Curriculum Vitae

Surname : Candries

First name : Maxim

Nationality : Belgian

Date of birth : April 20, 1974

Place of birth : Sint-Niklaas, Belgium

Address : Belseledorp 147

9111 Belsele

BELGIUM

E-Mail : Maxim_Candries@yahoo.com

URL: http://www.oocities.org/maxim_candries

Telephone +Fax: ++32 3 772 30 38

Work Experience:

· Lecturer (2003), Faculty of Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand.

· Free-lance Consultant (December 2002): Consulting on the coating of a propeller for Chevron-Texaco and International Coatings Ltd. at Jurong Shipyards, Singapore, with the objective of fuel consumption reduction.

· Post-doctoral researcher (January-September 2002): Environmental benefits of coating propellers, School of Marine Science and Technology, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.

Skills:

· Good knowledge of marine coating application procedures and standards.

· Experience in paint application supervisions and quality monitoring

· Flexible to work in challenging circumstances

· Able to organise and manage projects against tight deadlines

Languages :

Fluent in English, French and Dutch

Elementary in Thai, German and Spanish

Professional Association:

R.I.N.A. (Royal Institute of Naval Architects)

Education :

· PhD (2001), School of Marine Science and Technology, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, Drag, boundary-layer and roughness characteristics of surfaces coated with marine antifoulings.

· MSc (Hons), 1998, Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, State University of Ghent, Belgium (the MSc Course was taken at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne via the Socrates European Community Exchange Programme)

· BEng (Hons, 1995), Civil Naval Engineer, Faculty of Engineering, State University of Ghent, Belgium.

Key Publications (please see: http://www.oocities.org/maxim_candries for a full list or to view several papers)

· Candries M. and Atlar M. (2005), Experimental investigation of the turbulent boundary layer of surfaces coated with marine antifoulings, ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 127, pp. 219-232.

· Candries M. and Atlar M. (2003) On the drag and roughness characteristics of antifoulings, International Journal of Maritime Engineering, Transactions of the R.I.N.A., Vol. 145, Part A2.

· Anderson C., Atlar M., Callow M., Candries M., Milne A. and Townsin R.L. (2003), The development of foul-release coatings for seagoing vessels, Technical Proceedings of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology, Part B: Journal of Marine Design and Operations, No. B4, pp. 11-23, IMarEst Publications, London. Awarded with the 2003/2004 Society of Maritime Industries Donald Maxwell Award. Pdf viewable online (hosted by IMarEst).

· Candries M., Atlar, M. and Anderson, C.D. (2003), Estimating the impact of new-generation antifoulings on ship performance: the presence of slime, Technical Proceedings of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology, Part A: Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology, No. A2, pp. 13-22, IMarEst Publications, London.

· Candries, M., Atlar, M., Mesbahi, E. and Pazouki, K. (2003), The measurement of the drag characteristics of Tin-free Self-Polishing Co-polymers and Fouling Release coatings using a rotor apparatus. Biofouling,19S, pp. 27-37.

· Atlar M., Glover, E.J., Candries, M., Mutton, R.J. and Anderson C.D. (2002), The Effect of a Foul Release Coating on Propeller Performance, ENSUS 2002: International Conference on Marine Science and Technology for Environmental Sustainability, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 16-18 December 2002, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Pdf viewable online (334kB)

· Candries M., Atlar M., Guerrero, A. and Anderson, C.D. (2001), Lower frictional resistance characteristics of Foul Release systems, Proceedings of the Eight International Symposium on the Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures, Volume 1, pp. 517-523, Elsevier, Amsterdam

Computer Literacy :

Computer programming: Fortran, Pascal. Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Package, and good level of general computer literacy

Leisure :

Travelling, reading, origami, tennis, digital photography and movie editing

References:

Prof. Dr. Sujin Jinahyan

Advisory President of Mae Faluang University

Tambon, Thasut, Muang District, Chiangrai, Thailand

Tel: 01-7778549 (++66 1 7778549)

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Atlar

Professor of Ship Hydrodynamics and Director of the Emerson Cavitation Tunnel

School of Marine Science and Technology

University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Armstrong Building

Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

Tel: ++ 44 191 222 8977

E-mail: Mehmet.Atlar@ncl.ac.uk

Prof. Dr. Colin Anderson

Worldwide Business Manager of Antifoulings

International Coatings Ltd, Akzo Nobel

Stoneygate Lane, Felling, NE10 0JY, United Kingdom

E-mail: Colin.Anderson@uk.akzonobel.com