Prof. Dr. Philip L.-F. Liu

Profile

Academic positionEmeritus
Research fieldsFluid Mechanics,Hydraulic Engineering, Water Engineering
KeywordsCoastal Engineering, Numerical and Analytical Methods, Sediment Transport, Tsunamis, Wave Hydromechanics

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityIthaca, NY
InstitutionCornell University
InstituteSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hocine OumeraciAbteilung Hydromechanik, Küsteningenieurwesen und Seebau, Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig, Braunschweig
Start of initial sponsorship01/01/2009

Programme(s)

2008Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Liu is an outstanding scientist in fluid mechanics with applications to coastal and tsunami engineering. His breakthrough contributions span over a broad range of research areas, including new theories and modelling concepts to combine wave refraction and diffraction, to unify long wave and short wave modelling, to accurately compute harbour resonance and tsunami run-up, to analytically solve boundary layer flows under transient waves and to apply two-phase flow theory for sediment transport. In Germany, he plans to focus on numerical/physical modelling, wave-structure-sea bed interactions, turbulent boundary layer under solitary waves, scour around pile structures, and tsunami.