Welcome to the site of the Wave Engineering Laboratory, a part of the Center for Nonlinear Studies in Institute of Cybernetics, Tallinn University of Technology.

The laboratory was formed on 01.01.2009 to promote and provide a structure for research in water waves and coastal engineering within the Department of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics, Institute of Cybernetics. The laboratory currently comprises four senior scientists, two scientists with PhD, seven PhD students, one engineers with MSc and four MSc students, assisted by an office secretary.

The team focuses on complex and nonlinear phenomena in wave dynamics and coastal engineering, and the applications of mathematical methods in wave studies. The scope of research involves, but is not limited to, long wave theory and applications (with emphasize on fast-ferry waves, shallow-water solitons, runup phenomena, tsunami research, and  generic aspects of coastal hazards), surface wave modelling, wave climate studies, and wave-driven phenomena in coastal engineering, with application to integrated coastal zone management.

Recent key events

Month of French Science in Estonia (2011)

BONUS+ BalticWay project (2009-2011)

Baltic Sea as a Bridge 

The Baltic Sea as a Bridge : Estonian-Finnish Humboldt-Colloquium  (2010)

BalticWay ANNUAL MEETING 18-20 March 2010

CONGRATULATIONS:

Tarmo Soomere has been elected the Scientist of the Year (2011) of the Tallinn University of Technology

Tarmo Soomere received the title of the best scientist, journalist or teacher that communicates science and technology in Estonia (2011)

Master thesis of Olga Tribštok "Comparison of wave regimes along Estonian and Lithuanian coasts" won prize at Estonian Academy's of Sciences student research award competition (2011)

Ira Didenkulova has been elected the Best Young Researcher of the Year (2010) of the Tallinn University of Technology

Ira Didenkulova has been awarded the Plinius Medal by the European Geosciences Union (2010)

EGU Awards and Medals during the 2010 General Assembly 

Specific scientific interests

• Complex and nonlinear phenomena in wave dynamics and coastal engineering
• Applications of mathematical methods in wave studies
• Long wave theory and applications (with emphasize on fast-ferry waves, shallow-water solitons, runup phenomena, tsunami research, and  generic aspects of coastal hazards)
• Surface wave modelling
• Wave climate studies
• Wave-driven phenomena in coastal engineering, with application to integrated coastal zone management.
  
  

Collaboration partners 

• University of Bergen, Norway, (hydrodynamic modelling)
• University of Waikato, New Zealand, (coastal zone management)
• James Cook University, Australia, (coastal processes and engineering)

Long-term guests 

• Prof. Kevin Ellis Parnell (James Cook University)
• Dr. Tony Dolphin (University of Norwich)
• Dr. Tomas Torsvik (University of Bergen)
• Ms. Bryna Kathryn Flaim (University of Waikato)

Support

The laboratory forms a part of the Department of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics at Institute of Cybernetics

The research in laboratory is also financed by

• Estonian Ministry of Education of Science: targe financing "Wave dynamics for coastal engineering" (2011-1016)
• Estonian Science Foundation
• Grant 7413 (2008-2011)
• Grant 9125 (2012-2015)
• FP7
• BONUS EEIG (2009-2011)
• Estonian Centre of Excellence CENS (2011-2015)

Contact

Head: prof. Tarmo Soomere

Laboratory of Wave Engineering
Institute of Cybernetics at Tallinn University of Technology
Akadeemia 21
12618 Tallinn
Estonia

Fax:   +372 620 4151
Phone: +372 620 4176

http://wavelab.ioc.ee