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 - Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Monash University
1989: Education - Master of Engineering (MEng), Monash University
1991: Career event - Founded Australian Marine Offshore Group (AMOG)
1993: Education - Doctor of Philosophy (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)

Related Corporate Bodies

Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )
Fellow 2017 - 2019
Monash University (1958 - )
Professor of Practice, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 2016 - 2019

Published resources

Journal Articles

Anon, 'Andrew Elmhirst Potts FTSE: a deep legacy in the world of drilling', Impact: magazine of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 209 (2019), 64. https://www.atse.org.au/what-we-do/strategic-advice/impact-209/. Details

Helen Cohn

Created: 13 December 2022, Last modified: 14 December 2022

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