2009 C H Kim Award Presented to:

 Prof. Shigeru Naito, Osaka University, Japan

Cupertino, California, August 28, 2009 ― The 19th (2009) Annual International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference ¾ ISOPE-2009 Osaka, the world's largest program of its kind with peer-reviewed papers, was held at Osaka International Convention Center, Japan, June 21-26, 2009.

 Prof. Jin S Chung presented C H Kim AWARD at the annual banquet in Osaka, Japan on June 24, 2009 to Professor Shigeru Naito, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan in recognition of his outstanding technical achievements in and exceptional contribution to floating-body hydrodynamics.

The conference papers are all peer-reviewed for inclusion in the Proceedings of 19th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE (ISBN 1-978-1-880653-53-1; ISSN 1098-6189). Some 890 participants enjoyed technical fellowship and knowledge exchange. Some 70% of the participants from 50 countries traveled to Japan.

By ISOPE Staff, meetings@isope.org ; www.isope.org