Preben Terndrup PedersenPreben Terndrup Pedersen was a Professor in marine structures at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) from 1973 to 2010 and Head of Mechanical Engineering Faculty from 1992 to 2007. He has a PhD in solid mechanics from DTU, and has received a Dr Honoris Causa from NTNU, Norway. He is a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. His main fields of research interest are: load on and response of ships and offshore structures, ship collisions and grounding, risk analyses related to maritime activities and major bridges. Presently he is a Professor emeritus at DTU. He was Chairman of ISSC (1985-1988), Member of Committee Collisions and Grounding of ISSC (2003-2006). Read More Read Less