Person
Potts, Andrew Elmhirst (1959 - 2019)
FTSE
- Born
- 1959
- Died
- 6 March 2019
- Occupation
- Structural engineer
Summary
Andrew Potts was a engineer noted for his work in offshore structural engineering. Projects included fixed and floating offshore structures, submarine pipelines and flexible systems. In his research he pursued partnerships with academia (particularly Monash University), government and commercial companies. In 1991 he founded of the Australian Marine Offshore Group (AMOG) which became a global consultancy specialising in engineering solutions in the oil, gas, mining, transport, renewable energy and defence sectors. AMOG was awarded the Australian Industrial Research Group (AIRG) Medal in 2016 for developing the longitudinally grooved suppression technology for offshore rises, technology which has considerable industrial potential. Potts was highly regarded for his engineering expertise in areas such as contract and tender evaluation, failure investigation and forensic engineering.
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Chronology
- 1983
- Education - BEng, Monash University
- 1989
- Education - MEng, Monash University
- 1991
- Career event - Founded Australian Marine Offshore Group (AMOG)
- 1993
- Education - PhD, University of Reading, United Kingdom
- 2012 - 2019
- Career position - CEO, AMOG Holdings Pty Ltd
- 2016
- Award - Australian Industrial Research Group (AIRG) Medal awarded to AMOG
- 2016 - 2019
- Career position - Professor of Practice, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University
- 2017 - 2019
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
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Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Andrew Elmhirst Potts FTSE: a deep legacy in the world of drilling', Impact, 209 (2019), 64. https://www.atse.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMPACT-2019-September-low-res-spreads-for-web.pdf. Details
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Created: 13 December 2022, Last modified: 14 December 2022