23 December 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A longer interview with T.Soomere to the major Russian-language radio channel Raadio 4<\/em> in the series of broadcasts Tomorrow starts today<\/em> about achievements of marine science in Estonia (in Russian).<\/p>\n 21 December 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A longer interview with academicians M.Lopp. M.Kalm and T.Soomere to the series of broadcasts about science Kukkuv \u00d5un<\/em> of Kuku Raadio<\/em> about perspectives of science in Estonia and the role of the Estonian Academy of Sciences (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 16 December 2014,<\/strong> KEYNOTE LECTURE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the lecture The timeless values of Academia<\/strong> on the landscape of science<\/em> (Academia<\/em> aja\u00fclesed v\u00e4\u00e4rtused muutuval teadusmaastikul) to the 5th scientific conferences “The days of Kreutzwald (Estonian Literature Museum, 16-17 December 2014, Tartu).<\/p>\n 12 December 2014,<\/strong> LECTURE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the lecture The partnership of the Academy of Science and the Society of Engineers: from the past to the future<\/em> (Akadeemia ja inseneeria partnerlus: \u00fchine vaade minevikku ja tulevikku) to the General Assembly of the Estonian Society of Engineers (Estonian Academy of Sciences, Tallinn).<\/p>\n 10 December 2014,<\/strong>\u00a0OPPONENT TO THE PhD THESIS<\/p>\n I.Didenkulova participated in the PhD defense of Erika Kristina Lindstr\u00f8m in University of Oslo (Norway) as an official opponent (the thesis entitled “Experimental work related to tsunami research, conducted in 2D small scale and 3D large scale facilities”).<\/p>\n 08 December 2014,<\/strong> PROMOTION<\/p>\n Nicole Delpeche-Ellmann defended her PhD thesis Circulation Patterns in the Gulf of Finland Applied to Environmental Management of Marine Protected Areas<\/em> in the Institute of Cybernetics at Tallinn University of Technology.<\/p>\n 08 December 2014,<\/strong> INTENSE DAY ON MARINE SCIENCE<\/p>\n Presentations to this event organised by the Wave Engineering Laboratory and held in the premises of the Estonian Academy of Sciences were given by Dr. habil. Joachim Dippner Quo vadis, Baltic Sea<\/em> (Leibniz-Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnem\u00fcnde, Germany), Dr. Kai Myrberg The Gulf of Finland Year: marine science for the benefit of all of us<\/em> (Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, Helsinki, Finland; Vice-President of ICES) and Dr. Vladimir Ryabchenko Modeling the variability of marine ecosystem in the Canary upwelling system<\/em> (Saint Petersburg Branch, P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences). The entire workshop marked the first day of Tarmo Soomere as the President of the Estonian Academy of Sciences<\/p>\n 01 December 2014,<\/strong> LECTURE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the lecture The coastal zone under impact of high water level and large waves<\/em> (Rannav\u00f6\u00f6nd k\u00f5rge vee ja suurte lainete surve all) to Committee on Environmental Protection of the City Council of Tallinn (in Estonian).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 30 November – 3 December 2014,<\/strong> CONFERENCE<\/p>\n I.Didenkulova gave an invited presentation “Monster waves in Russian waters” at the CIESM International Scientific Forum-2014 \u00abAdvances and Gaps in Black Sea \/ Mediterranean Sea Oceanography\u00bb in Sochi, Russia.<\/p>\n 29 November 2014,<\/strong> PUBLIC LECTURE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the lecture The coasts of the Gulf of Finland under joint pressure of nature and mankind<\/em> (Soome lahe rannikud looduse ja inimeste surve all) to the seminar Days of Estonians in Foreign Countries, Tallinn University of Technology (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 26-27 November 2014,<\/strong> SCIENCE POLICY CONFERENCE<\/p>\n M.Eelsalu and K.Pindsoo participated in Gulf of Finland Year 2014 workshop (SYKE, Helsinki).