Head: Tarmo Soomere, phone +372 620 4176 http://wavelab.ioc.ee/

Secretary: Katri Pindsoo, phone +372 620 4251

(A separate unit of IoC since January 1, 2009.)

The lab 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.