
- Incecik, Atilla (Principal Investigator) Yuan, Zhiming (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 28-Jan-2027
- Computational Optimisation of the Vortex Turbine
- Terziev, Momchil (Principal Investigator) Dai, David (Principal Investigator) Incecik, Atilla (Principal Investigator) Iqbal, Muhammad (Research Co-investigator)
- Computational Fluid Dynamics modelling and optimisation of a propriatery renewable energy device.
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2024
- Strathclyde Inspire Gate 2 Award
- Terziev, Momchil (Principal Investigator) Incecik, Atilla (Principal Investigator)
- Funding to support commercialisation activities
- 31-Jan-2023
Contact
Professor
Atilla
Incecik
Research Professor
Faculty of Engineering
Email: atilla.incecik@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3144