Biography

I use a combination of numerical models and  observational techniques (i.e. ship-based or satellite-based data) to study ocean physics.  I am interested in mathematical and numerical modeling of waves, and free surface flow from watersheds to coasts. I also work on sediment transport under the action of waves and currents. Another branch of my research  concerns with  numerical modeling of flow in the vicinity of  structures. I apply new and powerful numerical techniques such as Differential Quadrature Method, Radial Basis Function Based Meshless methods (Multiquadric and RBF-DQ) and Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) to model the flow field.  I also use open source structured/unstructured ocean/wave models such as ROMS, TELEMAC, SWAN and ADCIRC  in my research.

I am also the director of the Wave-Current Interaction Laboratory, located in the Ocean Technology Center at the Bay Campus. In this lab, tidal and wave energy devices can be tested in the energy flume. Further, we study the interactions of waves, currents, sediments, and structures in this relatively high-precision flume using a PIV system and other instruments.