14 December 2010<\/strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0SEMINAR OF THE WAVE ENGINEERING LABORATORY<\/p>\n I. Zaitseva-P\u00e4rnaste presented a seminar “Spatial variations of the wave climate change in the eastern part of the Baltic Sea”.<\/p>\n 07 December 2010<\/strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0SEMINAR OF THE WAVE ENGINEERING LABORATORY<\/p>\n B. Viikm\u00e4e presented a seminar “Spatial Planning\u00a0of Shipping\u00a0and Offshore Activities\u00a0in the Baltic Sea Using Lagrangian Trajectories”.<\/p>\n 03\u00a0December 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0SEMINAR\u00a0OUTSIDE INSTITUTE OF CYBERNETICS<\/p>\n I. Didenkulova presented a seminar paper “Experimental study of long waves in the coastal zone of the Baltic sea and their impact on coasts” in\u00a0the Institute of Applied Physics (Nizhny Novgorod,\u00a0Russia).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 25\u00a0November 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0SEMINAR\u00a0OUTSIDE INSTITUTE OF CYBERNETICS<\/p>\n T. Soomere presented the lecture “Patterns of changes to the regional wave climate” to the\u00a0School of Environmental Systems Engineering, University of Western Australia.<\/p>\n 24\u00a0November 2010, <\/strong>SEMINAR\u00a0OUTSIDE INSTITUTE OF CYBERNETICS<\/p>\n T. Soomere presented the lecture “Contribution of fundamental research towards solving challenges of changing times” to the\u00a0Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth.<\/p>\n 16 November 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0SEMINAR OF THE WAVE ENGINEERING LABORATORY<\/p>\n M. Viidebaum presented a seminar “Experimental study of water currents in the Baltic Sea”.<\/p>\n 11\u00a0November 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0PUBLIC LECTURE<\/p>\n T. Soomere presented the lecture “Towards the use of properties of currents for environmental management, with applications to ship-caused pollution” to Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), Queensland Branch, Townsville Marine Museum, Australia.<\/p>\n \u00a009 November 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0SEMINAR OF THE WAVE ENGINEERING LABORATORY<\/p>\n O. Trib\u0161tok presented a seminar “Comparison of wave climates at Estonian and Lithuanian coasts”.<\/p>\n \u00a002\u00a0November 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0SEMINAR\u00a0OUTSIDE INSTITUTE OF CYBERNETICS<\/p>\n T. Soomere presented the lecture “Patterns of changes to the regional wave climate” to the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 27\u00a0October 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0SEMINAR\u00a0OUTSIDE INSTITUTE OF CYBERNETICS<\/p>\n I. Didenkulova presented a seminar paper “Statistical characteristics of long waves nearshore” in\u00a0 School of Engineering, University of Warwick (Coventry, UK).<\/p>\n 18\u00a0October 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0SEMINAR\u00a0OF INSTITUTE OF CYBERNETICS 13\u00a0October 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0SCIENCE POLICY<\/p>\n T. Soomere participated in the European Science Foundation Marine Board Plenary Meeting in Oostende.<\/p>\n 12-13\u00a0October 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0SCIENCE POLICY\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n T. Soomere participated in the marine science policy conference EurOCEAN2011 (Thermae Palace, Oostende, Belgium) where the Oostende (Ostend) Declaration <\/a><\/span>\u201cThe Seas and Oceans are one of the Grand Challenges for the 21st Century\u201d was adopted by the representatives of the European marine and maritime research community.<\/p>\n 08-10\u00a0October 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0AUTUMN SCHOOL<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the lecture \u201eThe changing wave climate of the Baltic Sea\u201d to the 6th autumn school of young geologists \u201cSchola Geologica \u2013 6\u201d (Roosta, 8-10 October 2010).