<\/p>\n 25 November 2014,<\/strong>\u00a0 OPPONENT TO THE PhD THESIS<\/p>\n I.Didenkulova participated in the PhD defense of Igor Medvedev in P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology (Moscow) as an official opponent (the thesis entitled “Spectrum of Baltic Sea water level oscillations in the period range from hours to years” (“\u0421\u043f\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0440 \u0438\u0437\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0447\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u044f \u0411\u0430\u043b\u0442\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043c\u043e\u0440\u044f \u0432 \u0434\u0438\u0430\u043f\u0430\u0437\u043e\u043d\u0435 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0432 \u043e\u0442 \u0447\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0432 \u0434\u043e \u043b\u0435\u0442”).<\/p>\n 23-24 November 2014,<\/strong>\u00a0 AWARD CEREMONY<\/p>\n I.Didenkulova was awarded National L\u2019Oreal-UNESCO award “For Women in Science”. Award ceremony took place in the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts and Hotel Baltschug-Kempinski in Moscow, Russia.<\/p>\n 24 November 2014,<\/strong> INVITED LECTURE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the invited lecture Major natural hazards in the Gulf of Finland<\/em> to the 10th Baltic Earth\u2013Gulf of Finland Year 2014 Modelling Workshop, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, Helsinki 24\u201325.11.2014.<\/p>\n 24-25 November 2014,<\/strong> CONFERENCE<\/p>\n T.Soomere, M.Eelsalu and K.Pindsoo participated in THE 10th Baltic Earth\u2013Gulf of Finland Year 2014 Modelling Workshop, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE, Helsinki) with two poster presentations: Quantification of the evolution of a small beach applying laser scanning technology<\/em> (M.Eelsalu, K.Julge, T.Soomere, E.Gr\u00fcnthal) and Quantification of the impact of vessel wakes on the transport of coarse sediments<\/em> (K.Pindsoo, M.Eelsalu, T.Soomere).<\/p>\n 22 November 2014,<\/strong> SCIENCE AND POLICY<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented an address about the major tasks of the Estonian Academy of Science and about the role of sciencein valuing the culture to the vision conference Where is the value of culture<\/em> (Mis on kultuuri v\u00e4\u00e4rtus), Haapsalu, 21-22 November 2014.<\/p>\n 19 November 2014,<\/strong> KEYNOTE LECTURE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the keynote lecture The partnership of GIS and coastal scienced<\/em> (GIS rannikuteaduse partnerina) to the conference on the occasion on the GIS Days, Estonian National Library (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 06 November 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n Soomere: Estonian science can expect a wave of redundancies, The Baltic Times<\/em>, 06.11\u201303.12.2014, vol. 11(852), 2.<\/p>\n 05-10 November 2014,<\/strong> SHORT COURSE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the intense course on scientific communication to the Klaipeda University (3 lectures, each 2 astronomic hours, 05, 07 and 10 November).<\/p>\n 01-14 November 2014,<\/strong> INTERNATIONAL TRAINING EVENT<\/p>\n The Wave Engineering Laboratory team organised an international training event in the framework of Tempus SESREMO project jointly with the Klaip\u0117da University.<\/p>\n The event focused on three new curricula:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Saturday, 01 November: Opening of the event; sample lectures and discussion on the curriculum Preventive methods for coastal environmental protection<\/em> (Tallinn, Institute of Cybernetics, I.Didenkulova, T.Torsvik).<\/p>\n Sunday, 02 November: Transfer to Klaipeda.<\/p>\n Monday, 02 November \u2013 Thursday, 13 November: Training event in Klaipeda, sample lectures (4 academic lecture hours each) on the curricula Environmental Mathematic Modelling for wave dynamics<\/em> and Coastal processes and environmental management<\/em> (T.Soomere, assisted by A.Rodin):<\/p>\n The theoretical material was linked <\/p>\n Friday, 14 November: Transfer to Tallinn; discussions on the curriculum Preventive methods for coastal environmental protection<\/em> (Tallinn, Institute of Cybernetics, I.Didenkulova, T.Torsvik); closing of the event.