Robert M. Miura
http://m.njit.edu/~miura/
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Stretching viscous fluids into long thin threads is important in a broad range of applications. Examples include the use of polymeric materials and glass to produce textiles and fibre optics.

The production process often requires high temperatures to facilitate stretching with moderate forces. The viscosity of the materials that are typically used can vary dramatically with temperature.

Therefore, the resulting thermal gradients can be significant, leading to large gradients in the viscosity of the thread.

Large-eddy simulations (LES)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_eddy_simulation

of reactive flows are becoming a standard approach for designing and understanding gas turbine combustion chambers

Leo R.M. Maas
http://www.nioz.nl/nioz_nl/3e24cf14b8b46964bef992d875d09e2d.php
Professor in Ocean Wave Dynamics

Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU)
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Utrecht University

An important property of the equatorial region is that it acts as a waveguide,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waveguide_%28acoustics%29

trapping disturbances in the vicinity of the equator.