On December 12, the China Association of Oceanic Engineering (CAOE) issued its Decision on the 2025 Ocean Engineering Science and Technology Awards. As the leading institution, Ocean University of China (OUC) received 2 first prizes and 3 second prizes. The total number of awards ranked first among all award-winning institutions nationwide, matching the university’s best performance on record.
Two projects won first prizes: “Methods and applications for marine engineering site-selection decision-making and dynamic analysis under multi-field, multi-body and multi-scale coupling”, led by Associate Professor Sun Jinwei at the College of Engineering; and “Research on key technologies for the conservation and restoration of temperate seagrass beds and their engineering applications”, led by Professor Zhang Peidong at the College of Fisheries. Second prize winners are projects “Innovation and application of key technologies for multi-physics coupled analysis of deepwater floating structural systems”, led by Professor Wang Junrong at the College of Engineering; “Coupled-analysis–based design methods and safety assessment technologies for offshore floating systems and their applications”, led by Professor Du Junfeng at the same college; and “Key technologies and applications for coupled damage mechanisms of materials in extreme marine environments and assessment of their service reliability”, led by Professor Cui Zhongyu at the College of Materials Science and Engineering.
Associate Professor Sun Jinwei’s team has conducted fundamental research on key scientific and technology problems in site-selection, design, and operation and maintenance of marine engineering under complex ocean conditions. They proposed a basic theoretical framework, developed a new method for dynamic analysis, and advanced the technique for multi-dimensional feature identification, enhancing the theoretical and technological basis of scientific site-selection, efficient design and analysis, and economical and safe operation and maintenance of marine engineering. The project has established an original theoretical and methodological system for marine engineering site-selection decision-making and dynamic analysis, delivering significant social and economic benefits.
Professor Zhang Peidong’s team has been engaged in 15 years of sustained research and development on the international topical issue of seagrass bed conservation and restoration, with temperate seagrass beds as the main implementation area. They have addressed key technical and engineering challenges in seagrass-bed conservation and restoration, achieving a series of innovative results. Their technological achievements have been systematically applied in more than 10 seagrass-bed ecological conservation and restoration projects. They compiled the first national standard on seagrass bed ecological restoration, and 2 of their outcomes were included in the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Catalogue of Innovative Applicable Technologies for National Land Space Ecological Restoration, providing important support for advancing marine ecological civilization, achieving “dual-carbon” goals, and safeguarding marine ecological security.
Established in 2011 with the approval of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ocean Engineering Science and Technology Award was set by CAOE to honor collectives and individuals who have made significant contributions in basic research of marine engineering, technological development and application, major engineering construction, and public welfare. This year, a total of 44 prizes were awarded, including 15 first prizes and 29 second prizes.