<\/p>\n 06-08\u00a0October 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n B. Viikm\u00e4e, M. Viidebaum, K. Kartau\u00a0and M. Vi\u0161ka participated in 5th International Student Conference on “Biodiversity and Functioning of Aquatic Ecosystems in the Baltic Sea Region” (Palanga, Lithuania, 06-08\u00a0October 2010) with\u00a0two oral and three poster presentations : “Using Lagrangian Trajectories to Find Areas of Reduced Risk of Coastal Pollution in the Gulf of Finland” (07.10.2010 B. Viikm\u00e4e, T. Soomere, N. Delpeche), “Sensitivity Study of the Lagrangian Trajectory Model TRACMASS” (07.10.2010 M. Viidebaum, B. Viikm\u00e4e, N. Delpeche), “The Evolution of Semi-sheltered Bayhead Beaches : a Study for Valgerand in P\u00e4rnu Bay” (06.10.2010 poster by K. Kartau, T. Soomere), “Wave Climate in the Eastern Part of the Baltic Sea” (06.10.2010 poster by I. Zaitseva-P\u00e4rnaste, T. Soomere) and “Coastal Erosion Analysis Using LIDAR Data and Field Measurements in Zvejniekciems Beach, East Coast of the Gulf of Riga” (06.10.2010 poster by M. Vi\u0161ka).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 29\u00a0September – 02 October 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0AUTUMN SCHOOL<\/p>\n Inga Zaitseva-P\u00e4rnaste participated in X Festival of Science of Western Pomerania in Szczecin, Poland. Core actions of the festival were Round Table Discussions (RTD) of students and experienced scientists on main topic “Climate Change – and We?” and a\u00a0field trip “Coastline change and climate”<\/p>\n 29\u00a0September 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n The Estonian daily newspaper \u201cPostimees\u201d (The Postman) published an online paper by Raul Sulbi \u201eMereteadlane Soomere kutsuti James Cooki \u00dclikooli auprofessoriks\u201d (Marine scientist Soomere invited to become honorary professor in James Cook University), Postimees Online, 28.09.2010, 17:52.<\/p>\n 28\u00a0September 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n The Estonian daily newspaper \u201eEesti P\u00e4evaleht\u201d (Estonian Daily) published the paper by Ulvar K\u00e4\u00e4rt \u201eLinn haisvast Pirita tee \u00e4\u00e4rest: riik koristagu merest roisukraam\u201d (The central government should clean up the sea, say Tallinn City officers) that reflects an interview with T. Soomere (Eesti P\u00e4evaleht, No. 223, 28.09.2010, p. 8, in Estonian).<\/p>\n 28\u00a0September 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n The Estonian daily newspaper \u201cPostimees\u201d (The Postman) reported that the James Cook University (Australia) nominated T. Soomere a honorary professor (Postimees, No. 224(6005), 29.09.2010, p. 3, in Estonian).<\/p>\n 28\u00a0September 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0SEMINAR OUTSIDE INSTITUTE OF CYBERNETICS<\/p>\n I. Didenkulova presented a seminar paper “Long waves induced by high-speed ferries: their modelling, measurements, sediment transport, impact on coasts”\u00a0in the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, MA, USA).<\/p>\n 14\u00a0September 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0SEMINAR OUTSIDE INSTITUTE OF CYBERNETICS<\/p>\n I. Didenkulova presented a seminar paper “Statistical characteristics of long waves nearshore” in the Group of Statistical Physics and Theory of Chaos at the University of Potsdam (Potsdam, Germany).<\/p>\n 12\u00a0September 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n An interview of I.Didenkulova to TV channel ETV reflecting common features of\u00a0ship waves in Tallinn Bay and tsunamis.<\/p>\n 04\u00a0September 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A longer interview with T. Soomere about the key ideas of the Alexander von Humboldt Colloquium \u201eThe Baltic Sea as a Bridge\u201d was broadcast twice by Kuku Raadio in Marine Hour.<\/p>\n 03\u00a0September 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n An interview with T. Soomere by phone about the Alexander von Humboldt Colloquium \u201eThe Baltic Sea as a Bridge\u201d was broadcast by the state radio channel Vikerraadio.