Wei-Haur Lam (1978)

Malaysian

Email: w.h.lam@qub.ac.uk

 

Current Appointment

Research student in Queen’s Belfast, who is investigating a rotating ship’s propeller jet using Fluent^TM CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) package and LDA (Laser Doppler Anemometry) measurement system

 

Education Background

Ph.D. Candidate in Hydraulics: (06/2003-current), Queen’s University Belfast.

M. Sc. Computer Science: 3.60/4.00, (05/2001-12/2002), University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia.

B. Eng. (Hons.) Civil Engineering: 2.1, (05/1997-04/2001), UTM, Malaysia.

SPM (equivalent to UK’s GCSE): 6A/10, 1996, Malaysia.

PMR (Lower secondary examination): 7A/8, 1994, Malaysia.

 

Appointment in past

2003    Lecturer in Computer Science at Mantissa Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2002    Lecturer in Computer Science at Sothern College, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

2002    Site Engineer, Total Teamwork Contractor, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

1999    Trainee, T. S. Yee Consulting, Ipoh, Malaysia.

 

Research Themes

Simulation of a ship’s propeller jet using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Measuring the velocity field within a ship’s propeller jet

Online scheduling using Gantt chart

Online 2D plane frame analysis

 

Computer Proficiency

Technical software: Fluent^TM, Gambit^TM,  SolidEdge^TM, AutoCAD^TM.

Generic software: MS.Word, MS. Excel, MS. Access, MS. Frontpage, MS. Powerpoint, MS. Project.

Programming: Java, JSP, Java Applet, ASP, HTML, C/C++, FOTRAN, Visual Basic, Qbasic.

Software development: Structural analysis, project management, image processing.

 

Selected Publications

W. Lam, D. J. Robinson, G. A. Hamill, S. R. Raghunathan, “Submerged Propeller Jet”, IASME Transactions, Issue 1, Volume 2, January 2005.

W. Lam, D. J. Robinson, G. A. Hamill, S. R. Raghunathan, C. Kee, “Simulation of a Ship’s Propeller Jet”, Proceeding in International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference 2006, San Francisco, 2006.

C. Kee, G. A. Hamill, W. Lam, P. W. Wilson, “Investigation of the Velocity Distribution within a Ship’s Propeller Wash”, Proceeding in International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference 2006, San Francisco, 2006.

 

Related links

Queen’s University Belfast

Virtual Engineering Centre, Queen’s Belfast

Southern College, Skudai, Malaysia

Mantissa Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia