Dr.-Ing. Frank Adam

Frank Adam carries out important research into offshore wind and floating substructures. His main focus is on logistical concepts, coupled simulations, the use of novel materials for maritime constructions, and intelligent decommissioning concepts for offshore wind turbines. He heads up the TLP (tension leg platform), Space@Sea, DT-NeO-WEA, OWSplus and FLOAWER (compact and robust medium wind turbine) development projects at the LWET. He also serves as the ERASMUS+ representative at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology and lectures the Practical Wind Turbine Construction Initiative at the LWET.

since 2015	Post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Wind Energy Technology at the University of Rostock’s Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology; Main task: Researching offshore wind energy plant substructures
2015	Completed a doctoral degree - Dr.-Ing. (summa cum laude)
2011 - 2015	Member of Research Staff of Solid Structures and Structural Dynamics at the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology; Main tasks: Researching floating substructures for offshore wind energy systems
2009 - 2011	Member of Research Staff of Fluid Dynamics at the TU Dresden; Main task: Researching magneto-rheological elastomers
2004 - 2009	Studied Machine Engineering at the TU Dresden: undergraduate diploma (2006) and diploma (2009); (Specialisation: Applied Mechanics)

since 11/2019	Floating Wind Energy Network (FloaWER) - [Funding Code. 860879 - H2020]
since 08/2019	Floating Offshore Wind Solutions (OWSplus) - [Externally Funding Code: 03WKDC3B - Project Sponsor BMBF]
07/2018 - 06/2020	DT-NeO-WEA - [Funding Code: TBI-V-1-277-VBW-097]
11/2017 - 10/2020	Space@Sea - [Funding Code: 774253 - H2020]
04/2017 - 09/2017	CART Phase 1 - Compact and robust windturbines [Externally Funding Code: 01DP17020 - Project Sponsor BMBF]
05/2016 - 12/2017	The development of a foundation structure for offshore wind turbines made of reinforced concrete composite components [Externally Funding Code: TBI-V-1-071-VBW-025 - Project Sponsor TBI Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]
12/2012 - 01/2014	The development of structural frames for light-weight construction with noise-reduction properties for deep foundations in offshore structures (pile-driving noise emissions) [Externally Funding Code: 0325486A - Project Sponsor PTJ]
05/2012 - 03/2016	The manufacture, assembly and testing of a floating offshore foundation for offshore wind turbines [Externally Funding Code: V-630-1-260-2012/103 - Project Sponsor TBI Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]
12/2010 - 03/2013	The development of a planning tool for the systematic solution of problems associated with modular floating offshore foundations (SOF) for wind turbines in the context of variable location-specific and turbine-specific parameters [Externally Funding Code: VP2158807WZ0 - Project Sponsor AiF ZIM]