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 29 October 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n An interview with T.Soomere in the occasion 75-th birthday of Toomas Paul, Estonian national radio channel Vikerraadio<\/em> (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 29 October 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n V.Veski, Tarmo Soomere: Only many scientists from various fields working together can solve the puzzles of our world (Tarmo Soomere: Erinevate valdkondade teadlased suudavad maailmapusle kokku panna), an interview with T.Soomere, Raplamaa S\u00f5numid<\/em>, 29.10.2014, nr. 44(2845), 4\u20135 (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 23 October 2014,<\/strong> PUBLIC LECTURE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the lecture The coasts of Estonia and the Baltic Sea under joint pressure of nature and mankind<\/em> (Eesti ja L\u00e4\u00e4nemere rannikud looduse ja inimeste surve all) to the seminar of gymnasium teachers in the framework of the UNESCO Baltic Sea project, P\u00e4rnu, Centre of Environmental Education, 23.10.2014 (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 23 October 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A longer (~40 min) Live-on-air interview of T.Soomere in the prime-time talk-show Kahek\u00f5ne<\/em> (The Dialogue), Estonian national TV channel, 23.10.2014 (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 23 October 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A.L\u00f5hmus, 10 unexpected questions to the smartest (10 ootamatut k\u00fcsimust targimale), an interview with T.Soomere, Maaleht<\/em>, 23.10.2014, nr. 43(1411), 6\u20137 (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 20 October 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A.Olesk, Visible or invisible (N\u00e4htav v\u00f5i n\u00e4htamatu), an editorial comment in the occasion of election of T.Soomere to the President of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Postimees<\/em>, 20.10.2014, nr. 244(7235), 2 (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 19 October 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n An selection of interviews with colleagues of T.Soomere (J.Engelbrecht, M.Eelsalu, K.Pindsoo) to the major news program Aktuaalne Kaamera<\/em> in the occasion of election to the President of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Estonian national TV channel, 19.10.2014 (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 18 October 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n N.Korv, 1+1 is not always 2 (1+1 pole 2), an editorial comment in the occasion of election of T.Soomere to the President of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Postimees<\/em>, 18.10.2014, nr. 243(7234), 3 (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 17 October 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n Live-on-air interview of with T.Soomere in the occasion of election to the President of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, City of Tallinn TV channel (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 17 October 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A longer (~1 hour) interview of with T.Soomere in the occasion of election to the President of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Estonian national radio channel Vikerraadio<\/em>, broadcast The person of the week<\/em> (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 17 October 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n R.Aljas, Soomere prefers tighter contacts of scientists and society (Soomere eelistab inimlikku teaduskeelt), P\u00e4evaleht<\/em>, 17.10.2014, nr. 201, 6\u20137 (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 16 October 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n T.Randlo, Estonian science system will lose many jobs, says the new president of the Estonian Academy of Sciences (Teaduste Akadeemia uus juht: Eesti teadust ootab ees sadade v\u00f5i isegi tuhandete inimeste koondamine), interview with T.Soomere, Postimees<\/em> Online, 16.10.2014, at 00:00 (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 16 October 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n Live-on-air interview of T.Soomere to the morning talk-show Terevisioon<\/em> about the role of the Estonian Academy of Sciences in society, Estonian national TV channel, 16.10.2014 (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 15 October 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n Live-on-air interview of T.Soomere to the major news program Aktuaalne Kaamera<\/em> in the occasion of election to the President of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Estonian national TV channel, 15.10.2014 (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 15 October 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n Soomere wishes to build tighter connections of the Academy with society (Soomere tahab parandada Teaduste Akadeemia suhtlust \u00fchiskonnaga), interview with T.Soomere Postimees<\/em> Online, 