Provisional Programme

(35 minutes for talks plus 5 minutes for comments and questions. All sessions will be chaired by David Evans.)

11.00 Tea/Coffee

11.25 Introduction

11.30 Prof. Fritz Ursell (Manchester)
"Water wave problems, their mathematical solution and physical interpretation

12.10 Dr. Maureen McIver (Loughborough)
"Am I a trapped mode? - get me out of here!"

12.50 Lunch

1.50 Prof. David Porter (Reading)
"Wave scattering by floating ice"

2.30 Prof. Frank Leppington (Imperial)
"The generation of sound by vortices moving past an aerofoil."

3.10 Tea/Coffee

3.40 Dr. Rod Rainey (WS Atkins)
"The continuing importance of linear wave theory in ocean engineeering"

4.20 Prof. David Abrahams (Manchester)

5.00 Closing remarks.

7.00 Reception/Dinner at the Orangery, Goldney Hall.