Frédéric Dias | 海浪——数学难题的完美范例

Frédéric Dias received a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, in 1986. He is affiliated both with Ecole normale supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENSPS) and University College Dublin (UCD). He leads the joint ENSPS/UCD wave group. In 2012, he received an advanced grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to work on extreme wave events. In 2014, he received a proof of concept grant from the ERC to work on extreme wave measurement. In 2019, he received a second advanced grant from the ERC to work on wave breaking. In 2023, he received a second proof of concept grant from the ERC to use wireless wave sensor technology deployed on a connected buoy to transmit raw data of the sea state at a given location. Prof. Frédéric Dias was elected as a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2016, of the Academy of Europe in 2017 and of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in 2019.

Scales in ocean waves range from the molecule size (of the order of the nanometer) to the size of the earth (several thousands of kilometers). In this talk, we will provide illustrations of this wide range of waves. We will describe the scientific challenges associated with the study of ocean waves and how a multidisciplinary approach is often the only way to move forward. The talk will cover both theoretical and numerical results combined with field observations.