15.10.2014, at 20:57 (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 12 October 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n It is time to increase visibility of the Estonian Academy of Sciences (On aeg Teaduste Akadeemia n\u00e4htavuse suurendamiseks), interview with T.Soomere Postimees<\/em> Online, 12.10.2014, at 12:52 (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 10 October 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n M.Maidla, Mart Ustav and Tarmo Soomere – the candidates for the President of the Estonian Academy of Sciences A rolling stone becomes singing sand (Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia presidendiks kandideerivad Mart Ustav ja Tarmo Soomere)Sirp<\/em>, 10.10.2014, nr. 40 (3540), 35\u201337 (in Estonian).<\/p>\n 09-10 October 2014,<\/strong> SCIENCE POLICY<\/p>\n T.Soomere participated in the European Marine Board autumn plenary meeting (Rome, Italy).<\/p>\n 07-09 October 2014,<\/strong> SCIENCE POLICY CONFERENCE<\/p>\n T.Soomere participated in the European marine science policy conference EurOCEAN2014 (Rome, Italy) in the discussion panel Addressing complex seas and oceans challenges: how can we cross the disciplines more effectively<\/em> and as the member of the drafting team of Rome Declaration<\/em>.<\/p>\n According to M\u00e1ire Geoghegan-\u00adQuinn, EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science: \u201cEurOCEAN is considered as a top science conference in Europe which delivers concrete messages to science and policy. These are instrumental in strengthening the knowledge base for Europe and developing common priorities in the area of marine sciences\u201d (June 2013).<\/p>\n 06-07 October 2014,<\/strong> PROJECT COORDINATION MEETING & MASTER CLASS LECTURE<\/p>\n I.Didenkulova and T.Torsvik attended a coordination meeting for the Tempus project SESREMO, organized by Baku State University in Baku, Azerbaijan. As part of the meeting, T.Torsvik gave a Master Class lecture “Preventive Methods for Coastal Protection”.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 25\u201326 September 2014,<\/strong> CONFERENCE<\/p>\n B.Viikm\u00e4e presented BalticWay project consortium materials (a poster, some flyers and copies of recent publications) at the informal meeting \u201c20 years of VASAB 2010\u201d and at the 8th VASAB Conference of Ministers Responsible for Spatial Planning and Development of the Baltic Sea Region in Tallinn.<\/p>\n 24\u201325 September 2014,<\/strong> SCIENCE POLICY<\/p>\n T.Soomere participated in the autumn meeting of the European Academies Science Advisory Council’s Environment Steering Panel in Brussels.<\/p>\n 22 September 2014,<\/strong> PROMOTION<\/p>\n Maija Vi\u0161ka defended her PhD thesis Sediment Transport Patterns Along the Eastern Coasts of the Baltic Sea<\/em> in the Institute of Cybernetics at Tallinn University of Technology.<\/p>\n 22 September 2014,<\/strong> INTENSE DAY ON COASTAL SCIENCE<\/p>\n Presentations to this event organised by the Wave Engineering Laboratory were given by Prof. Dr. Jan Harff River-mouth systems \u2013 zones of int 17 September 2014,<\/strong> CONFERENCE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the opening lecture Marine-induced risks at Estonian coasts<\/em> at the conference “Population, risks and environment” (Estonian Academy of Sciences, Tallinn<\/p>\n 08\u201312 September 2014,<\/strong> CONFERENCE<\/p>\n The entire Engineering Laboratory team participated in the IUTAM Symposium on Complexity of Nonlinear Waves 8\u201312 September, Tallinn 2014 with four lectures:<\/p>\n and eight student presentations (10 minute introduction + poster; all presented on 11.09):<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n T. Soomere was member of the local organising committee and chaired the session Coastal and environmental engineering<\/em> on 11.09.<\/p>\n 05 September 2014,<\/strong> SCIENCE POLICY<\/p>\n T.Soomere participated in the European Marine Board ExCom meeting and in the drafting meeting of Rome Declaration for the EurOCEAN2014 conference (Brussels, Belgium).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 23 August 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n \u00dc.Priks, A rolling stone becomes singing sand (Veerevast kivist saab l\u00f5puks laulev liiv), Sakala<\/em> (newspaper of Viljandi County, Estonia), 23.08.2014, 9; based on comments by T.Soomere about the origin of beach sand and functioning of sandy beaches.