Erin Bachynski-Polić

Erin Bachynski-Polić is a Professor in the Department of Marine Technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Her research focuses on offshore renewable energy systems, particularly the design and analysis of fixed and floating support structures for wind turbines, hydroelasticity, and optimization of marine systems. She leads several major projects including WAS-XL, Green Energy at Sea, and WINDMOOR, addressing challenges in mooring systems, extreme loading, and floating wind farm layouts.

Education includes a Ph.D. from NTNU (2014), an M.S. and B.S.E. from the University of Michigan (2010 and 2009), specializing in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering with a mathematics minor. Her teaching spans marine dynamics, ocean structure design, and offshore wind courses.

Research interests emphasize advancing hydrodynamic and structural models for floating turbines, wake steering techniques, and environmental load analysis. Notable contributions include validation of Morison force formulations, mooring optimization, and storm impact studies. Projects like SFI BLUES and FLOAWER aim to develop next-generation floating support structures for large-scale offshore wind energy.