• Offshore Structural Field Monitoring and digital twin technology

• Offshore floating platform and wind turbine

• Subsea cable、umbilical design and protection

• Ice load on offshore structures  

• FRP subsea structures

Education Experience: 

• BE in Engineering Mechanics, Dalian University of Technology, China (1996 - 2000)

• PHD in  Engineering Mechanics , Dalian University of Technology, China(2000 - 2006)

Work Experience: 

• South China University of Technology

  Professor (2022-)  

• Southern University of Science and Technology

  Research Professor (2018-2022)  

• DMAR Engineering Inc,USA, Houston,

  TechnicalManager(2015-2018)  

• Ausenco Engineering Inc,Canada,Calgary

  Senior Specialist in Arctic Offshore Structures(2013-2015)  

• CNOOC Research Institute,China,Beijing

  Deepwater Marine Structures Engineer(2006-2013)  

• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

  Visiting Researcher(2003-2005)

Professor Yan Qu has over 20 years of research experience in marine engineering in both the United States and China. He has led and participated in numerous national-level research projects, including the National Key R&D Program, National Science and Technology Major Projects, and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology initiatives. His primary research focuses on the design and study of deep-sea and polar marine engineering structures  

Research Projects (in the past five years):

• Development of 1500-meter Class Subsea Christmas Trees and Control Systems, Principal Investigator of the Sub-topic under the High-Tech Ship Research Project of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, 2023-2026.  

• Development of subsea template under seafloor, Principal Investigator Industrial project,2023 - 20252. Key Technology Research and Demonstration Application of Dynamic Cables for Floating Offshore Wind Power, Principal Investigator of the Sub-topic under the National Key R&D Program, 2020-2021.  

• Research on Ice-Induced Structural Frequency Locking Vibration Based on the Mechanism of Ice Fragility Damage-Fracture, National Natural Science Foundation of China General Program, 2020-2023.  

• Key Technology Research on New Arctic Ice Area Semisubmersible Drilling Platforms, Principal Investigator of the Sub-topic under the National Key R&D Program, 2016-2020.

Invention Patent:

• A Semisubmersible Drilling Platform for Polar Ice Areas, ZL202010730172.X, Qu Yan; Huang Zhiming; Chen Dongchang; Teng Yao; Liu Dahui; Zhang Dagang; Chen Yongjun; Liang Ji;luo Lan.     

Published Works (in the past five years):

• Luo Lan, Zhou Chongyao, Hu Qiong, et al. Development of a Deep-Sea Mining Dynamic Digital Twin System [J]. Journal of Harbin Engineering University, 2023, 44(02): 197-203.

• Li Xiaodong, Qu Yan, Liu Dahui, et al. Mooring System Design for a Polar Semisubmersible Drilling Platform [J]. China Ocean Platform, 2022, 37(05): 76-81.

• Chen Xiaodong, Zhang Hesheng, Wang Zhao, et al. Impact Analysis of Underwater Fiberglass Composite Protective Cover [J]. Applied Science and Technology, 2022, 49(06): 124-128.

• Qu Yan, Yin Haoyang, Chuang Zhenju, et al. A New Arctic Ice Area Semisubmersible Drilling Platform and Its Mooring Positioning Capability Analysis [J]. China Ocean Platform, 2022, 37(04): 60-65+98.

• Yin Yankun, Zhou Shenji, Li Qingming, et al. Application Technology of Polyester Cable on the 'Deep Sea No.1' Semisubmersible Production Platform [J]. Ship Engineering, 2022, 44(S1): 592-596+608. DOI: 10.13788/j.cnki.cbgc.2022.S1.112.

• Yuan Zhenqin, Zou Ke, Sun Yafeng, et al. Dynamic Cable Fatigue Analysis Based on Time Domain Analysis Method [J]. Marine Engineering Equipment and Technology, 2022, 9(02): 50-55.