<\/p>\n 22\u201324 August 2014,<\/strong> LECTURE IN A SUMMER SCHOOL<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the lecture Slow dialogue of sea and land (Mere ja maa aeglane dialoog)<\/em> in the summer school organised by teadus.ee<\/em> (K\u00e4smu, Estonia, 23.08.2014, in Estonian).<\/p>\n 22 August 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A comment by T.Soomere to the national radio and TV about potential environmental impact of the construction of a LNG terminal at the coast of the Gulf of Finland and underwater gas pipeline across this gulf, and about possibilities of minimising of their environmental impact.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 22\u201325 July 2014,<\/strong> CONFERENCE<\/p>\n Six members of the Wave Engineering Laboratory team participated in the international conference MEME\u20192014 “Mathematics and Engineering in Marine and Earth Problems” (Aveiro, Portugal) with 8 oral presentations:<\/p>\n 01\u201303 July 2014,<\/strong> SCIENCE POLICY<\/p>\n T.Soomere participated in the joint workshop of the Working Group on Marine Sustainability of the European Academies Scientific Advisory Council (EASAC) and the Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (Ispra, Italy).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 24\u201327 June 2014,<\/strong> CONFERENCE<\/p>\n B.Viikm\u00e4e participated in the 6th International Workshop on Modeling the Ocean (IWMO 2014, Halifax, Canada) with an oral presentation Optimising fairways in the Gulf of Finland using patterns of surface currents<\/em> (26.06, co-authors T.Soomere and T.Torsvik).<\/p>\n 14 June 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A longer comment by T.Soomere and M.Eelsalu to the broadcast Labor<\/em> (state radio channel Vikerraadio) about the possibilities of using wind wave energy at Estonian coasts. An overview of the main points is available at http:\/\/teadus.err.ee\/v\/keskkond\/6f1b8150-facd-4b1d-bc5f-4eda95ef1a3b<\/p>\n 14 June 2014,<\/strong> PUBLIC LECTURE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the public lecture Dialogue of coasts and waves<\/em> to the Artur Talvik Summer University (Tapurla, Juminda).<\/p>\n 14 June 2014,<\/strong> MEDIA OUTREACH<\/p>\n A longer comment by T.Soomere to the Marine Hour<\/em> (Kuku Raadio) about wind wave energy potential in the Baltic Sea and the possibilities of its use along Estonian coasts.<\/p>\n 09\u201311 June 2014,<\/strong> CONFERENCE<\/p>\n A.Giudici participated in the 11th International Baltic Conference on DB&IS (Data Bases and Information Systems) with a poster Measuring Finite Time Compressibility from Large Simulated Datasets: Towards Identification of Areas of Spontaneous Patch Formation in the Gulf of Finland<\/em> and its short oral presentation (09.06, co-author T.Soomere).<\/p>\n 04 June 2014,<\/strong> OPPONENT TO THE PhD THESIS<\/p>\n T. Soomere was the official opponent of the PhD thesis Sea level changes on the Finnish coast and their relatioinship to atmospheric factors<\/em> by Milla M. Johansson (University of Helsingi, Finland).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 27\u201329 May 2014,<\/strong> CONFERENCE<\/p>\n The team of the Wave Engineering Laboratory participated in the 6th IEEE\/OES Baltic Symposium Measuring and modeling of multi-scale interactions in the marine environment<\/em> (Tallinn, Estonia) with 12 oral presentations:<\/p>\n and three poster presentations:<\/p>\n T.Soomere was a member of the scientific committee of this event.<\/p>\n 24 May 2014,<\/strong> PUBLIC LECTURE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the introductory short lecture The art of waves<\/em> of the event Maikellukese P\u00e4evad 2014<\/em> (Science as inspiration for artists), Kanuti Gild, Tallinn. B.Viikm\u00e4e contributed a presentation about the technology of preventive optimisation of fairways<\/p>\n 22 May 2014,<\/strong> PUBLIC LECTURE<\/p>\n T.Soomere presented the public lecture Dialogue of waves and coasts<\/em> in the framework of Days of the Estonian Academy of Sciences in Saaremaa (Kuressaare Adults Gymnasium, 22-23 May).<\/p>\n 19 May 2014,<\/strong> WORKSHOP ON SCIENCE POLICY<\/p>\n T.Soomere participated in the seminar-workshop Estonian science in international organisations<\/em> with a presentation “Estonian membership in the European Marine Board” (Tallinn, Estonian Academy of Sciences).<\/p>\n 13\u201315 May 2014,<\/strong> SCIENCE POLICY<\/p>\nNovember 2014<\/h3>\n
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