<\/p>\n 02-04\u00a0September 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM CO-ORGANISED BY THE WAVE ENGINEERING LABORATORY<\/p>\n The team of the Wave Engineering Laboratory supported the organisation of the Estonian-Finnish Alexander von Humboldt Colloquium \u201eThe Baltic Sea as a Bridge\u201d in National Library, Tallinn, with over 80 participants from 12 countries. The colloquium, financially supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, gathered wide media coverage. It was mentioned in the news sections of several radio channels in the morning of September 3; journalists from two leading radio channels (Vikerraadio and Kuku Raadio) reported about the colloquium and T. Soomere gave interviews to Vikerraadio (by phone, broadcast in the afternoon of September 3) and to Kuku Raadio Marine Hour (about 10 min, broadcast twice on September 4).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 24-28\u00a0August 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n T. Soomere, I. Zaitseva-P\u00e4rnaste, B. Viikm\u00e4e, K. Kartau and O. Trib\u0161tok participated in the 10th International Marine Geological Conference \u201cThe Baltic Sea Geology \u2013 10\u201d (St. Petersburg, Russia, 24-28 August 2010) with three oral and two poster presentations: \u201cThe role of vessel wakes in coastal processes of semi-enclosed basins\u201d (oral, 25.08, T.Soomere, co-authors K. E. Parnell, I. Didenkulova), \u201cLong-term variations of wave heights and its comparison with ice conditions in Estonian coastal waters\u201d (oral, 26.08, I. Zaitseva-P\u00e4rnaste, co-author T. Soomere), \u201cPotential of using Lagrangian trajectories for environmental management in the Gulf of Finland\u201d (oral 26.08, B. Viikm\u00e4e, co-authors T. Soomere, N. Delpeche), \u201cThe evolution of semi-sheltered bayhead beaches: a study for Valgerand in P\u00e4rnu Bay\u201d (poster, 25.08, K. Kartau, co-author T. Soomere) and \u201cChanges in wave heights at Estonian and Lithuanian coasts based on historical wave observations\u201d (poster, 25.08, O. Trib\u0161tok, co-authors I. Zaitseva-P\u00e4rnaste, T. Soomere). T.Soomere was member of the advisory board of this conference.<\/p>\n 18\u00a0August 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0LECTURE OUTSIDE INSTITUTE OF CYBERNETICS<\/p>\n T. Soomere presented the lecture \u201cNew aspects of the meaning of extreme waves in maritime engineering design\u201d to undergraduate and graduate students of the Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania, Launceston.<\/p>\n 18\u00a0August 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0LECTURE OUTSIDE INSTITUTE OF CYBERNETICS<\/p>\n T. Soomere presented the lecture \u201cAre regional wave climates changing?\u201d to the Technical Meeting Series of the Tasmanian Divisions of RINA (Royal Institute of Naval Architects) and IMarEST, Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania (Launceston, 18.08).<\/p>\n 17\u00a0August 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0LECTURE OUTSIDE INSTITUTE OF CYBERNETICS<\/p>\n T. Soomere presented the lecture \u201eTowards a future technology of environmental management: the use of properties of currents for minimizing coastal pollution\u201d about challenges and achievements of the BONUS Baltic Way project for the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania, Hobart.<\/p>\n 9\u00a0August 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0LECTURE<\/p>\n I. Didenkulova gave\u00a0the lecture “Mathematical modelling of extreme waves” at the summer school on Scientific Computing (7-11 August 2010, Tallinn, Estonia).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 21-22\u00a0July 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n T. Soomere presented the keynote lecture \u201cTowards a future technology of environmental management\u201d (22.07) about challenges and achievements of the BONUS Baltic Way project to the ANNiMS Student Conference 2010 (James Cook University, Townsville campus, 21\u201322 July).