• Pu Ding, Wang Zhao, Liu Xiaobin, et al. Tensile Performance of Vinyl Ester Glass Fiber Composite Materials under South China Sea Conditions [J]. Journal of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (Natural Science Edition), 2022, 54(02): 159-163+210. DOI: 10.15986/j.1006-7930.2022.02.001.

• Wang Zhao, Qu Yan, Luo Lan, et al. Design Method for Suspended Skirt Pipeline of Shallow Water Offshore Platform [J]. China Ocean Platform, 2022, 37(02): 60-66+79.

• Yan Maoyan, Zou Ke, Qu Yan, et al. Fatigue Life Analysis of Umbilical Cable Anti-Bend Segment Based on Numerical Simulation [J]. High Voltage Apparatus, 2022, 58(01): 53-60. DOI: 10.13296/j.1001-1609.hva.2022.01.008.

• Zou Ke, Yuan Zhenqin, Liu Gang, et al. Dynamic Cable Type Optimization Based on Simulated Annealing [J]. High Voltage Apparatus, 2022, 58(01): 18-23+30. DOI: 10.13296/j.1001-1609.hva.2022.01.003.

• Xie Weixuan, Zou Ke, Wang Hualin, et al. Sensitivity Study on the Tensile Mechanical Performance Analysis of Offshore Wind Power Cables Using Different Numerical Modeling Methods [J]. High Voltage Apparatus, 2022, 58(01): 24-30. DOI: 10.13296/j.1001-1609.hva.2022.01.004.

• Liu Gang, Qu Yan, Ju Erfan, et al. The Impact of Hydrostatic Pressure and Temperature on the Performance of Polymer Composite Foam Materials [J]. Composite Science and Engineering, 2021(11): 44-48. DOI: 10.19936/j.cnki.2096-8000.20211128.007.

• Chuang Zhenju, Li Chunzheng, Song Qi, et al. Coupled Response Study of Jacket-Type Integrated Wind Turbine under Ice Load [J]. Ship Mechanics, 2021, 25(08): 1095-1105.

• Qu Yan, Huang Ziwei, Zou Ke, et al. The Mechanism of Ice-Induced Structural Frequency Locking Vibration and a Simple Analysis Method [J]. Acta Mechanica Sinica, 2021, 53(03): 728-739.

• Li Bo, Qu Yan, Guo Hong, et al. Design of Steel Tube Units for Submarine Umbilical Cables in Offshore Oil and Gas Fields [J]. Petroleum Machinery, 2018, 46(10): 39-43. DOI: 10.16082/j.cnki.issn.1001-4578.2018.10.008.

• Qu Yan, Zhang Dayong, Xu Ning, et al. Comparison of Ice Load Provisions in 'China's Sea Ice Conditions and Applications' and ISO 19906 [J]. Journal of Harbin Engineering University, 2018, 39(04): 629-634.

• Zhang, Dayong; Qu, Yan; Yue, Qianjin; Xu, Ning;Ice-Resistant Performance Analysis of Jackup Structures,Journal of Cold Regions Engineering,2018.

• Yan, Qu; Hong, Guo; Lei, Zhang; Zhenqin, Yuan; Juyue, Li;Extreme and Fatigue Analysis of a Dynamic Subsea Power Umbilical,International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering,2019.

• Zhang, Aobo; Chuang, Zhenju; Liu, Shewen; Zhou, Li; Qu, Yan; Lu, Yu;Dynamic performance optimization of an arctic semi - submersible production system,Ocean Engineering,2022.

• Liu, Shiqi; Chuang, Zhenju; Qu, Yan; Li, Xin; Li, Chunzheng; He, Zhen;Dynamic Performance Evaluation of an Integrated 15 MW Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Under Typhoon and ECD Conditions,Frontiers in Energy Research,2022.

• Wang, Bin; Gao, Shan; Qu, Yan; Yin, Haoyang; Chuang, Zhenju;Mechanism of Phase-Locked Ice Crushing against Offshore Structures,Journal of Marine Science and Engineering,2023.