About

My present research interests include experimental and theoretical studies of wave phenomena in fluids such as nonlinear water waves, wind waves and internal waves. Over the years, I made an effort to support the experimental studies, whenever possible, by application and development of appropriate theoretical models. While on sabbatical at the Naval Postgraduate School on Monterey, CA, I got involved in research of radar remote sensing of ocean surface and continued to work in this field for many years. I also have a general interest in various aspects of experimental fluid mechanics not necessarily related to water waves. Significant part of my activity is in the area on two-phase flows where extensive use is made of non-intrusive, mainly optical, experimental techniques. In recent years, I closely cooperate with physicists working on quantum mechanics and nonlinear optics, looking for features that are common for quite different wave phenomena and taking advantage of extensive possibilities offered by relatively simple experiments that can be carried in our water waves’ facilities. Those experiments are designed to model phenomena predicted in different areas of modern physics that often cannot be directly observed, certainly not measured quantitatively.