<\/p>\n 19-20\u00a0July 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0WAVE WORKSHOP<\/p>\n T. Soomere presented a series of lectures on wave dynamics and applications (14 academic hours) to the wave workshop \u201cFurious Sea\u201d organised in the framework of the Australian National Network in Marine Sciences (ANNiMS) for young scientists (mostly PhD students; a few well-prepared MSc students also accepted, 24 participants from all three ANNiMS partners) in James Cook University, Townsville campus on 19\u201320 July 2010<\/p>\n 01 July 2010,<\/strong> ABOUT US<\/p>\n The article “EGU Awards and Medals during the 2010 General Assembly” in The EGGS E.G.U. Newsletter (Issue 31, July 2010) about Ira Didenkulova getting Plinius Medal (http:\/\/www.the-eggs.org\/articles.php?id=139<\/a><\/span>).<\/p>\n 01 July – 01 December 2010,<\/strong> INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION<\/p>\n Tarmo Soomere was invited to visit the Australian National Network in Marine Sciences (ANNiMS) for the fall semester of 2010 and was nominated the Honorary Professor of James Cook University (Townsville and Cairns, Australia) for 01 July \u2013 01 December 2010. This network consists of three leading marine science players in Australia: James Cook University (Townsville and Cairns), University of Western Australia (Perth) and University of Tasmania (Hobart and Launceston).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 26-30\u00a0June 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n I. Zaitseva-P\u00e4rnaste, K. Kartau, O. Trib\u0161tok and Andrea Giudici participated in the 2nd conference (school) on Dynamics of Coastal Zone of Non-tidal Seas (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, 26-30 June 2010) with three poster presentations: \u201cComparison between modelled and measured wind wave parameters in Estonian coastal waters\u201d (27.06, I. Zaitseva-P\u00e4rnaste, A. R\u00e4\u00e4met, T. Soomere), \u201cThe evolution of semi-sheltered bayhead beaches: a study for Valgerand in P\u00e4rnu Bay\u201d (27.06, K. Kartau and T. Soomere) and \u201cReconsidering wave observation data from Estonian coastal waters\u201d (27.06, O. Trib\u0161tok, I. Zaitseva-P\u00e4rnaste).<\/p>\n 26-29\u00a0June 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0CONFERENCE<\/p>\n T. Soomere presented the oral paper \u201eWater transport in groups of nonlinear wake waves from high-speed vessels\u201d (29.06, co-authors K.Parnell and I.Didenkulova) to the 2nd international conference “Nonlinear Waves: Theory and Applications” (Beijing, Tsinghua University, 26-29 June 2010).<\/p>\n 22\u00a0June 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0PROMOTION<\/p>\n Andrus R\u00e4\u00e4met from the Wave Engineering Laboratory and Department of Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, defended his PhD thesis \u201cSpatio-temporal variability of the Baltic Sea wave fields\u201d in the Institute of Cybernetics at Tallinn University of Technology.<\/p>\n 21 June 2010,<\/strong> PROMOTION<\/p>\n Mihhail Berezovski defended his PhD thesis \u201cNumerical simulation of wave propagation in heterogeneous and microstructured materials\u201d based on his research performed in the Department of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics of the Institute of Cybernetics at Tallinn University of Technology.<\/p>\n 14-18 June 2010,<\/strong> CONFERENCE<\/p>\n B. Viikm\u00e4e and A. R\u00e4\u00e4met participated in the 6th Study Conference on BALTEX (Mi\u0119dzyzdroje, Island of Wolin, Poland, 14-18 June 2010) with several oral and poster presentations. 08-09 June 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0MEETING<\/p>\n T. Soomere participated in the Coordinators\u2019 Forum of the BONUS consortium (Helsinki, 08 June 2008) and in the BONUS Advisory Board meeting (09 June).<\/p>\n 04 J A ‘live in air’ interview of T.Soomere to TV channel TV3 focusing on the properties of ship waves in Tallinn Bay and their potential for studies into killer waves.<\/p>\n 04 June nbsp;2010,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n An interview of T. Soomere by phone from Istanbul to the \u201eReporteritund\u201d (Reporter\u2019s Hour, state radio channel Vikerraadio) about the meaning and potential consequences of the oil pollution in the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n 03-04 June 2010,<\/strong> SCIENCE POLICY<\/p>\n T. Soomere participated in the European Science Foundation Marine Board Plenary Meeting (Istanbul, 03-04 June 2010).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 23 May 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0SEMINAR PAPER<\/p>\n T. Soomere presented the\u00a0seminar paper “Water transport in groups of nonlinear wake waves from high-speed vessels” jointly with K.Parnell and I.Didenkulova<\/p>\n 23 May 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n The newspaper Mente & Manu of Tallinn University of Technology published an article “Plinius Medal for Irina Didenkulova” (Mente & Manu, No 10(1784), 21.05.2010, p. 3).<\/p>\n 20 May 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n The leading Estonian weekly “Eesti Ekspress” published the full-page article “High-speed ferries excite killer waves” (Kiirlaevad tekitavad tapvaid laineid) largely based on the research into ship wakes performed in the Wave Engineering Laboratory (Eesti Ekspress, No 10(1087), 20.05.2010, p. 4<\/a>); see the scanned image<\/a><\/p>\n 20 May 2010,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n The article “Estonian scientist is studying tsunamis” in the Russian version of the daily newspaper Postimees (the leading Russian-language daily newspaper in Estonia) highlighted a story about cutting edge tsunami research conducted by Ira Didenkulova (Postimees in Russian, No 97(1141), 20.05.2010, p. 5); see the scanned image<\/p>\n 20 May 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A ‘live in air’ comment by T.Soomere to Kuku Raadio about studies into killer waves performed in the Wave Dynamics Laboratory.<\/p>\n 20 May 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A ‘live in air’ interview of T.Soomere to TV channel TV3 focusing on the properties of ship waves in Tallinn Bay and their potential for studies into killer waves.<\/p>\n 14 May 2010,<\/strong>\u00a0SCIENCE POPULARISATION<\/p>\n T. Soomere presented the lecture \u201eOffshore secrets: sea waves and currents\u201d for schoolchildren (Open University of the Tallinn University of Technology).<\/p>\n 10-12 May 2010,\u00a0<\/strong>CONFERENCE<\/p>\n B. Viikm\u00e4e participated in the 15th Biennial Workshop of Joint Numerical Sea Modelling Group\u00a0(JONSMOD)\u00a0in Delft, The Netherlands\u00a0with the oral presentation “The Use of Lagrangian Trajectories for Minimization of the Risk of Coastal Pollution<\/em>“.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n 11 May 2010,\u00a0<\/strong>SCIENCE POLICY<\/p>\n T.Soomere participated in the spring meeting of the Environmental Steering Panel of the European Academies Scientific Advisory Council (EASAC) (Brussels, Palace of Academies).<\/p>\nNovember\u00a02010<\/h3>\n
October\u00a02010<\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong>I. Didenkulova presented a seminar paper “Statistical characteristics of long waves nearshore”.<\/p>\nSeptember 2010<\/h3>\n
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June 2010<\/h3>\n
\nA. R\u00e4\u00e4met gave the oral presentation “A reliability study of wave climate modelling in the Baltic Sea” (16.06, co-author T. Soomere) and B.Viikm\u00e4e presented the\u00a0 oral paper “Utilizing Lagrangian trajectories for reducing environmental risks” (18.08, co-authors T. Soomere, N. Delpeche, H.E.M. Meier and K. D\u00f6\u00f6s).
\nFurthermore, B. Viikm\u00e4e\u00a0 was co-author to another oral presentation “Using multi-year circulation simulations to identify areas of reduced risk for marine transport. Application to the Gulf of Finland” presented by O. Andrejev (18.08, other co-authors A. Sokolov, T. Soomere and K. Myrberg) to the poster “Towards a quantification of areas of high and low risk of pollution in the Gulf of Finland, with the application to ecologically sensitive areas” (by N. Delpeche, co-author T. Soomere).<\/p>\n
\nune 2010,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\nMay\u00a02010<\/h3>\n