Profile:

Dr Olga Ganilova graduated from Zaporizhzhya National University (Ukraine) in 2005 where she was awarded a Masters degree with Honours in Applied Mathematics. She was awarded her Ph.D. in ‘Deformable Solid Mechanics’ at Zaporizhzhya National University on completion of the programme in 2008 and as a result of a public defence. Olga Ganilova held the post of Postdoctoral Research Assistant from 2008 till 2012 at the University of Glasgow, School of Engineering. She was a Lecturer in Dynamics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield from 2012 till 2016, and a part of Teaching team in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Strathclyde from 2016 untill 2024. Dr Ganilova joined the department of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Engineering in 2024 and is currently part of the team working on the CoTide project, concentrating on research in Scalable Tidal Stream Energy systems.

Welcome Collaboration:

To address sustainability and environmental challenges the development of a new generation of Offshore Energy solutions requires the interconnection of structural integrity and the ocean as a living environment.

I have been considering sustainable materials as a solution for a new generation of Offshore Energy Infrastructure, as well as an expansion of modelling tools to account for aquatic life within the ocean.

Therefore, I would be open to collaboration with policymakers, engineers and oceanographers in an attempt to minimise environmental impact and prolong the life of infrastructure using sustainable solutions and more comprehensive modelling tools.

Principal Areas of Research:

• Dynamic Behaviour of Smart Materials and Laminated Structures
• Application of Smart Materials in Biomedical, Automotive, Aerospace and Offshore Energy Engineering
• Vibration and Energy harvesting
• Application of advanced and sustainable materials in Offshore Energy Structures
• Dynamic Behaviour of Offshore Energy Infrastrucutre 
• Health Monitoring of Submerged Energy Infrastrucutre 

Teaching Activity:

NM842/NM539 - Offshore Structural Integrity

16402 – Case Studies in Engineering

ME101 - Heat and Flow 1

ME414 - Advanced Mechanics and Dynamics (Vibration)

16361/ME305 - Dynamics

EF016 - Engineering Academy (MAE)

ME507 – Machinery Diagnosis and Condition Monitoring

EM502 – Advanced Systems Engineering

EF900 – Individual MSc Project Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering