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•Coupled dynamics and structural responses of floating offshore wind turbine systems
•Design and integrated development of deepwater wind-wave-current energy systems
•Load analysis and efficient computational methods for large floating structures
•Engineering software, digital twins, and intelligent monitoring for offshore renewable energy systems
•Structural safety and reliability of offshore structures under extreme marine conditions
•Ocean engineering model testing and large-scale experimental validation
Ling Wan is a Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor at the Faculty of Maritime and Transportation, Ningbo University, where he leads the research area of Ocean Renewable Energy Equipment and Engineering. He has been selected for the Zhejiang Provincial Overseas High-Level Young Talent Program and the Ningbo Yongjiang Young Innovation Talent Program. Before joining Ningbo University, he was an Assistant Professor at Newcastle University in Singapore and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Marine Technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 2016 under the supervision of Professor Torgeir Moan and Professor Zhen Gao.
His research focuses on coupled dynamics and efficient structural-load analysis of floating offshore wind turbines; integrated wind, wave, and tidal energy systems; extreme-environment structural safety; engineering software and digital twins; and numerical-experimental validation. His team develops computational methods and programs for multi-body hydrodynamic-load reconstruction, frequency-to-time-domain load transfer, boundary-element-to-finite-element load mapping, mooring-system assessment, dynamic-cable configuration analysis, structural-state estimation, and operational-load prediction.
He has served as principal investigator or task/subproject leader for projects supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China, the Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province, the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, the Ningbo Key Research and Development Program, the Ningbo Yongjiang Talent Program, and industry. He has published more than 50 papers, including over 40 SCI-indexed journal papers, and holds five granted invention patents (including one Dutch patent) and two registered software copyrights.
•Undergraduate: Fluid Mechanics for Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
•Postgraduate: Dynamics of Marine Structures
•Postgraduate: Advances in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Dynamics, Load Analysis, and Digital Twins
•Li S, Wan R, Lv Y, Wan L*, Fu J, He B, Li Y, Moan T. Development of a frequency-domain wave load mapping methodology and its initial application to a 15 MW semi-submersible floating wind turbine. Ocean Engineering, 2026, 366: 127545.
•Li S, Zhang S, Wan L*, Fu J, He B, Wang Y. A regional hydrodynamic coefficient reconstruction workflow for internal-load recovery of a 15 MW semi-submersible floating wind turbine. Ocean Engineering, 2026, 362: 126235.
•He B, Wang Y, Zhang S, Li S, Wan L*, Wu W. Sectional load characteristics and load transfer mechanisms of a 15 MW semi-submersible floating offshore wind turbine platform. Ocean Engineering, 2026, 366: 127540.
•Xie H, Zhang S, Wan L*, Zhou H, He B, Jin C, Michailides C. A data-driven approach for mooring line tension prediction of floating offshore wind turbines based on sparse sensor data. Ocean Engineering, 2026, 364: 126927.
•Zhang S, Wan L*, Xin J, Xu G, Shi F, Wang K, Michailides C. Design and dynamic response analysis of a 15 MW semi-submersible floating wind turbine. Applied Ocean Research, 2026, 170: 104993.
•Hu W, Wan L*, Li S, Zhang S, Yang Y, Hao J, Ren Y. Design and parametric sensitivity analysis of a steel-concrete hybrid semi-submersible foundation supporting a 15 MW wind turbine. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2026, 14(7): 669.
•Xie H, Wan L*, Shi F, Xin J, Zhou H, He B, Jin C, Michailides C. A joint method on dynamic states estimation for digital twin of floating offshore wind turbines. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2025, 13(10): 1981.
Integrated Wind-Wave-Tidal Energy Systems and Hydrodynamics
•An Q, Wan L*, Bao J, Zhang C, Liang H, Xu W. Effects of WEC array layout on motion suppression and power absorption of a floating tidal platform under irregular wave excitation. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2026, 14(14): 1310.
•Xu J, Wan L*, Xu G, Xin J, Shi W, Wang K, Michailides C. Dynamic response analysis of a new combined concept of a Spar wind turbine and multi-section wave energy converter under operational conditions. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2025, 13(8): 1538.
•Wan L*, Moan T, Gao Z, Shi W. A review on the technical development of combined wind and wave energy conversion systems. Energy, 2024, 294: 130885.
•Wan L*, Greco M, Lugni C, Gao Z, Moan T. A combined wind and wave energy-converter concept in survival mode: Numerical and experimental study in regular waves with a focus on water entry and exit. Applied Ocean Research, 2017, 63: 200–216.
•Wan L*, Gao Z, Moan T, Lugni C. Experimental and numerical comparisons of hydrodynamic responses for a combined wind and wave energy converter concept under operational conditions. Renewable Energy, 2016, 93: 87–100.
•Wan L*, Gao Z, Moan T. Experimental and numerical study of hydrodynamic responses of a combined wind and wave energy converter concept in survival modes. Coastal Engineering, 2015, 104: 151–169.
Large Floating Structures, Mooring and Dynamic Cable Systems, and Model Testing
•Bian J, Wan L*, Chen K, Ye N, Sævik S, Moan T. Power cable underwater configurations and dynamics for a 15 MW floating wind turbine at different water depths. Marine Structures, 2026, 107: 103998.
•Bian J, Wan L*, Yang Y, Li S, Hao J, Xin J, Zhang C. Dynamic response analysis of alternative mooring system designs for a 15 MW floating wind turbine with an emphasize on different limit states. Ocean Engineering, 2025, 315: 119787.
•Shi W, Fu J, Cao L, Han X, Wan L, Karimirad M, Wang W. Multi-rotor-based real-time hybrid model tank testing of a 10-MW semi-submersible offshore floating wind turbine. Marine Structures, 2025, 104: 103888.
•Wan L, Dai J, Jiang D, Ang K K. Parametric study and dynamic response analysis of three single curved discrete pontoon floating bridges. Ships and Offshore Structures, 2022, 17(8): 1788–1801.
•Wan L, Zhang C, Magee A R, Jin J, Han M, Ang K K, Hellan Ø. An innovative mooring system for floating storage tanks and stochastic dynamic response analysis. Ocean Engineering, 2018, 170: 361–373.
•Wan L, Han M, Jin J, Zhang C, Magee A R, Hellan Ø, Wang C M. Global dynamic response analysis of oil storage tank in finite water depth: Focusing on fender mooring system parameter design. Ocean Engineering, 2018, 148: 247–262.
Note: * Corresponding author.
